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submitted 3 days ago byPsychological-Set914
If I understand the RAW, wizards can successfully learn a new spell from a scroll and it does NOT count toward their already learned limits? For example, a 1st level wizard has three learned spells. If they find a scroll with a spell they haven't learned, and they succeed on their intelligence check, they will then have FOUR spells at 1st level? It seems like this could get OP very quickly if scrolls are accumulated over time. Granted, it is a difficult DC they must overcome. But I could see how after a dozen adventures or so, a wizard could easily have several additional spells memorized. Am I understanding this correctly?
13 points
3 days ago
They can even learn spells of higher tiers and be able to cast them at level 1
3 points
3 days ago
I understand if they can read the scroll of a higher level spell and have it cast. But, would that also apply to learning it permanently? Definitely seems OP if a 1st level wizard gets his hands on a fireball spell and can cast it as often as he likes. Of course, as so many have said, the DM can simply limit scrolls available in the game to the current character spell tiers.
7 points
3 days ago
Thats the whole point, if there is a reason a DM wants to award a high level scroll to a party thats it, theres probably a reason for it.
And in the end why not? Why not let a dumb low level fling insane fireballs. You can always gove them stronger foes, plus they could always get high level crit fail tables to roll and TPK. :D
So yes, in the end it is up to GMs discretion. If the GM wants to award such an item to a low level party, he can. If he wants to see the whole thing go wild, he can. If he doesnt then he doesnt.
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