Originally Posted by gaymer
Originally Posted by Niara
BG3 just has everyone use Intelligence for all scrolls - and it's very stupid.

Formally in 5e you should only be able to use a scroll if the spell it contains is on your class' spell list (wizards use wizard spell scrolls, clerics use cleric spell scrolls, etc.) - and it should use your casting ability for that class.

That is how I play it in BG3. Do not use unless it's within that character's spell list.

Me too, but I confess I hadn’t realised that BG3 was using INT for scrolls rather than the spellcasting ability for the character’s class where they have one, making scrolls less useful than they should be for non-wizards.

That makes me hope even more that the BG3 approach to scrolls will be changed for full release, to be restricted by class but to use the right ability modifier.


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