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→Scrolls: rules for scrolls
=== Scrolls ===
Scrolls mimic any spell effect. They are effectively one time use items that cast a specific spell for you. All scrolls are minor items. Scrolls have the minimum Caster level and DC that a creature could have and still cast the spell in question.
Activating a scroll is a standard action, or as long as the casting time of the spell, whichever is longer. You must either have the spell on your class list, or be able to make a Use Magic Device check to activate the scroll.
{{Sidebar|Tome of Prowess Rules|If you are using the [[Tome of Prowess (3.5e Sourcebook)|Tome of Prowess]], replace all references to Use Magic Device checks with the appropriate Arcana, Geomancy, or Thaumaturgy check. The rules for making such a check are defined in the Tome of Prowess, and supersede the Use Magic Device rules here.}}
If you have the spell on your list and a caster level equal to or greater than the scrolls caster level, you activate the scroll and it has the desired effect. If you have a lower caster level than the scroll, you make a caster level check against the scroll's caster level. If you succeed, the scroll activates and has the desired effect. If you fail, you lose the action, and the spell does not take effect. If you fail by 5 or more, the scroll is used up in the misfire and becomes nonmagical. If you fail by 10 or more, the Scroll activates in a way harmful to you (i.e., Fireballs you, Gates a creature that attacks you, etc.).
If you are making a Use Magic Device check to activate a scroll, you must make a check against DC of 20 + the caster level of the scroll + 2 per point that your mental stat is below the minimum required to cast that spell. (Each scroll has a primary ability modifier based on what the person who created the scroll used to cast the spell. This is compared against your value of that same stat.) If you fail, you lose the action. If you fail by 5 or more, the scroll is consumed and becomes nonmagical. If you fail by 10 or more, it activates in a way harmful to you.
Scrolls count as one of your attuned items for as long as the spell cast by the scroll is active. You do not need to attune them in advance, but you must have an unattuned slot to place their effect in to activate them.
=== Staves and Wands ===
