Talk:Use Magic Device

Is this skill called 'Use Magic Device' or 'Use Magical Device' in the game? I'm seeing it referred to both ways throughout the wiki. Dedridd 06:50, February 16, 2006 (PST)

I think the description is wrong. AFAIK every magic item has a certain UMD requirement. To use simple magic items you need a total score of at least 6 for example. There is no die roll included, it just checks your current skill and gives a "Go/No". Can anyone share his/her experiences?--Ziu 15:52, February 24, 2006 (EST)


 * No, for wands at least this has changed in the 5.0 beta patch. But should be checked again -- Tihocan 17:10, February 24, 2006 (EST)


 * I can verify - this is a die roll now. I've got a Melf's wand on my bard that fires about 2/3 of the time.  1/3 it (I believe uses a charge and) does nothing.  This got changed because practically everyone was taking UMD for cure light wands, because wands are overly common in the game.  Rather than reduce how often they appear, they made them unusable except to dedicated UMD people. KakarisMaelstrom 17:55, April 27, 2006 (EDT)


 * Since I guess this is no longer disputed, I am removing the category. Elliott Cable  -  ?+¿  -  ‹·›  02:19, April 28, 2006 (EDT)

'''The Use Magic Device skill is a class skill for Bards and Rogues, and a cross-class skill for all others. It is a trained only skill, meaning its use can not be attempted without training at least one rank.'''

Is this true? I have made several accidental 'attempts' when using an arcane scroll on a divine character without training a rank.