[OOC] Return to the Rusty Rat

[Toot]

UMD, two rolls.
1. DC20 to use wand
2. DC25 to activate "blindly" (that is, guessing the somatic or verbal component needed to activate the wand). If you fail by 10+ there's a mishap.

I'm not suggesting this for this game (or any game) but with the way UMD is written it's actually a really over powered skill.  There are other shenanigans but Specifically I'm talking about the Emulate Ability Score.  Lets say you want to cast a spell off a scroll.  You emulate a 40 intelligence and now their saves have to overcome spell DC28.  Neat!  You could likely do this with a Staff too which uses the user's ability scores for the DC of their abilities too.   Sure it's hard to roll a 55 on your UMD but you can easily buy items to boost your skill and they are fairly cheap as long as the skill bonus doesn't go above +6 or +7.  Buy one with a enhancement bonus, another with a insight bonus, another with a sacred bonus, ect and soon you can get those high DC's.  

Just listened to Dino's breakfast quiz in Jo'burg Classic FM and realised that Jermaine are actually SOLENODON!

Solenodons (meaning "slotted-tooth") are venomous, nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals

I learned something new today as well... why not read the full article?

So does that mean I now get a poisonous bite?  And I think I should get a charisma bonus because those guys are kind of cute! 

Fascinating, their teats are next to their butts. Let's see how Toot role plays that

Lets hope that Toot doesn't get that bored.