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If you're willing to consider the view of a foreigner here, there is another way to look at this.

Using the Wand of Magic Missiles as the touch-point, how is that Wand created? Probably not specified, but it seems logical that someone with the ability to cast Magic Missile personally used their magic to create the wand and used their own ability to learn and cast Magic Missile to give the wand the ability to cast a Magic Missile spell itself. Thus, through the creating wizards abilities, the wand has become a caster in it's own right, and it is casting a wizard class spell.

Anything that takes effect because a wizard spell was cast, would be triggered by the use of the wand, because the wand has cast a wizard class spell. For example, if a hallway in Athena's temple has a trap that triggers when a wizard spell is cast (after all, what temple would want wizards running around inside casting spells?) the trap would be triggered by the use of the wand, even if it was used by a fighter, or, quite unfortunately, even if used by one of the temple's own clerics in defense of the temple. The flip side is that the caster is the wand, not the wielder. Specifically with regards to the Evocation Wizard, it seems logical that the wizard didn't cast the spell, even if the wizard has the spell available to cast at that moment, therefore it cannot be Empowered or Overchanneled by the wizard. (Maybe a very advanced Evocation Wizard could find a way to create a Wand of Overchanneled Magic Missiles!)

An alternative applies for other types of items, however. Scrolls, especially Spell Scrolls, being a good example here. If the item gives the ability "to the wielder" to cast a spell, then it is the character casting the spell, not the item. The effect triggering applies, just as in the Wand of Magic Missiles above. The abilities of the caster can also, now, be applied to it. Say a wizard has a Magic Missile Scroll and reads it, thus "casting" it, then the Empowered Evocation or Evocation Overchannel could be applied to the use of the spell from the scroll. The key difference between the two situations is that, in the first case, the item is casting the spell, and in the second case the user is casting the spell, with an ability bestowed by the item.

As an easy, though not certain, method of deciding whether it is the item or the user that is casting the spell, consider the manner of determining its effect. If the effects, such as damage amount, are linked to the user (level, intelligence, wisdom, etc.), then you can likely consider the caster to be the user. If the effects, such as damage amount, are fixed, then you can probably consider the caster to be the item.

If you're willing to consider the view of a foreigner here, there is another way to look at this.

Using the Wand of Magic Missiles as the touch-point, how is that Wand created? Probably not specified, but it seems logical that someone with the ability to cast Magic Missile personally used their magic to create the wand and used their own ability to learn and cast Magic Missile to give the wand the ability to cast a Magic Missile spell itself. Thus, through the creating wizards abilities, the wand has become a caster in it's own right, and it is casting a wizard class spell.

Anything that takes effect because a wizard spell was cast, would be triggered by the use of the wand, because the wand has cast a wizard class spell. For example, if a hallway in Athena's temple has a trap that triggers when a wizard spell is cast (after all, what temple would want wizards running around inside casting spells?) the trap would be triggered by the use of the wand, even if it was used by a fighter, or, quite unfortunately, even if used by one of the temple's own clerics in defense of the temple. The flip side is that the caster is the wand, not the wielder. Specifically with regards to the Evocation Wizard, it seems logical that the wizard didn't cast the spell, even if the wizard has the spell available to cast at that moment, therefore it cannot be Empowered or Overchanneled by the wizard. (Maybe a very advanced Evocation Wizard could find a way to create a Wand of Overchanneled Magic Missiles!)

An alternative applies for other types of items, however. Scrolls, especially Spell Scrolls, being a good example here. If the item gives the ability "to the wielder" to cast a spell, then it is the character casting the spell, not the item. The effect triggering applies, just as in the Wand of Magic Missiles above. The abilities of the caster can also, now, be applied to it. Say a wizard has a Magic Missile Scroll and reads it, thus "casting" it, then the Empowered Evocation or Evocation Overchannel could be applied to the use of the spell from the scroll. The key difference between the two situations is that, in the first case, the item is casting the spell, and in the second case the user is casting the spell, with an ability bestowed by the item.

As an easy, though not certain, method of deciding whether it is the item or the user that is casting the spell, consider the manner of determining its effect. If the effects, such as damage amount, are linked to the user (level, intelligence, wisdom, etc.), then you can likely consider the caster to be the user. If the effects, such as damage amount, are fixed, then you can probably consider the caster to be the item.

Using the Wand of Magic Missiles as the touch-point, how is that Wand created? Probably not specified, but it seems logical that someone with the ability to cast Magic Missile personally used their magic to create the wand and used their own ability to learn and cast Magic Missile to give the wand the ability to cast a Magic Missile spell itself. Thus, through the creating wizards abilities, the wand has become a caster in it's own right, and it is casting a wizard class spell.

Anything that takes effect because a wizard spell was cast, would be triggered by the use of the wand, because the wand has cast a wizard class spell. For example, if a hallway in Athena's temple has a trap that triggers when a wizard spell is cast (after all, what temple would want wizards running around inside casting spells?) the trap would be triggered by the use of the wand, even if it was used by a fighter, or, quite unfortunately, even if used by one of the temple's own clerics in defense of the temple. The flip side is that the caster is the wand, not the wielder. Specifically with regards to the Evocation Wizard, it seems logical that the wizard didn't cast the spell, even if the wizard has the spell available to cast at that moment, therefore it cannot be Empowered or Overchanneled by the wizard. (Maybe a very advanced Evocation Wizard could find a way to create a Wand of Overchanneled Magic Missiles!)

An alternative applies for other types of items, however. Scrolls, especially Spell Scrolls, being a good example here. If the item gives the ability "to the wielder" to cast a spell, then it is the character casting the spell, not the item. The effect triggering applies, just as in the Wand of Magic Missiles above. The abilities of the caster can also, now, be applied to it. Say a wizard has a Magic Missile Scroll and reads it, thus "casting" it, then the Empowered Evocation or Evocation Overchannel could be applied to the use of the spell from the scroll. The key difference between the two situations is that, in the first case, the item is casting the spell, and in the second case the user is casting the spell, with an ability bestowed by the item.

As an easy, though not certain, method of deciding whether it is the item or the user that is casting the spell, consider the manner of determining its effect. If the effects, such as damage amount, are linked to the user (level, intelligence, wisdom, etc.), then you can likely consider the caster to be the user. If the effects, such as damage amount, are fixed, then you can probably consider the caster to be the item.

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If you're willing to consider the view of a foreigner here, there is another way to look at this.

Using the Wand of Magic Missiles as the touch-point, how is that Wand created? Probably not specified, but it seems logical that someone with the ability to cast Magic Missile personally used their magic to create the wand and used their own ability to learn and cast Magic Missile to give the wand the ability to cast a Magic Missile spell itself. Thus, through the creating wizards abilities, the wand has become a caster in it's own right, and it is casting a wizard class spell.

Anything that takes effect because a wizard spell was cast, would be triggered by the use of the wand, because the wand has cast a wizard class spell. For example, if a hallway in Athena's temple has a trap that triggers when a wizard spell is cast (after all, what temple would want wizards running around inside casting spells?) the trap would be triggered by the use of the wand, even if it was used by a fighter, or, quite unfortunately, even if used by one of the temple's own clerics in defense of the temple. The flip side is that the caster is the wand, not the wielder. Specifically with regards to the Evocation Wizard, it seems logical that the wizard didn't cast the spell, even if the wizard has the spell available to cast at that moment, therefore it cannot be Empowered or Overchanneled by the wizard. (Maybe a very advanced Evocation Wizard could find a way to create a Wand of Overchanneled Magic Missiles!)

An alternative applies for other types of items, however. Scrolls, especially Spell Scrolls, being a good example here. If the item gives the ability "to the wielder" to cast a spell, then it is the character casting the spell, not the item. The effect triggering applies, just as in the Wand of Magic Missiles above. The abilities of the caster can also, now, be applied to it. Say a wizard has a Magic Missile Scroll and reads it, thus "casting" it, then the Empowered Evocation or Evocation Overchannel could be applied to the use of the spell from the scroll. The key difference between the two situations is that, in the first case, the item is casting the spell, and in the second case the user is casting the spell, with an ability bestowed by the item.

As an easy, though not certain, method of deciding whether it is the item or the user that is casting the spell, consider the manner of determining its effect. If the effects, such as damage amount, are linked to the user (level, intelligence, wisdom, etc.), then you can likely consider the caster to be the user. If the effects, such as damage amount, are fixed, then you can probably consider the caster to be the item.