Related: Can a Minotaur wear (and benefit from) Horseshoes of Flame?
Items in Question
These iron shoes come in sets of four like ordinary horseshoes. When affixed to an animal’s hooves, they increase the animal’s base land speed by 30 feet; this counts as an enhancement bonus. As with other effects that increase speed, jumping distances increase proportionally. All four shoes must be worn by the same animal for the magic to be effective.
These four iron shoes are affixed like normal horseshoes. They allow a horse to travel without actually touching the ground. The horse must still run above (always around 4 inches above) a roughly horizontal surface. This means that nonsolid or unstable surfaces can be crossed, and that movement is possible without leaving tracks on any sort of ground. The horse moves at its normal base land speed. All four shoes must be worn by the same animal for the magic to be effective.
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Creature in Question
Size/Type: Large Monstrous Humanoid
Dilemma
As can be seen above, a centaur is not an animal. The two magic items above only refer to horses and/or animals.
I am thinking it would require Use Magic Device:
Emulate a Race
Some magic items work only for members of certain races, or work better for members of those races. You can use such an item as if you were a race of your choice. You can emulate only one race at a time.
Questions
- Could a centaur wear (and benefit from) the magical horseshoes?
- Would a Use Magic Device skill check be required to utilize them?