Skill · Mage level 28 · (helpful) (21% per practice)
(Profession)
Usagescribe create <spellname> [spellcomp] [level]scribe add <scroll> <spellname> [spellcomp]
The 'scribe' command lets you create magical scrolls that you can stockpile and use later. In order to scribe a spell, you must use ink made from a spell component with an affinity for that spell - for example, using a fire-based spell component to scribe a fireball spell. Each new scroll also costs a small amount of gold to create, and your own mana is used to charge the spell.
Masters of scribing are also able to add more than one spell to a scroll by seamlessly chaining the script of one spell into another without breaking the flow of magic and ruining the scroll. This skill is known as 'scroll chaining'. The amount of mana required to chain spells increases dramatically as more spells are added, and even the strongest spellcasters are seldom able to chain more than a half dozen spells.
By specifying a level, you can scribe scrolls that are lower level than you'd normally make. This is useful for making scrolls for allies or to sell.
Released as part of the Advent 2015 event. Scribed scrolls can be used by any character and may be sold on auction.
Scroll chaining
The mage skill scroll chaining allows adding further spells to a scribed scroll. Unlike the initial scribe, chaining requires no gold, but each successive chain costs dramatically more mana — for example: initial scribe 80 mana, 1st chain 80, 2nd chain 420, 3rd chain 760. Wear the highest mage cast level you can while scribing and chaining, or the level of the spells will be reduced.
How to make a scribed scroll
- Find a spell component with the correct affinity for the spell you want to scribe (reagent lore helps identify these). The component must have a spell-group affinity; a single-spell affinity will not work.
- scribe create <spellname> [spellcomp] — e.g. scribe create fireball fireweed. This consumes 1 lb of the component and costs 100 gold whether or not a scroll is successfully created.
- scribe add <scroll> <spellname> [spellcomp] to chain additional spells onto the scroll.
Items
A spell component with a fire-group affinity, usable to scribe any fire spell:
Item: 'fireweed fire weed package'
Weight: 1 Size: 0'4" Level: 45
Type: SPELLCOMP Composition: PLANT
Object is:
Estimated cost: 305
You get the feeling you could brew fire spells with this.
The resulting scroll is clearly labeled with the spell name, making it easy to identify and search for:
Item: 'scroll scribed fireball'
Weight: 1 Size: 0'8" Level: 53
Type: SCROLL Composition: PAPER
Object is:
Estimated cost: 0
Item has level 50 spells of:
fireball
Experience
A successful scribe or chain gives a half cap while undented.
