Scrollscribing is the process of taking magical inks and parchments, and converting those materials into scrolls whose magics can be felt within their writings. This section will cover how the various scrolls are made and produced.
Do note that, in order to make a spell scroll, you must know the spell you wish to make the scroll of. You may find other methods of doing this, however.
Scrollscribing works using Calligraphy Tools. Attempting to craft a scroll without these is impossible.
The related ability score is Intelligence. While spellcasters of any stripe can make scrolls of the spells they know, the process is one of systematic application of magical theory to lay down the spell in a function that can later be used.
Additionally, like its kin Wand Whittling and Enchanting, proficiency in Arcana is required; without proficiency in arcana, you can’t add your Tool proficiency to the crafting roll.
When you would like to create a scroll, it will depend on your Intelligence and skill with Calligrapher’s tools:
Scrollcrafting Modifier = your Calligrapher’s Tools proficiency bonus + your Intelligence modifier.
After making a crafting roll, if you succeed, you make 10 Minutes of progress toward the total crafting time (and have completed one of the required checks for making an item).
Checks for Scrollscribing do not need to be immediately consecutive. If you fail three times in a row, all progress and materials are lost and can no longer be salvaged. Failure means that no progress is made during that time.
Once an item is started, even if no progress is made, the components reserved for that item can only be recovered via salvage.
A crafter that is capable of casting magic can replace the essence when crafting a spell scroll with the ability to cast that spell, but when doing so they must cast that spell for each crafting check they make on that item. This is an exhausting process, draining their magic far more deeply than normal casting, and confers a level of exhaustion for each crafting check made this way.
To craft a spell scroll, you must know the Magic Formula of the spell you want to make a Spell Scroll of. The easiest way to do this is to be able to cast the spell. You always know the Magic Formula of a spell you know how to cast. Otherwise, you need to have deep knowledge of the spell to be able to make a scroll of it. The following are some ways you can gain that knowledge:
Have it in your spellbook as a Mage.
Have it in your ritual book as a ritual caster.
Have a spell scroll of it (DC +2)
Study its magical formula and record it. To learn a spell in this way requires proficiency in arcana and 1 day (8 hours per day) of study per level of the spell, as well as access to a teacher or book that records the spell. Once learned, you can record it in a Magical Formula book and can subsequently make scrolls of it.
The type of Essence is determined by the spell list the spell comes from; if it is on multiple spell lists, it is determined by how you have access to the spell. If you have access to the spell via multiple lists or the written form of the spell, you can pick which Essence to use for spells that have multiple option.
Arcane = Mage, Warlock
Divine = Priest, Paladin
Primal = Druid, Shaman
Below are a list of scrolls that can be made with this, alongside the materials needing to make them, as well as how long and how difficult it is.
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 16
Materials
Tier 2 Arcane Essence X4
Tier 2 Magical Ink X2
Tier 2 Parchment X5
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 16
Materials
Tier 2 Arcane Essence X6
Tier 2 Magical Ink X3
Tier 2 Parchment X5
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 16
Materials
Tier 2 Arcane Essence X2
Tier 3 Arcane Essence X1
Tier 3 Magical Ink X2
Tier 3 Parchment X5
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 16
Materials
Tier 3 Arcane Essence X4
Tier 3 Magical Ink X2
Tier 3 Parchment X5
Crafting Time : 10 Minutes
Checks Needed : 1
Crafting DC : 12
Materials
Tier 1 Magical Ink X1
Tier 1 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 10 Minutes
Checks Needed : 1
Crafting DC : 12
Materials
Tier 1 Essence X1
Tier 1 Magical Ink X1
Tier 1 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 10 Minutes
Checks Needed : 1
Crafting DC : 14
Materials
Tier 1 Essence X1
Tier 1 Magical Ink X2
Tier 1 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 20 Minutes
Checks Needed : 2
Crafting DC : 14
Materials
Tier 2 Essence X1
Tier 2 Magical Ink X1
Tier 2 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 20 Minutes
Checks Needed : 2
Crafting DC : 14
Materials
Tier 2 Essence X1
Tier 2 Magical Ink X2
Tier 2 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 20 Minutes
Checks Needed : 2
Crafting DC : 15
Materials
Tier 3 Essence X1
Tier 3 Magical Ink X1
Tier 3 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 20 Minutes
Checks Needed : 2
Crafting DC : 16
Materials
Tier 3 Essence X1
Tier 3 Magical Ink X2
Tier 3 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 17
Materials
Tier 4 Essence X1
Tier 4 Magical Ink X1
Tier 4 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 40 Minutes
Checks Needed : 4
Crafting DC : 18
Materials
Tier 4 Essence X1
Tier 4 Magical Ink X2
Tier 4 Parchment X1
Crafting Time : 120 Minutes
Checks Needed : 12
Crafting DC : 20
Materials
Tier 5 Essence X1
Tier 5 Magical Ink X1
Tier 5 Parchment X1
Template
Crafting Time : 10 Minutes
Checks Needed : 1
Crafting DC : 13
Materials
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