Scribe Spell [Archive] - Wizards Community

Scribe Spell [Archive] - Wizards Community

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factor
07-01-07, 03:51 AM I'm a little confused so far on the texts relating to Scribe Scroll.

Let's say I want to scribe Light of Lunia a level 1 Evocation at caster level 1. It has no material components, and since its levels are 1 and 1 respectively, it should cost me 25 GP and 1 XP along with 1 GP of raw materials. Is this incorrect? If not what kind of raw materials can I use, just regular parchment and ink with an inkpen, or is it more refined than those materials?
runestar
07-01-07, 04:28 AM Let's say I want to scribe Light of Lunia a level 1 Evocation at caster level 1. It has no material components, and since its levels are 1 and 1 respectively, it should cost me 25 GP and 1 XP along with 1 GP of raw materials. Is this incorrect?

The market price of the scroll containing said spell is 25 x spell lv x caster lv, or 25 gp in your case. To scribe it, you expend gold equal to 1/2 that amount, and pay xp equivalent to 1/25 of that amount.

So you would pay 12.5gp and 1 xp to scribe said scroll.
Kouk
07-01-07, 04:56 PM The market price of the scroll containing said spell is 25 x spell lv x caster lv, or 25 gp in your case. To scribe it, you expend gold equal to 1/2 that amount, and pay xp equivalent to 1/25 of that amount.

So you would pay 12.5gp and 1 xp to scribe said scroll.

Correct. Don't think about actually buying parchment or ink, if you are in a town that has those sorts of things you just pay the money and your character takes care of the specifics.

All you have to do to craft using Item Creation Feats is to have the right amount of money, time, and XP to spend, and usually you have to be in a good sized town which can provide the materials.
factor
07-01-07, 05:47 PM Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct?
risner
07-01-07, 09:03 PM Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct?

It is suggested (in a RotG article) to limit a scroll to 6 spells. The rules don't spell this out, but since it may take more time than normal to locate the spell when used, the suggestion is a fair way to handle that issue.

To scribe one level 1 spell takes 8 hours.
To scribe six level 1 spells takes 8 hours.

To scribe a scroll with 1,000 gp or less (market price, in other words 500 gp your raw materials) takes 8 hours.

For every 1,000 gp, round up to the nearest 1,000 gp and divide by 1,000 for the number of 8 hour days.
Kouk
07-02-07, 01:48 AM Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct?

ALL items made with Item Creation Feats require a minimum of 1 day of work (8 actual hours, you can't work more than 8 hours in a single day though).

Scrolls are a special case in that the "scroll" itself remains one item regardless of how many spells you put on it, so it is possible to scribe several spells onto a single scroll in just one 8 hour period.

If the Base Price of all the spells exceeds 1,000gp, even by 1 copper, it will then take at least a second entire day of crafting (another 8 hours, starting the next day).

So you could scribe many level 1, caster level 1 spells onto a single scroll, but it would take 8 hours minimum.

It is suggested that the DM limit the number of spells that can be placed on a scroll to about 6, otherwise it gets ridiculous how long the scroll would have to be (not to mention the amount of work you would have to be putting in to it). It has also been suggested that if a scroll contains more than a certain number of spells, you have to spend actions looking through them to find the right one. Both are house rules.

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factor 07-01-07, 03:51 AM	I'm a little confused so far on the texts relating to Scribe Scroll. Let's say I want to scribe Light of Lunia a level 1 Evocation at caster level 1. It has no material components, and since its levels are 1 and 1 respectively, it should cost me 25 GP and 1 XP along with 1 GP of raw materials. Is this incorrect? If not what kind of raw materials can I use, just regular parchment and ink with an inkpen, or is it more refined than those materials?
runestar 07-01-07, 04:28 AM	Let's say I want to scribe Light of Lunia a level 1 Evocation at caster level 1. It has no material components, and since its levels are 1 and 1 respectively, it should cost me 25 GP and 1 XP along with 1 GP of raw materials. Is this incorrect? The market price of the scroll containing said spell is 25 x spell lv x caster lv, or 25 gp in your case. To scribe it, you expend gold equal to 1/2 that amount, and pay xp equivalent to 1/25 of that amount. So you would pay 12.5gp and 1 xp to scribe said scroll.
Kouk 07-01-07, 04:56 PM	The market price of the scroll containing said spell is 25 x spell lv x caster lv, or 25 gp in your case. To scribe it, you expend gold equal to 1/2 that amount, and pay xp equivalent to 1/25 of that amount. So you would pay 12.5gp and 1 xp to scribe said scroll. Correct. Don't think about actually buying parchment or ink, if you are in a town that has those sorts of things you just pay the money and your character takes care of the specifics. All you have to do to craft using Item Creation Feats is to have the right amount of money, time, and XP to spend, and usually you have to be in a good sized town which can provide the materials.
factor 07-01-07, 05:47 PM	Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct?
risner 07-01-07, 09:03 PM	Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct? It is suggested (in a RotG article) to limit a scroll to 6 spells. The rules don't spell this out, but since it may take more time than normal to locate the spell when used, the suggestion is a fair way to handle that issue. To scribe one level 1 spell takes 8 hours. To scribe six level 1 spells takes 8 hours. To scribe a scroll with 1,000 gp or less (market price, in other words 500 gp your raw materials) takes 8 hours. For every 1,000 gp, round up to the nearest 1,000 gp and divide by 1,000 for the number of 8 hour days.
Kouk 07-02-07, 01:48 AM	Ok, let's say I scribe about 10 of these level 1 scrolls or something. This would of course be 125 gold. So using the ratios given in the feat description it would take 125/1000 * 24, or 3, hours to scribe all these spells correct? ALL items made with Item Creation Feats require a minimum of 1 day of work (8 actual hours, you can't work more than 8 hours in a single day though). Scrolls are a special case in that the "scroll" itself remains one item regardless of how many spells you put on it, so it is possible to scribe several spells onto a single scroll in just one 8 hour period. If the Base Price of all the spells exceeds 1,000gp, even by 1 copper, it will then take at least a second entire day of crafting (another 8 hours, starting the next day). So you could scribe many level 1, caster level 1 spells onto a single scroll, but it would take 8 hours minimum. It is suggested that the DM limit the number of spells that can be placed on a scroll to about 6, otherwise it gets ridiculous how long the scroll would have to be (not to mention the amount of work you would have to be putting in to it). It has also been suggested that if a scroll contains more than a certain number of spells, you have to spend actions looking through them to find the right one. Both are house rules.