Magic Scrolls

A scroll is a spell in written form, that contains all of the magic necessary to cast the spell within itself. As a consumable, once the spell is read aloud, the spell is cast and the scroll crumbles to dust as its magical energies are used up in the making of the spell. All spells are available in scroll form. However, Alchemist Extracts and Ranger Poultices, which are not spells, are not available as scrolls. Put another way, any spell from the following spell lists is available as a scroll:

• Bard Spells
• Cleric Spells
• Paladin Spells
• Sorcerer/Wizard Spells

Only one spell can be written in a scroll.

Sorcerers, Wizards, and Bards may transcribe the contents of a scroll into their spellbooks, as a way of learning new spells. This is done instead of reading the scroll, but still uses up the scroll in the process.

Casting a spell from a scroll that is available as a spell your character could learn from their character class(es) spell list can simply be done as a standard action. If the spell on the scroll is not available to any of your character class(es), you must make a Use Magic Device check to read the scroll successfully, versus a DC of 5 + double the creator level of the scroll.

Arcane spell failure chance, either from armor or a shield, has no effect on spells cast from scrolls, since casting a spell from a scroll does not require you to use any somatic components.

Scrolls do not use the character or caster level of the reader, nor the reader's ability scores, feats, skills, racial traits, or class features, including Mana Burning. Only the creator level of the scroll itself matters, with regards to how powerful the spell being cast actually is.

Specifically:

• If a spell being cast from a scroll calls for the caster level or character level of the caster, use the creator level of the scroll instead.

• If it calls for half the caster or character level, use half the creator level of the scroll (rounding down).

• If a spell being cast from a scroll calls for the caster stat modifier of the caster, use ½ the creator level of the scroll instead (rounding down).

For example, A Fireball spell being cast from a scroll has a saving throw DC of "10 + caster stat modifier + 1/2 caster level". If the scroll has the minimum creator level of 5, then the saving throw DC of the spell being cast from the scroll would be 10 + 2 + 2 = 14 and would inflict 5d6 of damage. If instead you bought the scroll at a creator level of 10, then the save DC becomes 10 + 5 + 5 = 20, in addition to doing 10d6 of damage.

• If a spell deals Circle damage, that damage value is replaced with Order damage instead, when the spell is cast from a scroll. This is because scrolls cannot be mana burned, nor are they quite as powerful as a spell cast by an actual spellcaster unless imbued with a high creator level. The conversion of Circle to Order damage is based on the table below:

Circle Damage of Spell	Order Damage of Scroll
Circle 0	Order 0 (1d4 per creator level of scroll, max 35d4)
Circle 1, 2, or 3	Order 1 (1d6 per creator level of scroll, max 35d6)
Circle 4, 5, or 6	Order 2 (1d6+1 per creator level of scroll, max 35d6+35)
Circle 7 or higher	Order 3 (1d6+2 per creator level of scroll, max 35d6+70)

For example, the same Fireball spell normally deals Circle 3 damage (1d6 per caster level, max 10d6) when cast by a spellcaster, but when cast from a scroll it deals Order 1 damage (1d6 per creator level of scroll, max 35d6). This means that at high levels of play, a Fireball from a scroll appears more powerful than a Fireball from a spellcaster. In reality, a spellcaster at high levels has many ways to prove that appearance wrong.

The minimum creator level of a scroll is equal to double the spell level of the spell on the scroll minus one (i.e., (2 * spell level) - 1). The cost of scrolls at their minimum creator level can be found on the following table:

Spell Level	Min. Creator Level	Scroll Purchase Price
0	1	13 gp
1st	1	25 gp
2nd	3	188 gp
3rd	5	450 gp
4th	7	875 gp
5th	9	1,600 gp
6th	11	2,790 gp
7th	13	4,550 gp
8th	15	7,810 gp
9th	17	15,600 gp

Scrolls can instead be purchased at higher creator levels than their minimum, up to level 35.

In most cases, scrolls available for sale in a shop will be of the minimum creator level sufficient to cast the spell, but characters can ask that scrolls be specially crafted at higher creator levels, if a creator of sufficient level can be found, who is willing to do so. Guidelines on the level of Creators that can be found in a settlement of a given size is available on the Money and Merchants page. GM's are encouraged to make NPC creators fun, eccentric, and interesting, although this is not strictly required.

Note that not all spells benefit from a higher creator level, but most do. Players are urged to consider all aspects of a spell carefully while determining what creator level to purchase. Especially note that higher creator level spells are more resistant to Dispel Magic effects. Just mentioning it....

Scroll Costs By creator Level

Spell Level	CL 1	CL 2	CL 3	CL 4	CL 5	CL 6	CL 7	CL 8	CL 9	CL 10
0th	13 gp	28 gp	47 gp	69 gp	94 gp	125 gp	156 gp	200 gp	250 gp	313 gp
1st	25 gp	56 gp	94 gp	138 gp	188 gp	250 gp	313 gp	400 gp	500 gp	625 gp
2nd	-	-	188 gp	275 gp	375 gp	500 gp	625 gp	800 gp	1,000 gp	1,250 gp
3rd	-	-	-	-	450 gp	600 gp	750 gp	960 gp	1,200 gp	1,500 gp
4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	875 gp	1,120 gp	1,400 gp	1,750 gp
5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,600 gp	2,000 gp
6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Spell Level	CL 11	CL 12	CL 13	CL 14	CL 15	CL 16	CL 17	CL 18	CL 19	CL 20
0th	388 gp	469 gp	569 gp	700 gp	888 gp	1,206 gp	1,625 gp	2,250 gp	3,000 gp	4,000 gp
1st	775 gp	938 gp	1,138 gp	1,400 gp	1,775 gp	2,413 gp	3,250 gp	4,500 gp	6,000 gp	8,000 gp
2nd	1,550 gp	1,875 gp	2,275 gp	2,800 gp	3,550 gp	4,825 gp	6,500 gp	9,000 gp	12,000 gp	16,000 gp
3rd	1,860 gp	2,250 gp	2,730 gp	3,360 gp	4,260 gp	5,790 gp	7,800 gp	10,800 gp	14,400 gp	19,200 gp
4th	2,170 gp	2,625 gp	3,185 gp	3,920 gp	4,970 gp	6,755 gp	9,100 gp	12,600 gp	16,800 gp	22,400 gp
5th	2,480 gp	3,000 gp	3,640 gp	4,480 gp	5,680 gp	7,720 gp	10,400 gp	14,400 gp	19,200 gp	25,600 gp
6th	2,790 gp	3,375 gp	4,095 gp	5,040 gp	6,390 gp	8,685 gp	11,700 gp	16,200 gp	21,600 gp	28,800 gp
7th	-	-	4,550 gp	5,600 gp	7,100 gp	9,650 gp	13,000 gp	18,000 gp	24,000 gp	32,000 gp
8th	-	-	-	-	7,810 gp	10,615 gp	14,300 gp	19,800 gp	26,400 gp	35,200 gp
9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	15,600 gp	21,600 gp	28,800 gp	38,400 gp

Spell Level	CL 21	CL 22	CL 23	CL 24	CL 25	CL 26	CL 27	CL 28	CL 29	CL 30
0th	5,313 gp	7,125 gp	9,438 gp	12,500 gp	16,250 gp	21,875 gp	28,750 gp	38,750 gp	51,250 gp	68,125 gp
1st	10,625 gp	14,250 gp	18,875 gp	25,000 gp	32,500 gp	43,750 gp	57,500 gp	77,500 gp	102,500 gp	136,250 gp
2nd	21,250 gp	28,500 gp	37,750 gp	50,000 gp	65,000 gp	87,500 gp	115,000 gp	155,000 gp	205,000 gp	272,500 gp
3rd	25,500 gp	34,200 gp	45,300 gp	60,000 gp	78,000 gp	105,000 gp	138,000 gp	186,000 gp	246,000 gp	327,000 gp
4th	29,750 gp	39,900 gp	52,850 gp	70,000 gp	91,000 gp	122,500 gp	161,000 gp	217,000 gp	287,000 gp	381,500 gp
5th	34,000 gp	45,600 gp	60,400 gp	80,000 gp	104,000 gp	140,000 gp	184,000 gp	248,000 gp	328,000 gp	436,000 gp
6th	38,250 gp	51,300 gp	67,950 gp	90,000 gp	117,000 gp	157,500 gp	207,000 gp	279,000 gp	369,000 gp	490,500 gp
7th	42,500 gp	57,000 gp	75,500 gp	100,000 gp	130,000 gp	175,000 gp	230,000 gp	310,000 gp	410,000 gp	545,000 gp
8th	46,750 gp	62,700 gp	83,050 gp	110,000 gp	143,000 gp	192,500 gp	253,000 gp	341,000 gp	451,000 gp	599,500 gp
9th	51,000 gp	68,400 gp	90,600 gp	120,000 gp	156,000 gp	210,000 gp	276,000 gp	372,000 gp	492,000 gp	654,000 gp

Spell Level	CL 31	CL 32	CL 33	CL 34	CL 35
0th	90,000 gp	118,125 gp	156,250 gp	206,875 gp	275,625 gp
1st	180,000 gp	236,250 gp	312,500 gp	413,750 gp	551,250 gp
2nd	360,000 gp	472,500 gp	625,000 gp	827,500 gp	1,102,500 gp
3rd	432,000 gp	567,000 gp	750,000 gp	993,000 gp	1,323,000 gp
4th	504,000 gp	661,500 gp	875,000 gp	1,158,500 gp	1,543,500 gp
5th	576,000 gp	756,000 gp	1,000,000 gp	1,324,000 gp	1,764,000 gp
6th	648,000 gp	850,500 gp	1,125,000 gp	1,489,500 gp	1,984,500 gp
7th	720,000 gp	945,000 gp	1,250,000 gp	1,655,000 gp	2,205,000 gp
8th	792,000 gp	1,039,500 gp	1,375,000 gp	1,820,500 gp	2,425,500 gp
9th	864,000 gp	1,134,000 gp	1,500,000 gp	1,986,000 gp	2,646,000 gp

Creating Magic Scrolls

If a character has the Creator (Feat), they can attempt to make their own magic scrolls, and the scroll can be any creator level up to the character level of the creator.

The creator does not need to be able to cast the spell that the scroll will be able to cast, though it certainly simplifies matters if they can. If they cannot, they must find a remnant of a tier sufficient for the creator level they are attempting (see table below), and they must find some object that is symbolic of the spell they are attempting to enchant onto the scroll. If the creator can cast the spell themselves, they do not need a remnant or a symbolic item. (See? Much simpler!) In such a case, the creator does not suffer the normal penalties for having no remnant or symbolic item.

Remnant Quality	Creator Level (CL)
Languid Remnant (tier 1)	1 - 8
Pale Remnant (tier 2)	9 - 15
Bright Remnant (tier 3)	16 - 21
Intense Remnant (tier 4)	22 - 26
Blazing Remnant (tier 5)	27 - 30
Vital Remnant (tier 6)	31 - 33
Prime Remnant (tier 7)	34
Mythic Remnant (tier 8)	35
Empyrean Remnant (tier 9)	Any

The cost to create the scroll is half the gold piece value of the scroll if it were bought in a store (see table above), minus the cost of the symbolic item (if any).

The time required to create a scroll is 1 day, plus 1 additional day per 10 full creator levels of the scroll (dropping fractions). This time can be modified, depending on the results of the Bailiwick skill check, but the minimum time to create a scroll is always 1 day.

Other than the time required to create a scroll, crafting a magic scroll follows the normal rules described in the Creator (Feat) page, and on the Craft Magic Item skill use for your Bailiwick skill.