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:: ''For example, A [[Fireball (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|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 caster level of 5, then the saving throw DC of the spell being cast from the scroll would be 10 + 2 + 2 = 14.''
:: ''For example, A [[Fireball (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|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 caster level of 5, then the saving throw DC of the spell being cast from the scroll would be 10 + 2 + 2 = 14.''
The minimum caster level of a scroll is equal to double the spell level of the spell on the scroll minus 1 ((2 * spell level) - 1).  The cost of scrolls at their minimum caster level can be found on the following table:
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Scrolls can be purchased at any caster level up to level 35, as long as the caster level is at least high enough to cast the spell in question.  That is, a 3rd level spell requires a minimum of caster level 5, so you cannot purchase a scroll containing a 3rd level spell with a caster level less than 5.
Scrolls can be purchased at any caster level up to level 35, as long as the caster level is at least high enough to cast the spell in question.  That is, a 3rd level spell requires a minimum of caster level 5, so you cannot purchase a scroll containing a 3rd level spell with a caster level less than 5.
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Revision as of 20:49, 10 September 2019

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:

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 your character class, you must make a Use Magic Device check to read the scroll successfully, versus a DC of 5 + double the caster level of the scroll.

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

  • If a spell being cast from a scroll calls for the caster level or character level of the caster, use the caster level of the scroll instead.
  • If it calls for half the caster or character level, use half the caster 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 caster 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 caster level of 5, then the saving throw DC of the spell being cast from the scroll would be 10 + 2 + 2 = 14.

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

Spell Level Potion Purchase Price
0 12 gp 5 sp
1st 25 gp
2nd 188 gp
3rd 450 gp
4th 875 gp
5th 1,600 gp
6th 2,790 gp
7th 4,550 gp
8th 7,810 gp
9th 15,600 gp

Scrolls can be purchased at any caster level up to level 35, as long as the caster level is at least high enough to cast the spell in question. That is, a 3rd level spell requires a minimum of caster level 5, so you cannot purchase a scroll containing a 3rd level spell with a caster level less than 5.

In most cases, scrolls available for sale in a shop will be of the minimum caster level sufficient to cast the spell, but characters can ask that scrolls be specially crafted at higher caster levels, if a creator of sufficient level can be found, who is willing to do so.

Note that not all spells benefit from a higher caster level, but most do.

Scroll Costs By Caster Level

Spell Level CL 1 CL 2 CL 3 CL 4 CL 5 CL 6 CL 7 CL 8 CL 9 CL 10
0th 12 gp 5 sp 28 47 69 94 125 156 200 250 313
1st 25 56 94 138 188 250 313 400 500 625
2nd - - 188 275 375 500 625 800 1,000 1,250
3rd - - - - 450 600 750 960 1,200 1,500
4th - - - - - - 875 1,120 1,400 1,750
5th - - - - - - - - 1,600 2,000
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 388 469 569 700 888 1,206 1,625 2,250 3,000 4,000
1st 775 938 1,138 1,400 1,775 2,413 3,250 4,500 6,000 8,000
2nd 1,550 1,875 2,275 2,800 3,550 4,825 6,500 9,000 12,000 16,000
3rd 1,860 2,250 2,730 3,360 4,260 5,790 7,800 10,800 14,400 19,200
4th 2,170 2,625 3,185 3,920 4,970 6,755 9,100 12,600 16,800 22,400
5th 2,480 3,000 3,640 4,480 5,680 7,720 10,400 14,400 19,200 25,600
6th 2,790 3,375 4,095 5,040 6,390 8,685 11,700 16,200 21,600 28,800
7th - - 4,550 5,600 7,100 9,650 13,000 18,000 24,000 32,000
8th - - - - 7,810 10,615 14,300 19,800 26,400 35,200
9th - - - - - - 15,600 21,600 28,800 38,400

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

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

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 caster 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 caster 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).

The cost to create the scroll is half the gold piece value of the scroll if it were bought in a store, 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 caster 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.