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:
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.
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 | 13 | 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 |