Scroll

Enchantment
Write a magical scroll charged with a spell from one of the other colleges.
If a mage who understands the scroll’s language at Accented comprehension
or better reads it aloud, the scroll casts its spell, after which its power dissi-
pates and the writing on the scroll vanishes. Reading a scroll requires
twice the normal casting time for the spell; the mage reading the scroll pays
the normal energy cost. No skill roll is required when the spell is read unless
it is Resisted. In that case, roll using the skill level of the mage who wrote
the scroll.
Pronunciation is important when reading a scroll aloud! If the mage
reading the scroll has Accented spoken comprehension of the scroll’s lan-
guage, the scroll casts its spell at a -1 penalty; if he has Broken spoken com-
prehension, the scroll casts at -3. If he has None, he cannot articulate the
words properly and cannot cast the spell.
A scroll can be read silently, to see what it says. Any mage who under-
stands the language will know what spell it is supposed to be. This does not
cast the spell!
Spells may be written on any material, but parchment is traditional.
Damage to a scroll does not affect its power as long as the scroll is legible.

Time to cast: The number of days needed to write a scroll is equal to the
energy cost required to cast the spell originally (base cost for area spells),
not counting any bonuses for skill. Multiply this by $33 (or the setting’s
usual per-point enchantment rate; see pp. 21-22) to get the normal market
value of the scroll.
Example: The Rear Vision spell normally costs 3 energy to cast. A Rear
Vision scroll would take 3 full days to write, and would normally cost $100.
At the end of the writing time, the GM rolls against the writer’s skill with
Scroll or the spell being written – whichever is lower. A successful roll
means the spell is good. A failure means the scroll will not work. A crit-
ical failure means it will cast a flawed spell!
Duration: As long as the spell would normally last. The mage who
reads the scroll can maintain the spell, if it could normally be maintained.
Prerequisites: Magery 1 and must have at least Accented written compre-
hension in the language the scroll is to be written in. A mage may not write a
scroll for a spell he does not know.