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A [[Wizard]] who finds a [[Scroll]] for a [[Spell]] may ''permanently'' copy that Spell to their spellbook at the cost of the scroll and {{gold|50}} per level of the Spell. You must have a [[Spell Slot]] of the same level as the spell to be able to scribe it, meaning you cannot scribe a level 3 spell without first unlocking a level 3 spell slot.
A [[Wizard]] who finds a [[Scroll]] for a [[Spell]] may ''permanently'' copy that Spell to their spellbook at the cost of the scroll and {{gold|50}} per level of the Spell. Wizard's get a discount of 50% for scrolls of their own Subclass/School. You must have a [[Spell Slot]] of the same level as the spell to be able to scribe it, meaning you cannot scribe a level 3 spell without first unlocking a level 3 spell slot.
 
== Spell Scribing mechanic ==
Spell Scribing may be done in one of two ways:
# Right-click a Scroll in a Wizard's inventory, then select "Learn spell". If the spell is already known, the option will be greyed out, and it will say "Spell already known".
# Go into the Wizard's Spellbook (part of the character screen), and click the button "Learn more spells". This will open a window titled "Transcribe scrolls to spellbook". In it, you will find an overview of all scrolls available for transcribing. Select all scrolls/spells you wish to learn, and click "Learn". The total cost of learning will be shown at the bottom.
 
=== Important notes: ===
* Scrolls that are not in the Wizard's main inventory will not be included in the "Transcribe scrolls to spellbook" window. This means that scrolls in another character's inventory, or those in a container in the Wizard's inventory, like a backpack or sack, do not show up in this list. (This behavior may not be intentional, and has been seen on PC in version 4.1.1.4251417.)
* The gold for the cost of learning new spells will be drawn from any character in the party, if the Wizard does not have the required amount in their inventory.
 
===== Scribing or transcribing? =====
Working as a scribe may not be everyone's dream job, and certainly not that of a fantasy adventurer! However, Wizards ''are'' the studious type, and they cannot escape their need for paper, quill, and ink. But, although their work certainly overlaps with that of a scribe, making a written copy of a text (i.e. spells) is actually referred to as transcribing.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transcribe</ref> Scribing, then, remains the field of a scribe<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scribe</ref> - don't let your Wizard hear you claim otherwise!
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