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Scribing is a system released with the Gold Road chapter that is associated with the Mages Guild. The system allows players to collect, build and customize special skills to diversify your gameplay.
How to BeginEdit
The Scribing quest-line can be begun in one of three ways: (1) in the Collections/Collectibles/Update menu, right-click the Scribing icon to begin; (2) speak to Adept Irnard Rirnil, who is stood outside Mages Guild buildings; or (3) read the pamphlet entitled On Behalf of the Mages Guild of all Tamriel posted on the wall west of the Skingrad City Wayshrine. The first quest is called The Second Era of Scribing and requires a character to have reached at least level 30 (unless a player has access to the Champion Points system). Once one character has completed all of the quests in the quest-line, subsequent characters need only complete the first quest to have access to most of the benefits obtained from the whole quest-line (drops of Luminous Ink and scripts, as well as the ability to purchase scripts from Chronicler Firandil in The Scholarium for gold and from Filer Ool in the Infinite Archive for Archival Fortunes).
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SkillsEdit
Scribed skills appear in your regular skill-trees as Active skills and can be slotted in your skill bars in the same way. They can be cast for a cost of Magicka or Stamina, just like any other skill. Unlike regular skills, they do not require the investment of a skill point and do not gain experience through use. Scribed skills cannot be morphed, though the scribing system allows you to change them as often as you like (each script change costs one Luminous Ink). The skills vary in name and visual appearance, based on the choice of Focus Script, though the skill icons remain the same. The scribed weapon skills require you to have the appropriate weapon(s) equipped and scribed skills count as Active skills in their given trees for the purposes of any Passive skills that depend on Active skills being slotted.
Luminous InkEdit
Luminous Ink is the crafting material required to scribe a new skill. Crafting a new skill requires three luminous ink, one for each of the three scripts. If you modify only one or two scripts of an existing scribed skill, you will only need to use one ink per script changed. Each of the quests in the Scribing quest-line rewards you with some ink. Beyond that, you can obtain ink from crafting nodes (after completing The Wing of the Netch) and from normal enemy drops (after completing The Wing of the Gryphon). As of chapter launch, ink is not dropping from Bosses, though that will be addressed in a patch update shortly. Note that you only need to do these quests on one character for Luminous Ink to begin appearing in drops for all other characters. The drop rate appears to be at about 0.5% chance per node/enemy. It is unclear whether it is worth doing those quests on subsequent characters for the guaranteed ink they provide or whether more ink would be obtained by harvesting nodes in the time the quests take to complete. If you have an ESO Plus subscription, Luminous Ink is stored in your Crafting Bag, so it doesn't use up space in your backpack and can be accessed from all characters.
ArchiveEdit
Once you have created a skill, it will appear in the Archive, which you can see at the Scribing altar in the Scholarium. This allows you to easily switch back to previous versions, though doing so will still consume 1-3 Luminous Ink depending on how many scripts differ between your current version of the skill and its archived version.
If you're thinking about filling your archive with every possible combination, there are between 280 and 504 different allowed combinations for each Grimoire, for a total of 4,461 potential skills. (There would be more, but some Script combinations are disallowed.)
GrimoiresEdit
Grimoires are books which can be used to add new skills to several skill lines. There are currently 11 of them in total. Each need only be purchased from Chronicler Firandil in the The Scholarium once per character. Once purchased, you need to use it from your inventory to add it to your available Grimoires in the Scribing interface. Most Grimoires require certain achievements in order to unlock them. The Grimoires are as follows:
| Grimoire | Price | Skill Line | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elemental Explosion | First: 50,000  Later:10,000 |
Destruction Staff | Destruction Staff Master |
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Mender's Bond | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Restoration Staff | Restoration Staff Master |
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Shield Throw | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
One Hand and Shield | One Hand and Shield Master |
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Smash | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Two Handed | Two-Handed Master |
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Traveling Knife | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Dual Wield | Dual Wield Master |
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Vault | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Bow | Bow Master |
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Wield Soul | free | Soul Magic | Earned by completing The Second Era of Scribing, the first quest in the Scribing quest line. |
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Soul Burst | First: free Later:10,000 † |
Soul Magic | Earned by completing The Wing of the Crow, the final quest in the Scribing quest line. |
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Torchbearer | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Fighters Guild | Fighters Guild Skill Master |
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Ulfsild's Contingency | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Mages Guild | Mages Guild Skill Master |
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Trample | First: 50,000 Later:10,000 |
Assault | Alliance War Skill Master |
† You can get this for free on every character, but only by doing all of the quests. Otherwise, you can purchase it once one character has earned their free copy.
ScriptsEdit
To scribe a skill requires three scripts: a Focus Script, a Signature Script, and an Affix Script. You cannot craft a skill without one of each of compatible types. The scribing system allows more than 4,000 possible combinations of grimoires with focus, signature, and affix scripts.
Some scripts are obtained as rewards for the scribing quests, some are made available for free at certain Mages Guilds in the base-game zones (once the Sigil of the Luminary Dragon has been obtained), and the rest are obtained as rewards from particular daily quests and game activities. One Signature script—Class Mastery—is obtained by collecting Class Script Scraps from the first Master Writ completed each day and from reward coffers from dungeons, trials, arenas, Infinite Archive, and PVP activities; these coffers also have a chance to drop other scripts.
Scripts may also be purchased from Chronicler Firandil in The Scholarium for gold and from Filer Ool in the Infinite Archive for Archival Fortunes. Both of these merchants carry a rotating stock of scripts that changes every Tuesday. Only a character who has not yet learnt a particular script is able to purchase it from either of these vendors. The cost of a script is greater for its first copy. The chart below details the prices. Note that this does not apply to those given away as quest rewards or found for free.
| Script Type | Gold Price | Archival Fortunes Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Later | First | Later | |
| Focus Scripts | 40,000 |
8,000 |
15,000  |
3,000 |
| Signature Scripts | 60,000 |
12,000 |
20,000 |
4,000 |
| Affix Scripts | 20,000 |
4,000 |
10,000 |
2,000 |
Focus ScriptsEdit
The choice of a Focus script determines the name of the skill scribed, its primary function, and whether it costs Magicka or Stamina to cast. Certain Focus scripts disallow their combination with particular Signature and/or Affix scripts, generally a matter of the skill being offensive or defensive. Once the Sigil of the Luminary Gryphon has been obtained, Focus scripts drop from Rewards for the Worthy containers and the coffers rewarded by the Mages Guild daily quests offered by Alvur Baren and the daily quests to explore a delve in the DLC zones.
Signature ScriptsEdit
The choice of a Signature script adds unique effects to the scribed skill. These effects may enhance the effect of the Focus script, or add a secondary effect, or trigger an interaction with an existing mechanic. Once the Sigil of the Luminary Dragon has been obtained, Signature scripts drop from World Boss quests, the daily Cyrodiil town and mission board quests, and containers and the coffers rewarded by the Fighters Guild daily quests offered by Cardea Gallus.
Affix ScriptsEdit
The choice of an Affix script adds either a buff or debuff to the effect of a scribed skill. Once the Sigil of the Luminary Netch has been obtained, Affix scripts drop from the coffers rewarded by Imperial City daily district quests, Undaunted daily delve quests offered by Bolgrul, and the daily quests to complete an incursion (such as Abyssal Geysers, Harrowstorms, Volcanic Vents, or Mirrormoor Incursions) in the DLC zones.
NotesEdit
See AlsoEdit
GalleryEdit
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Scribing
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Characters using their modified skills
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Luminary of Magic and the Knights of the Lamp
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The Dragon - A Luminary of Magic
