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Scribing scrolls

Discussion in 'Neverwinter Nights (Classic)' started by Colthrun, Dec 5, 2005.

  1. Colthrun

    Colthrun Walk first in the forest and last in the bog Veteran

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    [​IMG] I am doing some research to add a 'Scroll Scribing' section to my Arcane Crafting Guide. I was scribing some spells yesterday, and I found some very bizarre things.

    1. Flesh to Stone and Stone to Flesh only cost money (750GP) to scribe, no XP is wasted.

    2. The spells Remove Blindness, Shades and Undeath to Dead cannot be scribed. :mad:

    3. True Seeing cannot be scribed, due to "lack of a material component". Wtf? Nothing in the spell description indicates that any component is needed.

    Could anyone confirm whether this is a bug on my version, or whether this happens all the time? I am using v1.66 with SoU, HotU, and the latest CEP. No other modules or hacks installed.

    [ December 05, 2005, 12:31: Message edited by: Colthrun ]
     
    Colthrun, Dec 5, 2005
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  2. Gothmog

    Gothmog Man, a curious beast indeed! ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    Probably the same issue as (deficiently) Craft Wand feat. How cracked up that is you know best anyway :nolike:

    Strange though, they do release new patches and yet such an important part of the game stays largely unusable. Hard to understand :toofar:
     
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  3. Colthrun

    Colthrun Walk first in the forest and last in the bog Veteran

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    It's a real pain in the backside. I've learnt to live with the strange gold/XP cost for crafting, but I can't stand not being able to scribe, or imbue a spell for no reason. Especially when the Feat says that you can scribe "any spell that the wizard knows".

    Fair enough, the use of scrolls in the original game and expansions may even be more marginal than the use of wands or potions. But if properly implemented, it could be put to a very good use in a multiplayer environment.
     
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  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Colthrun, report it to BioWare... I wouldn't be surprised if no one has yet.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 5, 2005
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    Colthrun Walk first in the forest and last in the bog Veteran

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    I was actually checking on the Bioware forums when you suggested that, Tal. I found this comment (two years old, go figures) from Georg Zoeller regarding the "material component":

    From here:
    http://nwn.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=285108&forum=47&sp=0


    I'm still looking about the other spells.

    [ December 05, 2005, 18:47: Message edited by: Colthrun ]
     
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  6. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Hmm, interesting...
     
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