Scribe costs gold!??!?

[Rizilliant]

I was adding scrolls to my spellbook, when I suddenly ran out of gold. I reloaded a recent save, and double checked, and sure enough, its taking gold for every scribe. There is ZERO warning that this costs gold, nor is there any reason that I can think of, that copying a scroll into my book, requires gold. not only do we pay to create a scroll, but again to copy it?! Do I also pay when I cast the spell on the scroll?! This is incredibly stupid!

TLDR: At the very least, could you inform the player that this is taking their gold. I did not check how much, but it was over 100 gold, which is alot for me at lvl 3

[Wizard of Woz]

Karma strikes the bigot again!

[DiceWrangler]

Agreed, players have ran into this before and they should be warned that scribing a scroll into your wizard's spellbook requires (2 hours -and- 50gp) per level of the spell. A 3rd level spell, for example, requires 6 hours and 150gp plus there is a chance that the scribing process will fail; not sure about refunds though.

[Ommamar]

There is an option to turn that off. It does follow the 5E rules though, there is also an amount shown. I think it is in the lower right hand corner so it is there but it could be more clear.

[xposethedarkside]

Originally posted by Trump is a cuck:

Karma strikes the bigot again!

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

[Aimee]

They could have made a popup that you can accept or deny when scribing a spell. Its not like you have to scribe 20 spells in a row, so its not something thats in the way or anything.

[Rizilliant]

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Originally posted by Trump is a cuck:

Karma strikes the bigot again!

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

Originally posted by DiceWrangler:

Agreed, players have ran into this before and they should be warned that scribing a scroll into your wizard's spellbook requires (2 hours -and- 50gp) per level of the spell. A 3rd level spell, for example, requires 6 hours and 150gp plus there is a chance that the scribing process will fail; not sure about refunds though.

Yeah, I had no clue, and have been scribing every scroll I could until this point. No idea how many Ive paid for, without realizing it.

Originally posted by Ommamar:

There is an option to turn that off. It does follow the 5E rules though, there is also an amount shown. I think it is in the lower right hand corner so it is there but it could be more clear.

Ill check on that one. Thanks!

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Originally posted by Trump is a cuck:

Karma strikes the bigot again!

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

He does not understand the meaning of bigotry, and attacks me for my screenname. Which makes me the bigot, in his mind.. Looks like he changed his screen name, just for me. I feel special. lol

Originally posted by Aimee:

They could have made a popup that you can accept or deny when scribing a spell. Its not like you have to scribe 20 spells in a row, so its not something thats in the way or anything.

This is what I would have expected as well

[xposethedarkside]

Originally posted by Lets Go Brandon! FJB:

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

He does not understand the meaning of bigotry, and attacks me for my screenname. Which makes me the bigot, in his mind.. Looks like he changed his screen name, just for me. I feel special. lol

Ah, I see. Well I don't know who Brandon is, but judging by his screen name, the two of you have political differences. I don't follow politics which is probably why I didn't understand why he would just lash out at you for no apparent reason.

[Ommamar]

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Originally posted by Lets Go Brandon! FJB:

He does not understand the meaning of bigotry, and attacks me for my screenname. Which makes me the bigot, in his mind.. Looks like he changed his screen name, just for me. I feel special. lol

Ah, I see. Well I don't know who Brandon is, but judging by his screen name, the two of you have political differences. I don't follow politics which is probably why I didn't understand why he would just lash out at you for no apparent reason.

It is kind of a spoof, There was a race car driver named Brandon who was being interviewed after winning a race. A good portion of the crowd was chanting ♥♥♥♥ Joe Biden, the reporter decided they where chanting Lets go Brandon. It has become a catch phrase for those who dislike/disagree with Joe Biden.

[Shadovar]

Originally posted by Ommamar:

There is an option to turn that off. It does follow the 5E rules though, there is also an amount shown. I think it is in the lower right hand corner so it is there but it could be more clear.

Can you point out where that option is? I just went through all the options and could not find it.

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Originally posted by Trump is a cuck:

Karma strikes the bigot again!

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

Look at his user name and the fact he called me a bigot for calling him out on it.
Also how does one use that name and then accuse others of being a bigot, the lack of self awareness is embarrassing.

[xposethedarkside]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

What did he say to warrant that response? He's asking about gold costs for scribing spells.

Look at his user name and the fact he called me a bigot for calling him out on it.

Yes, it's been explained to me. They have political differences. I didn't understand because I don't follow politics. To me it just looked like he lashed out at the op because he was asking about gold costs for scribing spells, which seemed an odd thing to lash out at someone for.

I understand why they don't like each other now.

[Wizard of Woz]

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Look at his user name and the fact he called me a bigot for calling him out on it.

Yes, it's been explained to me. They have political differences. I didn't understand because I don't follow politics. To me it just looked like he lashed out at the op because he was asking about gold costs for scribing spells, which seemed an odd thing to lash out someone for.

I understand why they don't like each other now.

What really gets me is Steam has a no politics rule and yet have ignored this guy for months now.

[xposethedarkside]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Yes, it's been explained to me. They have political differences. I didn't understand because I don't follow politics. To me it just looked like he lashed out at the op because he was asking about gold costs for scribing spells, which seemed an odd thing to lash out someone for.

I understand why they don't like each other now.

What really gets me is Steam has a no politics rule and yet have ignored this guy for months now.

I tend to just avoid those topics since they don't interest me. I fell into this quite by accident because I didn't know that these two users apparently had prior issues.
I would assume however that if one is interested in politics there are probably dedicated forums somewhere else that cater to such discussions.

Having such discussions on a Solasta forum runs the risk of dummies like me not realizing what's going on because I think we're talking about a video game.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Yeah, it's based on 5E rules.

Failure chance is per the rules for the Spell Scroll magic item.

A wizard spell on a spell scroll can be copied just as spells in spellbooks can be copied. When a spell is copied from a spell scroll, the copier must succeed on an Intelligence (Arcana) check with a DC equal to 10 + the spell's level. If the check succeeds, the spell is successfully copied. Whether the check succeeds or fails, the spell scroll is destroyed.

Time and cost, on the other hand, are part of the Wizard class description.

When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is of a spell level you can prepare and if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.

Copying that spell into your spellbook involves reproducing the basic form of the spell, then deciphering the unique system of notation used by the wizard who wrote it. You must practice the spell until you understand the sounds or gestures required, then transcribe it into your spellbook using your own notation.

For each level of the spell, the process takes 2 hours and costs 50 gp. The cost represents material components you expend as you experiment with the spell to master it, as well as the fine inks you need to record it. Once you have spent this time and money, you can prepare the spell just like your other spells.

Using a scroll does not cost anything except the scroll itself (destroyed, even if the casting attempt fails) and the time required to cast the spell (same as it would be without the spell). Absent specific features it does need to be on the class list of the user, like you can't just hand a Fireball scroll to a champion fighter and expect him to be able to cast it.

[Rizilliant]

Originally posted by Wizard of Woz:

Originally posted by xposethedarkside:

Yes, it's been explained to me. They have political differences. I didn't understand because I don't follow politics. To me it just looked like he lashed out at the op because he was asking about gold costs for scribing spells, which seemed an odd thing to lash out someone for.

I understand why they don't like each other now.

What really gets me is Steam has a no politics rule and yet have ignored this guy for months now.

Incorrect. Theyve attempted to ban the name multiple times. Ive won the appeal every time, because its NOT against any TOS. I guess some people just need to grow thicker skin

Those who continue to lash out at a user over, unprovoked, over their screen name however, may be breaking some tos.....