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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

There is a pamphlet titled On Behalf of the Mages Guild of all Tamriel posted on the wall west of the Skingrad City Wayshrine. Reading it grants you The Second Era of Scribing, the first quest in the Scribing storyline.

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Luminous InkEdit

 

Crafting a new skill requires 3 Luminous ink, one for each of the three scripts. If you modify only 1 or 2 scripts on an existing scribed skill, you will only need to use 1 ink per script changed. Each of the quests in the Scribing quest line will reward 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. 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 harvested 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.

SkillsEdit

Scribed skills, once created, will show up in your regular skill trees as Active skills, and can be slotted into your skill bars in the same way. They can be cast for a cost of Magicka or Stamina just like any others. Unlike regular skills, they do not require the investment of a skill point, and do not gain experience through use, nor may they be morphed, though the scribing system allows you to customize them as often as you like, provided you have the Luminous Ink to support it. The skills will vary in name and visual appearance based on your choice of Focus Script, though the skill icons remain the same. The scribed weapon skills do still require you to have the appropriate weapon(s) equipped, and scribed skills do count as Active skills in their given trees for the purposes of any Passive skills that depend on Active skills being slotted.

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. They cost 0005000050,000   the first time, and 0001000010,000   for other characters on your account. 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 Skill Line Requirement
  Elemental Explosion Destruction Staff Destruction Staff Master
  Mender's Bond Restoration Staff Restoration Staff Master
  Shield Throw One Hand and Shield One Hand and Shield Master
  Smash Two Handed Two-Handed Master
  Traveling Knife Dual Wield Dual Wield Master
  Vault Bow Bow Master
  Wield Soul Soul Magic Earned for free by completing The Second Era of Scribing, the first quest in the Scribing quest line.
  Soul Burst Soul Magic Earned for free by completing The Wing of the Crow, the final quest in the Scribing quest line.
  Torchbearer Fighters Guild Fighters Guild Skill Master
  Ulfsild's Contingency Mages Guild Mages Guild Skill Master
  Trample Assault Alliance War Skill Master

ScriptsEdit

To craft a skill, you will need 3 scripts, one Focus Script, one Signature Script, and one Affix Script. You cannot craft a skill without one of each of compatible types. Scripts can be purchased from Chronicler Firandil or found in various ways, and are single-use. Most need to be unlocked in some way.

Focus ScriptsEdit

The Focus Script will determine the name of the skill you scribe, and the overall type of skill it becomes. Certain Focus scripts will disallow Signature and/or Affix scripts, generally a matter of the skill being offensive or defensive.

Script Price Grimoires Requirements
  Bleed Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Damage Shield First: (?)
Later: (?)		       Found at the Davon's Watch Mages Guild
  Disease Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Dispel First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Flame Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		     
  Frost Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Generate Ultimate First: (?)
Later: (?)		    Reward for Mages Guild daily quests
  Healing First: (?)
Later: (?)		         Reward for The Wing of the Indrik quest.
  Immobilize First: (?)
Later: (?)		       Reward for Mages Guild daily quests
  Knockback First: (?)
Later: (?)		       
  Magic Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		           Earned for free during The Second Era of Scribing quest.
  Mitigation First: (?)
Later: (?)		    Reward for Mages Guild daily quests
  Multi-Target First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Physical Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		         Found at the Vulkhel Guard Mages Guild
  Poison Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Pull First: (?)
Later: (?)		     
  Restore Resources First: (?)
Later: (?)		  
  Shock Damage First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Stun First: (?)
Later: (?)		        Found at the Daggerfall Mages Guild
  Taunt First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Trauma First: (?)
Later: (?)		   

Signature ScriptsEdit

Script Price Grimoires Requirements
  Anchorite's Cruelty First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Anchorite's Potency First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Assassin's Misery First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Cavalier's Charge First: (?)
Later: (?)		  
  Class Mastery First: (?)
Later: (?)		             A Signature with Class
  Crusader's Defiance First: (?)
Later: (?)		      
  Druid's Resurgence First: (?)
Later: (?)		         Found at the Wayrest Mages Guild
  Fencer's Parry First: (?)
Later: (?)		     Reward for Fighters Guild daily quests
  Gladiator's Tenacity First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Growing Impact First: (?)
Later: (?)		  
  Hunter's Snare First: (?)
Later: (?)		          Found outside at the Mournhold Mages Guild
  Immobilizing Strike First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Knight's Valor First: (?)
Later: (?)		   
  Leeching Thirst First: (?)
Later: (?)		    Reward for Fighters Guild daily quests
  Lingering Torment First: (?)
Later: (?)		            Earned for free during The Second Era of Scribing quest.
  Sage's Remedy First: (?)
Later: (?)		         Reward for The Wing of the Indrik quest.
  Thief's Swiftness First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Warmage's Defense First: (?)
Later: (?)		    
  Warrior's Opportunity First: (?)
Later: (?)		      Found at the Elden Root Mages Guild
  Wayfarer's Mastery First: (?)
Later: (?)		      

Affix ScriptsEdit

Once the Sigil of the Luminary Netch has been obtained, Affix scripts drop from the coffers rewarded by Imperial City daily quests, Undaunted delve daily quests, and World Event daily quests.

Script Price Grimoires Requirements
  Berserk First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Breach free        Earned for free during The Second Era of Scribing quest.
  Brittle First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Brutality and Sorcery First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Courage First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Cowardice First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		       Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Defile First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Empower First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Enervation First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Evasion First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Expedition First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		       Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Force First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Heroism First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Intellect and Endurance First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		      Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Interrupt First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		        Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Lifesteal First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Magickasteal First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Maim free        Found at the Riften Mages Guild
  Mangle First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Off Balance First: free
Later: 0000001010  		       Reward for The Wing of the Indrik quest.
  Protection First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Resolve First: free
Later: 0000001010  		       Reward for The Wing of the Indrik quest.
  Savagery and Prophecy First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		     Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Uncertainty First: 0002000020,000  
Later: 000040004,000  		    Sigil of the Luminary Netch
  Vitality free       Found outside the Rawl'kha Mages Guild
  Vulnerability free      Found at the Evermore Mages Guild

NotesEdit

  • There is artwork for a 12th Grimoire, which would be in the Support skill line. It is unclear whether this was removed prior to release or if it is planned for the future.

See AlsoEdit

GalleryEdit

  • Scribing

  • Characters using their modified skills

  • Luminary of Magic and the Knights of the Lamp

  • The Dragon - A Luminary of Magic

 
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