Scroll Infusion (714)

Scroll Infusion (714) Mnemonic [SCROLLINFUSION] Duration Several minutes Utility Magic   Components Special  Availability Fresh/unlocked scrolls

Sorcerer Base Spells Blood Burst (701) Attack Mana Disruption (702) Attack Corrupt Essence (703) Attack Phase (704) Utility Disintegrate (705) Attack Mind Jolt (706) Attack Eye Spy (707) Utility Limb Disruption (708) Attack Grasp of the Grave (709) Attack Energy Maelstrom (710) Attack Pain (711) Attack Cloak of Shadows (712) Defensive Balefire (713) Attack Scroll Infusion (714) Utility Curse (715) Attack Pestilence (716) Attack Evil Eye (717) Attack Torment (718) Attack Dark Catalyst (719) Attack Implosion (720) Attack Minor Summoning (725) Utility Animate Dead (730) Utility Ensorcell (735) Utility Planar Shift (740) Utility

Scroll Infusion allows a sorcerer to utilize magical runestones to fully harness the magic found within scrolls. Sorcerers able to successfully utilize this spell will be able to increase the incantations found on a scroll many times over, granting the scrolls a much longer life than is normally expected. There are two aspects of scroll infusion: the unlocking of a scroll using unlocking runestones, and the charging of the scroll using both the spell, a charging runestone, and the INFUSE verb.

A scroll must be unlocked prior to charging, and scrolls that have been used even once cannot be unlocked (i.e., scrolls must be fresh). An unlocked scroll will continue to accept mana infusions until it has been worn out or locked (from failure). Experience is gained at 10 xp per charge infused, with a 500 xp cap per hour.

Success in unlocking a spell is dependent on training in Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols, Aura and Wisdom bonuses, knowledge of the spell or sphere, spell level, and rune difficulty. Magic Item Use is more important than Arcane Symbols for purposes of unlocking. Unlocking is also used to increase the base window on a self knowledge scroll to around 60 minutes maximum for buffs, and 120 minutes for offensive spells.

Success in charging is dependent on Arcane Symbols skill, knowledge of the spell or spell sphere being charged, training in the relevant spell spheres (i.e. Minor Elemental for elemental sphere spells, and Minor Spirit for spirit sphere spells), sorcerer spell ranks, quality of the unlocking rune used, and the number of charges the attempted spell already has.

Mana Control training does not help infusion succeed, but does reduce the mana cost necessary for a given spell (see below). Infusing in a magical workshop garners a bonus to success.

A player should not attempt Scroll Infusion without first reading the Scroll Infusion Extended Documentation. This document remains separate from the spell description because it was written by Mekthros as Official Simutronics Documentation. Otherwise this page would be similar in length to Ensorcell (735).

While this is a level 14 spell, sorcerers should not expect to be proficient at all with Scroll Infusion at level 14. This is an advanced utility spell and attempting to work on high level spells from Mental and Arcane circles before being properly trained will lead to expensive scroll losses and sorcerer death. When a character has about 30 ranks each of Arcane Symbols and Magic Item Use, he/she should be effective with low level out of circle and Sorcerer Base spells.

Scroll Mechanics

In order to understand how Scroll Infusion works, one must understand how a scroll works, and how the spell affects a scroll:

• Scrolls have intrinsic silver value, as roughly shown by appraising them at the pawnshop.
• Invoking a scroll reduces the value, for every 1 mana invoked, about 10 silvers of bard-sung value is lost, which is about 2.9 silver of pawn value for a character with no trading/influence/racial modifier.
  • Invocations of the last remaining charge of a spell appear not to reduce scroll value
• Infusing a scroll with near 0 value will almost certainly lock the scroll.
• Scrolls with high cost spells start with a higher intrinsic value.
• Infusing a scroll reduces its intrinsic value.

From the Extended Documentation:

Every scroll suffers wear and tear during the infusion process. Any charges added to that scroll will decrease its infusion capacity until it reaches 0, at which point the scroll will "wear out" and lock permanently. The maximum infusion capacity of a scroll is a function of its value, and that value is commonly based on the level of the spells on the scroll (more higher level spells = more infusion capacity). Merchant-sold scrolls may have higher innate values. The amount of wear and tear that a scroll suffers depends on the spell being infused. More sought after spells will generally drain value quicker than more common ones. Those higher level spells that add infusion capacity also drain that capacity faster.

Mana Control Benefit

The amount of mana drained for a given spell on an infusion attempt is largely based on the spell's level and sphere. Magic that sorcerers do not have knowledge of, such as mental magic, require more mana to charge. High levels of Mana Control training (Spiritual and Elemental) will reduce the mana required.

Scroll Infusion Runes

Rune Name	Purpose	Level/Charges
beiron'fyn	Unlocking	5
erikar'fyn	Unlocking	10
ikar'fyn	Unlocking	15
quiss'fyn	Unlocking	20
dikar'fyn	Unlocking	25
odeir'cos	Detection	n/a
ag'loenar	Charging	n/a

Infuse Costs

The following player research shows the reduction to pawn value of a scroll for a character with 0 trading/influence bonus and 0 racial modifier. It assumes a 2.83 silver per mana invoked reduction, which is an approximation but pretty close. To approximate the number of charges of a single spell a scroll will accept, divide its pawn value by the infuse+invoke cost in the table below. If you have any trading modifiers affecting the pawn shop's offer, you will have to account for them before using this chart.

Spell	Infuse Cost	Infuse+Invoke Cost
202	8.25	13.91
207	14.3	34.11
211	38	69.13
215	114	156.45
219	57	110.77
303	14.75	23.24
307	17.14	36.95
310	32.35	60.55
315	22.66	65.11
318	236	286.94
503	9	17.49
507	14.14	33.95
508	38.33	60.97
509	24.6	50.07
511	18.5	49.63
513	21.25	58.04
601	3.85	6.68
602	9.8	15.46
606	31.28	48.26
613	26	62.79
618	39	89.94
905	14.25	28.4
913	34.14	70.93
1119	34.2	87.97
1204	8.5	19.82
1601	8.5	11.33
1605	14.2	28.35
1617	52.58	100.39
1701	3.75	6.58
1708	11	33.64
1711	34.33	65.46
1712	14.8	48.76

Resources

• Scroll Infusion Extended Documentation
• Scroll Infusion for normal folk
• Evarin's Spell Collection Guide