Make scrolls useful to the writer

[Axly Suregrip]

I like Henry's idea of being able to write scrolls from books. But it needs more of a balancing trade off than just -2 DX / spell IQ over wizard's. In addition, what if the creation time is double the number of weeks to complete the scroll?

And I like Steve P's idea that scrolls should be powered. But, I think the game has room for both the normal scrolls and the new powered scrolls. Again, let's say creating a powered scroll takes double the number of weeks to complete.

Creating a scroll from a both AND is powered will take 4 times as long.

Powered scrolls will need some rules:

- A powered scroll will only provide the initial cost of the spell and not the maintenance cost. Maintenance costs will be normally drawn from the caster.

- Spells that come in multiple level of casting will always be set at the THIRD level of power in a powered scroll. Examples:
. Fireball spells in a powered scroll will always cast a 3 ST fireball.
. Aid spell will always boost an attribute by 3.
. Meal scroll will feed 3 people.
. Clumsiness scroll will always reduce DX by -6.
. Zombie spell only creates a zombie of ST 3.

- Wizard should be allowed to add more ST into the spell, permitting the spell allows it. Examples, add 2 more ST to create a zombie or ST 5. But cannot at 1 ST to a fireball since 3 ST is already the maximum.

- Death spell cannot be made into a powered scroll. There may be other spells that cannot be done.