Heroquest Larp Scroll Rules
The Write power scroll or Write magic scroll skill is required to enable scrolls to be written, as well as the ability to cast the spell or invocation you want to put on the scroll. The separate skills for writing scrolls are as follows;
Magic |
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| Write Battle Magic Scrolls | Enables you to write level one to five magical spells onto scroll paper. |
| Write High Magic Scrolls | Enables you to write level six to eight magical spells onto scroll paper. |
| Write Level 9 Arcane Magic Scrolls | Enables you to write level nine magical spells onto scroll paper. |
| Write Level 10 Arcane Magic Scrolls | Enables you to write level ten magical spells onto scroll paper. |
Power |
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| Write Lay Power Scrolls | Enables you to write rank one to five invocations onto scroll paper. |
| Write Ritual Power Scrolls | Enables you to write rank six to eight invocations onto scroll paper. |
| Write Rank 9 Cosmic Power Scrolls | Enables you to write rank nine invocations onto scroll paper. |
| Write Rank 10 Cosmic Power Scrolls | Enables you to write rank ten invocations onto scroll paper. |
Those with the appropriate skills, and blank scroll paper, can write normal invocations and spells onto scrolls during adventures. This takes 15 minutes.
Certain specialist spells and invocations require considerable additional time, preparation and special materials to produce and therefore cannot be performed on adventures. Anything that is self only falls into this category. If you are in any doubt please just ask first.
On completion of the scroll the spell slot or amount of power will be used by the writer. (Note no invoke or casting kit etc is required when writing scrolls).
The cost of purchasing a piece of blank scroll paper is 100 gests. Send an SAE with the gests and we will send you the card.
Once used, the spell/invocation written on the Scroll Paper vanishes, and the Scroll Paper cannot be reused on the same adventure.
In order to write a Scroll, you must have the appropriate skills. These are: Read/Write Runes (Magic/Power as appropriate); and Write Scroll of the appropriate type (Magic/Power). You must of course learn the lower levels of Scroll writing before proceeding to the higher ones.
It is not necessary to write the Scroll continuously - you can begin writing, then take a break and continue it later. There is no limit on the number of breaks you can take from writing the Scroll.
Remember that you can only write those spells/invocations that you already know! Once written, the appropriate amount of mana/power is stored within the Scroll until it is used, and the appropriate amount of life lost (if applicable), although the writer will be able to regain these immediately by the usual methods.
In order to use a Scroll once it has been written, you must be able to read the appropriate runes, either power or magic - if in doubt, ask the writer which rune set they will be using, as a Scroll you cannot read will be useless to you! Note that you do not have to be a caster yourself - as long as you can read the runes, you can use the Scroll.
When using a Scroll, simply read the runes as written, and the spell/invocation will be cast - you have 30 seconds to target the spell/invocation with the final line of vocals. (unlike the usual 5 seconds if it were being cast normally.)
For the scroll to work properly it must be read out audibly and clearly otherwise the scroll will not release the spell/invocation. If you are interrupted in any way whilst casting the spell/invocation then again it is not released from the scroll and is considered a failed casting. A failed casting does not mean that the scroll is wasted however it takes a full 24 hours before the attempt can be made again.
You cannot read a scroll you cannot see, so if it is dark light a candle.
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