Scribing - ESO

Overview

Scribing is a unique and engaging system that allows you to collect and customize brand new skills. Scribing is part of a novel adventure, where you'll discover a mystery in an ancient library and learn to shape the very heart of magic.The Scribing quest content consists of six exciting new quests. As you progress through these quests, your new allies will unlock access to the Scribing system and materials. You'll gain the ability to purchase powerful Grimoires, the basic templates for your unique and customizable new skills.

These skills are then crafted at the Scribing Altar by adding powerful Scripts to their pages. There are many different types of Scripts, each of which fundamentally changes how the resulting Scribed Skill works right down to who the skill targets and what kind of damage it does.

How to Access

Anyone can loot Scripts from defeating enemies, but purchasing the Gold Road Chapter is required to access the Scribing system. Additionally, your character must be at least level 30, or have unlocked the Champion System, in order to access Scribing.

The lost art of Scribing awaits! To begin your adventure, access the "Second Era of Scribing" quest from the Scribing collectible in the Upgrades section of the Collections menu, or simply seek out Adept Irnard Rirnil near the Mages Guild in Skingrad.Scribing quest progress is specific to each character, and the full questline is always available. Each character will have to complete the tutorial quest "The Second Era of Scribing" to gain access to the Scholarium.

However, once you complete a quest in the Scribing questline, the upgrades you gain from that quest are available to all characters on your account from that point forward.

Grimoires

Grimoires are the core of all Scribed skills. After purchasing a Grimoire, you can consume it to permanently unlock a new skill on that character in the relevant skill line. Grimoires cost gold, and can be purchased from Chronicler Firandil in the Scholarium after completing the quest "The Wing of the Indrik."Grimoires also require having completed specific achievements related to the skill line associated with the Grimoire. For example, you must complete the Achievement "Bow Apprentice" to purchase the Grimoire for the Bow skill Vault.

Once a Grimoire has been acquired on a character, other characters on your account can purchase them from Chronicler Firandil in the Scholarium at a discounted price.

Scripts

Each Script holds a unique effect that you can apply to a Scribed ability. Scripts can be looted or purchased through a variety of means detailed in the Help file "How to Acquire Scripts." Once a Script is in your inventory, you can consume it to permanently unlock that Script effect at the Scribing Altar for that character.There are three types of Scripts: Focus, Signature and Affix.

Focus Scripts define the main function of a Scribed Skill. This might change the type of damage the skill does, or whether the ability targets enemies or allies. Focus Scripts also determine the cost of the ability and whether it takes Magicka or Stamina to use.

Signature Scripts can enhance the effects of the Focus Script, trigger a unique interaction with an existing mechanic, or add secondary attributes to the Scribed Skill.

Affix Scripts adds buffs or debuffs to the Scribed Skill, depending on the targets the resulting Skill affects.

Not all Scripts can be applied to all Grimoires. Also, not all Scripts that are compatible with a Grimoire are compatible with each other. Collect and experiment to discover combinations that work for you.

Luminous Inks

Luminous Ink is required to complete the Scribing process, sealing the magic within your chosen Grimoire and Scripts. Each Script added or changed on a Scribed Skill consumes one Luminous Ink.

After completing the quest "The Wing of the Indrik", Luminous Ink will rarely drop from defeated enemies. After completing the quest "The Wing of the Netch", Luminous Ink will rarely drop from harvesting crafting materials.

How to Acquire Scripts

Even without completing any of the Scribing quests, many Scripts will have a rare chance of dropping from enemies in the world. Scripts are primarily available via reward drops from completing content. You can drastically improve your chances to hunt for a particular type of script by completing the Wing of the Scholarium quest associated with each Script type.

Seek Focus Scripts after completing the Wing of the Gryphon from daily Delve quests, daily Mages Guild quests, and PvP Rewards for the Worthy.

Signature Scripts can be found after completing the Wing of the Dragon from daily World Boss quests, daily Cyrodiil quests, and daily Fighters Guild quests.

Completing the Wing of the Netch opens up better access to Affix Scripts through daily World Event quests, daily Imperial City quests, and daily Undaunted quests.Completion of each Wing also unlocks Scripts of the relevant type on vendors. Seek out Chronicler Firandil in the Scholarium and Filer Ool in the Infinite Archive, both of whom rotate their stock each week. Once you unlock a Script on one character, other characters on your account can purchase that script at a discounted price.

The benefits of completing Scholarium Wings are available on all characters across your account. That said, you cannot access the Scribing Altar or the Scholarium without completing the quest "The Second Era of Scribing" on your other characters.

A variety of Scripts will become available thanks to the generosity of the Mages Guild Archmagister upon completion of the Wing of the Dragon. Seeking those Scripts is detailed in the Help file "Mages Guild Subsidized Scripts." The Class Mastery Signature script is only available by seeking out Class Script Scraps, detailed in the Help file "The Class Mastery Script."

How to Scribe Skills

You must complete the quest "The Second Era of Scribing" in order to gain access to the Scribing Altar. The completion of that quest will also give you access to a Grimoire and the Scripts needed to Scribe a skill.

Scribing can only be completed at the Scholarium beneath Eyevea. To Scribe a Skill, interact with the Altar by pressing E.From the Scribing menu, select the Grimoire you wish to craft as a Scribed Skill.

Choose the Focus, Signature, and Affix Script you want to use. You must choose one Focus, one Signature, and one Affix Script to craft a Scribed Skill. Note that not all Scripts are compatible with all Grimoires, and not all Scripts are compatible with each other.

Once the Grimoire has one of each Script type Press R to craft your Scribed Skill. Luminous Ink will be consumed for each Script you add or change to your Scribed Skill. For example, three Luminous ink will be consumed the first time you Scribe a skill.

You can change the Scripts on a Scribed Skill as many times as you like, creating new versions of the skill for as long as you have enough Luminous Ink. Only Luminous Ink is consumed in crafting a Scribed Skill, Grimoires and Scripts are permanently unlocked and may be used as many times as you wish. Experiment as much as you like to find the right Scribed Skill for your build.

Mages Guild Subsidized Scripts

After completing the quest "The Wing of the Dragon" Archmagister Vanus Galerion will make available a number of useful scripts in Mages Guild halls across Tamriel.

You can find these gifts at Mages Guild Halls in these cities:
• Vulkhel Guard
• Davon's Watch
• Daggerfall
• Wayrest
• Elden Root
• Mournhold
• Riften
• Evermore
• Rawl'kha

Class Mastery Signature Script

After completing the quest "The Wing of the Dragon" the magic of the Dragon Luminary causes mystical scraps of a potent Signature Script to begin appearing across Tamriel. You can acquire the Class Mastery Signature Script by combining 50 Class Script Scraps.

Class Script Scraps can be found in rewards granted by:
• Completing normal and veteran Trials
• Opening normal and veteran Trial weekly coffers
• Appearing on Trial leaderboards
• Completing normal and veteran Arenas
• Appearing on an Arena leaderboard
• Completing the Infinite Archive
• Opening rewards for completing daily normal and veteran Dungeons
• Opening daily Battleground reward boxes
• Completing Master Writs
• Opening reward boxes granted from completing Elder Scrolls capture quests in Cyrodiil
• Becoming Emperor in Cyrodiil

Sigils of the Luminaries

Completing the quest associated with each Wing of the Scholarium grants you the relevant Luminary's sigil. This sigil represents the Luminary's commitment to the Scholarium and their connection to the altar. Each Sigil unlocks an account-wide collectible which grants characters on your account certain benefits.

The Sigil of the Luminary Indrik
• Unlocks the Scholarium Vendor, Chronicler Firandil.
• Stocks Chronicler Firandil with all of the Gold Road launch Grimoires.
• Allows Luminous Ink to rarely drop when defeating monsters.

The Sigil of the Luminary Gryphon
• Adds Focus Scripts as possible rewards from daily Delve quests, daily Mages Guild quests, and PvP Rewards for the Worthy.
• Unlocks a rotating selection of Focus Scripts on the Scholarium Vendor and the Infinite Archive Vendor.

The Sigil of the Luminary Dragon
• Adds Signature Scripts as possible rewards from daily World Boss quests, daily Cyrodiil quests, and daily Fighters Guild quests.
• Unlocks a rotating selection of Signature Scripts on the Scholarium Vendor and the Infinite Archive Vendor.
• Unlocks the Mages Guild Subsidized Script chase, outlined in the related Help file.
• Unlocks the Class Mastery Signature Script chase, outlined in the related Help file.

The Sigil of the Luminary Netch
• Adds Affix Scripts as possible rewards from daily World Event quests, daily Imperial City quests, and daily Undaunted quests.
• Unlocks a rotating selection of Affix Scripts on the Scholarium Vendor and the Infinite Archive Vendor.
• Allows Luminous Ink to rarely drop when harvesting crafting materials.As account-wide unlocks, these benefits are available immediately upon playing other characters. However, you must still complete the quest "The Second Era of Scribing" to give a character access to the Scribing Altar and the Scholarium.

If you have completed "The Wing of the Indrik", Chronicler Firandil will be at his station in the Scholarium immediately upon completing "The Second Era of Scribing."