I just upgraded to the newest version and my wizard seems to be unable to copy the scrolls he has found into his spellbook (such as Ray of Enfeeblement). I have tried numerous times and keep getting the failure message, even after leveling up to 2nd and 3rd level. Is copy scroll now dependent on a skill?
Copying scrolls has always been dependent on the character's ranks in Spellcraft. If you fail once you should get an invalid action message until the next time you fail to copy another spell or when you level up - whichever occurs sooner.
In fact, if you fail to copy a spell into your spellbook, you won't be able to copy that spell untill you put more skillpoints into your spellcraft skill. That's why I always save my game before I do such a thing. If my mage fails to copy the scroll, than I can just reload & retry. Also, if you got a bard in your group, let him "inspire competence" on the mage for a +2 bonus. If you got a cleric, try enchanting your mage with "Guidance" for a +1 bonus. If your mage has "Foxes Cunning", that's good for an other +2 bonus. If you combine them all, you'll get a +5 bonus, as the bard gives a morale bonus, the cleric gives a competence bonus, while the mage gives an enhancement bonus, so it should all stack.
You buy the 'scribing' items from shop giving +2 each,stackable. I put these and merchant scales in Enchnated chest and bring out when needed. Look at Sprugnoir inventory. I use F12/F9 reloads for this.
What about when "copy Scroll" simply doesn't show up at all? Is there a limit to the number of scrolls you can put in a spell book (per level)? Seems stupid, but programmers love to do stupid things.
If the copy scroll option does not even show up it means the scrolls in your inventory cannot be learned by that character. ig ... a wizard with a cleric scroll, or a specialist wizard trying to learn a scroll in a school that is prohibited by his specialization school.
Or you may have chosen to learn that spell when you leveled up and forgot that you already know it...
I've compiled the following listing of multi-class spells. Do with it what you will: Spell Name School Level/Class Daze Enchantment 0-Sor/Wiz 0-Bard Detect Magic Divination 0-Sor/Wiz 0-Bard 0-Cleric 0-Druid Open/Close Transmutation 0-Sor/Wiz 0-Bard Read Magic Divination 0-Sor/Wiz 0-Bard 0-Cleric 0-Druid 1-Paladin 1-Ranger Resistance Abjuration 0-Sor/Wiz 0-Bard 0-Cleric 0-Druid 1-Paladin Cause Fear Necromancy 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard 1-Cleric Charm Person Enchantment 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Detect Secret Doors Divination 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Detect Undead Divination 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Paladin Endure Elements Abjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Druid 1-Paladin 1-Ranger Expeditious Retreat Transmutation 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Grease Conjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Identify Divination 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Magic Weapon Transmutation 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Paladin Obscuring Mist Conjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Druid Protection from Chaos Abjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Paladin Protection from Evil Abjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric 1-Paladin Protection from Good Abjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric Protection from Law Abjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Cleric Sleep Enchantment 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Summon Monster I Conjuration 1-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard 1-Cleric Bear's Endurance Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Cleric 2-Druid 2-Ranger Blindness/Deafness Necromancy 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 3-Cleric Blur Illusion 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Bull's Strength Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Cleric 2-Druid 2-Paladin Cat's Grace Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Druid 2-Ranger Daze Monster Enchantment 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Eagle's Splendor Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Cleric 2-Paladin Fog Cloud Conjuration 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Druid Fox's Cunning Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Glitterdust Conjuration 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Gust of Wind Evocation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Druid Invisibility Illusion 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Mirror Image Illusion 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Owl's Wisdom Transmutation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Cleric 2-Druid 2-Paladin 2-Ranger Resist Energy Abjuration 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Druid 2-Paladin 1-Ranger Scare Necromancy 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard See Invisibility Divination 2-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Shatter Evocation 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Cleric Summon Monster II Conjuration 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Cleric Summon Swarm Conjuration 2-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Druid Tasha's Hideous Laughter Enchantment 2-Sor/Wiz 1-Bard Blink Transmutation 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Clairaudience/voyance Divination 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Deep Slumber Enchantment 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Dispel Magic Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard 3-Cleric 4-Druid Gaseous Form Transmutation 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Haste Transmutation 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Heroism Enchantment 3-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Hold Person Enchantment 3-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard 2-Cleric Invisibility Sphere Illusion 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Magic Circle Against Chaos Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Magic Circle Against Evil Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Magic Circle Against Good Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Magic Circle Against Law Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Magic Weapon, Greater Transmutation 3-Sor/Wiz 4-Cleric Protection from Energy Abjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric 3-Druid 2-Ranger Sleet Storm Conjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Druid Slow Transmutation 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Suggestion Enchantment 3-Sor/Wiz 2-Bard Summon Monster III Conjuration 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard 3-Cleric Wind Wall Evocation 3-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric 3-Druid 2-Ranger Animate Dead Necromancy 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Bestow Curse Necromancy 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Cleric Charm Monster Enchantment 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Confusion Enchantment 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Crushing Dispair Enchantment 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Dimension Door Conjuration 4-Sor/Wiz 4-Bard Dimensional Anchor Abjuration 4-Sor/Wiz 4-Cleric Fear Necromancy 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard Ice Storm Evocation 4-Sor/Wiz 4-Druid Invisibility, Greater Illusion 4-Sor/Wiz 4-Bard Remove Curse Abjuration 4-Sor/Wiz 3-Bard 3-Cleric Shout Evocation 4-Sor/Wiz 4-Bard Stoneskin Abjuration 4-Sor/Wiz 5-Druid Animal Growth Transmutation 5-Sor/Wiz 5-Druid Blight Necromancy 5-Sor/Wiz 4-Druid Break Enchantment Abjuration 5-Sor/Wiz 4-Bard 5-Cleric Dismissal Abjuration 5-Sor/Wiz 4-Cleric Hold Monster Enchantment 5-Sor/Wiz 4-Bard {It was an Excel file copied to Word to here; and the columns did not remain true to form.}
I've had difficulty with this as well. I have a level 1 wizard who was unable to "Copy Scroll" for an "Entangle" scroll. I got the scroll from the "Shop" map at the start of the module, but was never given an option to "Copy Scroll." The wizard is a generalist with no deity, and the scroll did appear in the radial menu as castable. I could have cast the spell on the scroll, but only had an option to "Scribe Scroll" rather than "Copy Scroll." And "Entangle" is not in the wizard's spell book. His INT is 18, his spellcraft is at 4, but it's not a matter of "You failed to copy the scroll." Rather, it's that the "Copy Scroll" option never appears in the radial menu. Am I doing something wrong here?
As you mentioned, Entangle isn't on the Wizard spell list, so you won't be able to copy it into your spell book. The error seems to be that it appears in the radial menu as castable when it shouldn't.
"Entangle" is a Druid spell, so you cannot copy it into a Wizard's sellbook. And, Daryk, I'm afraid you are mistaking. The scroll correctly appear in the radial menu, is not an error. You can attempt to cast it , but you need to pass a dice roll ( don't remember details right now ) based on your Use Magic Device + Charisma. With a very high UMD rank, you can use almost every magical item, scroll, etc... As a matter of fact, my Rogue has always her UMD maxed out, so she can be a back up caster!!
Ah, I never use the "Use Magic Device" skill, so I didn't realize that's how it was implemented in ToEE. I would have thought it would show up in the skill section, not the inventory.
Ah, gotcha. I forgot that Entangle was druid-only. Or maybe I never knew it? I dunno. I have distant memories of 1e and 2e, but only played Baldur's Gate I and II past that. Gold Box games were more my era.
