DNT Scroll Rules

Welcome to the DNT information on spell scrolls file. Let’s just JUMP into it.

**What is a spell scroll in DNT?**

A scroll in DNT can be defined by a roll of special paper that contains magic spells that can be used once by anyone by simply reading and wishing for the spell to come out.

**How to make a Scroll:**

Making a scroll is not an easy job. We’ve divided it into steps:

1-      Obtaining sodalite ore.

2-      Processing sodalite ore into true sodalite quartz.

3-      Producing silk paper whilst incorporating the sodalite quartz into it.

4-      Actually, doing the spell in the scroll part.

**1-Sodalite ore**

1-Sodalite ore (1cm-2cm)

Sodalite is thought to be natures “magical lungs” for it can absorb magic and can technically be found anywhere in the world but in a very tinny amount. Legends say they are “earths anti-magic shield”, besides this, there is no known explanation for its existence.

However, it is not so easy to find and obtain sodalite for not only it is rare it is also deep into the land requiring a big upfront investment just to start looking for it. Keep in mind if you find some, you’re going to probably need a permit and a binding contract with your local government.

The most common tactic used to find it is to dig a deep hole off at least 100 meters and use a large AoE magic spell in it. The near sodalite will absorb a bit of numen even if the spell isn’t strong enough to break hard rock.

2- Large fire type AoE spell being used underground to find Sodalite Ore (Cristalia, 534HE)

Then to see if there is Sodalite ore present a “detect magic” type spell is used to try and see if there are signs of the absorbed numen in the Sodalite ore…

If there is enough potential ore detected all that’s left is to mine the area without magic of any kind to not spoil it and start the second step.

**2-Processing Sodalite Ore into Sodalite Quartz**

So, let’s say that… hypothetically speaking… you’re a red-blooded elf that found a lot of sodalite ore and you got an epic permit from the government that let’s you explore it. Congratulations! Now comes the hard part, this is where you either find people who are literal masochists or basically get some “hired workers” (slaves) cause it’s a real piece of work.

So, after hauling your epic loot into a mill you going to grind that stuff real good until all there is, is at most particle of dust sized. I recommend strong burly orcs with pickaxes and hammers for the initial chunk down followed by a state of art horse powered mill.

3- Horse powered mill (State of the art)

Damn bro you got the whole squad and made some dust! Ok I see you! Now were going to need some magnetite to remove Sodalite quartz from that dust. This work is boring but hey at least it’s not too physical. The remaining rock is waste material called “tailings” and is usually stockpiled in large basins.

4-Stockpiled tailings in a large basin some wodden chests in the middle there idk

But whatever what matters is that the Sodalite ore has now been upgraded to a higher material called Sodalite concentrate now the size of grains of sand.

Movie. This concentrate should be good enough quality for level 4 spells but if we want to go further there is a well-known process known as flotation in which a flurry is boiled to make a lot of foam. The concentrated boils within this flurry and when foam starts to form it removes other non-wanted minerals such as silica.

After that mix the dust with some clay inside a big ass cylinder and roll that shit with horses or slaves idk and baddabing baddabom ya get tinny Sodalite marbles ready to be melted and used in the next step!

**3-We make silk paper while incorporating the sodalite now:**

Let’s not go into too much detail paper is well known and easy to make and I’m kinda lazy so we speed runing less go:

Get a net. Get some fiber. Put a layer of fiber in the net and overlap it with another layer of fiber but with the fibers perpendicular to the previous fibbers repeat this step a couple times.  Got it? Good!

Now get some silk. Get some sodalite. Liquidity the Sodalite with very hot temperatures use some slaves to achieve this or something idk. Use a fire resistance spell on the silk and dip the silk in there real good.

Put a good amount of silk(the more sodalite dunked silk u use, the better the chance it works) on top of the fibbers that are on top of the net. Then add more fibbers and another net on top compress it and give it a shower in the river.

5-Silk paper with Sodalite in it neat huh?

Compress that. Dry it. Nice You have a potential scroll.

**4-We do the actual thing here**

Ok let’s say that hypothetically speaking you were a red-blooded mage who knew his shit and wanted to do some scrolls to get rich: 1st thing you buy that paper. Second thing you do the coolest part:

The coolest part is actually the most boring one(I lied). You, the mage, write key words in the paper with your own blood (just a lil bit for dramatic effect) and mentalize yourself you want to put that spell in there. Then do the spell. Most times the paper simply absorbs numen but doesn’t track any spells which allows you to try again... Other times it fails in some other way and gets nullified or destroyed and then theres that sweet ass 0.0002% where it works. In all truth experience and knowledge only get you so far. Sometimes the paper is poorly assembled you never know…

(Note: in this part skill of the mage matters and how paper was made matters but above all its luck)

**Spell scrolls contextualized in the common world**

Did you see all that process? My god it’s hard to make scrolls (That’s why they’re so dam expensive) but you can’t even test them to see if they real or if they worked! (That’s why sometimes they’re so dam cheap).

Now for a story:

In 340HE in the Kingdom of Man a world-renowned mage called “Vanatus Shard” sold a Reinforcement spell scroll to the king of Pragmas who tried to use it during battle but…it was a blank the incident was so embarrassing that when a spell scroll fails it is known as a “shard”. \*the end\*

It’s not normal for a spell scroll to not work but it’s also not uncommon. It truly is impossible to test them! So many times, you may find someone selling fake scrolls and when called out they go “oh it was just a shard lmao I’m legit trust me”.

**DNT scroll rules:**

Once you have a scroll you simply need to hold it and think about activating it. Wishing for it to activate while touching it is the only requirements to usage.

You cannot use a spell in a scroll at a hier level.

For rules purposes we now define 3 different types of scrolls:

**Prestige Scroll** **–** Best material and best mages real quality stuff. Found in the mage towers and in rich people’s collections.

**Decent Scroll -** Found in fairs and normal stores these are usually remains from what doesn’t get sold but sometimes store owners pull a sneaky and buy worse stuff.

**Random Scroll -** Black market stuff, shady sellers and stollen goods but it is their job to sell scrolls so there’s still a decent chance it’ll work.

This here is the base prices for spell scrolls in the common world if the players negotiate or if there’s a sale or something it may go up or down by a bit though meh depends on the dm.

This here is the shard factor – Players roll this when they cast the scroll. Isn’t it epic?