Ranks: 1
XP Cost: 5
Learn Time: 8
Skill Point Cost: 2/page
Self-Teach :No
Pre-Requisite: Read/Write
Debarment: –
Limitation: Scribing Kit
Rarity: Common
Description:
A character with this skill is skilled at making exact copies of any non-magical written material. To be successful, the character must have an original in front of him during the entire process. A skill bid is made at 2SP per page, and if successful, the copy is a perfect copy of the first, without loss of any words or meaning. The new copy is obviously in a different hand than the original (this is not a substitute for forgery). The character need not understand the language of the original, as long as the letters are easily readable. Characters must take the reading/writing proficiency prior to this one, although the specific language is not important. It takes approximately 10 minutes per page to scribe a copy. A typical scribing kit, complete with carrying case, magnifying lens, 2 bottles of ink, a dozen pages of parchment, and a like number of quills costs around 50 units and last about two hundred pages. Special inks and quills are available in large cities. A character with the forgery proficiency gains a -25% cost in skill target bids if the scribing proficiency is also known.
