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CREATURE 3Often seen at the sides of spellcasters, scalescribes are tiny, snakelike creatures with numerous hands that usually hold a multitude of fountain pens in various ink colors. The words scrawled across their bodies shift depending on what texts they've encountered recently. Scalescribes have a fondness for language, especially magical language, and make their homes in libraries or other places of learning.
After performing a 1-hour ritual, a scalescribe can bond with one willing creature capable of Casting Spells.
The scalescribe can Aid their bonded caster in Crafting a scroll, and they can make their Transcribed spell available to the caster so long as the spell is of the caster's tradition.
A bonded prepared caster can prepare the spell. A bonded spontaneous caster can add the spell to their spell repertoire during their daily preparations, and it remains as long as the Transcribed scroll exists.
The scalescribe can Cast a Spell from any scroll they Transcribe as if it were on their spell list. Transcribing a new scroll renders any previously Transcribed scroll inert.
Critical Success If the triggering spell's rank was no more than 3 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank, the scalescribe captures a copy of the spell in a scroll that appears in their hand. This scroll can be used normally but fades after 24 hours if not used before then.
Success As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is no more than 1 higher than the scalescribe's counteract rank.
Failure As critical success, but only if the spell's rank is lower than the scalescribe's counteract rank.
Critical Failure The scalescribe fails to copy the spell.
When the scalescribe deals damage to a creature with their fountain pen, the creature takes 1d4 persistent poison.
When a creature taking this damage attempts to take an action with the concentrate trait, it must succeed at a DC 5 flat check check or the action is disrupted.