Elder Scrolls Online Gold Road Scribing Guide 2024

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Complete Scribing Guide for ESO

ESO Scribing’s main function is to add new custom skills into already existing skill lines, including the weapon skill line, world, PVP, and guild skills. Unlocking these allows greater roleplay potential and enables a more personal touch to build your character.

How does Scribing work in Elder Scrolls Online?

The Scribing system may seem complicated and confusing at first, but as you test it out and experiment it becomes much more straightforward. There are three necessary components to scribing: Grimoires, Scripts, and Inks.

What are Grimoires?

With the exception of Soul Magic, every skill line on this list has one Grimoire skill to customize. Soul Magic is currently the only skill with two.

Destruction Staff Restoration Staff Dual Wield Two Hander Bow One Hand and Shield Fighters Guild Mages Guild Assault Soul Magic

I suspect with future updates and patches there will be more added to this list, however right now only the existing skill lines are customizable.

Where to get Grimoires

First, you must complete the Wing of the Indrik quest line and earn the rank of apprentice in the Grimior skill line in order to unlock the merchant shop to purchase Grimoires. After completion, Grimoire and Script Vendor Chronicler Firandil will be available to sell all Grimoires in The Scholarium. Upon first purchase a grimoire costs 50,000 gold (ouch!) but a discount is given for purchases following using alternative characters lowering the price to 10,000 gold. Currently, there are two exceptions to this price, but more may pop up in the future:

Wield Soul is unavailable for purchase. It is only awarded upon completing the Scribing tutorial quest. As of right now, there are no other methods to obtain the Wield Soul skill in Elder Scrolls Online. Soul Burst is also given as an award for completing the final quest in the Scribing test line, but it seems it may also be available for purchase after completion for 10,000 gold.

List of Grimoires

Below are all the Grimoires we know about:

What are Scripts?

Each Grimoire you purchase can be customized and personalized using Scripts. Scripts hold unique effects that slot into Grimoires and cause damage-type changes, buffs, debuffs, and other interesting effects.

Where to get Scripts

Scripts can be earned through the Scribing questline, daily quest rewards, or purchased from the Scholarium and Infinite Archive Vendors. Once a Script is purchased and in your inventory, you can consume it to permanently unlock that Script effect for the Scribing system. Scripts are technically not reusable or recyclable, but you are able to deposit a script into your bank and transfer it to another character after buying or looting from an alternative character.

Script Types

There are three different kinds of Scripts in ESO: Focus Scripts, Signature Scripts, and Affix Scripts. Focus scripts define and add to the skill’s main effects, including damage type, healing, or utility. Focus Scripts also determines whether the ability it takes Magicka or Stamina to use. Since Focus Scripts affect the main function, this is the most important consideration to make when Scribing. Some Focus Scripts are unable to be combined with Signature Scripts or Affix Scripts as certain combinations are not possible. Signature Scripts alter the Focus Script attached to the Grimoire by adding some more buffs and effects. Some Signature Scripts are based on class and have amazing potential for character depth and personalization. The variety allows you to customize everything from class to weapon type and more!

Physical Poison Bleed Disease Frost Magic Multi-Target Pull Stun Taunt Immobilize Heal Damage Shield Mitigation Ultimate Generation

Finally, Affix Scripts offers a major/minor buff/debuff as an extra effect to the new custom skill you’ve been handcrafting during this process. With all of these variables, there seems to be an infinite amount of combinations for you to test out and find which one fits your playstyle the best!

Damage Over Time Snare Life Leech Status Effect Class Mastery Damage Shield Deflect Weapon Passive Bonus Damage Resource Restore Mobility Defiance Heal Over Time Block Mitigation Immobilize Soul Infusion

What are Inks?

Inks, also known as Luminous Ink, is the newly introduced currency in the Gold Road Scribing System in Elder Scrolls Online. It’s the resource needed to craft or modify skills and complete the process of sealing your skills within your Grimoire. Each Script or Scribed skill consumes Luminous Ink.

Major Brutality and Sorcery (20% Weapon and Spell Damage) Minor Force (Critical Damage) Major Savagery and Prophecy (Critical Chance) Minor Expedition (move speed) Minor and Major Vulnerability (increased damage taken) Minor and Major Maim (reduced damage done) Minor Lifesteal (heal on attack) Minor and Major Evasion (reduced AOE damage) Off Balance (bonus heavy attack damage) Major Cowardice (reduce enemy Weapon and Spell Damage) Major Resolve (bonus Armor) Major Vitality (increased Healing Done) Minor Brittle (increased Critical Damage taken) Minor Breach (reduced enemy Armor) Minor Courage (increased Weapon and Spell Damage)

How to Get Luminous Ink

As it is a new resource, more methods of obtaining Luminous Ink are being revealed every day. Here are the methods we know of so far:

Luminous Ink is awarded after completing the Indrik, Gryphon, Dragon, and Netch Luminary Wing questlines (12 total) After completing the quest “The Wing of the Indrik, “Luminous Ink will sometimes drop from defeated enemies After completing the quest “The Wing of the Netch, “Luminous Ink will sometimes drop from harvesting crafting materials You can buy the Luminous Ink from other players directly or through the ESO Guild Trader system After completing the Indrik and Netch wings on one character, all of your other characters will be able to get Luminous Ink from the world from defeated enemies and harvested materials

As well as the listed methods, any enemies that drop loot have a chance to drop Luminous Ink as well. If farming is a necessity, look for areas with a lot of easily-felled enemies and go to town. A new mechanic always brings new excitement, and for those of us who take character customization to the extreme, this update is here to deliver! If you need any more excitement or are wondering about any other Elder Scrolls Online DLC, make sure to check us out on Pro Game Guides!