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I thought I'd use a scroll to conjure up a Winged Twilight, trap its soul, and enchant it into a piece of wearable merchandise for my own devious and inscrutable purposes. However, I find that despite having the scroll, I can't cast it. It doesn't show up in my spell lists, and of course you don't directly cast scrolls.

Is this a problem of a scroll requiring simply more magicka than a character currently possesses? Or is something else going on, here?

In advance, thanks.

I don't think its the magicka thing as I'm sure I've used scrolls to summon Golden Saints while still at a low level plus I've used loads of opening scrolls when I've run out of magicka.

Do you have any mods that alter spells/scrolls etc.? It could be a mod that is causing it.

I have plenty of mods in place, but none I know of doing that. Still, it's just possible one of them found the whole "summon and slay" rather sneaky.

Too bad I only decided to try this cheese so many years after the game first came out. And now a mod is ruining my fun.

If its a case of the scroll not being recognised as such so it does not appear in your spell window, maybe you could use the CS to fix it. I wouldn't know where to start doing that though lol

[QUOTE=mr_sir]If its a case of the scroll not being recognised as such so it does not appear in your spell window, maybe you could use the CS to fix it. I wouldn't know where to start doing that though lol[/QUOTE]

What's suspicious is that all other scrolls appear to be recognized, so it could just be that the thing's been made uncastable. But then, if another mod furnished the scroll, the two would interact--and you would have the scrolls, but no way to use them.

I didn't even think that the conjure Winged Twilights existed, you sure that it isn't a quest item you have there?.

[QUOTE=Deadalready]I didn't even think that the conjure Winged Twilights existed, you sure that it isn't a quest item you have there?.[/QUOTE]

Pretty sure, but not positive. I also discovered the spell for purchase and got it, but as I suspected, I don't have enough magicka to cast it. So it could be that scrolls simply don't show up for casting if you lack the necessary magicka--though strange, since scrolls supposedly don't use your magicka.

Every scroll I ever find shows up in my spell window so I don't think its because of your magicka (as you said, scrolls don't use magicka). Mind you this could be because of the type of builds I tend to use as I usually have characters with the magicka bonuses etc. as I tend to play magic users.

I've always been able to cast summons from scrolls, no matter my magicka level or character type. My guess is that this is related to a mod you are using...

[QUOTE=dragon wench]I've always been able to cast summons from scrolls, no matter my magicka level or character type. My guess is that this is related to a mod you are using...[/QUOTE]

Damn. I just checked the mods I've got loaded, and I can't find one that's currently doing this.

Here's my current list of mods, if it helps any:

GameFile3=Morrowind Advanced.esm
GameFile4=RF - Furniture shop.esm
GameFile5=Havish.esm
GameFile6=Beryl's_Head_Replacer_v1.0.esm
GameFile7=Morrowind Comes Alive.esm
GameFile8=Book Rotate.esm
GameFile9=Morrowind Patch v1.6.3.esm
GameFile10=BT_Whitewolf_2_0.esm
GameFile11=Clean The Lost Artifacts of Morrowind.esm
GameFile12=master_index.esp
GameFile13=Expanded Sounds.esp
GameFile14=tusar_v1.2.1(bloodmoon addon).esp
GameFile15=Morrowind Toy Shoppe - Figurines! Trib & BM.esp
GameFile16=Aduls_Arcane_Armature.esp
GameFile17=cloakanddagger.esp
GameFile18=TradeDisputes.esp
GameFile19=Lights_300_V4.esp
GameFile20=DwemerBioMonitor_v1-2.esp
GameFile21=Potted Plants - Trib & BM.esp
GameFile22=RF- Dongle's Delights.esp
GameFile23=farrp_WeaponCompilationMod_V2.esp
GameFile24=werewolfrealism-moononly_changeatwill.esp
GameFile25=Disturb_the_dead.esp
GameFile26=Disturb_the_dead_BM_SA_Addon.esp
GameFile27=RKWerewolf.esp
GameFile28=Kai Globes 2.9.esp
GameFile29=Key Replacer Trib & BM.esp
GameFile30=Nolore_Fixes.esp
GameFile31=Booty.esp
GameFile32=Aduls_Arsenal.esp
GameFile33=Rotate Enhanced.esp
GameFile34=Daedric Sorcery.esp
GameFile35=Tribun_Laura_3_0.esp
GameFile36=Syc_AtHomeAlchemy.esp
GameFile37=Syc_HerbalismforPurists.esp
GameFile38=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_BM.esp
GameFile39=Syc_HerbalismforPurists_TB.esp
GameFile40=Bonsai Creatures.esp
GameFile41=Vampire_Embrace.esp
GameFile42=ASH 2.0.esp
GameFile43=Container Companion Gold.esp
GameFile44=Clean KeyNamer.esp
GameFile45=vn_lichcraft2.esp
GameFile46=Book Jackets - Morrowind - BookRotate.esp
GameFile47=Book Jackets - Tribunal - BookRotate.esp
GameFile48=Book Jackets - Bloodmoon - BookRotate.esp
GameFile49=Mournhold Expanded.esp
GameFile50=Ald Redaynia Extended.esp
GameFile51=Lich Father Act II.esp
GameFile52=Amulets and Rings 2.1 Upgrade A.esp
GameFile53=Haldenshore_1.2.esp
GameFile54=Clean Suran Extended.esp
GameFile55=BM-Fixes.esp
GameFile56=Lich Father Act I.esp
GameFile57=Better Bodies.esp
GameFile58=Kaylas_Kick-Knacks.esp
GameFile59=Leaves of Lorien.esp
GameFile60=Illuminated Order v1.0.esp
GameFile61=Clean Nemon's Vvardenfell Cooperation.esp
GameFile62=Clean Fliggerty's Armor Project.esp
GameFile66=MWE_Base.esp
GameFile67=MWE_Writing.esp
GameFile68=Nevena's Twin Lamps & Slave Hunters 1.5.esp
GameFile69=MW_Adv_Required.esp
GameFile70=Pwmm11-no crouching.esp
GameFile71=Resources Enhanced.esp
GameFile72=SheogoradAlchemistv1.0.esp
GameFile73=TarMar.esp
GameFile74=Tenience's Rare Items V2.1.esp
GameFile75=The_Swords_of_Morrowind.esp
GameFile76=The Hidden Pathway 2.0.esp
GameFile77=The Broken Drum 1.01.esp
GameFile78=Clean MTT Vol III.esp
GameFile79=Clean Sorefoot Enterprises, Inc. v1.5a.esp
GameFile80=Clean Uvirith Inside v 1.4.esp
GameFile81=Clean Theurgist.esp
GameFile82=Clean lgnpc.esp
GameFile83=Clean werewolfrealism-moononly_changeatwill.esp
GameFile84=Clean Scrolls of Khartum.esp
GameFile85=Clean Nevena's Assistants & Apprentices 1.0.esp
GameFile86=Clean The Widow Fedaris ver 1.1.esp
GameFile87=Clean FTG.esp
GameFile88=Clean Aduls_Change_Weather_BM.esp
GameFile89=Clean MaGISTraTe's MagesGuild Rewards 2.0 (NoCreeper).esp
GameFile90=Balmora Expansion v1.4+.esp
GameFile91=Clean small1.esp
GameFile92=Merged_Leveled_Lists.esp
GameFile93=Morrowind Comes Alive Guards Patch.esp
GameFile94=Clean Key Replacer MW Renamer.esp
GameFile95=AreaEffectArrows.esp
GameFile96=Book Rotate - Bloodmoon v5.3.esp
GameFile97=Book Rotate - Tribunal v5.3.esp
GameFile98=Illuminated Order v1.0 - Bloodmoon Compatibility Extras.esp
GameFile99=Morrowind Comes Alive Recruitable NPCs.esp
GameFile100=newarrows.esp
GameFile101=small6.esp
GameFile102=Clean small2.esp
GameFile103=Clean small3.esp
GameFile104=Clean small4.esp
GameFile105=MWInhabitants Freeform (Vol 1).esp
GameFile106=Korobal v1.2.esp
GameFile107=MWInhabitants Freeform PATCH.01.esp
GameFile108=Clean TravelingMerchants_v2.1.esp
GameFile109=Syc_Herbalism ES Patch.esp
GameFile110=Clean small5.esp
GameFile111=MWE_Journal.esp
GameFile112=Kahleigh's Retreat v1.1_BMTB.esp
GameFile113=Morrowind Crafting 2-0.esp
GameFile114=Clean TradeDisputes.esp
GameFile115=Clean Zelda Estate Renovation Version Two.esp
Vgreetings
Caster Staffs
RD Wands
W3 Rune
Gyro's Ring of Flying
Adul's Clocks & Watches
farrp: Weapons
Suran Archery House
Windows Glo
Disturb the Dead
Snakebite
Walfarer's Rest
Resources Enhanced
Mournhold Great Bazaar
Sri's Alchemy
Lady E's Extravanganza
Real Furniture 1
Persuasion Response
Rotation
Herbalism for Purists
The One
Complete Trade Fix 17
Much Shovel of Vivec
Trade Route
Seekers Faction
Potion Upgrade
DW Furniture 2.1
Ald Indoril
Psorticon
Suran Underworld
Oluhan
ALdu's Magic Candles
Arrow Quests
Fair Magick Regen
Merkins (encumbrance only)
Morag Tong Writ Fix
More Clutter
Shrine Text
The Imperial Legion Badge
The Mystics Path
Scripted Spells
Wakims (NPC spellcasting and Dialog, only)
VTA Travel
Give Your Orders
Erenguard Mine
Alchemy of the Wind
Dracondris' Voice
Myth and Murder
the LGNPC series

In addition: all of Jeremy's armor mods, and three sign mods.

It looks like my other thought was probably correct: it's not a mod, but simply uncastable for my current character at this point. Intelligence is 100 (with Trebonius' little amulet to help), but Willpower is about 70, and Conjuration is only 34. I temporarily set Conjuration to 100, and suddenly my chance of success on the WT spell moved from 0 to 76. The scroll still won't show up, but I noticed all scrolls show a 100% casting chance. This may mean that to use a scroll, you must first have a 100% chance of success with it.

How does it calculate the 100% chance of success with a scroll? Its not the same as the willpower/conjuration needed for the spell as I use golden saint scrolls all the time when I am nowhere near powerful enough to be able to get close to casting them without failing the majority of the time - I've even used golden saint scrolls when my character had 0% chance of casting the actual spell. Unless one of your many mods changes the spell casting of scrolls so that its like that.

Could be, as you said. I've listed my mods. Hopefully, someone can tell me if one of them could be affecting things.

Like Mr. Sir, I've never had any problem casting summons scrolls... Even at level 4, I've been able to use the summon golden saint scrolls you get after finishing a certain series of quests in Balmora. Though, my characters do usually have a high intelligence and the Atronach sign. It has been a long time since I've played a pure fighter type... so my memory may be fuzzy.

I don't know what mod might be causing this, if it is a mod. But, in order to test things out I'd suggest using the console for experimentation purposes. Edit in a variety of different summons scrolls (scamp, ancestor ghost, flame atronach, golden saint etc.) and also some high level scrolls of other schools like destruction... Then maybe see if there are only certain ones you can cast..

Scrolls are in no way affected by the character's attributes and/or skills, unless you have mods which affect this.

Does the scroll have the blue swirl or whatever enchanted symbol you're using.

The CS lists scrolls of summon

*Flame atronach
*Frost Atronach
*Golden Saint
*Skeleton

So that must be connected to a mod...