One of the most recieved complaints about inscription is the fact that it takes a while for mana to regenerate, especially when scribing the higher level scrolls. There are several ways a good Scribe can get around this.

First and foremost, use the meditation skill. The difference between having and using this skill has a major impact on the Scribe's way of life.

Most people play in the Dungeons at some point. Many people have a favorite section to hang out in, like a Bone Knight Room in Deceit or the Harpy room in Covetous. Now while the spawn rate has increased, most of your time is still spent getting flurries of action with long waits until the next respawn. During these long waits your mana is recharging. So, here are some ideas to find a use for that mana...

1. Never let your mana reach totally "full". If you reach full mana, DO something with it. Once your mana reaches full, you are WASTING any mana that could have been regenerated if it wasn't full. As soon as you hit full mana, Inscribe something to practice inscription, or cast a spell to practice your magery.

2. Take a few scrolls with you into the Dungeons. If there are no monsters to be seen, and you have full mana, Inscribe a scroll. After you inscribe, just wait until your mana regens to full again before you inscribe another. You don't want to be caught without mana in a hostile dungeon. ;-)

3. If you DO inscribe scrolls in the dungeon, but don't really plan on selling them, then Inscribe Attack spells and use the scrolls you inscribe. If my vendor is fully stocked on scrolls to sell, I will inscribe Corp Por (Energy Bolt) scrolls, then when a monster comes, I will use the scroll. I was going to use the reagents to cast it anyway, I might as well get a few hundredths of a point of Inscription for my troubles. PLUS I won't fizzle as much. ;-) There is a trade off here, you will not get as much Magery practice since you are casting from a scroll, but if getting your inscription up is your top priority, this will help a lot.

4. If you don't have to Inscribe 7th Circle, don't. Quantity will make up for Quality. 6th circle takes 20 mana to cast, while 7th takes 40. It will raise your Inscription faster to inscribe Lots of 6th Circle scrolls, rather than a few 7th Circle, since the delay(for mana regen) for 6th Circle is half 7th circle. This isn't true for most skills, but it holds true for Inscription and Magery both. If you inscribe a 7th Circle spell, it doesn't give you 2 times the Inscription points. And if you mess up, your wait is a lot longer. So scribe 6th circle as long as it still decently raises your skill, THEN move on to 7th.

5. Just as a general hint, find a skill that doesn't have a skill delay, like alchemy. When I am inscribing scrolls, I will Grind potions the whole time to break up the boredom. Heck I grind potions in battle. ;-)

- Artemus the Scribe/Alchemist/Mage.

For the beginning mage inscription can be a very profitable profession if you use your money wisely. When you start out put 50/50 into magery/inscription. This should allow you to scribe 3rd circle scrolls with little failure, and 5th circle scrolls with moderate failure. Upon creating your character you will find three random scrolls in your inventory, some reagents, and some blank scrolls. The first thing to do is to get a poison scroll and put it in your spellbook. If your local magic shop doesn't have one ask arround to find out if anyone is inscribing and buy one from that person. Currently the average price for a posion scroll on Atlantic is 30gp. The real key to making a living at inscription is obtaining your raw ingredients at the right price. The pricing that I look for is 6gp for blank scrolls, black pearl, and bloodmoss. For all other reagents I only buy them for 3gp. I have found that poison scrolls very rarely sell for less than 16gp. And since you can make them for 9gp a piece they will net you a 78% profit on your gold. It is tedious to get started in this profession. As you make money fill up your spell book and train up your magery and inscription. Inscription is fairly easy to work up if you push yourself with the harder scrolls. Magery is more difficult and will take a lot of money to get to the point where you can scribe 8th circle. When you can sucessfully scribe 5th circle scrolls with some consistency I reccomend that you stop selling to vendors and start selling to other players. The profit margin is much higher here. I reccomend that you look to other scribes to get an idea of how pricing is done on your shard. It is a good idea to stick to what is being done lest you annoy the other scribes. I have heard stories of discount scribes being found in pieces because they undercut the more experienced and powerful scribes.

If you follow this plan in time you can become a rich and powerful mage. Just remember that in this line of work patience is the ninth virtue!

- Rehan the Scribe of Britan (Atlantic)