Were can I find this spell scroll?

MWO

Where can I buy scrolls such as "Tenser's Transformation", "Ruby Ray of Reversal", "Flesh to stone", "Orb of Chaos", "Mordenkainen's Sword" et cetera?

I've been trying to find them ingame in a spellshop, but I've been unsuccessfull so far. I'm in chapter 3 at the moment.

Thankful for all help :-)

DJKajuru

There's always a chance of randomly finding these scrolls with skeleton warriors and ghasts.

Earlier in the game :

Tenser's transformation: You must start the unseeing eye quest to have access below the sewers, on the way to the temple of the forgotten god. It is next to a giant stone hand.

Ruby Ray of Reversal: In the underdark, with a drow merchant in Ust Natha.

Flesh to stone: With the yuan ti mage in the planar prison.

Orb of chaos : Did you mean "sphere of chaos"? It's ...boy, I forgot that one, but it can be found in chapter 2.

Mordekainen Sword: In chapter 3 it can be found in spellhold.

If you happen to miss them in SoA, at the Throne of Bhaal part of the game they can all be found in Saradush.

MWO

Yes, of course I mean Sphere of Chaos. Getting late here in Sweden :-P Pardon me.

Thanks for the tips!

JLee

You might find this site useful:
Mike's RPG: Mage Scrolls

It doesn't list random drops, but it does let you know permanent stashes and places to buy.

MWO

Mike's RPG is kinda redundant as it's the enhanced edition now. I've tried to find some items from his list, but none was actually there in the game :-) Hence, it's not that accurate any longer :-)

elminster

Sometimes Mike's posts things that were always actually random drops (even in the original game). Spell Trigger for instance is only available in Baron Ployers house if you get very, very lucky. You are more likely to get gold, a gem, or a non-magic ring instead.

JLee

I apologize if I linked a site known to be inaccurate. Admittedly, I don't use it very much, but it has given quality info when I have consulted it.

Abi_Dalzim

Ruby Ray is also available in the room with the pool in Deirex's Tower. I think you can buy Mordenkainen's Sword from the Duergar merchant in the Underdark, but not certain about that. Not sure you can find it in Spellhold, though. Finger of Death, for sure, and Power Word: Stun, but I don't think the Sword scroll is there.

lunar

Well I got tensers, ruby rays, and sphere of chaos scrolls all from random drops. High lvl enemies like skeleton warriors give the best drops, methinks. Or trapped high level chests. Clear all the little crypts in the Graveyard District, you may get lucky. You may try challenging the cowled wizards via casting spells in the city, IF you can kill their higher level officers they drop good loot usually. Spell sequencer/trigger scrolls or Laerals tears necklaces (which sell close to 2k gold, not too shabby) Stll it is all random. I remember looting an Abi Dalzim's Horrid Wilting scroll from a random drop too. Now that was a lucky drop.

The night encounters with the shadow thieves/vampires drop good scrolls too. Namely, call familiar, contingency and a powerful disintegrate. They always drop these no matter your level. Good stuff.

JuliusBorisov

You can fight Cowled Wizards if you want:) They drop good high-level spells and they even can drop the 9th level scrolls. If you don't fight them, you miss, for e.g., scrolls of Horrid Wilting and Spell Trigger (the latter only accessible in ToB or for a Sorcerer).

lunar

bengoshi said:

You can fight Cowled Wizards if you want:) They drop good high-level spells and they even can drop the 9th level scrolls. If you don't fight them, you miss scrolls of Horrid Wilting and Spell Trigger (only accessible in ToB or for a Sorcerer).

You may get a Horrid wilting scroll from the Mage stronghold quest, but it is a risky venture. (emphasis on 'may') I also always managed to find a horrid wilting scroll before ToB in all my runs. I think there must be one available somewhere, but details escape me now. (or were there all random drops?)

Abi_Dalzim

One of the adventurers that attacks you outside Ust Natha when you go to rescue Phaere drops a Horrid Wilting scroll, as well. I think if you bargain with Vithal at the end of his little quest, he'll give you another, though not certain on that.

Lord_Tansheron

bengoshi said:

Spell Trigger (the latter only accessible in ToB or for a Sorcerer).

Pretty sure that Skeleton Warriors can also drop Spell Trigger scrolls; at least they used to, back in non-EE BG2. Drop rate is pretty low, of course.

elminster

To the best of my knowledge EE didn't change anything in regards to that. At least not compared to ToB. You have a 2/9 chance of getting a magical item from RNDMAG01 and 2/9 chance of getting one from RNDMAG02.

However RNDMAG01 won't lead to it (you potentially gain access to other scrolls but its not one of them).

That leaves you with a 2/9 chance for getting one from RNDMAG02. From that you have a 1/9 chance of getting a random scroll from the RNDSCROL.2DA table (rather than a weapon or an amulet), and from that you have only a 1/9 chance of getting Spell Trigger.

So basically its possible but its an exceedingly small chance.

lunar

Abi_Dalzim said:

One of the adventurers that attacks you outside Ust Natha when you go to rescue Phaere drops a Horrid Wilting scroll, as well. I think if you bargain with Vithal at the end of his little quest, he'll give you another, though not certain on that.

Oh yeah, Vithal, you can get some very nice scrolls and an item that casts death spell/day. You can ask for more rewards and if you have good charisma (I think) you can get more as a reward. However if you insist on getting more you will have to fight him which is not a very good behavior for role playing do-gooders. I believe you can pickpocket him for all he has, though.