Decastave Scroll

SirBatince · November 2016

where do you find this thing? Please don't tell me it's only via random loot

ineth · November 2016

I had a look with Near Infinity, and apparently that scroll is only available in one place in the game: It's sold by Orrick in Kuldahar.

But it's not among the items he sells in chapter 1 – it's added to his store when you return to him in a later chapter. (Chapter 2 I think, but I'm not entirely sure I'm interpreting that correctly in Near Infinity.)

PS: Of course when you're a Sorcerer, you could just learn the spell on level-up when you reach level 4...

SirBatince · November 2016

Would that set of chapter 2 scrolls be within a random pick of scrolls? I've never seen it despite visiting him very often throughout the entire game.

that seems extremely likely

ineth · November 2016

The way Orrick's store is represented in the game files is kinda confusing, that's why I said I wasn't sure earlier. For starters, there are 4 different store files that are called "Orrick's Study":

KUORK0.STO - doesn't contain Decastave
KUORK1.STO - doesn't contain Decastave
KUORK2.STO - contains Decastave
KUORK3.STO - contains Decastave

Furthermore, the area script "AR2100.BCS" for the Kuldahar outdoors map has the following code which seems to add spells - including Decastave - to "KUORK0.STO" in chapter 2 and 4:

IF
	Global("UNIORRIK","AR2100",0)
	GlobalGT("Chapter","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetInterrupt(FALSE)
		SetGlobal("UNIORRIK","AR2100",1)
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI319X",1,1) // Lance of Disruption
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI422X",1,1) // Mordenkainen's Force Missiles
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI423X",1,1) // Shout
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI424X",1,1) // Vitriolic Sphere
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI517X",1,1) // Contact Other Plane
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6Z",1,1) // Phantom Blade
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCFEAR",1,1) // Emotion: Fear
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSPIR",1,1) // Spirit Armor
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6M",1,1) // Enchanted Weapon
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6P",1,1) // Minor Sequencer
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6K",1,1) // Detect Illusion
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1J",1,1) // Invisibility, 10' Radius
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL2A",1,1) // Monster Summoning II
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1S",1,1) // Dire Charm
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1O",1,1) // Slow
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1K",1,1) // Lightning Bolt
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCDECA",1,1) // Decastave
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSNILL",1,1) // Snilloc's Snowball Swarm
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA3",1,1) // Glitterdust
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1D",1,1) // Clairvoyance
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL69",1,1) // Charm Person
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1B",1,1) // Agannazar's Scorcher
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL99",1,1) // Web
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL96",1,1) // Mirror Image
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL95",1,1) // Melf's Acid Arrow
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL87",1,1) // Detect Invisibility
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL92",1,1) // Know Alignment
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL3G",1,1) // Vocalize
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL83",1,1) // Chromatic Orb
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI126X",1,1) // Expeditious Retreat
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL81",1,1) // Sleep
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA6",1,1) // Spook
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL79",1,1) // Shield
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL77",1,1) // Magic Missile
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL72",1,1) // Friends
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL70",1,1) // Color Spray
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1E",2,1) // Dispel Magic
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","WANDFRE",5,1) // Wand of Freezing Death
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","WANDMIS",11,1) // Pemby's Wand of Many Missiles
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","JASPER",4,1) // Jasper's Ring of Shocking Grasp
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","ROGUE",1,1) // Rogue's Cowl
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SASH",1,1) // Shimmering Sash
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRCS05",1,1) // Scroll Case
		SetInterrupt(TRUE)
		Continue()
END

IF
	Global("UNIORRIK","AR2100",1)
	GlobalGT("Chapter","GLOBAL",3)
THEN
	RESPONSE #100
		SetInterrupt(FALSE)
		SetGlobal("UNIORRIK","AR2100",2)
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6W",1,1) // Oracle
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6Z",1,1) // Phantom Blade
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL5L",1,1) // Polymorph Other
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA8",1,1) // Contagion
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLAJ",1,1) // Farsight
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA1",1,1) // Wizard Eye
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL2H",1,1) // Shadow Door
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL5T",1,1) // Protection From Electricity
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6Y",1,1) // Protection From Acid
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSTOR",1,1) // Ice Storm
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSHAD",1,1) // Shadow Monsters
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCHMON",1,1) // Hold Monster
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSHRO",1,1) // Shroud of Flame
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCDMS",1,1) // Demi-Shadow Monsters
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCFEAR",1,1) // Emotion: Fear
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSPIR",1,1) // Spirit Armor
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6M",1,1) // Enchanted Weapon
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6P",1,1) // Minor Sequencer
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6Q",1,1) // Teleport Field
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6R",1,1) // Spider Spawn
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6N",1,1) // Fireshield (Red)
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1W",1,1) // Fireshield (Blue)
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6O",1,1) // Secret Word
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6J",1,1) // Spell Thrust
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6K",1,1) // Detect Illusion
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6L",1,1) // Hold Undead
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6I",1,1) // Protection From Cold
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6H",1,1) // Protection From Fire
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL6G",1,1) // Minor Spell Deflection
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1J",1,1) // Invisibility, 10' Radius
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL2A",1,1) // Monster Summoning II
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1S",1,1) // Dire Charm
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1O",1,1) // Slow
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1K",1,1) // Lightning Bolt
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCDECA",1,1) // Decastave
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCSNILL",1,1) // Snilloc's Snowball Swarm
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA3",1,1) // Glitterdust
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1D",1,1) // Clairvoyance
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL69",1,1) // Charm Person
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1B",1,1) // Agannazar's Scorcher
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL99",1,1) // Web
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL96",1,1) // Mirror Image
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL95",1,1) // Melf's Acid Arrow
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL87",1,1) // Detect Invisibility
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL92",1,1) // Know Alignment
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL3G",1,1) // Vocalize
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL83",1,1) // Chromatic Orb
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SPWI126X",1,1) // Expeditious Retreat
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL81",1,1) // Sleep
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA6",1,1) // Spook
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL79",1,1) // Shield
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL77",1,1) // Magic Missile
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL72",1,1) // Friends
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL70",1,1) // Color Spray
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRL1E",2,1) // Dispel Magic
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRLA7",1,1) // Remove Magic
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","MANTLEHF",16,1) // Mantle of Hell's Furnace
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","OGI",1,1) // Ogi-Luc's Great Robe
		AddStoreItem("KUORK0","SCRCS06",1,1) // Scroll Case
		SetInterrupt(TRUE)
		Continue()
END

Maybe there's a modder who has a better understanding of what's going on there?

argent77 · November 2016

Orrick's store is supposed to provide a scroll of Decastave in chapter 2 and a second scroll in chapter 4. Judging from a quick test the second scroll is only available if you purchased the first scroll before chapter 4. I would imagine this is true with other scrolls and items that are added twice as well.

The stores KUORK1.TO, KUORK2.TO and KUORK3.STO are most likely leftover files from original IWD which didn't support script actions that could add store items dynamically.

OlvynChuru · November 2016

Too bad the Decastaff isn't a particularly interesting weapon. Concelhaut's Parasitic Staff from Pillars of Eternity is much more awesome.

ineth · November 2016

Summoned weapons, in general, are really powerful in Pillars of Eternity.

In the Infinity Engine games, summoned weapons are seldom better than the physical weapons you have access to at any given stage of the game, so it feels useless to expend spell slots for them.

JumboWheat01 · November 2016

But how often do you get to say Shillelagh, and how many different ways do you actually say it?

SirBatince · November 2016

OlvynChuru said:
Too bad the Decastaff isn't a particularly interesting weapon. Concelhaut's Parasitic Staff from Pillars of Eternity is much more awesome.

doing a mage/cleric run with only castable weapons allowed as a "rule" is pretty sick though!

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