A new type of scroll has been added that allows players to raise the limits of their possible maximum skill values beyond 100.0 (up to 120.0).

The player’s skill will not actually be raised upon using the scroll, but the cap on that skill will be raised to the appropriate level, depending on which scroll was used. These scrolls will only be found on “Champions of Evil” that spawn in the Dungeons and Lost Lands areas on the Felucca facet.

For each eligible skill, there are 4 different types of scrolls:

A wonderous scoll of [skill] +5.0 (raises the appropriate skill’s limit to 105.0)
An exalted scroll of [skill] +10.0 (raises the appropriate skill’s limit to 110.0)
A mythical scroll of [skill] +15.0 (raises the appropriate skill’s limit to 115.0)
A legendary scroll of [skill] +20.0 (raises the appropriate skill’s limit to 120.0)

The skill scrolls are not cumulative (you must use one +20.0 skill scroll to reach a maximum value of 120.0 skill, that character cannot use four separate +5.0 skill scrolls to achieve the same result).

Once a scroll of a given type and value has been used, scrolls of lesser or equal type and value can no longer be used (ie: if you use a +10.0 Magery skill scroll to raise your Magery skill limit to 110.0, that character can no longer use any +5.0 or +10.0 Magery skill scrolls).

The more powerful scrolls will spawn less frequently than less powerful scrolls. Once a player uses the skill scroll and raises their skill limit, they will then be able to gain in that skill (through normal means) until they reach their new skill limit.

All skill points gained above 100.0 continue to count against the player’s skill cap (if the player is a “7x GM” and wants to raise 5 skills to 120.0, they would have to lower 1 of their gm skills and eventually become a 5x 120, 1x 100 character).
Skill scrolls are “cursed” items, which means they will always drop to the player's corpse upon death, regardless of any other looting rules, and are consumed upon use.
Players may trade and/or sell skill scrolls to other players (it is not required for the player that found them to use them).

Only the following skill scrolls will spawn as of Publish 16:

Swordsmanship Fencing Mace Fighting Archery Wrestling Parrying Tactics Anatomy Healing Magery Meditation Evaluate Intelligence Magic Resistance Animal Taming Animal Lore Veterinary Musicianship Provocation Enticement Peacemaking

Only the following skill scrolls can be obtained as a bulk order reward:

Blacksmithy
Tailoring

The interface for skill scrolls will function as follows:

Player “uses” the skill scroll (double-click).

The appropriate skill now has a “cap” of 100.0 + the value according to the type of scroll (i.e.: 105.0 for a +5.0 skill scroll).

The player may view their maximum skill value in the skills window. For example, a player might see: Magery 92.1/115.0

More information forthcoming

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Version 1.0: 10/26/02 -Initial Draft.

Information Gathered from: UO.com