Skill Books in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are how the player acquires and learns new Skills. Players can purchase or find Skill Books as they progress the game, and can combine Scrolls with Blank Skill Books of their corresponding Schools in order to obtain that Skill Book. Players can even combine 2 Skill Books to create a brand new Skill. Below are a list of Skill Book Locations:
Skill Book Locations
All Skill book traders will recieve the next tier of skill books when the player reaches levels: 1, 4, 9, 13 (source skill), 16.
Blank Skillbooks can be purchased from most vendors that sell crafting ingredients, the earliest being Exter in Amadia's sanctuary. In Driftwood, there is Trader Bree, Ghangha in the Undertavern, and even the Advocate. In the Nameless Isle there is the Black Ring Alchemist and the Priestess of Duna. In Arx, Trader Keyren offers his services.
Aerotheurge Skill Books
- Gawin - Fort Joy
- Trader Ovis - Driftwood
- Gratiana - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Almira - Paradise Downs, Lady Vengeance
- Elf Stormchanter - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Lizard Dreamer - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trayde the Merchant - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Aravae - The Arx
- Trader Friel - The Arx
Geomancer Skill Books
- Maol - Fort Joy
- Trader Ovis - Driftwood
- Gareth - Northern Ruins, Sanctuary of Amadia
- Tovah - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Almira - Paradise Downs, Lady Vengeance
- Black Ring Alchemist - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Priestess of Duna - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Friel - The Arx
Huntsman Skill Books
- Butter - Fort Joy
- Bahara - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Trader Haran - Driftwood
- Elf Treewarden - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Fletcher Corbin Day - Lone Wolf Camp, Lady Vengeance
- Paladin Thom Hardwin - Paladin Bridge, Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Reaver - South of Temple of Rhalic,Nameless Isle (Region)
- The Lost Knight - Temple of Tir-Cendelius,Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Non - The Arx
Hydrosophist Skill Books
- Rezik - Fort Joy
- Trader Bree - Driftwood
- Simone - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Elf Stormchanter - Elven Camp
- Almira - Paradise Downs, Lady Vengeance
- Lizard Dreamer - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trayde the Merchant - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Aravae, Trader Friel - The Arx
Necromancer Skill Books
- Mona - Fort Joy
- Kerban - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Tarquin - Lady Vengeance
- Trader Bree - Driftwood
- Eithne - Cloisterwood, Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Alchemist - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Jawbone the Merchant - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Aravae - The Arx
- Victor Voss - The Arx Waterfront
Polymorph Skill Books
- Doctor Leste - Fort Joy
- Exter - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Trader Ovis - Driftwood
- Elf Thorndancer - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Alchemist - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Jawbone the Merchant - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Friel - The Arx
Pyrokinetic Skill Books
- Stingtail - outside Fort Joy
- Samadel - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Almira - Paradise Downs, Lady Vengeance
- Trader Ovis - Driftwood, Reaper's Coast
- Tovah - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Quartermaster - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Lizard Monk - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Friel - The Arx
Scoundrel Skill Books
- Hilde - Fort Joy
- Exter - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Papa Thrash - Driftwood
- Elf Treewarden - Elven Camp at Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Quartermaster - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Priestess of Duna - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Victor Voss - The Arx Waterfront
Summoning Skill Books
- Nebora - Fort Joy
- Kerban - Sanctuary of Amadia
- Trader Bree - Driftwood
- Black Ring Reaver - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Lizard Monk - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Aravae - The Arx
Warfare Skill Books
- Kalias - Caverns outside Fort Joy
- Trader Haran - Driftwood
- Gareth - Northern Ruins, Sanctuary of Amadia
- Elf Thorndancer - Elven Camp, Reaper's Coast
- Black Ring Quartermaster - South of Temple of Rhalic, Nameless Isle (Region)
- The Lost Knight - Temple of Tir-Cendelius, Nameless Isle (Region)
- Trader Fionola - The Arx
Two new Infusion recipes, discovered through. The Summoners' Lament, part 1 book that can be found as loot.
Blood Infusion- Combine any Summoning skill book with any Necromancy skill book. Same effects as if you summoned your pet in blood to start with. Requires Necromancy and Summoning 1.
Oil Infusion- Combine any Summoning skill book with any Geomancer skill book AND an oil barrel. Gives the pet the Fossil Strike skill. Requires Summoning and Geomancy TWO, rather than the usual 1 and 1. Effects tested as identical at Summoning 3 and 11 for both this and the Blood Infusion skills. (Needs confirmation)
Crafted Skills
A total of 48 additional skills can be crafted by combining two skillbooks of different types. Elemental skills can only be combined with non-elemental skills to create new skills. Any skillbook can be used as a component; however, if one of the skillbooks is a source skill — a skill that requires the consumption of source points — then the outcome will be a different skill that also uses source. Having both components be source skills will not produce a different result than when only one source skill is used. Keep in mind that crafted skills require points in both of its components' Combat Abilities.
Skill Crafting Recipes
Skill Crafting in Divinity: Original Sin 2 allows the player to combine two different Skill Books and get a brand new Skill. For example if you combine a Necromancer Skill Book with a Fire Skill Book you will get the Skill: Corpse Explosion. Below is a list of all the Skills you can make via Skill Crafting.
Basic Skillbook Crafting
The skill book needed for basic skill crafting needs to be a blank skill book, of the same variation as the scroll.
Name |
Ingredient 1 (Blank Skillbook) |
Ingredient 2 |
Blinding Radiance Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Blinding Radiance Scroll |
Chain Lightning Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Chain Lightning Scroll |
Electric Fence Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Electric Fence Scroll |
Favourable Wind Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Favourable Wind Scroll |
Lightning Bolt Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Lightning Bolt Scroll |
Teleportation Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Teleportation Scroll |
Shocking Touch Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Shocking Touch Scroll |
Tornado Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book | Tornado Scroll |
Acid Spores Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Acid Spores Scroll |
Contamination Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Contamination Scroll |
Corrosive Spray Skillbook | Geomancer Skill Book | Any Source Necromancy Skillbook |
Fortify Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Fortify Scroll |
Poison Dart Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Poison Dart Scroll |
Fossil Strike Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Fossil Strike Scroll |
Impalement Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book | Impalement Scroll |
Burn My Eyes Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Burn My Eyes Scroll |
Fireball Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Fireball Scroll |
Fireblood Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Any Polymorph Skillbook |
Fireblood Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Fireblood Scroll |
Searing Daggers Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Searing Daggers Scroll |
Haste Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Haste Scroll |
Ignition Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Ignition Scroll |
Infectious Flame Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Infectious Flame Scroll |
Spontaneous Combustion Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book | Spontaneous Combustion Scroll |
Blood Sucker Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Blood Sucker Scroll |
Decaying Touch Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Decaying Touch Scroll |
Mosquito Swarm Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Mosquito Swarm Scroll |
Rain of Blood Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Rain of Blood Scroll |
Shackles of Pain Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Shackles of Pain Scroll |
Infect Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book | Infect Scroll |
Tentacle Lash Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Tentacle Lash Scroll |
Chicken Claw Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Chicken Claw Scroll |
Bull Horns Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Bull Horns Scroll |
Chameleon Cloak Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Chameleon Cloak Scroll |
Heart of Steel Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Heart of Steel Scroll |
Spread Your Wings Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book | Spread Your Wings Scroll |
Conjure Incarnate Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Conjure Incarnate Scroll |
Dimensional Bolt Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Dimensional Bolt Scroll |
Elemental Totem Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Elemental Totem Scroll |
Farsight Infusion Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Farsight Infusion Scroll |
Power Infusion Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Power Infusion Scroll |
Rallying Cry Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Rallying Cry Scroll |
Supercharger Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book | Supercharger Scroll |
Armour of Frost Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Armour of Frost Scroll |
Hail Strike Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Hail Strike Scroll |
Healing Ritual Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Healing Ritual Scroll |
Rain Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Rain Scroll |
Restoration Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Restoration Scroll |
Winter Blast Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Winter Blast Scroll |
Steam Lance Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book | Global Cooling Scroll |
Skillbook Crafting
All following recipes require combining two skillbooks. Neither of the skillbooks may consume a Source point. Combining skillbooks that consume Source points yields different results.
Name |
Ingredient 1 |
Ingredient 2 |
Notes |
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Vacuum Touch | Aerothurge | Necromancer | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Vaporize | Aerothurge | Polymorphing | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Erratic Wisp | Aerothurge | Huntsman | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Smoke Cover | Aerothurge | Scoundrel | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Electric Infusion | Aerothurge | Summoning | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Breathing Bubble | Aerothurge | Warfare | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Corrosive Spray | Geomancer | Necromancer | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Turn To Oil | Geomancer | Polymorphing | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Throw Dust | Geomancer | Huntsman | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Venom Coating | Geomancer | Scoundrel | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Poison Infusion | Geomancer | Summoning | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Oily Carapace | Geomancer | Warfare | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Corpse Explosion | Pyrokinetic | Necromancer | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Bleed Fire | Pyrokinetic | Polymorphing | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Throw Explosive Trap | Pyrokinetic | Huntsman | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Sabotage | Pyrokinetic | Scoundrel | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Fire Infusion | Pyrokinetic | Summoning | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Sparking Swings | Pyrokinetic | Warfare | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Raining Blood | Hydrosophist | Necromancer | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Healing Tears | Hydrosophist | Polymorphing | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Cryotherapy | Hydrosophist | Huntsman | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Vampiric Hunger | Hydrosophist | Scoundrel | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Water Infusion | Hydrosophist | Summoning | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Cleanse Wounds | Hydrosophist | Warfare | Neither skillbook may consume Source points. |
Source Skillbook Crafting
All following recipes require combining two skillbooks. One of the skill must consume Source points.
Name |
Ingredient 1 |
Ingredient 2 |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Vacuum Aura | Aerothurge | Necromancer | |
Jellyfish Skin | Aerothurge | Polymorphing | |
Evasive Aura | Aerothurge | Huntsman | |
Blessed Smoke Cloud | Aerothurge | Scoundrel | |
Cursed Electric Infusion | Aerothurge | Summoning | |
Mass Breathing Bubbles | Aerothurge | Warfare | |
Corrosive Spray | Geomancer | Necromancer | |
Poisonous Skin | Geomancer | Polymorphing | |
Dust Blast | Geomancer | Huntsman | |
Venomous Aura | Geomancer | Scoundrel | |
Acid Infusion | Geomancer | Summoning | |
Mass Oily Carapace | Geomancer | Warfare | |
Mass Corpse Explosion | Pyrokinetic | Necromancer | |
Flaming Skin | Pyrokinetic | Polymorphing | |
Deploy Mass Traps | Pyrokinetic | Huntsman | |
Mass Sabotage | Pyrokinetic | Scoundrel | |
Necrofire Infusion | Pyrokinetic | Summoning | |
Master of Sparks | Pyrokinetic | Warfare | |
Blood Storm | Hydrosophist | Necromancer | |
Icy Skin | Hydrosophist | Polymorphing | |
Mass Cryotherapy | Hydrosophist | Huntsman | |
Vampiric Hunger Aura | Hydrosophist | Scoundrel | |
Blessed Ice Infusion | Hydrosophist | Summoning | |
Mass Cleanse Wounds | Hydrosophist | Warfare |
Herb Garden Skillbooks
Final Product |
Ingredient 1 |
Ingredient 2 |
Ingredient 3 |
Quill | Any Feather | Any Cutting Tool | |
Leather Cover | Any Cutting Tool | Leather Scraps | Leather Scraps |
Blank Air Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Tea |
Blank Earth Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Amadouvier |
Blank Fire Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Boletus |
Blank Necromancy Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Trumpet of Death |
Blank Polymorph Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Whisperwood |
Blank Summoning Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Drudanae |
Blank Water Skillbook | Leather Cover | Quill | Distinctive Farhangite |
High Tier Blank Air Skillbook | Blank Air Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Tea |
High Tier Blank Earth Skillbook | Blank Earth Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Amadouvier |
High Tier Blank Fire Skillbook | Blank Fire Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Boletus |
High Tier Blank Necromancy Skillbook | Blank Necromancy Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Trumpet of Death |
High Tier Blank Polymorph Skillbook | Blank Polymorph Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Whisperwood |
High Tier Blank Summoning Skillbook | Blank Summoning Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Drudanae |
High Tier Blank Water Skillbook | Blank Water Skillbook | Quill | Distinctive Farhangite |
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Puts gostei muito do jogo porém, sempre aparece dados corrompidos
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Apportation skillbook may be also crafted, but not 8j the list
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This is the best RPG game I’ve ever known and strongly recommend searching every nook and cranny of the world to get the most of the game and squeeze the Juice out of every battle and conversion. I personally have spent around 150 hours on it and still haven’t
gotten board. the games programming is solid and there is little to nothing wrong within the entire game
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Notwithstanding I have points in multiple schools of magic and injected books for those schools, It seems none of the newly learned skill books' from newly learned schools of magic are appearing on the skill page. Just skills from the initial 2 schools of magic. So is there a limitation somewhere that you are restricted to the initial 2 schools of magic?
Seems Larian gift bag called Pet Power is needed for the Blood, Oil and their Cursed Infusion skill book variants to be crafted.
4 Summoner Skill books are missing on this page (possibly from Larian Crafter Kit gift bag or some patch in 2019 or 2020): Blood Infusion (summoner book + necro book), Cursed Blood Infusion (source summoner book + necro book OR summoner book + source necro book), Oil Infusion (summoner book + geo book + oil barrel) and Cursed Oil Infusion (summoner source book + geo book + oil barrel OR summoner book + source geo book + oil barrel OR source summoner + source geo + oil barrel). KEEP IN MIND NOT ALL SKILLBOOKS ARE VALID FOR THESE RECIPES! For example i could not make any of these using the Inner Demon source summoner book. Try with several different books from the adequate spell schools - it will work..
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Source Necromancy + Summoner books or Source Geomancer + Summoning + Oil barrel yield some results?
Like the other elemental infusions which become a source versions of themselves?
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Does anyone know how to get “time warp” is it a skill I can get from a book ?
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the main skills are: aerotheurge (my fav) geomancer pyrokinetic hydrosophist the secondary skills are: warfare, necromancy, huntsman, polymorph, scoundrel, and summoning (also kind or my fav)
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I looked for the recipes to craft Blank Skill Books on the internet but never found them. So far, i've discovered the recipes for crafting Blank Geomancy Book, Blank Pyrokinetics Book, Blank Hydrosophist Book, Blank Aerotheurge Book and Blank Polymorph Book. I've yet to discover the recipes for Necromancy, and the physical Skills (Scoundrels, Warfare and Huntsman, if they exist at all). First, you'll have to craft a Leather cover book by combining: Leather scrap + Leather scrap + Knife. This will be an ingredient for all Blank Skill Book recipes. You'll also need a quill (can be used only once) by combining Feather + Knife. Now... Blank Geomancy Skill Book: Leather cover + Distinctive Amadouvier + Quill Blank Pyrokinetics Skill Book: Leather cover + Disctinctive Boletus + Quill Blank Aerotheurge Skill Book: Leather cover + Disctintive Tea Herb + Quill Blank Hydrosophist Skill Book: Leather cover + Distinctive Faranghite + Quill Blank Polymorph Skill Book: Leather cover + Distinctive Whisperwood + Quill I suspect Necromancy may use the same recipe with a Trumpet of Death. Which i have yet to find (i'm at the end of act 1)
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how do you craft the blank skill books though? i meen they are needed to craft skill books
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Hello, I'm a newby, so please bear with me. What happens to the older skill books at the vendor when the new ones get added? Are they replaced or just added to? I'm trying to figure out when will be the optimal time to pickpocket them. Should I steal the lower level skill books and then murder them to get the higher ones? Thanks, Corey
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Hi everyone, Can we do a spell with scoundrel and necromancer skills ?
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> All Skill book traders will recieve the next tier of skill books when the player reaches levels: 1, 4, 9, 13 (source skill), 16. This seems wrong. I am currently level 9 in Driftwood and while the traders don't have all skill builds they are selling some master tier and source skills.
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I tried combining a blank Air skillbook with Chain Lightning Scroll and i get invalid combination?
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So it doesn't seem possible to craft blank skill books like in the original, e.g. sheet of paper + elemental essence = black elemental scroll, then combine two blank scrolls to make a blank skill book of that element.
I tried combining a sheet of paper with an essence but nothing happens.
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Has anyone worked out if it's possible to make a resurrect skillbook?
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You can now get "high tier blank skillbooks" and the necromancy one is called "high tier witchery skillbook". I assume these allow you to craft skillbooks from higher skill level (3+) scrolls. It would be great if they could update this page to reflect that. I just crafted chain lightning and closed circuit.
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Can you craft skillbooks from higher level scrolls? Does it require a source orb for source skill books?
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Combining skill books of a specific type (eg Pyrokinetic Searing Daggers skillbook with Pyrokinetic Fireball scroll) does NOT yield a skill book of the scroll.
All of these refer to the use of BLANK skillbooks of the respective type of skill.
Someone correct these to clarify.
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I found my first empty skillbook on the lady vengeance before getting attacked. I would assume you combine an elemental essence with paper to get a blank skillbook. Not sure but I'll give this a try.
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Yeah! Sparking Swings seems good for battlemage.
"Elemental skills can only be combined with non-elemental skills to create new skills." - this isn't true because you can combine elemental with elemental
"Having both components be source skills will not produce a different result than when only one source skill is used." - this line is confusing
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Elf Treewarden Act 2 in the small Elven camp after saving Saheila, sells Scoundrel books
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feel like I have wasted my time not knowing this cool***** was possible.
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I got a "Hail Storm" scroll (upgraded version of Hail Strike) from a Djinn anyone know if it's possible to craft it into a skillbook?
Tried combing it with High Tier Blank Water Skillbooks and regular Blank Water Skillbooks, even tried to add all the water essences to the recipes and tried Source orbs as well. No luck finding a way to craft it into a Skillbook.
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Ghangha (Lizard) in the Undertavern below Driftwood sells Blank Skillbooks and Blank High Tier Skillbooks once you're lvl 12
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Explosive Trap tooltip: https://i.imgur.com/uIh3oKv.png
Crafted using 1x Pyro skillbook and 1x Huntsman skillbook.
It seems to act the same way as any other trap in the game, your character will give the dialogue as they walk past if you are out of combat.
It can detonate when anyone steps on it, this includes friendly party members.
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basic skill crafting (using the same type of element as the scroll) doesn't work in game.
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im sorry for my previous post that you dont need empty skill books. it was an error on my part concerning what it was intendet for. the first empty skill books i found were sold in the hideout after escaping the prison camp.
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i dont think that you need an empty skill book. if you look at the lists it would make more sense if you simply had to use a skill book from the specific skill tree
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Is there a point in crafting skillsbooks, except for the combination of two from different schooles like Vampiric Hunger? You can just buy all of them. The only exception I may think of are skills that apper only from level 16, and you don't want to wait for it, like Apotheosis. Am I wrong? Money is not a problem at all.
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