So, I have found a spell to dominate a BBEG in a campaign I’m in. It’s called heat metal. Now I can cast it with a magic item, but I’m a wizard. I want to cast it as a spell scroll. Can I make it a spell scroll?
XGtE gives us the section under Downtime Revisited called Scribing a Spell Scroll. The complication that I see reading this section is "Moreover, the character must have the spell prepared, or it must be among the character’s known spells, in order to scribe a scroll of that spell." Since the wizard class doesn't have access to the spell, he would not be able to scribe it. If there was a bard, druid, or forge domain cleric in your party with the Arcana skill, he would be able to scribe it. That is RAW.
However, talk with your DM about being able to scribe it. Scrolls are used up in the casting, so I don't think one extra spell of heat metal would be that drastic against the BBEG, aka the climax of the campaign. It would still take 3 days of downtime and 250 gp. There are also some complications that can happen during the scribing process, which would spice things up and give you a "price to pay" for doing something outside of the rules. lol.
So, I have found a spell to dominate a BBEG in a campaign I’m in. It’s called heat metal. Now I can cast it with a magic item, but I’m a wizard. I want to cast it as a spell scroll. Can I make it a spell scroll?
XGtE gives us the section under Downtime Revisited called Scribing a Spell Scroll. The complication that I see reading this section is "Moreover, the character must have the spell prepared, or it must be among the character’s known spells, in order to scribe a scroll of that spell." Since the wizard class doesn't have access to the spell, he would not be able to scribe it. If there was a bard, druid, or forge domain cleric in your party with the Arcana skill, he would be able to scribe it. That is RAW.
However, talk with your DM about being able to scribe it. Scrolls are used up in the casting, so I don't think one extra spell of heat metal would be that drastic against the BBEG, aka the climax of the campaign. It would still take 3 days of downtime and 250 gp. There are also some complications that can happen during the scribing process, which would spice things up and give you a "price to pay" for doing something outside of the rules. lol.
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Heat Metal can be a doozy, especially at lower levels. Best of luck on your adventures.
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Keep in mind anything that's not from the 3 core books is optional and that goes double if it involves magic items.
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One last thing to note is that unless the spell is in your spell list you can't use that scroll, this rule is often house ruled out so ask your DM.