Item:Book of master artificing instructions/Chapter 1/Advanced sigil scribing

A page of the Book of master artificing instructions, chapter 1: advanced sigil scribing.

Book	Book of master artificing instructions
Chapter	1
Lowest book	Apprentice

The book page below is quoted as read in game on 11 November 2026. Page numbers shift when recipes are added or the books are re-sorted; the chapter page has the current list.

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You peruse the instructions and glean additional knowledge of the sigil scribing process.  A sigil representation possesses several characteristics that determine its suitability for use with the enchanting process.  The most important of these attributes would be Clarity.  Clarity determines the quality of the sigil and how closely it embodies the mathematical properties of the underlying concept.  A masterwork enchantment will not be possible with unclear sigils, and if the sigils are too unclear it may even prove quite deadly!
The second most important attribute would be the sigil's Precision.  Precise sigils are more effective at manipulating mana streams for an intended purpose.  Higher precision sigils will bonus an enchantment's magnitude or effect.  Although precision provides a significant influence to the enchanting process, imprecise sigils will not add additional danger to the process.
It is possible to improve the precision of your sigil gathering efforts, by first locating a Primary or Secondary sigil, and then PERCEIVE SIGIL IMPROVE.  From this you might devise methods and approaches to better study the sigil and identify aspects that improve its precise features.  Even the most resolute minds quickly tire, and actions will tax your focus, resolve and even your very sanity!  Thankfully you'll encounter opportunities for recovering these along the way.  As if this wasn't complicated enough, repeated perception in such a way has been known to attract otherworldly attention and could spell doom if pursued too frequently in an area.
And finally, one may PERCEIVE SIGIL DISTORT and attempt to identify a new sigil in a place.  This action is also somewhat dangerous but could be extremely useful when the geography is not cooperating.