Mage

Your understanding of magic is one entirely borne from dissecting its intricacies when it is wrought in script, given form by symbols and words. Through the power of scrolls you wield the arcane with terrible deftness, leaving your own distinct mark on every spell you cast.

Scroll Caster

Beginning when you select this tradition at 2nd level, all of your spells require a special material component that is consumed upon casting the spell: a scroll containing your personalized magical signature, a special rune or symbol of your own creation. Creating these signature scrolls costs 1 gp times the spell’s level. Any spells that you cast display your symbol near the point of origin—even illusion spells, which show your signature as the figments you create (or lack thereof) dissipate. Identifying a signature requires the use of the detect magic spell and an Intelligence (Arcane) check (DC 8 + spell level).

Magical Author

Beginning at 2nd level, you do not have to pay any gold to scribe new spells into your spellbook and the process only takes you ten minutes per spell level.

Well Read

Beginning at 6th level, your proficiency bonus is doubled on any ability check you make that uses Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion.

Lustrous Calligraphy

Beginning at 10th level, you can scribe scrolls that are much more potent than normal but cost twice as much gold to produce. At any time you may only possess up to your level times 10 gp in lustrous calligraphy scrolls. Your proficiency bonus on spell attacks or to determine spell saves is doubled when casting a spell using a lustrous calligraphy scroll.

Overwhelming Interpretation

Beginning at 14th level, you are able to call forth the magic from two spells using one action. Each spell cast this way must have a casting time of an action or bonus action. After casting the spell, you take an amount of damage equal to triple the combined spell levels. You may not use a lustrous calligraphy scroll with this feature. You can’t use this feature again until you complete a short or long rest.