**IMPORTANTFor the respect of 5thTowerMods's amount of work, the Next Gen 4.04 version REQUIRE the original mod!**If the author update the mod, I will gladly put down the mod.

What's the purpose?
This mod add magic book as new items where they rework one of the Sign, changing their effect, power, or FX.

They are equipped like trophy and can be found in various chest loot or shops.
If you wish to have them all, you can use the console command:
addalltomes
Here the list of all Spell tomes, to quote the original description:

Breath of Winter - Aard
Adds frost damage and a freezing effect to both versions of the Aard sign.
The damage and effect duration scale with your Aard sign intensity.
The damage is reduced when using the alternate cast.

Wrath of Storms - Aard
Adds shock damage to both versions of the Aard sign.
The damage scales with your Aard sign intensity.
The damage is reduced when using the alternate cast.
Compared to 'Breath of Winter', this spell has higher damage and less reduction when using the alternate cast.

Rimefrost - Aard
Surround yourself with a frost aura, damaging any melee attackers with a chance to cause freezing.
Greatly increases your resistance to frost damage and freezing.
The duration, damage, and freeze effect application chance scale with your Aard sign intensity.
Only one "aura" spell can be active at a time.

Clear Skies - Aard
Changes the local weather to clear sky.
Cast through the alternate Aard sign.

Summon Storm - Aard
Changes the local weather to a rain storm.
Cast through the alternate Aard sign.

Hex - Axii
Curse an enemy, reducing their attack power and movement speed.
The effect duration scales with Axii sign intensity.

Consume Vitality - Axii
Siphon the lifeforce from an enemy, damaging them while healing yourself. 
The damage and healing scale with your Axii sign intensity.
The alternate sign cast charges up the spell, increasing the damage and healing.

Witchfire - Axii
Surround yourself with a black magic aura, cursing any melee attackers.
Affected targets suffer reduced attack power and movement speed.
The effect duration scales with your Axii sign intensity.
Only one "aura" spell can be active at a time.

Scorch - Igni
Focus your Igni sign on a single target, inflicting fire damage with a chance to cause burning.
The fire damage and burning effect application chance, duration, and damage per second scale with Igni sign intensity.
The alternate sign cast charges up the spell, increasing the damage and effect application chance.
This is a 'conversion spell' and changes your Axii sign into a second form of Igni.

Infernal Flames - Igni
Your Igni sign applies a debuff effect that makes enemies more vulnerable to weapon attacks.
You gain increased critical hit chance and attack power against enemies affected by the debuff.
The duration and attack power bonus scale with your Igni sign intensity.
The debuff can be applied through either form of Igni.

Inferno - Igni
Surround yourself with a fire aura, damaging any melee attackers with a chance to cause burning.
Greatly increases your resistance to fire damage and burning.
The duration, damage, and burning effect application chance scale with your Igni sign intensity.
Only one "aura" spell can be active at a time.

Cauterize - Igni
Instantly heals a portion of your vitality if you are below 50% of maximum.
The healing effect is stronger the lower your vitality.
The healing amount scales with your Igni sign intensity

Glyph of Mending - Quen
Converts the standard Quen sign into a healing aura that regenerates vitality.
The duration scales with your Quen sign intensity, but the effect will be canceled if you use a standard Quen shield.
The vitality restored per second scales with your Quen sign intensity and will adjust automatically to changes in your character stats.

Power Nexus - Quen
The Quen shield infuses you with power to increase your attack power, sign intensity, and stamina regeneration.
As long as your standard Quen shield is active, you will gain 20% attack power and sign intensity, and 5% stamina regeneration.

Lifebinder Rune - Yrden
Casting the standard version of Yrden will grant you a vitality regeneration effect.
The effect lasts 10 seconds and the healing per second scales with your Yrden sign intensity.

Flash Freeze - Yrden
The standard Yrden sign applies the 'freeze' effect instead of the default 'slowdown', and the alternate version deals frost damage and applies the 'freeze' effect.

Vortex - Yrden
Surround yourself with a magical aura, damaging any melee attackers with a chance to stun.
Greatly increases your resistance to shock damage.
The duration, damage, and stun effect application chance scale with your Yrden sign intensity.
Only one "aura" spell can be active at a time.

4.04 Next-Gen compatible!

Installation
For newcomer/beginner: I invite you reading The Tome of Witcher 3 Modding
0 DON'T USE VORTEX!!

1. Install the DLC folder of the original mod [IMPORTANT]
2. Install manually the mod by extracting in your game's directory Witcher 3 Wild Hunt GOTY Edition\Mods folder (if doesn't exist, create one).
3. Use Script Merger to merge all scripts.

Know Conflict:
- Magic Spells: Obviously, this mod adds more spells and items, and even beyond it.

How to uninstall?
Delete both "dlcTomes" from DLC folder and "modTomes" from Mods folder

Compatibility and Conflict
Reminder: Next-Gen compatible!
This is a scripts mod that only contains the following files:
- scripts\game\gameplay\damage\damageManagerProcessor.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\effects\effectTypes.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\effects\gameEffectManager.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\items\spells\aardEntity.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\items\spells\yrdenEntity.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\items\spells\quenEntity.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\items\spells\igniEntity.ws"
- scripts\game\gameplay\items\spells\axiiEntity.ws
- scripts\game\gameplay\projectile\signs\signProjectiles.ws

This is only a portion of the original mod, and require the **original mod** installed.

Recommended Mod
Below are the list of mod I recommend with mine:
- New Signs FX: Most Recommended. Improve Yrden appearance.
- Lightsource Yrden And Igni: Most Recommended. Put more light to Yrden and Igni.
- Don't Fear Quen: Prevent NPC being scared because of Quen.

My other Mod
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
The Witcher 1 Enhanced Editions 
The Witcher 2 Assassin of King 
The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt 

Special Thanks
**5thTowerMods**as the original creators.

Tools used: WolvenKit

Andrzej Sapkowski (Author) and CD Red Projekt (Game studio) for the creation of The Witcher universe.

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