The Grimoire in SpellForce: Conquest of Eo is a combination of Quest- and Spellbook, unlocked very early into the game through the main story. It is used to unlock new spells, research abilities, and keep track of activities.
The Grimoire is divided into different pages. You start with 4 of them each playthrough: 2 for your main school of magic, 1 for your secondary, and one for apprentices. More pages get unlocked as you progress through the game and complete various activities, such as discovering new locations, completing quests and defeating foes.
The majority of items on those pages require both research point and a cost to use them, making it povotal to decide well where to invest your resources.
Death Magic
Page 1
Zombify
- Research Cost
40- Cost
9 mana- Effect
- Turn your own mortal unit permanently into a Walking Corpse - a strong, resilient minion that doesn't require upkeep.
Fear
- Research Cost
120- Cost
12 mana
1 mana per turn- Effect
- Enchanted unit trikes Fear into the hearts of your enemies.
Death March
- Research Cost
20- Cost
9 mana- Effect
- Refill the movement points of each unit in target stack, damaging them by 10% in the process. Units cannot die from this.
Unnatural Regeneration
- Research Cost
150- Cost
24 mana
1 mana per turn- Effect
- Enchanted Undead gains the ability to regenerate health.
Page 2
Leech City
- Research Cost
150- Cost
32 mana- Effect
- Draw souls from target city's population. The higher your reputation, the better quality the souls are.
Cannabilize
- Research Cost
40- Cost
9 mana- Effect
- Sacrifice your own mortal unit, turning it into a Skeleton Warrior and completely heal other units of its stack.
Plague
- Research Cost
300- Cost
16 mana- Effect
- Apply Plague to all units in target stack that lasts until the ned of their next battle.
Raise Dead
- Research Cost
100- Cost
18 mana- Effect
- Creates a random Undead on target Urban Hex. Lose some reputation with the regional authority.
Page 3
Deadly Weapons
- Research Cost
60- Cost
12 mana
1 mana per turn- Effect
- Enchanted units melee ang ranged attacks deal Death damage & deal +3 Death damage.
Corpse Looting
- Research Cost
250- Cost
9 mana
4 mana per turn- Effect
- Increases the chance of looting items from defeated enemies and exploring locations.
Torture Chamber
- Research Cost
600- Effect
- Unlocks the Torture Chamber tower room.
Zombie Curse
- Research Cost
200- Cost
33 mana
2 mana per turn- Effect
- Enchanted unit has the chance to turn defeated foes into Walking Corpses under your control.
Page 4
Zombie Mastery
- Research Cost
1000- Cost
333 mana
8 mana per turn- Effect
- While active, all units under your control spread the Zombie curse, reviving felled foes as Walking Corpses into your service.
Undying Curse
- Research Cost
400- Cost
16 mana- Effect
- Turn target own mortal unit permanently into an Undead unit. Its other abilities and stats remain the same.
Well of Shadows
- Research Cost
350- Effect
- Unlocks the Well of Shadows tower room.
