A magic scroll is a piece of physical media which is used to store potentia in order to cast a magic spell instantly at a later time without needing to spend the potentia at that time.

The potentia for a magic spell is spent in its entirety in the creation of the magic scroll. A magic scroll can be either encrypted or unencrypted. An encrypted scroll is generally made when a user is creating a magical scroll for themselves, intending to use it at a later time. An unencrypted scroll is generally made when a magic user is creating a magic scroll for sale, especially to those who are not experienced enough with magic to cast the spell themselves.

The ability of mere paper to store such potentially vast amounts of energy has led to the restriction of import on paper in certain totalitarian nations in order to prevent the creation of magic bombs, which are often used by insurrectionary elements in these nations as a tool of revolution via guerilla warfare.