Scribes

Needs by category

Consumption is per residence at the base rate (Low setting, ×1). Multiply by 1.25, 1.5 or 1.75 for the Medium, High or Very High consumption settings. Supply value is what the need adds toward its category's upgrade threshold. "Residences per building" uses one producer at 100% productivity.

Food

Need	Supply value	t/min per residence	Residences per building	Effect per residence	Condition
Dates	1	0.0138	73 per Date Farm	+1 Population, +1 Health	Dawn of the Delta
Porridge	1	0.0114	88 per Porridge Stand	+2 Population	Base game
Bread	2	0.0162	62 per Bakery	+3 Population, +1 Belief	Base game
Cheese	2	0.0068	74 per Dairy	+2 Population, +1 Income	Base game

Public services

Need	Supply value	t/min per residence	Residences per building	Effect per residence	Condition
Market	1	In range	Market building in range	+1 Population, +1 Income	Base game
Firepit	1	In range	Firepit building in range	+1 Population, +1 Belief	Dawn of the Delta
Grammaticus	2	In range	Grammaticus building in range	+3 Knowledge	Base game
Sanctuary	2	In range	Sanctuary building in range	+1 Happiness, +2 Belief	Base game

Fashion

Need	Supply value	t/min per residence	Residences per building	Effect per residence	Condition
Wesekh Collars	1	0.0076	88 per Bead-Threader	+1 Income, +1 Happiness	Dawn of the Delta
Tunics	1	0.0138	73 per Spinner	+2 Income	Base game
Sandals	2	0.0064	78 per Sandal Maker	+1 Population, +2 Income	Base game
Soap	2	0.0143	70 per Soap Maker	+1 Population, +2 Health	Dawn of the Delta
Brooches	2	0.0065	76 per Fibularium (Albion)	+2 Income, +3 Happiness	Base game

Household

Need	Supply value	t/min per residence	Residences per building	Effect per residence	Condition
Scribing Sets	2	0.0046	108 per Scriptorium	−1 Fire safety, +4 Knowledge	Dawn of the Delta
Olive Oil	2	0.0085	79 per Olive Press	+1 Population, +2 Income, +1 Health, −1 Fire safety	Base game

Goods made in another province

Aegyptus has no production building for these Scribes needs; they come by trade route.

• Brooches from Albion (Fibularium)

Guides that cover Scribes

• Needs by tier: what every resident needs to upgradeSection: How the threshold works. Every Anno 117 tier's new goods and services in Latium, Albion and Aegyptus, the category thresholds that unlock an upgrade, and the goods a province must import.
• Dawn of the Delta: Aegyptus zones, floods, irrigation and pathsAegyptus in Anno 117: Farmland, Floodplains and the Arid Zone, the flood and harvest seasons, canals and the Granary, Threshers' two paths and the new goods for Latium and Albion.
• Happiness, fire safety and health: needs that raise or lower themSection: Needs that lower them. Which Anno 117 needs and services raise Happiness, Health and Fire Safety, which lower them, and how City Status penalties grow with a city's size after Update 3.0.

Sources

• Game data: anno-mods Anno 117 Calculator params.js, release 4.0 (5 Nov 2026): consumption rates, attributes, DLC and item conditions (Update 3.0 with Dawn of the Delta (5 November 2026)).
• Anno Union dev blog: Fulfil needs your way: category thresholds and tier 1 upgrade rule.
• Dev blog: Population, floods and the power of knowledge: the Aegyptian and Graeco-Roman paths.