Mystara of the Five Spheres RPG Magical - Book - Spellbook for Arcane Magic
- Instance of the Magical Item
- Components of the Magical Item
- Content Updates
This is a book that allows the prepared caster or ritualist to have more options in a single volume and give it some level of protection.
Instance of the Magical Item
Common Book - Spellbook for Arcane Magic
- Instance of the Magical Item - (Base Item 50 gp)
- The Black Spellbook - 3,500 gp (Relic - Dragonkind)
- Hurcule Spellbook - 400 gp (Relic - Dragonkind)
Spellbook for Arcane Magic - The Black Spellbook
- Magical Item - Common Book -
Spellbook for Arcane Magic - The Black Spellbook
22,050 gp
- Appearance -
- Title: The Black Spellbook of Xhall.
- Language: Written in Draconic.
- Homeland: None.
- This book in inscribed using Arcane Script which is unable to be read with the naked eye. It has a prism attached to the cover with a chain that allows the reader to decipher the words on the pages. The book has up to 100 pages.
- Notes - Spellbook owned by Oreioth. Contains Xhall’s Family History. This book in inscribed using Arcane Script which is unable to be read with the naked eye. It has a prism attached to the cover with a chain that allows the reader to decipher the words on the pages. The book has up to 100 pages.
- Cantrips (4 pages) Chill Touch, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation, Shocking Grasp
- 1st Level (4 pages) False Life, Mage Armour, Magic Missile, Ray of Sickness
- 2nd Level:(4 pages) Crown of Madness, Misty Step
- 3rd Level (6 pages) Animate Dead, Vampiric Touch
- Family History (20 pages) including details on family locations in Glantri and Karameikos.
- Undead Creation Research (12 pages) Crawling Claw (1HD), Skeleton (2HD), Zombie (3HD)
- Standard -
- The prism can be activated with a Prestidigitation, otherwise it requires an arcane check DC 15 to read each time. A spell takes up a page per level, with cantrips also taking a page. Undead Creation Research takes up two pages per hit dice of undead. Rituals take up four pages per level of the ritual. This item can only accept spells for the Sorceres, Wizard, Fighter and Rogue using the Arcane Magic of the world (linked to the Arcana Skill).
- This book counts as a Implement for the purpsoes of Tome proficiency.
- Attunement -
- You can read this book without assistance. You can prepared an additional spell from this book when doing your daily preparations. This will allow a Spontaneous caster (Sorcerer, Fighter or Rogue) to prepare an additonal spell from this book if they take time to conduct a daily preparation.
- Awakened -
- This spellbook counts as a healers kit for treating wounds or stabalising a character, though it requires you to be striking the subject when doing so causing 1d4 subdual damage in the process.
- Exaulted -
- This spellbook can carry an unlimeted number of spells of the necromancy school of magic, and they don't count towards its page limit which can be used for other spells. No one but the owner can read the spell from this book.
- When casting healing spells, treat them as being cast as one spell slot heigher if it is part of the necromancy school and you hit the target with the book.
- Relic - While reading from this item if you are Dragonkind
- A standard version of the spell can be used for a ritual.
- Details - Base Item (50 gp), Awakened (added cost of one advance in rarity, 2,000 gp), exaulted (added cost of two advances in rarity, 20,000 gp)
- History -
- WORLD DATE -- Owner -- Notes
- Pre Phase 1 (F009) -- Oreioth (Human Wizard) -- Collected upon death of Xhall’s father with his skull.
- Phase 1 - 1000-07-23 (F009) -- Xhall (Ethengarian Cleric/Wizard) -- from the body of Oreioth in room L6 Necromancer’s Cave, Princes of the Apocalypse.
Spellbook for Arcane Magic - Hurcele Spellbook
- Magical Item - Common Book -
Spellbook for Arcane Magic - Hurcele Spellbook
400 gp
- Appearance -
- Title: Xhall's Hurcele Spellbook.
- Language: Written in Draconic.
- Homeland: None.
- This book in inscribed using Arcane Script which is unable to be read with the naked eye. It has a prism attached to the cover with a chain that allows the reader to decipher the words on the pages. The book has up to 100 pages.
- Notes - Spellbook owned by Sharwyn Hercele. This book in inscribed using Arcane Script which is unable to be read with the naked eye. It has a prism attached to the cover with a chain that allows the reader to decipher the words on the pages. The book has up to 100 pages.
- Cantrips (3 pages) Light, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost
- 1st Level (4 pages) Colour Spray, Magic Missile, Shield, Sleep
- Standard -
- The prism can be activated with a Prestidigitation, otherwise it requires an arcane check DC 15 to read each time. A spell takes up a page per level, with cantrips also taking a page. Undead Creation Research takes up two pages per hit dice of undead. Rituals take up four pages per level of the ritual. This item can only accept spells for the Sorceres, Wizard, Fighter and Rogue using the Arcane Magic of the world (linked to the Arcana Skill).
- This book counts as a Implement for the purpsoes of Tome proficiency.
- Attunement -
- You can read this book without assistance. You can prepared an additional spell from this book when doing your daily preparations. This will allow a Spontaneous caster (Sorcerer, Fighter or Rogue) to prepare an additonal spell from this book if they take time to conduct a daily preparation.
- Relic - While reading from this item if you are Dragonkind
- A standard version of the spell can be used for a ritual.
- Details - Base Item (50 gp), Spells (350 gp)
- History -
- WORLD DATE -- Owner -- Notes
- Phase 1 (F030) -- Sharwyn Hercele (Human Wizard) -- School of Magic.
- Phase 1 - 1000-07-23 (F030) -- Xhall (Ethengarian Cleric/Wizard) -- from the body of Hercele in room 56 of The Sunless Citadel.
Components of the Magical Item
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Magical Item - Uncommon Rarity
Magical Item - Book Type
Common Book - Spellbook for Arcane Magic
- Magical Item - Common Book -
Spellbook for Arcane Magic -
50 gp
- Appearance -
- This book in inscribed using Arcane Script which is unable to be read with the naked eye. It has a prism attached to the cover with a chain that allows the reader to decipher the words on the pages. The book has up to 100 pages.
- Standard -
- The prism can be activated with a Prestidigitation, otherwise it requires an arcane check DC 15 to read each time. A spell takes up a page per level, with cantrips also taking a page. Undead Creation Research takes up two pages per hit dice of undead. Rituals take up four pages per level of the ritual. This item can only accept spells for the Sorceres, Wizard, Fighter and Rogue using the Arcane Magic of the world (linked to the Arcana Skill).
- This book counts as a Implement for the purpsoes of Tome proficiency.
- Attunement -
- You can read this book without assistance. You can prepared an additional spell from this book when doing your daily preparations. This will allow a Spontaneous caster (Sorcerer, Fighter or Rogue) to prepare an additonal spell from this book if they take time to conduct a daily preparation.
- Relic - While reading from this item if you are Dragonkind
- A standard version of the spell can be used for a ritual.
- Details - Base Item (50 gp)
Original Item - Spellbook for Arcane Magic
Source - Does not exist
Enduring Spellbook
na, na (requires attunement)
na.
Content Updates
- 2023-05-11 - Created on new site.
- 2021-07-17 – Updated to match the Original Item updates.
- 2021-05-01 – Updating links.
- 2021-04-16 – Adding notes for spontaneous casters and linking primal magic specifically to Sorcerers, Wizards, Fighters and Rogues.
- 2020-10-26 – Layout updated and cleanup.
- 2020-09-08 - Published on WordPress.