| Name |
Weight |
Value(gp) |
Worn |
Magic |
Category |
Description |
| Charcoal, Stick |
0.5 |
0.1 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
Useful for marking parchment/vellum/papyrus/fabrics or other surfaces. |
| Ink (Magic) and Pot (1 dose/pg or spell level) |
0.001 |
100 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
Magic ink and a writing quill are required for scribing spells and prayers onto scrolls or adding spells to spell books. |
| Ink and Pot (1 dose/pg) |
0.001 |
0.1 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
Ink and a writing quill can be used for typical writing activities. Though these tools cannot be used to scribe spells/prayers. |
| Papyrus Sheet |
0.5 |
2 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
Prepared from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets for writing or painting. May contain or have writings, symbols, maps scribed upon it. May also be used in conjunction with magic ink and a writing quill to scribe magic spells/prayers upon. +5% chance of failure when scribing magic scrolls. |
| Parchment Sheet |
0.5 |
4 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface. May contain or have writings, symbols, maps scribed upon it. May also be used in conjunction with magic ink and a writing quill to scribe magic spells/prayers upon. ±0% chance of failure when scribing magic scrolls. |
| Quill, Magic |
0.001 |
100 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
A magic quill must be from a creature of strange or magical nature, i.e. a griffon, harpy, hippogriff, pegasus, roc, sphinx of any sort, and similar monsters. Possibly even parts of certain types of demons, devils, or lammasu, etc. may be used as a quill or stylus. The magic quill may be used in conjunction with magic ink to scribe magic spells/prayers on papyrus, parchment, or vellum to create magic scrolls. |
| Quill, Writing |
0.001 |
1 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
The quill is essentially made from the feathers of birds. Typically, the best quills are from large birds (e.g. geese, turkeys). May be used in conjunction with ink to write upon surfaces (parchment, papyrus, vellum, etc.) to create maps, books, missives, etc. |
| Scroll, Mundane |
0.5 |
0 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
May contain or have writings, symbols, maps scribed upon it. May also be used in conjunction with magic ink and a writing quill to scribe magic spells/prayers upon. |
| Standard Spell Book |
45 |
1000 |
Slung |
n |
Spellbook |
72 pages. A spell scribed in the book will take up one page/spell level and will require 100gp of magic ink per spell level. e.g. a fifth level spell will require 5 available pages and cost 500gp in magic ink. A standard spell book is approximately 16 inches in height, 12 inches wide, and 6 inches thick. (The DM has leeway to reduce or enlarge this general size, although nothing smaller than 12×12×6 inches or larger than 18×12×9 inches is recommended.) The weight of a standard book of median size is 150 gold pieces (adjusted upward or downward for varying sizes). The encumbrance value of such a book is equal to three times its weight (450 gp or thereabouts), although it is correct to assume that a volume will fit within an otherwise empty backpack or large sack. The cover of a standard book is typically heavy leather — dragon hide or something similar — inlaid with metal so as to provide both extra durability and a means to close and secure the book. Vellum pages are sewn together and secured to a fine, supple leather spine backing. Pages are secured additionally by fine leather front and back pieces. It is also usual for such a tome to have vellum stubs at intervals for insertion of additional pages, although this by no means allows for any increase or change in the number and types of spells the book can contain. Notwithstanding any special protections placed thereon, a standard spell book has a saving throw equal to that of “leather or book,” and with +2 to dice rolls made to save against acid, fireball, disintegration, and lightning attacks. |
| Traveling Spell Book |
7 |
500 |
Slung |
n |
Spellbook |
27 pages. A spell scribed in the book will take up one page/spell level and will require 100gp of magic ink per spell level. e.g. a fifth level spell will require 5 available pages and cost 500gp in magic ink. A travelling spell book is approximately 12 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 1 inch thick; 9×9×1 is likewise a good working size. The weight of such a book is approximately 30 gold pieces, and encumbrance roughly 60 gp. Five such books will fit within a backpack, twice that number in a large sack. The cover of a travelling spell book is strong, supple leather, such as that from a giant cobra. The hand-sewn leaves of parchment are carefully secured to a fine leather backing and glued to the spine. The whole is further secured by front and back pieces of vellum. A small lock or leather ties are typically used to secure the whole. Pages are very thin and fragile, so great care must be taken to protect the book when it is in use. Notwithstanding any special protections placed thereon, a travelling spell book has a saving throw equal to that of “leather or book,” with no bonuses (as a standard book has) against certain forms of attack. |
| Vellum Sheet |
0.5 |
8 |
Slung |
n |
Stationary |
Vellum is made from the skin of a calf and is used as a fine writing surface. May contain or have writings, symbols, maps scribed upon it. May also be used in conjunction with magic ink and a writing quill to scribe magic spells/prayers upon. −5% chance of failure when scribing magic scrolls. |
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