Spell Book

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A Spell Book can transfer spells from scrolls, storing individual spells for future use. Additional pages can be added to the book to allow for more spells to be stored.

At Tier 3, a chosen spell slot can be refreshed 1x/day.

At Tier 4, the book allows for 1x/day use of Fash'lo'nae's Gift (1750). You may unlock additional 1750 uses via a voucher, capped at the item's Tier (5x/day max at Tier 5).

At Tier 5, you may WAVE a book at a target to sequentially invoke spells in rapid succession. The first spell has a 100% chance to fire, the second 75%, the third 50%, and the fourth 25%. 10 minute cooldown.

Spell Books are sold at the Rumor Woods shop Tomeword Bound.

Tier 1/OTS

An OTS Spell Book is capable of holding spells, which are transferred to it from scrolls. The book can hold up to six spells, which can be INVOKEd as with scrolls.

Analyze

You analyze the dark leather grimoire and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
OVERVIEW

Hello there, intrepid player!  This dark leather grimoire is a Spell Book item.  These items allow you to transfer spells (and their charges) from scrolls to be stored within this grimoire's pages.

UNLOCKS

Tier 1 - OTS.  You may TRANSFER spells into the grimoire, PONDER to select spells, and SCRATCH to remove them.
Tier 2 - The grimoire gives more information about the number of charges remaining.
Tier 3 - You may CLEAN the grimoire 1x/day to restore a selected spell slot (1 charge for non-war spells, 40 charges for war spells).
Tier 4 - You may STARE at the grimoire 1x/day to gain Fash'lo'nae's Knowledge (1750).
Tier 5 - You may WAVE the grimoire at a target to attempt to cast the first 4 spells on the page at them.  The first slot has a 100% chance to fire, the second 75%, the third 50%, and the fourth 25%.
RP Verbs - Unlocks RP verbs (FLIP, SNAP, TOUCH, BRUSH, RUB, RAISE, and POINT).

Currently this book is Tier 1 and has 1 pages which contain up to 6 spells each.  You may "TURN grimoire" to go to the next page or "TURN grimoire TO #" to go to a specific page.

 The RP verbs are: Locked.
 
 The grimoire may be used to gain Fash'lo'nae's Gift (1750) 0 times per day. 

ALTERING

This grimoire may be freely altered but should remain in relatively good repair (e.g. it cannot be in an unreadable state).

You get no sense of whether or not the grimoire may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
PONDER You ponder over your dark leather grimoire, shifting your attention to the 2nd section on the page, which contains the Prayer of Protection (303) spell with 4 charges remaining. None
Select a spell, or an empty slot in the book to add one.
SCRATCH You remove a quill from a pocket in the spine of your grimoire and hover over the 1st section of its page, preparing to remove the Sleep (501) spell...

[You are about to remove the Sleep (501) spell from your grimoire. Repeat this command within 30 seconds to confirm.]

You vigorously rub the nib of your quill against the runes for the Sleep (501) spell contained within your dark leather grimoire, carefully scratching away the ink. With a sharp breath, you blow the accumulated bits of ink off the page. A few moments later, the page ripples as if on an unfelt breeze and becomes pristine again.

None
Remove a spell.
TRANSFER {spell} You remove a quill from a pocket in the spine of your grimoire before carefully studying the runes on your scroll. You pause for a moment, considering the steps required to successfully transfer the Sleep (501) spell to your grimoire...

[You are about to transfer the Sleep (501) spell from your scroll to your grimoire. Repeat this command within 30 seconds to confirm.]

Working diligently, you copy the runes inscribed on the burnt scroll to your dark leather grimoire. As the runes are copied, the ink on the scroll begins to fade until nothing is left while the fresh ink on your grimoire dries a crisp, deep black.

None
Add a spell to the grimoire from a scroll.
TRANSFER Focusing intently, you study the runes contained on the page of your dark leather grimoire. After a moment, you feel ready to copy the runes for Mindward (1208) to another page.

[To move a spell, select a different slot and then TRANSFER grimoire again within 30 seconds.]

>ponder 2 grimoire You ponder over your dark leather grimoire, shifting your attention to the 2nd section on the page, which contains the Melgorehn's Aura (913) spell with 7 charges remaining.

>transfer grimoire You remove a quill from a pocket in the spine of your grimoire and begin to carefully study the runes contained on its pages. Working diligently, you carefully flip the pages back and forth, erasing and copying sections piece by piece until each spell has swapped place with the other.

None
Swap the locations of two spell in the grimoire.
TURN {BOOK} You turn your dark leather grimoire from page 1 to page 2. You glance down at your grimoire and carefully study page 2...

>1. The Mindward (1208) spell with 9 charges remaining.
2. The Melgorehn's Aura (913) spell with 7 charges remaining.
3. The Spell Shield (219) spell with 9 charges remaining.
4. The Strength Of Will (1119) spell with 9 charges remaining.
5. The Phoen's Strength (606) spell with 26 charges remaining.
6. The Dragonclaw (1209) spell with 35 charges remaining.

None
TURN {BOOK} TO # You turn your dark leather grimoire from page 1 to page 2. You glance down at your grimoire and carefully study page 2...

>1. This section is blank.
2. This section is blank.
3. This section is blank.
4. This section is blank.
5. This section is blank.
6. This section is blank.

None

Tier 2

At Tier 2, the book displays the exact number of charges for each slot (up to 40 charges/slot).

Tier 3

At Tier 3, a chosen spell slot can be refreshed 1x/day. War spells will refresh fully up to 40 charges while non-war spells will refresh 1 charge.

Usage

Verb First Third
CLEAN This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Refresh a spell.

Tier 4

The book may be used 1x/day to gain Fash'lo'nae's Gift (1750). You may unlock additional 1750 use via a voucher, capped at the item's Tier (5x/day max at Tier 5).

Usage

Verb First Third
STARE This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Activate Fash'lo'nae's Gift (1750).

Tier 5

You may WAVE a book at a target to sequentially invoke spells in rapid succession. The first spell has a 100% chance to fire, the second 75%, the third 50%, and the fourth 25%. 10 minute cooldown.

Usage

Verb First Third
WAVE {BOOK} AT {TARGET} Raising your strategy guide at a giant rat, you begin to rapidly invoke the spells contained on the guide's pages, unleashing a bombardment of spells in rapid succession!

You unleash the Prayer of Holding spell at a giant rat! Glowing mist encircles a giant rat before fading away ineffectually. You unleash the Divine Fury spell at a giant rat! Particles of dust and soot rise from the ground at your feet as you release a pulsating, platinum ripple of energy toward a giant rat!

CS: +480 - TD: +3 + CvA: +25 + d100: +74 == +576
Warding failed!
The giant rat is cloaked in a blinding platinum light and assailed for 400 points of damage!
... 50 points of damage!
Head and most of upper body turned into a smoking pile of gore!
The giant rat is stunned!
... 75 points of damage!
Terrible slash to the giant rat's side!
Entrails spill out, onto the ground!
Death can be SO messy.

You unleash the Fervent Reproach spell at a giant rat! A single dim, ale-brown globe springs to life in your right hand. With a flick of your right wrist, the globe dances through the air toward a giant rat!

CS: +480 - TD: +3 + CvA: +25 + d100: +99 == +601
Warding failed!

The orb squarely impacts a giant rat, discharging the ale-brown energy over its entire being for 358 points of damage!

The ale-brown energy pulses for an additional 250 points of damage ...
... dissipating with a final discharge of 150 points of damage!

You unleash the Condemn spell at a giant rat! [SMR result: 497 (Open d100: 55, Bonus: 60)] The air around a giant rat vibrates with the low, strident blast of a hunting horn! Misty figures with vengeful, star-bright eyes course past the giant rat, slashing it for 35 points of damage!

... 35 points of damage!
Hard slash to the giant rat's side!
Left arm no longer available for use.

The giant rat shrieks as it slumps to the ground and licks at its wounded left foreleg.

This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Invoke multiple spells in rapid succession.

Fluff Verbs

A separate certificate can be used to add a variety of fluff RP verb traps. This fluff verb unlock is separate from any Tier unlocks.

Usage

Verb First Third
BRUSH You brush your hand along the page of your dark leather grimoire, its surface sliding smoothly against your hand. Hymore brushes his hand along the page of his dark leather grimoire.
FLIP You idly flip through your dark leather grimoire, darkly inked runes flashing past as you turn the grimoire's pages. Hymore idly flips through his dark leather grimoire, his gaze focused on the pages flashing past.
POINT Pressing a finger to the page of your dark leather grimoire, you begin to sound out the runes contained within. Pressing a finger to the page of his dark leather grimoire, Hymore begins to mutter quietly to himself.
RAISE You read through your dark leather grimoire, studying its pages intently. A particularly vexing rune causes you to pause briefly before you move on. Hymore reads through his dark leather grimoire, pausing momentarily before continuing on to finish the page.
RUB Spotting a small blemish on the page of your dark leather grimoire, you lick your thumb and carefully rub the surface of the page until the blemish disappears. Hymore licks his thumb and rubs it against the page of his dark leather grimoire.
SNAP You forcefully close the dark leather grimoire with a loud *snap*, its latch slamming into place. Hymore suddenly closes his dark leather grimoire with a loud *snap*.
TOUCH You trace a finger along the runes contained within your dark leather grimoire, studying its contents intently. Hymore traces a finger along the pages of his dark leather grimoire, studying its contents intently.

Page Addon

A separate certificate can be used to add additional pages to an existing Spell Book. A Spell Book can have up to 5 pages. Each page can hold up to 6 spells. Page addons are separate from any Tier unlocks.

Additional Information

To transfer a spell from a scroll, hold the scroll in one hand and your Spell Book in the other. Then, use PONDER (book noun) to select the slot in which you want the spell to appear. Once the slot appears in monsterbold, use TRANSFER (spell number) (book noun), similar to a Sigil Staff, to move the spell from the scroll to your Spell Book.

If your Spell Book already contains a specific spell, you can add charges to the spell by selecting the slot containing the spell with PONDER (book noun) and then TRANSFER (spell number) (book noun) as above.

If the scroll has more charges than the book can hold, the book will transfer charges up to the maximum (40) and leave the remaining charges on the scroll.

Transferring a spell off of a scroll will reduce the value similar to how it is done with a Sigil Staff.

If the last charge of a spell is used up in the book, that spell slot will become empty and available for transferring another spell. SCRATCH can be used to remove a spell from the book, making that slot available for use again.

Spell knowledge scrolls (written in vibrant ink) cannot be transferred to the book. Only spells below level 20 may be transferred. The spell must be findable on scrolls to be recharged.

The order of spells in the Spell Book can be swapped by using PONDER (slot number) (book noun) to select the spell in the slot, followed by TRANSFER (book noun) to begin the swap, PONDER (slot number) (book noun) again to select a different spell slot, and finally TRANSFER (book noun) to swap the two spells. Spells can be swapped across different pages. Both slots must contain a spell (not be blank) to be eligible to swap.

See Also

Spell Book Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Book
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue Rumor Woods
Original Release Year 2025
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 5
How to Unlock Certificate
Restrictions Must remain some type of book and in relatively good shape.
Item Verbs
BRUSH CLEAN FLIP INVOKE
POINT PONDER RAISE RUB
SCRATCH SNAP STARE TOUCH
TRANSFER TURN WAVE