Wizard:- Learning spells from captured spellbooks

[drala80]

Hello all,

Im a relativly new player, and a little confused over a few the rules about learning new spells....


Im playing 3rd level wizard, who has just recently looted a spellbook with a number of new spells in it. Now... Iv'e spent the 8 hours required to "understand" one of the spells, and passed the DC15 + spell level check.

Not really having the time or the gold to copy the spell into my own spellbook, I was wondering if I can perpare the spell from the capture book by passing another DC15 + spelllevel check ?

Cheers for any advice you can give.

 

[Shape D.]

Hello all,

Im a relativly new player, and a little confused over a few the rules about learning new spells....


Im playing 3rd level wizard, who has just recently looted a spellbook with a number of new spells in it. Now... Iv'e spent the 8 hours required to "understand" one of the spells, and passed the DC15 + spell level check.

Not really having the time or the gold to copy the spell into my own spellbook, I was wondering if I can perpare the spell from the capture book by passing another DC15 + spelllevel check ?

Cheers for any advice you can give.

No Roll is required to copy it, Just time and money. (or gp)

Once you learn it you know it.

 

[theskyfullofdust]

This is from the on-line srd:

"15 + spell level Prepare a spell from a borrowed spellbook (wizard only). One try per day. No extra time required. "

(link). So, yes, it's possible.

 

[drala80]

Thankyou for the input so far...

To be more exact, this is the line that is causing problems, (from srd)

"A wizard can use a borrowed spellbook to prepare a spell she already knows and has recorded in her own spellbook"

So... does that mean I have to acually go through the process of writing the spell out in my own book before being able to prepare it from another source ?

 

[irdeggman]

Thankyou for the input so far...

To be more exact, this is the line that is causing problems, (from srd)

"A wizard can use a borrowed spellbook to prepare a spell she already knows and has recorded in her own spellbook"

So... does that mean I have to acually go through the process of writing the spell out in my own book before being able to prepare it from another source ?

Technically you are correct in that you can not memorize a spell not already scribed in your own spellbook.

Now Complete Arcana (pg 140) allows "mastering a foreign spellbook" which in essence allows you to treat the new spellbook as if it was yours.

But it takes time. Spellcraft DC 25 + the level of the highest level spell contained within the spellbook) and 1 week plus 1 day per spell contained within the spellbook. It is "cheap" but a hard spellcraft check and time consuming.

 

[frankthedm]

Thankyou for the input so far...

To be more exact, this is the line that is causing problems, (from srd)

"A wizard can use a borrowed spellbook to prepare a spell she already knows and has recorded in her own spellbook"

So... does that mean I have to acually go through the process of writing the spell out in my own book before being able to prepare it from another source ?

YES! While other characters are buying high GP Magic weapons, your GP go onto scribing new spells or Expendable Spell items.