Frankie1969
Adventurer
Codex Advocare is a warlock item from Ravenloft. The relevant text:
Description: The book is bound in red leather. The title is stamped in silver foil in Infernal on the cover, and the interior is scribed with the descriptions for all manner of invocations, also written in Infernal.
Activation: The book must be formally claimed in order to gain the benefit. Instructions for claiming the book are printed clearly on the flyleaf. The book can only have one claimant at any one time - the most recent claimant becomes the sole claimant. To claim the book, you must read the invocation descriptions from beginning to end (a task of some 8 hours) and then verbally claim the book. Once it is claimed, the book always provides its benefit to its owner, as long as the book is part of its owner's equipment.
Effect: You know one more least invocation than normal (you must be able to use least invocations in order to be able to utilize this ability).
(Lore, Aura & Construction omitted)
Price: 20000 gp.
My optimization idea for this item has two parts:
1: A non-warlock who knows Infernal can claim the book, but they don't get any benefit from doing so.
2: Warlock claimant wants to change invocations. She gives the book to eligible friend. Friend claims the book then gives it back. Warlock reclaims it and selects any least invocation of her choice.
Result: 1 full day (8 hours reading, 8 hours reading, 8 hours rest) = floating invocation.
Description: The book is bound in red leather. The title is stamped in silver foil in Infernal on the cover, and the interior is scribed with the descriptions for all manner of invocations, also written in Infernal.
Activation: The book must be formally claimed in order to gain the benefit. Instructions for claiming the book are printed clearly on the flyleaf. The book can only have one claimant at any one time - the most recent claimant becomes the sole claimant. To claim the book, you must read the invocation descriptions from beginning to end (a task of some 8 hours) and then verbally claim the book. Once it is claimed, the book always provides its benefit to its owner, as long as the book is part of its owner's equipment.
Effect: You know one more least invocation than normal (you must be able to use least invocations in order to be able to utilize this ability).
(Lore, Aura & Construction omitted)
Price: 20000 gp.
My optimization idea for this item has two parts:
1: A non-warlock who knows Infernal can claim the book, but they don't get any benefit from doing so.
2: Warlock claimant wants to change invocations. She gives the book to eligible friend. Friend claims the book then gives it back. Warlock reclaims it and selects any least invocation of her choice.
Result: 1 full day (8 hours reading, 8 hours reading, 8 hours rest) = floating invocation.
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