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<blockquote data-quote="Joshgenti" data-source="post: 5942568" data-attributes="member: 54077">Fooly Cooly, the issue isn't the spell book.&nbsp; I agree, there are multiple spell books a motivated wizard can... &quot;acquire&quot;. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; It's not having an Arcane Bond, which forces such a hard concentration check for a 1st level wizard.&nbsp; Now, after they break out, it's not horribly hard to get.&nbsp; You need a masterwork item &amp; 200 gp.&nbsp; Not hard to come by.&nbsp; But for that first adventure, it wouldn't be very fun for the Wizard PC.Drathir, I hate the idea of just telling someone &quot;don't play a wizard!&quot;&nbsp; it's a core class &amp; a necromancer specialized wizard fits so well with an evil game.I'll think it over.&nbsp; If the wizard PC goes with an Item for his Arcane Focus, your suggestion of having the guards keep it is probably what I'll go with.&nbsp; In fact, I think the corrupt Sergeant finding it when the wizard is searched &amp; &quot;procuring&quot; it for himself would work well.&nbsp; And further highlight the colorful, corrupt nature of the NPC.&nbsp; Also, it would lead the PCs to his hidden stash of goodies in search of the Arcane Focus item.Thanks for the advice.&nbsp; And I'd be interested to hear if anyone else had this problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joshgenti, post: 5942568, member: 54077"] Fooly Cooly, the issue isn't the spell book. I agree, there are multiple spell books a motivated wizard can... "acquire". ;) It's not having an Arcane Bond, which forces such a hard concentration check for a 1st level wizard. Now, after they break out, it's not horribly hard to get. You need a masterwork item & 200 gp. Not hard to come by. But for that first adventure, it wouldn't be very fun for the Wizard PC. Drathir, I hate the idea of just telling someone "don't play a wizard!" it's a core class & a necromancer specialized wizard fits so well with an evil game. I'll think it over. If the wizard PC goes with an Item for his Arcane Focus, your suggestion of having the guards keep it is probably what I'll go with. In fact, I think the corrupt Sergeant finding it when the wizard is searched & "procuring" it for himself would work well. And further highlight the colorful, corrupt nature of the NPC. Also, it would lead the PCs to his hidden stash of goodies in search of the Arcane Focus item. Thanks for the advice. And I'd be interested to hear if anyone else had this problem. [/QUOTE]

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