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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TYPO5478" data-source="post: 3637771" data-attributes="member: 37531">That's the one in the DMG II, and I told you wrong earlier: it's way expensive.  Like 27,000 gp expensive.  In fact, in my opinion, it's too expensive.  The only reason I can think of for it being that much is because they included three spells in the creation requisites (one of which is fabricate); I certainly don't think it's because it's actually worth that much in terms of usefulness.  Maybe ask your DM about removing fabricate from the required spells and recalculate the price.  Or just do without.  Your call.How long do you plan on being level 8?  I got mine (okay, built for half the price) when I was level 7 and immediately wrote enough spells into it to nearly cover the cost completely.  Of course, I had been saving up a few scrolls for specifically that purpose.  I understand you may not want to spend the money on it as starting equipment, but I highly suggest getting one as soon as possible.  I also suggest keeping a separate list of scrolls you're planning to copy into your book.  That will allow you to do two things: first, keep track of those particular scrolls so you don't cast them by accident and second, keep a running tally of just how much it will cost to scribe those scrolls.  You'd be surprised how fast it adds up.  Just keep in mind: every page you write in a normal spellbook is 100 gp you're not spending on buying a Blessed Book.</blockquote>

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