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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zhure" data-source="post: 971267" data-attributes="member: 308">Ok, got bored.If "freely" means "without cost" then a BBB can have a "value" ranging from... 81,135 gp to 4,515 gp.Maximum {45 spells x9th level x2 pages per level x100 gp per page = 81,000 gp At 810 pages, that's 9 spell books, 27 pounds, and another 135 gp.}Minimum {45 spells x 0th level x 1 page per spell x 100 gp per page = 4500At 45 pages, that's 1 spell book, 3 pounds, and another 15 gp}The "breakeven" point would be to somehow finagle a BBB to cost about 9500 gp...At 100 gp per page, a normal spell book has 100 pages and once "filled" is worth 10,015 gp, assuming the wizard fills it with only researched spells, not the free ones he gets each level. The rules for scribing spells mentions a spellbook, not a BBB, so one presumes the wizard only scribes his free spells into his spellbook and we only need to compare spells he pays to scribe. This shows a BBB is always cheaper to scribe into than a regular spellbook for non-cantrips (and, let's face it, wizards already have all cantrips scribed for free anyway, unless they pay cash to research new ones, which is quite rare). If one assumes freely means "without cost" then no wizard will be without a BBB other than in the short term for financial reasons (he's saving up to get one).That shows why "without cost" is an unbalanced interpretation.Greg</blockquote>