Help me create an Arcane Library

[Herremann the Wise]

Hi Everyone,

Was just wondering if I could get some help and suggestions for different texts in my character's Arcane Library. My current character is a Lore Merchant who trades in general, secretive and dangerous texts and this is meant to represent his eclectic collection.
I'd really prefer to use some names in game rather than "in this book by someone".

Feel free to make something up, use a book your character may have written or use something from RL. Make them incredibly specific or very general. Applicable to specific schools of magic, particular characters and races or even simple tales of legends.

For example:
Lucifus Cray's Study of the Summoning of Minor Celestials
The Sundridge Chronicle {A focused study and diary on the use of Analyze Dweomer by Evander Grey}

If there are any interesting links anyone could suggest, that would be good too.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

 

[liquid]

The Anatomy of Fiends by T'sunadj of Amruthar; Of Demons and Darkness by Thu'val Na'Ralath; Magic and the Multiverse by Syrus; The Tale of Smurg the Happy Little Orc by Dev; The Accounting of the Ba'atezu by (name smudged); Of Myth and Madness by Kronas (the Lich); Dangerous Fungi (the Forbidden Fruit) by Xtichl; Too Many Chiefs, Not Enough Indians and Where's My Damn Hammer by Clyde; When Realms Collide by Lyrith Thistlemount

 

[Dogbrain]

Demons, Devils, the Differences
Fundamental Differential Equations
Bayesian Decision Processes
NIH Manual of Grant Application

 

[Torm]

"On The Occurance of Really Strange Things" (A strangely written planar manual) by Belboz the Necromancer. "Omnipater Codex Electricus" (a book of electricity-based spells interspersed with prayers to Odin) by Darboz of the Evocations. "The Sacred Mountain" (a Giant Druid's prayer book). "An Examination of the Eccentricities in the Motion of Hot Tea" (a huge waste of time, in which some wizard who never bothers to name himself anywhere in the book examines different varieties of tea, and makes notes about possible magical implications, but never actually comes to any useful conclusions.) "The Divinations of Master Cantor" (a book which contains the prophecies of how a war that has already come and gone was going to have resulted in the end of time - contains chronomantic spells that do not work, but an appropriate check can allow a wizard to see where the author made intentional errors and correct for them.)

And then, of course, there's "Tome and Blood" (A guide to spellbook making and upkeep, written by a bloodmage) by Cordell the Bruce.

 

[Mark]

Might I suggest...?

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=623

 

[Saeviomagy]

"Estimating multifractal measures of strange attractors" by Kinsner the enchanter - a study on artifacts which inspire possessiveness in their owners.

"Even-odd transformation with application to multiuser divinations" - C.W. Mow. A study on the probabilities inherent in the augury spell.

"Cyclic self-dual Z4-codes" - Zhongqiang Qian. An intensive study of the nature of the runes of spells with extended durations.

"Magic caps, a platform for communications" - Burrowgold, P. A dissertation on the helm of telepathy and it's uses in foreign relations.

Note - all I did was do a search on the phrases "Strange", "odd" and "magic" on the ieee papers database, and made minor modifications to the names of papers and authors, and then made up explanations of the papers themselves.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Might I suggest...?

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=623

I was just going to suggest that as well

 

[Kobold Marine]

Check out http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=bookspinner

I've used it many a time to create libraries for my players to loot.

 

[tarchon]

the Necrobiblicon

Really, what library is complete without Recent Epiphanies Concerning Vile Protuberances? Or A Pronuniciation Guide to Ineffable Names - I'm always tongue tied by those myself. The unforgettable Legends of Melancholic Entropy, the lyricism of Verses By Squire Lalawethika, the ever intriguing Essays on Benthic Gnosis?

 

[Sanackranib]

Hi Everyone, I
Was just wondering if I could get some help and suggestions for different texts in my character's Arcane Library. Herremann the Wise

here is a link that you may find usefull:
http://www.dcrouzet.net/nbobooks/