How long for Wizards to learn new spells?

[Angel of Adventure]

How long does it take a wizard to scribe/learn a spell into his spellbook?

Many thanks, as I'm away from my DMG.

-AoA

 

[Elethiomel]

It depends. Is it one of the wizard's free level-up spells? No time. Is it a brand new spell? 1 day per spell level, I believe.

 

[mr_outsidevoice]

In 3.5, it is one day per spell aside from ones you learn when you level.

 

[mvincent]

How long does it take a wizard to scribe/learn a spell into his spellbook?

2 days:

Learning/understanding a new spell: 1 day (and a spellcraft check)
Scribing it into your spellbook: "24 hours, regardless of the spell’s level"

rules here

 

[mvincent]

In 3.5, it is one day per spell aside from ones you learn when you level.

I have never seen that. It does require one page in your spellbook per level... were you possibly thinking of that?

Edit: nevermind: I misread mr_outsidevoice's answer as saying the same thing as the post above it (i.e. 1 day per spell level).

 

[irdeggman]

Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_outsidevoice
In 3.5, it is one day per spell aside from ones you learn when you level.

I have never seen that. It does require one page in your spellbook per level... were you possibly thinking of that?

PHB pg 179 "Writing a New Spell into a Spellbook" {Also in the SRD}

"Time: The process takes 24 hours, regardless of the spell's level."

later in the same section:

"Note that a wizard does not have to pay these costs in time or gold for the spells she gains for free at each new level. "

 

[Thurbane]

The SRD (and the Rules Compendium), are both pretty ambiguous as to whether it is 8 hours or a day to learn the spell. The rules on scribing it and the free "spells gained each level" are fairly clear.

Learn a spell from a spellbook or scroll (wizard only). No retry for that spell until you gain at least 1 rank in Spellcraft (even if you find another source to try to learn the spell from). Requires 8 hours.

Spells Copied from Another’s Spellbook or a Scroll: A wizard can also add a spell to her book whenever she encounters one on a magic scroll or in another wizard’s spellbook. No matter what the spell’s source, the wizard must first decipher the magical writing (see Arcane Magical Writings, above). Next, she must spend a day studying the spell. At the end of the day, she must make a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell’s level).

Writing a New Spell into a Spellbook

Once a wizard understands a new spell, she can record it into her spellbook.

Time: The process takes 24 hours, regardless of the spell’s level.

Space in the Spellbook: A spell takes up one page of the spellbook per spell level. Even a 0-level spell (cantrip) takes one page. A spellbook has one hundred pages.

Materials and Costs: Materials for writing the spell cost 100 gp per page.

Note that a wizard does not have to pay these costs in time or gold for the spells she gains for free at each new level.