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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 5634899" data-attributes="member: 16285">But the wizard is not &quot;copying&quot; the spell he is translating it into a mechanic he can use to cast the spell.There is a spell to copy pages (not magical writing - so no spellbooks).&nbsp; Amanuesis from the Spell Compendium (pg 9) which does pretty much what you are talking about.Which is why the RC text talks about &quot;if he can learn the spell&quot; which at the very least eliminates spells not on his spell list.Every wizard who looks at the spellbook must make a decipher check (Spellcraft DC 20 + spell level or a Read Magic spell) and then a learn check (Spellcraft DC 15 + spell level)&nbsp; in order to figure out if he understands what he has read enough to write it into his own notes such that he could cast it.RC also states that &quot;if the person who created the magical writing is on hand to help the reader, success is also guaranteed.&quot; But he still needs to &quot;learn it&quot; in order to be able to write it.&nbsp; You can't write what you don't know (as in a learned spell).RC descriptive text&quot;Writers use the same system no matter what their native language or culture. However, each writer uses the system in an individualized way. Another person's magical writing remains incomprehensible until one takes time to study and decipher it.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 5634899, member: 16285"] But the wizard is not "copying" the spell he is translating it into a mechanic he can use to cast the spell. There is a spell to copy pages (not magical writing - so no spellbooks). Amanuesis from the Spell Compendium (pg 9) which does pretty much what you are talking about. Which is why the RC text talks about "if he can learn the spell" which at the very least eliminates spells not on his spell list. Every wizard who looks at the spellbook must make a decipher check (Spellcraft DC 20 + spell level or a Read Magic spell) and then a learn check (Spellcraft DC 15 + spell level) in order to figure out if he understands what he has read enough to write it into his own notes such that he could cast it. RC also states that "if the person who created the magical writing is on hand to help the reader, success is also guaranteed." But he still needs to "learn it" in order to be able to write it. You can't write what you don't know (as in a learned spell). RC descriptive text "Writers use the same system no matter what their native language or culture. However, each writer uses the system in an individualized way. Another person's magical writing remains incomprehensible until one takes time to study and decipher it." [/QUOTE]

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