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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy Jerome" data-source="post: 5904677" data-attributes="member: 54877">I want the book for the really powerful stuff, not for the rest.&nbsp; Part of my preference is thematic, while part is practical.&nbsp; &nbsp;For starters, I want a &quot;real book&quot;--not one watered down game conditions.&nbsp; So I don't want a &quot;travelling spell book&quot; (or several!), each with many spells.&nbsp; I'd rather that the wizard have huge tomes, laying on a table, often two to three feet in height, and quite thick.&nbsp; To these, the wizard must go to do his most powerful effects (or restore them in his mind).&nbsp; Naturally, he wants a tower, guild hall, or other such relatively safe space to store them while away.&nbsp; &nbsp;OTOH, these can occasionally be stolen, are often unavailable (because the wizard is away), etc.&nbsp; The wizard has plenty of other, lesser power at his command, that is more instrinic to his being and/or readily portable. &nbsp;Per the standard D&amp;D tropes, the book is too often &quot;all or nothing&quot; for me.&nbsp; This turns the players of wizards into less &quot;mysterious and secretive&quot; into something more &quot;nervous and fearful.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crazy Jerome, post: 5904677, member: 54877"] I want the book for the really powerful stuff, not for the rest. Part of my preference is thematic, while part is practical. For starters, I want a "real book"--not one watered down game conditions. So I don't want a "travelling spell book" (or several!), each with many spells. I'd rather that the wizard have huge tomes, laying on a table, often two to three feet in height, and quite thick. To these, the wizard must go to do his most powerful effects (or restore them in his mind). Naturally, he wants a tower, guild hall, or other such relatively safe space to store them while away. OTOH, these can occasionally be stolen, are often unavailable (because the wizard is away), etc. The wizard has plenty of other, lesser power at his command, that is more instrinic to his being and/or readily portable. Per the standard D&D tropes, the book is too often "all or nothing" for me. This turns the players of wizards into less "mysterious and secretive" into something more "nervous and fearful." [/QUOTE]

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