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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greatwyrm" data-source="post: 1226971" data-attributes="member: 479">You can do all kinds of simple but neat stuff with books.--Give a higher than normal bonus for Knowledge skills with a magic book.  Most DMs give your standard +2 circumstance bonus if you have a related book, with magic you could make it +6 to +10 without being too unbalanced in most cases.  After all, you usually don't have time to whip out the National Geographic Guide to Undead in the middle of a battle.--A false spellbook.  Mages keep this book around in their pack incase they get captured.  When the captors try to decipher it or use read magic, it triggers an INT draining trap.  They'll throw everything they've got at getting the contents, figuring there's gotta be something cool in there.--An enchanted book may be a "sage in a box".  Similar to the first idea, but will actually talk to you and has knowledge of 2 to 4 subjects.--How about an automatic diary.  Open it and start talking and it records everything you say.  Other versions may be useful for recording conversations or verbal contracts.--Knowledge is power.  Maybe a book that lets you channel spellcasting through it for a special effect.  Once per day, using the book allows you to apply a minor metamagic feat to a spell, similar to the rods in T&B.</blockquote>