need to fill wizard's library
- Thread starter Rpjunkie
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You'll find some interesting tomes and books in an old item list I posted a while back...
http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17904
Some very cool books in there
http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17904
Some very cool books in there
Heretic Apostate
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Why must all of them give bonuses? How about a few books that, while they seem informative and are well-accepted, are actually wrong?
For instance, Aristotle (I think it was him?) pushed back the progress of science for about 2,000 years with his belief that the laws of nature could be figured out by logic, rather than by experiment. The belief that objects require constant force to move (i.e., no inertia), the belief that heavier objects fall faster, the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe.
There's GOT to be a few absolutely wrong books in there, right?
For instance, Aristotle (I think it was him?) pushed back the progress of science for about 2,000 years with his belief that the laws of nature could be figured out by logic, rather than by experiment. The belief that objects require constant force to move (i.e., no inertia), the belief that heavier objects fall faster, the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe.
There's GOT to be a few absolutely wrong books in there, right?
Like this one? 
Antiphonary of the Unchained Demon During the Past hundred Years
AUTHOR: Desecarius the Erudite
PUBLISHER: Havrenscolp & cie (70 copies printed)
TYPE/ASPECT:Mundane medium-sized hardcover book.
CONDITION: Reasonably good as far as the pages are concerned, but the cover is much damaged
LANGUAGE: Common speech (Common alphabet).
SUBJECT: Knowledge (Local: famous heroes, legends, laws, traditions, etc.).
ORIGINALITY: Poor copy of a well known work, with obviously missing paragraphs.
CLARITY: Confused (Int check DC=15 to benefit from book's contents).
LENGTH OF STUDY: 1d4 day (provided Intelligence check succeeded - see above).
BENEFIT FROM STUDY: None, plus the text relatively boring to read.
BOOK MONETARY VALUE: Very expensive (from 100 to 1000 gold pieces).
NOTES: None
DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED BY: The D20 Scriptorium's Random Generator
Antiphonary of the Unchained Demon During the Past hundred Years
AUTHOR: Desecarius the Erudite
PUBLISHER: Havrenscolp & cie (70 copies printed)
TYPE/ASPECT:Mundane medium-sized hardcover book.
CONDITION: Reasonably good as far as the pages are concerned, but the cover is much damaged
LANGUAGE: Common speech (Common alphabet).
SUBJECT: Knowledge (Local: famous heroes, legends, laws, traditions, etc.).
ORIGINALITY: Poor copy of a well known work, with obviously missing paragraphs.
CLARITY: Confused (Int check DC=15 to benefit from book's contents).
LENGTH OF STUDY: 1d4 day (provided Intelligence check succeeded - see above).
BENEFIT FROM STUDY: None, plus the text relatively boring to read.
BOOK MONETARY VALUE: Very expensive (from 100 to 1000 gold pieces).
NOTES: None
DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED BY: The D20 Scriptorium's Random Generator
Or here's another one, with only a secondary benefit (check NOTES):
The Passional of Spellcasting in Literature
AUTHOR: Anonymous
PUBLISHER: None (handwritten manuscript)
TYPE/ASPECT: Wood tablets.
CONDITION:
LANGUAGE: Elven tongue (Elven calligraphy).
SUBJECT: Knowledge (Nature: seasons, cycles, and weather).
ORIGINALITY: Rather conventional, but offers some occasional fresh point of view.
CLARITY: Unclear (Int check DC=10 to benefit from book's contents).
LENGTH OF STUDY: 1d6 hour (provided Intelligence check succeeded - see above).
BENEFIT FROM STUDY: None, plus the text relatively boring to read.
BOOK MONETARY VALUE: Normal (from 1 to 10 gold pieces).
NOTES: Although useless, this book contains one small paragraph of interest (required time of study + Spot check at DC=10). This paragraph mentions another book whose content is then really useful.
DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED BY: The D20 Scriptorium's Random Generator
The Passional of Spellcasting in Literature
AUTHOR: Anonymous
PUBLISHER: None (handwritten manuscript)
TYPE/ASPECT: Wood tablets.
CONDITION:
LANGUAGE: Elven tongue (Elven calligraphy).
SUBJECT: Knowledge (Nature: seasons, cycles, and weather).
ORIGINALITY: Rather conventional, but offers some occasional fresh point of view.
CLARITY: Unclear (Int check DC=10 to benefit from book's contents).
LENGTH OF STUDY: 1d6 hour (provided Intelligence check succeeded - see above).
BENEFIT FROM STUDY: None, plus the text relatively boring to read.
BOOK MONETARY VALUE: Normal (from 1 to 10 gold pieces).
NOTES: Although useless, this book contains one small paragraph of interest (required time of study + Spot check at DC=10). This paragraph mentions another book whose content is then really useful.
DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED BY: The D20 Scriptorium's Random Generator
