Saeviomagy
Adventurer
I think I would find it fun if you modified the spells within in interesting ways. That goes for any treasure I find though - getting something unique beats of the rack.
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D&D 5E Repercussions for spellbook that got wet?
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Azurewraith
Explorer
As others have stated this depends on your table my group will want to hear the duh its a magic book it cant get wet. I would be tempted to have a small chance say 10% that it rolls on the wild magic table instead
MarkB
Legend
I'd be tempted to introduce minor damage and blurring to the pages - just enough to obscure the odd word or syllable. To the book's owner it would be negligible - he knows his own writing and could work out the correct meaning - but to another wizard there's a certain amount of guesswork required.
The first time the PC wizard tries to cast each spell from the book, he must make an Arcana check, modified by the spell's level. Failure results in a mishap - something like a Wild Magic or Rod of Wonder effect.
The caster can attempt to memorise the spell again the next day, and the check DC is lowered by 1 for each failure, as he eliminates potential interpretations of the obscured text.
The first time the PC wizard tries to cast each spell from the book, he must make an Arcana check, modified by the spell's level. Failure results in a mishap - something like a Wild Magic or Rod of Wonder effect.
The caster can attempt to memorise the spell again the next day, and the check DC is lowered by 1 for each failure, as he eliminates potential interpretations of the obscured text.
Leatherhead
Possibly a Idiot.
Option 1: The spellbook is saved.
A. Yes, they can dry it out. The spellbook becomes a useful tool for the wizard to copy from.
B. The spellbook was enchanted to resist water, not only can the wizard copy the spells, but now they have a treasure in the spellbook itself.
Option 2: The spellbook is damaged.
A. The spellbook is now a soggy mess, not even worth the paper it was printed on.
B. The spellbook is damaged, but can be partially saved and used as a tool to springboard spell research in lieu of simply copying them.
Option 3: It's magic, yo! The spellbook has been corrupted by the seawater reacting to the magic ink and rituals, and the very odd circumstances in which they were introduced to each-other.
A. It is now something totally different than a normal spellbook. Perhaps it has all new water themed spells, has the power to summon water elementals by pulling out pages and expending them, maybe even form a portal to the elemental plane of water, or be used as a one-shot tool for creating a decanter of endless water.
b. It's cursed, much like above, but with dire consequences that may not be apparent at first. You know, drawing the water-logged remains of sailors who were lost at sea, back to land in order for the restless dead to return the book to the briny deep like a librarian with a vengeance.
A. Yes, they can dry it out. The spellbook becomes a useful tool for the wizard to copy from.
B. The spellbook was enchanted to resist water, not only can the wizard copy the spells, but now they have a treasure in the spellbook itself.
Option 2: The spellbook is damaged.
A. The spellbook is now a soggy mess, not even worth the paper it was printed on.
B. The spellbook is damaged, but can be partially saved and used as a tool to springboard spell research in lieu of simply copying them.
Option 3: It's magic, yo! The spellbook has been corrupted by the seawater reacting to the magic ink and rituals, and the very odd circumstances in which they were introduced to each-other.
A. It is now something totally different than a normal spellbook. Perhaps it has all new water themed spells, has the power to summon water elementals by pulling out pages and expending them, maybe even form a portal to the elemental plane of water, or be used as a one-shot tool for creating a decanter of endless water.
b. It's cursed, much like above, but with dire consequences that may not be apparent at first. You know, drawing the water-logged remains of sailors who were lost at sea, back to land in order for the restless dead to return the book to the briny deep like a librarian with a vengeance.
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Bayonet
First Post
I would say that it would survive getting wet, if you wanted the PC's to have it as loot.
That being said, I think the idea of a wet spellbook, with the ink running together, could be pretty fun. Maybe the spells are mixed up; and if the PC's learn from this book, they're likely to end up with possibly hazardous spells, or weird amalgamations of multiple spells. Fertile ground for some home-brewing, there.
That being said, I think the idea of a wet spellbook, with the ink running together, could be pretty fun. Maybe the spells are mixed up; and if the PC's learn from this book, they're likely to end up with possibly hazardous spells, or weird amalgamations of multiple spells. Fertile ground for some home-brewing, there.
GX.Sigma
Adventurer
Roll 1d4.
- The book is fine. Of course a seafaring wizard would invest in waterproof spellbooks.
- The book is ruined. Oops.
- The book is largely illegible - for each spell, the reader must make an Arcana check (DC = 15 + spell level) or be unable to read it. (Only the party's highest Arcana modifier applies; no re-rolling.)
- The book is a decoy and was rigged to explode in the face of whomever reads it. Re-roll to determine the decoy book's fate; the wizard's real spellbook is hidden elsewhere on the ship.
Saeviomagy
Adventurer
Take every second line of one spell, and the alternating lines from another. Have the spell do whatever the resulting mishmash says.
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