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<blockquote data-quote="Cabral" data-source="post: 2811476" data-attributes="member: 1193">This sort of thing is precisely why the amount of resources you begin with at a higher level is lower than the amount you would have if you had &quot;played through&quot;. The ability to say &quot;all the spells I will be getting when we start cost x gp and make a blessed book a worthwhile item&quot; as opposed to having to scribe the spells until you find a blessed book or can afford to make one.There is also the perk of being able to optimize your equipment choices <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Howandwhy99, judging by the cost of your 0th level spells, your math may be off. The freebies for leveling are freebies and you don't have to pay to scribe them. This includes the &quot;all cantrips&quot; at first level. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />[code][B]Additional&nbsp; Spell&nbsp; Spells&nbsp; &nbsp; Level&nbsp; &nbsp; Normal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Blessed Book&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1/2 cost Blessed Book[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1st*&nbsp; &nbsp; 500 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 100 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2nd&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1,200 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 400 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 400 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3rd&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1,800 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 600 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 600 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2,400 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 800 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 800 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3,000 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,000 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1,000 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3,600 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,200 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1,200 gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2,100 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 700 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 700 gp[B]SubTotal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 14,600 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4,800 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4,800 gp[/B]+ Blessed Book&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 12,500 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6,250 gp[B]Total&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14,600 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17,300 gp&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 11,050 gp[/B]*Assumes you buy scrolls of the spells you want. Otherwise, add 25gp per spell (100g). [/code]The 1/2 cost Blessed Book starts saving you money (here) just after the 5th level spells (up to the 5th level spells, it saves you 6,000 gp but costs 6,250 gp. The first 6th level spell costs 600 gp to scribe (not to buy) without a Blessed Book.An important thing to remember with the Blessed Book is that if you have one, it saves on any spell you scribe later ... 7th spell? 700 gp savings. 8th level? 800 gp savings. 9th level? 900 gp savings. If they are spells you find, enemy wizards' spellbooks, for example, that money you would have to otherwise have to pay to use the &quot;treasure&quot; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cabral, post: 2811476, member: 1193"] This sort of thing is precisely why the amount of resources you begin with at a higher level is lower than the amount you would have if you had "played through". The ability to say "all the spells I will be getting when we start cost x gp and make a blessed book a worthwhile item" as opposed to having to scribe the spells until you find a blessed book or can afford to make one. There is also the perk of being able to optimize your equipment choices :) Howandwhy99, judging by the cost of your 0th level spells, your math may be off. The freebies for leveling are freebies and you don't have to pay to scribe them. This includes the "all cantrips" at first level. :D [code] [B]Additional Spell Spells Level Normal Blessed Book 1/2 cost Blessed Book[/B] - 0th - - - 4 1st* 500 gp 100 gp 100 gp 4 2nd 1,200 gp 400 gp 400 gp 4 3rd 1,800 gp 600 gp 600 gp 4 4th 2,400 gp 800 gp 800 gp 4 5th 3,000 gp 1,000 gp 1,000 gp 4 6th 3,600 gp 1,200 gp 1,200 gp 2 7th 2,100 gp 700 gp 700 gp [B]SubTotal 14,600 gp 4,800 gp 4,800 gp[/B] + Blessed Book - 12,500 gp 6,250 gp [B]Total 14,600 gp 17,300 gp 11,050 gp[/B] *Assumes you buy scrolls of the spells you want. Otherwise, add 25gp per spell (100g). [/code] The 1/2 cost Blessed Book starts saving you money (here) just after the 5th level spells (up to the 5th level spells, it saves you 6,000 gp but costs 6,250 gp. The first 6th level spell costs 600 gp to scribe (not to buy) without a Blessed Book. An important thing to remember with the Blessed Book is that if you have one, it saves on any spell you scribe later ... 7th spell? 700 gp savings. 8th level? 800 gp savings. 9th level? 900 gp savings. If they are spells you find, enemy wizards' spellbooks, for example, that money you would have to otherwise have to pay to use the "treasure" :D [/QUOTE]

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