wizards get just one spellbook?

[00durrin]

can wizards have only one spellbook? one of their OWN i mean. you can prepare spells from someone else's spellbook but it says the wizard has a 100 page spellbook (which seems like it'd get used up awfully quick). i was wondering if he could have multiple spellbooks of his own. also, doesn't it seem silly that you can find someone else's spellbook, fail the check to copy a spell into your own, but still be able to prepare it from his?

 

[MerakSpielman]

You can own as many spellbooks as you can afford. You can scribe into them at the regular cost.
Most wizards who can afford it have a backup spellbook at home for those, ahem, emergencies.

 

[Caliban]

can wizards have only one spellbook? one of their OWN i mean. you can prepare spells from someone else's spellbook but it says the wizard has a 100 page spellbook (which seems like it'd get used up awfully quick). i was wondering if he could have multiple spellbooks of his own. also, doesn't it seem silly that you can find someone else's spellbook, fail the check to copy a spell into your own, but still be able to prepare it from his?

You can't prepare spells from someone elses spellbook unless you have a copy of in your own spellbook already.

 

[mikebr99]

Re: Re: wizards get just one spellbook?

You can't prepare spells from someone elses spellbook unless you have a copy of in your own spellbook already.

FRCS has rules on this... "the attuning another's spellbook so you can use it as your's", I mean.

 

[00durrin]

hmmm, ok...one last question then. it says it takes an hour to prepare all your spells and at least 15 minutes if you're just going to prepare one. can you leave a slot unprepared and then in 15 minutes if the need arises be able to prepare a spell? this would be especially useful in a dungeon if you came upon something you needed a particular spell to get around.

 

[mikebr99]

hmmm, ok...one last question then. it says it takes an hour to prepare all your spells and at least 15 minutes if you're just going to prepare one. can you leave a slot unprepared and then in 15 minutes if the need arises be able to prepare a spell? this would be especially useful in a dungeon if you came upon something you needed a particular spell to get around.

This is correct... if you have 15 mins to waste learning the spell.

 

[Caliban]

hmmm, ok...one last question then. it says it takes an hour to prepare all your spells and at least 15 minutes if you're just going to prepare one. can you leave a slot unprepared and then in 15 minutes if the need arises be able to prepare a spell? this would be especially useful in a dungeon if you came upon something you needed a particular spell to get around.

Yes.

 

[Caliban]

Re: Re: Re: wizards get just one spellbook?

FRCS has rules on this... "the attuning another's spellbook so you can use it as your's", I mean.

True, but that effectively makes it your spellbook. And it's not a core rule, so it's up to the DM if he allows it or not.

 

[MerakSpielman]

Rules for spell memorization from the SRD

Rest: To prepare her daily spells, a wizard must have a clear mind. To clear her mind, the wizard must first sleep for 8 hours. The character does not have to slumber for every minute of the time, but she must refrain from movement, combat, spellcasting, skill use, conversation, or any other fairly demanding physical or mental task during the rest period. If the wizard's rest is interrupted, each interruption adds 1 hour to the total amount of time she has to rest in order to clear her mind, and the wizard must have at least 1 hour of rest immediately prior to preparing her spells. If the character does not need to sleep for some reason, she still must have 8 hours of restful calm before preparing any spells.

Recent Casting Limit/Rest Interruptions: If a wizard has cast spells recently, the drain on her resources reduces her capacity to prepare new spells. When she prepares spells for the coming day, all spells she has cast within the last 8 hours count against her daily limit.

Preparation Environment: To prepare any spell, the wizard must have enough peace, quiet, and comfort to allow for proper concentration. The wizard's surroundings need not be luxurious, but they must be free from overt distractions, such as combat raging nearby or other loud noises. Exposure to inclement weather prevents the necessary concentration, as does any injury or failed saving throw the character might suffer while studying. Wizards also must have access to their spellbooks to study from and sufficient light to read them by.

 

[Caliban]

Re: Rules for spell memorization from the SRD

Nope. You only get to prepare spells directly after resting 8 hours.


Rest: To prepare her daily spells, a wizard must have a clear mind. To clear her mind, the wizard must first sleep for 8 hours. The character does not have to slumber for every minute of the time, but she must refrain from movement, combat, spellcasting, skill use, conversation, or any other fairly demanding physical or mental task during the rest period. If the wizard's rest is interrupted, each interruption adds 1 hour to the total amount of time she has to rest in order to clear her mind, and the wizard must have at least 1 hour of rest immediately prior to preparing her spells. If the character does not need to sleep for some reason, she still must have 8 hours of restful calm before preparing any spells.

Recent Casting Limit/Rest Interruptions: If a wizard has cast spells recently, the drain on her resources reduces her capacity to prepare new spells. When she prepares spells for the coming day, all spells she has cast within the last 8 hours count against her daily limit.

Preparation Environment: To prepare any spell, the wizard must have enough peace, quiet, and comfort to allow for proper concentration. The wizard's surroundings need not be luxurious, but they must be free from overt distractions, such as combat raging nearby or other loud noises. Exposure to inclement weather prevents the necessary concentration, as does any injury or failed saving throw the character might suffer while studying. Wizards also must have access to their spellbooks to study from and sufficient light to read them by.

And if you had kept reading, you would have seen this:

When preparing spells for the day, the wizard can leave some spell slots open. Later during that day, the wizard can repeat the preparation process as often as she likes, time and circumstances permitting. During these extra sessions of preparation, a wizard can fill these unused spell slots. She cannot, however, abandon a previously prepared spell to replace it with another one or fill a slot that is empty because she has cast a spell in the meantime. That sort of preparation requires a mind fresh from rest. Like the first session of the day, this preparation takes at least 15 minutes, and it takes longer if the wizard prepares more than one-quarter of her spells.