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<blockquote data-quote="AuraSeer" data-source="post: 1098663" data-attributes="member: 1331">As James McMurray points out, it's quite hard for equipment to be destroyed in D&amp;D. Just as a fighter can survive multiple sword blows as long as he's not helpless, a parchment spellbook can survive any number of fires and explosions as long as it's not left unattended.The only time any of your gear is accidentally damaged is when you roll a 1 on a saving throw. Even then, your spellbook won't be the thing taking damage, unless you're walking around with it in hand all the time. Just keep it in your handy haversack, and it will be out of harm's way. Even when you take a swim through a volcano, the book will survive as long as you do.Some might argue that this is not realistic. I think it makes perfect sense in the context of the game. Perhaps a real-life wizard would have trouble keeping his spellbook usable, but a real-life wizard also couldn't walk through a wall of fire without singing his clothes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AuraSeer, post: 1098663, member: 1331"] As [b]James McMurray[/b] points out, it's quite hard for equipment to be destroyed in D&D. Just as a fighter can survive multiple sword blows as long as he's not helpless, a parchment spellbook can survive any number of fires and explosions as long as it's not left unattended. The only time any of your gear is accidentally damaged is when you roll a 1 on a saving throw. Even then, your spellbook won't be the thing taking damage, unless you're walking around with it in hand all the time. Just keep it in your handy haversack, and it will be out of harm's way. Even when you take a swim through a volcano, the book will survive as long as you do. Some might argue that this is not realistic. I think it makes perfect sense in the context of the game. Perhaps a real-life wizard would have trouble keeping his spellbook usable, but a real-life wizard also couldn't walk through a [i]wall of fire[/i] without singing his clothes. [/QUOTE]

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