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Various spellbooks.

An open spellbook, the Book of Chivalry.

Though often considered the purview of Mages alone, Spellbooks are, in fact, the armament for eight different templates:

The game mechanic known as a spellbook serves the needs of a variety of templates, so not all of the spells contained within can be considered traditional magic. The bushido “spell” of Counter Attack is far more like a Special Move than a magic spell.

The first two pages of every spellbook contain an index of the contents. The Paladin’s Book of Chivalry also lists the Tithing Points a character has on the front page. The pages of a spellbook are turned by clicking the curled page in the upper right-hand corner. A character may also turn directly to the spell desired by clicking on the name of the spell. To return to the index page, simply reopen the spellbook.

Magery, Mysticism, Necromancy, and Spellweaving spellbooks begin with no spells. Spells are added to such spellbooks by dropping an appropriate scroll onto the spellbook in question. Low level magery spell scrolls can be purchased from NPCs that are located in town magery shops, while high level scrolls can be found as loot on certain monsters. Obviously, scrolls can be crafted by practitioners of the Inscription skill who also have enough Magery. For this reason, player vendors also sell spell scrolls.

Spellweaving spell scrolls primarily are gotten from Elfish quests in the City of Heartwood. However, player vendors sometimes carry them. Two of the spells can only be gotten via quest, the spells Summon Fey and Summon Fiend.

Book of Bard Masteries can be obtained by completing a quest for the specific path of the Bard Masteries that are The Beacon of Harmony for Peacemaking, Indoctrination of a Battle Rouser for Provocation and Wielding the Sonic Blade for Discordance.

Magery, Mysticism, Necromancy, and Spellweaving spellbooks are craftable, and as such can contain powerful modifications (more so if the scribe also has the appropriate skill). There are also artifact spellbooks for both Mages and Necromancers. Mages have six:

Mystics have two:

and Necromancers have three:

Of all of the spellbooks, only the Tome of Enlightenment is not blessed.

Spellbooks can be dyed using Natural Dyes. Spellbooks have no weight (no matter how many spells are inside).

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-[[Image:Spellbooks.jpg|thumb|400px|The 6 types of spellbooks.]]
+[[Image:Spellbooks.jpg|thumb|400px|Various spellbooks.]]
 [[Image:Book_of_Chivalry_open.jpg|thumb|250px|An open spellbook, the Book of Chivalry.]]
-Though often considered the purview of Mages alone, '''Spellbooks''' are, in fact, the armament for six different templates: [[Magery|Mage]]; [[Necromancy|Necromancer]]; [[Ninjitsu|Ninja]]; [[Chivalry|Paladin]]; [[Bushido|Samurai]]; and [[Spellweaving|Spellweaver]]. The game mechanic known as a spellbook serves the needs of a variety of templates, so not all of the spells contained within can be considered traditional magic. The bushido “spell” of [[Counter Attack]] is far more like a [[Special Move]] than a magic spell.
+Though often considered the purview of Mages alone, '''Spellbooks''' are, in fact, the armament for eight different templates:
-The first two pages of every spellbook contain an index of the contents. The Paladin’s [[Book of Chivalry]] also lists the [[Chivalry|Tithing Points]] a character has on the front page. The pages of a spellbook are turned by clicking the curled page in the upper right-hand corner. A character may also turn directly to the spell desired by clicking on the name of the spell. To return to the index page, simply reopen the spellbook.
+{|
+|
+*[[File:Spellbook.png]] [[Magery|Mage]] - [[Magery Spells|64 Spells]]
+*[[File:Mysticism spellbook.png]] [[Mysticism|Mystic]] - [[Mysticism#Spells|16 Spells]]
+*[[File:Necromancer spellbook.png]] [[Necromancy|Necromancer]] - [[Necromancy#Spells|17 Spells]]
+*[[File:Book of ninjitsu.png]] [[Ninjitsu|Ninja]] - [[Ninjitsu#Spells|8 Spells]]
+|
+*[[File:Book of chivalry.png]] [[Chivalry|Paladin]] - [[Chivalry#Spells|10 Spells]]
+*[[File:Book of bushido.png]] [[Bushido|Samurai]] - [[Bushido#Spells|6 Spells]]
+*[[File:Spellweaving spellbook.png]] [[Spellweaving|Spellweaver]] - [[Spellweaving#Spells|16 Spells]]
+*[[File:Book of Bard Masteries.png]] [[Bard Masteries|Bard]] - [[Bard Masteries|6 Spells]]
+|}
-Both the Magery and the Spellweaving spellbooks begin with no spells. Spells are added to such spellbooks by dropping an appropriate [[Scrolls|scroll]] onto the spellbook in question. Low level magery spell scrolls can be purchased from [[NPC]]s that are located in town magery shops, while high level scrolls can be found as loot on certain monsters. Obviously, scrolls can be crafted by practitioners of the [[Inscription]] skill who also have enough Magery. For this reason, player vendors also sell spell scrolls.
+The game mechanic known as a spellbook serves the needs of a variety of templates, so not all of the spells contained within can be considered traditional magic. The [[bushido]] “spell” of [[Counter Attack]] is far more like a [[Special Move]] than a magic spell.
-Spellweaving spell scrolls primarily are gotten from Elfish quests in the [[Heartwood city|City of Heartwood]]. However, player vendors sometimes carry them. Two of the spells can only be gotten via quest, the spells [[Summon Fey]] and [[Summon Fiend]].
+The first two pages of every spellbook contain an index of the contents. The [[Chivalry|Paladin]]’s [[Book of Chivalry]] also lists the [[Chivalry|Tithing Points]] a character has on the front page. The pages of a spellbook are turned by clicking the curled page in the upper right-hand corner. A character may also turn directly to the spell desired by clicking on the name of the spell. To return to the index page, simply reopen the spellbook.
-Magery spellbooks are [[Crafting|craftable]], and as such can contain powerful [[Item Properties|modifications]]. There are also artifact/über-crafted spellbooks for both Mages and Necromancers. Mages have 4: [[Clainin%27s_Spellbook|Clainin’s Spellbook]], [[Tome of Enlightenment]], [[Tome of Lost Knowledge]], and [[Scrapper%27s Compendium|Scrapper’s Compendium]]. Scrapper’s Compendium are not artifacts, they are crafted, but [[blessed]]. Of all of the spellbooks, only the Tome of Enlightenment and the Tome of Lost Knowledge are not blessed. To emphasize the incongruity of the two [[Treasures of Tokuno]] artifacts not being blessed, all crafted spellbooks are blessed; even the Necromancer’s only artifact spellbook, the [[Ossian Grimoire]], is blessed... ironically enough.
+[[Magery]], [[Mysticism]], [[Necromancy]], and [[Spellweaving]] spellbooks begin with no spells. Spells are added to such spellbooks by dropping an appropriate [[Scrolls|scroll]] onto the spellbook in question. Low level magery spell scrolls can be purchased from [[NPC|NPCs]] that are located in town magery shops, while high level scrolls can be found as loot on certain monsters. Obviously, scrolls can be crafted by practitioners of the [[Inscription]] skill who also have enough Magery. For this reason, player [[vendor|vendors]] also sell spell scrolls.
-Spellbooks can be dyed. Spellbooks have no weight (no matter how many spells are inside).
+Spellweaving spell scrolls primarily are gotten from [[elf|Elfish]] [[quest|quests]] in the [[Heartwood city|City of Heartwood]]. However, player vendors sometimes carry them. Two of the spells can only be gotten via quest, the spells [[Summon Fey]] and [[Summon Fiend]].
+[[Book of Bard Masteries]] can be obtained by completing a quest for the specific path of the [[Bard Masteries]] that are [[The Beacon of Harmony]] for [[Peacemaking]], [[Indoctrination of a Battle Rouser]] for [[Provocation]] and [[Wielding the Sonic Blade]] for [[Discordance]].
+Magery, Mysticism, Necromancy, and Spellweaving spellbooks are [[Crafting|craftable]], and as such can contain powerful [[Item Properties|modifications]] (more so if the [[Inscription|scribe]] also has the appropriate skill). There are also [[artifact]] spellbooks for both Mages and Necromancers. [[Magery|Mages]] have six:
+*[[Clainin's Spellbook]]
+*[[Conjurer's Grimoire]]
+*[[Tome of Enlightenment]]
+*[[Tome of Lost Knowledge]]
+*[[Scrapper's Compendium]]
+*[[Anon's Spellbook]]
+*[[Hallowed Spellbook]]
+[[Mysticism|Mystics]] have two:
+*[[Corgul's Handbook on Mysticism]]
+*[[Fallen Mystic's Spellbook]].
+and [[Necromancy|Necromancers]] have three:
+*[[Corgul's Handbook on the Undead]]
+*[[Ossian Grimoire]]
+*[[Juo’nar’s Grimoire]].
+Of all of the spellbooks, only the [[Tome of Enlightenment]] is not [[blessed]].
+Spellbooks can be dyed using [[Natural Dye]]s. Spellbooks have no [[weight]] (no matter how many spells are inside).
+==See Also==
+*[[Inscription]]
 [[Category:Spellbooks]]