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    This document provides rules for spellbooks in an OSR retroclone game. It describes the various formats a spellbook can take, including books, travel books, and scattered pages. It also covers accessories that can enhance spellbooks, like metal linings, gemstones, and inks. Spellbooks require pages based on spell level, have encumbrance weights, saving throws, and costs. Memorizing spells takes time each day, and higher level spells require more time. Spells can be bought from shops, libraries, or academies, with availability and costs varying based on spell level and location. Captured spellbooks are valued based on their format, accessories, and contained spells.

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    This document provides rules for spellbooks in an OSR retroclone game. It describes the various formats a spellbook can take, including books, travel books, and scattered pages. It also covers accessories that can enhance spellbooks, like metal linings, gemstones, and inks. Spellbooks require pages based on spell level, have encumbrance weights, saving throws, and costs. Memorizing spells takes time each day, and higher level spells require more time. Spells can be bought from shops, libraries, or academies, with availability and costs varying based on spell level and location. Captured spellbooks are valued based on their format, accessories, and contained spells.

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    This document provides rules for spellbooks in an OSR retroclone game. It describes the various formats a spellbook can take, including books, travel books, and scattered pages. It also covers accessories that can enhance spellbooks, like metal linings, gemstones, and inks. Spellbooks require pages based on spell level, have encumbrance weights, saving throws, and costs. Memorizing spells takes time each day, and higher level spells require more time. Spells can be bought from shops, libraries, or academies, with availability and costs varying based on spell level and location. Captured spellbooks are valued based on their format, accessories, and contained spells.

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    The Spellbook: Osr - Retroclones - M20

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    OSR – RETROCLONES – M20 PARCHMENT

    The ancient shape of a spellbook, still used as travel


    THE SPELLBOOK grimoire even by the most expert and rich wizards.

    Pages max 50 pages


    Encumbrance (in coins) 2/page
    Saving Throws F1
    Cost 3 gp/page

    ACCESSORIES
    Metal Lining
    For a better protection of your grimoire.

    (Book, Travel Book) +50 encumbrance, Saving Throw


    +4, cost 100 gp.

    Scroll Case
    It protects your pages from mundane attacks.

    (Scattered Pages, Parchment) Saving Throw +4, +10


    Encumbrance, cost 10 gp.

    Padlock with Poison Needle


    BUNKERCLUB55 A classic, don’t miss it.
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    (Metal Lining, Scroll case) Needle Trap, cost 50 gp +
    poison.

    There are many rules about spellbooks, these ones are Kraken Ink
    what we use for M20, OSR. Saving Throws are for Rare ingredients and skilled alchemists gifted the
    OSR, use HDs for M20. During the campaign you will world with this special rersistant ink, and it saves
    be able to add many new accessories. space too.

    (To be used for each page) Saving Throw +1, Pages


    needed for spell -1 (minimum 1 page), cost 5 gp/page.

    Alchemy Treatment of Resistance


    FORMATS Pages resistance is incresed, you can use ur torch over
    them for a better reading without any risk of fire.
    BOOK
    The classic big tome found in libraries, not very handy, (To be used on every page) Saving Throw +2, cost 5
    but cheaper. You can have a BOOK with 300 or more gp/page.
    pages, just add the encumbrance.
    Jem of the Index
    Pages 100 A magical aid to find your spells, memorizing time is
    Encumbrance (in coins) 450 highly reduced.
    Saving Throws F1
    Cost 350 gp (Metal cover) -50% of the Memorizing Time, cost 1000
    gp.
    TRAVEL BOOK
    The perfect companion for wilderness adventures, Gem of Protection from Fire
    expensive but very handy, wizards bring with them There are for many purpose, fire, acid, water, cold ...
    only the spells they consider useful for the adveture, nothing can harm your book anymore.
    or several of these compact books with all of their
    magic tools. (Metal Lining, Scroll Case) it absorbs a fire attack, cost
    1000 gp.
    Pages 50
    Encumbrance (in coins) 50
    Saving Throws F5 Paperback of Deception
    Cost 1200 gp The paperback is a fake, anyone looking at it on a
    shelf or in a library won’t notice the real contenent of
    SCATTERED PAGES the book, common titles are: Gardening in the Gnarley
    Cheap, messy and common between young wizards or Forest, Birdwatching, Book of Names A-L ...
    chaotic oriented minds.
    (Book, Travel Book without Metal Lining and/or Gems)
    Pages max 20 pages block when found among other books it will be identified as
    Encumbrance (in coins) 3/page a spellbook only after careful inspection (1-3 on D6),
    Saving Throws F1 cost 100 gp
    Cost 3 gp/page
    PAGES BY SPELL LEVELS TYPE OF CAPTURED
    Every new spell a wizard learns must be written on
    SPELLBOOK
    spell book, the total pages it needs can’t be rerolled,
    that is the lenght of notes that explain to the wizard Format
    the process of memorization, can only be changed by D6 (modified by the Mage Level Table)
    accessories. 1-3 Scattered Pages
    4-5 Parchment
    Level 1-2: 1D3 pages 6-7 Book
    Level 3-5: Level x2 +1D6 8-9 Travel Book
    Level 6 +: Level x2 +3D6 10-11 Travel Book (1D2) and 1 Accessory
    12 Travel Book (1D3) and 1D6 Accessories

    Number of Spells
    1D2 for each spell level that the mage can cast
    modified by the Mage Level table
    MEMORIZING TIME
    Mage Level Table
    Level 1-3: +0
    Everyday the wizard must spend this time learning the Level 4-5: +1
    spells, at higher levels wizards will think a lot before Level 6-10: +4
    casting their spells, becouse the time to learn them Level 11 +: +6
    again could be decisve in the adventure.

    Level 1-2 Spells: level x10 minutes


    Level 3-5 spells: level x15 minutes
    Level 6 + spells: level x20 minutes
    VALUE OF CAPTURED
    Scattered Pages and Parchments increase the time by
    50%, Books decrease the Memorizing Time by 50%.
    SPELLBOOK

    Material: 30% of the value of Format and Accessories

    Spell Level 1-2: 100 +1D6x10


    SPELLS COST Spell Level 3-5: 300 +1D6x100
    Spell Level 6 +: 1000 + 1D6x1000

    Spells are jealously guarded in libraries and


    academies, but even few shops can have scrolls and
    lower level ones. Money can buy spells, but sometimes
    it’s rare to find them, roll for the availability.

    • Shops: the cost is always the highest possible for


    spells level 4 +
    • Libraries: you get access to the magical texts by
    request (1D6 days)
    • Academies: only members have access to spells of
    level 4+
    • In libraries / academies Spells above level 4 can also
    be granted after a quest

    Spell Level 1-2: 100 +1D6x50


    Availability: shops (30%), minor libraries (40%),
    minor academies (50%), major libraries / academies
    (100%)

    Spell Level 3-5: 500 +1D6x500


    Availability: shops (20%), minor libraries (20%),
    minor academies (30%), major libraries (60%), major
    academies (90%)

    Spell Level 6 +: 5000 + 1D6x1000


    Availability: shops (05%), minor libraries (05%),
    minor academies (10%), major libraries (50%), major
    academies (80%)

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