Legoman
2007-01-25, 05:18 PM
*Knock at the door*
Arhemidus: Come in. You're late, apprentice:
Darmia: "Sorry, master. I got tied up one the airship. You know how ornery those bound elementals can be."
A: "Be that as it may, you're still late. Sit down. We'll have to work quickly, before you're sent off for your appointment. I expect this will be the beginning of your adventuring career?"
D: "Yes master. I'm grateful for all of your teaching, during my time her at the academy."
A: "Yes, Yes. Hand me your spell-book. You haven't trapped it yet, have you?"
D: "No, Master, I only have a couple of cantrips scribed. I will be upon it, as soon as I have enough worth protecting."
A: "Fair Enough. Tuteliatargraph." *The master's spellbook glows, and then opens on the table.* "You'd better hurry. Start copying down these first couple spells. No, not that ink, use the catalyst."
D: "Catalyst?"
A: "Your instructors really weren't all they were cracked up to be, were they? You need a catalyst to make the AEther-Dust stick to the page."
D: "Right, I've used AEther-Dust to enchant items before, you use it to etch runes. But... how does it work with a spellbook?"
A: "Just as the runes on a weapon or item all code for a certain magical effect, so do the runes on a page all code for a certain aspect of the spell. The more complex the spell, the more components. Usually, about a page per teir. When you invoke it, you're basically reading off the spell in it's entirety, you simply give the release action, which lets the rest of the spell fly."
D: "Very good master... I just finished the first spell... Isn't that all I can transcribe for the day?"
A: "Out in the field, it would be. Luckily, I have a feedback inhibitor in my office. The limit is imposed because too much AEther-Dust expended in too short a time causes feedback, which corrupts the spells."
D: "I understand. What is a feedback inhibitor?"
A: "It stabilizes the bonding of the AEther-Dust to the page, through the catalyst. That way, you can bond as much as you need, and scribe as many spells in a day into your spellbook as necessary. Now finish up, you need to go."
Feedback Inhibitor.
A large plaque with golden runes, too big to be carried, but easily built into a desk, It's a solid sheet of Adamantine, weighing in at 400 lbs, forged with AEther-Dust-infused buffer to prevent oxidation and long-term loss of magical properties. As spells are scribed, cast, or magical energy is otherwise expended, the runes on the surface change in color until they are all filled - after which, any scribing attempted on it's surface is immediately ceased by a Disjunction spell, which erases the contents of the new attempt, to avoid resonance feedback.
This device allows the scribing of 20 spell-levels of spells per day into a spell-book, so long as the scribing takes place on top of the plaque. A scroll, or other book to copy it from is still required.
CL 17. Craft Wondrous Item. Mage's Disjunction, Spell Turning, Mnemonic Enhancer, 100,000 gp.
Arhemidus: Come in. You're late, apprentice:
Darmia: "Sorry, master. I got tied up one the airship. You know how ornery those bound elementals can be."
A: "Be that as it may, you're still late. Sit down. We'll have to work quickly, before you're sent off for your appointment. I expect this will be the beginning of your adventuring career?"
D: "Yes master. I'm grateful for all of your teaching, during my time her at the academy."
A: "Yes, Yes. Hand me your spell-book. You haven't trapped it yet, have you?"
D: "No, Master, I only have a couple of cantrips scribed. I will be upon it, as soon as I have enough worth protecting."
A: "Fair Enough. Tuteliatargraph." *The master's spellbook glows, and then opens on the table.* "You'd better hurry. Start copying down these first couple spells. No, not that ink, use the catalyst."
D: "Catalyst?"
A: "Your instructors really weren't all they were cracked up to be, were they? You need a catalyst to make the AEther-Dust stick to the page."
D: "Right, I've used AEther-Dust to enchant items before, you use it to etch runes. But... how does it work with a spellbook?"
A: "Just as the runes on a weapon or item all code for a certain magical effect, so do the runes on a page all code for a certain aspect of the spell. The more complex the spell, the more components. Usually, about a page per teir. When you invoke it, you're basically reading off the spell in it's entirety, you simply give the release action, which lets the rest of the spell fly."
D: "Very good master... I just finished the first spell... Isn't that all I can transcribe for the day?"
A: "Out in the field, it would be. Luckily, I have a feedback inhibitor in my office. The limit is imposed because too much AEther-Dust expended in too short a time causes feedback, which corrupts the spells."
D: "I understand. What is a feedback inhibitor?"
A: "It stabilizes the bonding of the AEther-Dust to the page, through the catalyst. That way, you can bond as much as you need, and scribe as many spells in a day into your spellbook as necessary. Now finish up, you need to go."
Feedback Inhibitor.
A large plaque with golden runes, too big to be carried, but easily built into a desk, It's a solid sheet of Adamantine, weighing in at 400 lbs, forged with AEther-Dust-infused buffer to prevent oxidation and long-term loss of magical properties. As spells are scribed, cast, or magical energy is otherwise expended, the runes on the surface change in color until they are all filled - after which, any scribing attempted on it's surface is immediately ceased by a Disjunction spell, which erases the contents of the new attempt, to avoid resonance feedback.
This device allows the scribing of 20 spell-levels of spells per day into a spell-book, so long as the scribing takes place on top of the plaque. A scroll, or other book to copy it from is still required.
CL 17. Craft Wondrous Item. Mage's Disjunction, Spell Turning, Mnemonic Enhancer, 100,000 gp.