Canon or Homebrew "Book of Safekeeping"

[schreier]

I have a wizard, has the "Tome of Books," an item in "Underdark," pg 76. He has made it a point to collect important or interesting books, including the Tome of Ancient Lore and Tome of Worldly Memory. He has a few small items, including a few pearls of power, a Daern's Instant Fortress, and some high-level scrolls, that he wants to keep safe.

My thought is to make a "book safe" like they sell in the real world. This would hide and protect it, and would also allow him to keep it in the Tome of Books I think.

Is there any "safe" type item that is canon (book, box, or anything else)? What kind of abilities would be useful if there is nothing canon? I was thinking of opening at a touch of the owner, maybe disappearing is anything else attempts to open, maybe protecting its contents from weather/environment? Possibly a stasis effect on its contents?

Secret Chest as a smell is temporary, and wouldn't fit in the Tome. I'm trying to also avoid extradimensional spaces if possible because of the weird interaction that could happen (I know there is some debate, that the only "canon" destruction is specific when a bag of holding and portable hole interact) -- I regularly use Rope Trick, and we haven't had an issue, but for now I'm looking for non-extradimensional but still magical solutions.

Thanks in advance.

[schreier]

I was working on different options - what I'm currently thinking:

Have the "book" like this:
https://i.etsystatic.com/23514165/r/il/7b01dd/2349423210/il_794xN.2349423210_trcj.jpg

Made from Riverine, which would look pretty cool with the flowing water, and immune to most things. Enchant it similar to a Spellblade, making it immune to Disintegrate

Heightened "Arcane Lock" to just keep the book locked

"Craft Contingent Spell" - with some type of damage/stun/spell.

Considering also Symbol of Stunning or Charming ... does Stunning have a hp limit like death?

Also could do Alarm or Magic Mouth, but not sure if redundant with the other stuff

Couldn't find any kind of cushioning/protecting spell for the items inside though.

[Doctor Despair]

You could put it in a chest, and make the chest an animated object or construct of some sort, for the flavor of it. Have it follow you around like a puppy.

As for books to add: could I recommend the Book of All Knowledge from Complete Champion? +10 to any knowledge check after reading it for a few hours.

[schreier]

Thank you for the suggestion ... Love that book! Are there other interesting books?

I just found the Book of Flesh and Mirrors in expedition to demonweb pits ... Allows extra spells for sorcerers and also has instructions for a mirror mephit (whatever that means)

[Thurbane]

Not sure how much help I can offer on the book-safe: most 3.X stuff to keep gear safe involves extra dimensional spaces or similar.


Thank you for the suggestion ... Love that book! Are there other interesting books?

I just found the Book of Flesh and Mirrors in expedition to demonweb pits ... Allows extra spells for sorcerers and also has instructions for a mirror mephit (whatever that means)

This list I made a little while back may be useful?


Here's a quick list of book/tome related artifacts/relics - hopefully it might be one of these?

Black Scrolls of Ahm (FC1 p.100)
Book of Exalted Deeds (DMG p.277)
Book of Infinite Spells (http://www.d20srd.org/indexes/magicItems.htm)
Book of Perfect Balance (Und p.75)
Book of Vile Darkness (DMG p.277)
Codex of the Infinite Planes (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#codexoftheInfinitePlanes)
Libram of Gainful Conjuration (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#libramofGainfulConjuration)
Libram of Ineffable Damnation (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#libramofIneffableDamnation)
Libram of Silver Magic (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#libramofSilverMagic)
Manual of Puissant Skill at Arms (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#manualofPuissantSkillatArms)
Manual of Stealthy Pilfering (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/artifacts.htm#manualofStealthyPilfering)
Sutra of Tranquil Thought (EPH p.178)
Tome of Ancient Lore [Boccob] (MIC p.189)
Tome of Books (Und p76)
Tome of Slaughtergarde (SGoS p.60)
Tome of the Stilled Tongue [Vecna] (MIC p.189)

...from 2E, there's these:

Book with No End
Kuroth's Quill
Seal of Jafar al-Samal

[schreier]

I also found:
Draco Mystere (Draconomicon pg. 121-2)
Tome of True Naming (Tome of Magic pg. 264)
Book of True Binds (Tome of Magic pg. 263)

If you want to get into Artifacts or 3.0 Epic items:
The Codex Hammer (Dragon 297 pg. 41-2)
The First Folio (Dragon 297 pg. 44)
Nether Scrolls (Lost Empires of Faerun pg. 156-7) -- somehow listed as a "minor artifact" - not sure how
Third Imaskarcana (Underdark pg. 76)