The Atlas of the Arcane
Eldritch Encyclopedia
The Lexicon of Power
Magic Omnibus
or my personal favorite
Breaking Reality: A Learners Guide
personal favorites :
Tome of Thaumaturgy (Owen K. C. Stephens)
Words of Power (Mathias Pitheld)
Magipedia (Remco Sommeling)
for some reason I like this name as well,
Collected Spells of High Sorcery (tdewitt274)
just think it is focused on arcane spells too much.
Here's some more for your consideration
Encyclopedia Thaumaturgia
Librus Enchantrus
Tome of Marvelous (or Mysterious/Mystic/Mythical) Magic
Codex of Ensorcelled Might
The Phylacteric Vault
The Apotropaic Eye
The Incanters Ominbus
Magnum Magica
Fatidic Folio (Vol. I)
Late to the party, but here's a few:
Ensorcelled Liturgy
The Red Grimoire
Elven Wealth: a Collection of Spells
Pieces of Nine: Spells from Every School
Theurgy Expanded: Spells for All Occasions
Ocular Draconium: Lost Spells of the Ages
EDIT: What does the Red Grimoire have to do with anything? I had a character that carried around a spellbook by this name, and the other players would speculate where it came from due to it's vagueness. Just sounds cool to me, like a band's name. If you pick it though, the prize can go to Dark_Mistress because without her entry I wouldn't have recalled this. :D
The Handy Dandy Spellbook
Magic Memos
The Caster's Armory
Malen's Magificent Magery
Quincy's Quintecencial Sorcery
This morning I prepared Exploding R...
Socatius' Most Stunning Spells
Bump.
The Grand Grimoire?
The Grand Grimoire?
Confess! You lifted that from a God Dethroned CD. ;)
Sorry guys, for the long silence! I've been away on camp with my 4th grade for a week, and is basically just waiting for summer to arrive, which is when I'll give this project some serious thought (and work).
However... I've narrowed down the selection a bit. If you like any of these, please let me know!
Eldritch Secrets (with some cool subtitle)
Grimoire of Lost Magicks
Grimoire of Lost Spells
Tome of Thaumaturgy
- Axel
Hmm, I thought I came up with some good titles.
I like Tome of Thaumaturgy best.
Yeah, there were a ton of good ideas to choose from, but when it comes right down to it, I can only choose one title for the book...
Go with Eldritch Secrets. The subtitles give you the freedom to expand the series.
Nobody knows what Thaumaturgy is, and if the spells are 'Lost' what are they doing in a book?
Here, here.
Eldritch Secrets, to be sure.
My vote is indeed cast for: Eldritch Secrets: (Something Cool Here)
(I still really love Eldritch Codex, though. ;) )
Bump.
Tome of Thaumaturgy easily the best of these
Eldritch Secrets is my vote.
Eldritch Secrets is my vote.
Same here. The name of the manual alludes to the secrets of the magical arts, which in turn will draw players who enjoy playing casters and those who in turn want to find a way to become better casters. Win-Win situation for everyone.
I will announce the final title tomorrow, in approximately 24 hours, so if you wish your voice to be heard, now is your chance! Your last chance!
A really awesome title will still change my mind in its favor, but so far the two that I'm thinking about using are...
Tome of Thaumaturgy
Eldritch Secrets
- Axel
Still gotta go with Eldritch Secrets.
(I can vote more than once, right? ...right?)
Some suggestions for the subtitle...
Eldritch Secrets: Hidden Incantations of Mana
Eldritch Secrets: Horded Spells of Forbidden Magics
Eldritch Secrets: Varied Arcana of Realms Far and Forgotten
Eldritch Secrets: A Codex of Powerful and Forbidden Magics
Eldritch Secrets: A Codex of Horded and Forbidden Magics
The Spell Compendium Project will henceforth be called...
Eldritch Secrets
I'm glad that the majority liked this title, because it has definitely been my front runner for a while... so now I just have to find a really cool subtitle!
- Axel
The Spell Compendium Project will henceforth be called... Eldritch Secrets
Awesome!
...so now I just have to find a really cool subtitle!
My top two suggestions are:
Varied Arcana from Realms Far and Forgotten
A Codex of Horded and Forbidden Magics
(P.S. A little off subject, but any word on the second playtest?)
My 6 week-vacation starts in about... 2 days! After that, I will be working really hard on the second playtest, and honestly, all I think it takes is two-three days of really hard work.
So hopefully... the second playtest will be ready very soon!
- Axel
How about "A Tome of Mystic Lore" as the subtitle?
The Big Book of Blasting and Sparkling Lights
Time for a bit of news...
I've decided to release the first half of the playtest spells for the contributors sunday, with the rest followin (hopefully) close behind... I have been battling a flu and the lack of glasses, which is not making this work easier :)
So all contributors... expect a pdf soon!
Oh and a related question...
I've been thinking about releasing the playtest edition of Eldritch Secrets for the public. It will cost $2 or $3, but when the final book is released, the early buyers will receive a discount for that very amount. This will hopefully give me a lot of playtesters, and some cash to buy artwork for.
What do you think about that plan? Is it reasonable? Maybe I should offer the early buyers an even bigger discount for taking part in the playtesting... any thoughts on this?
- Axel
Headless Hydra Games
Sorry, just realised that maybe this question should get its own thread.