Questions about Wizard spell book


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Scarab Sages

To be very simple in my question; is a wizards spell book a magical item?

Also some supplementary questions. Would detect magic reveal it to be so? If analyze dweomer was used and the spell book was the focus of it... would it reveal the spells inside and how to activate them?

Any input is appreciated but keep the posts simple if you can. (I've got a small brain)


Not the way it is written, It is more a diary of what to do to cast a spell.


Kairn Gnosis wrote:

To be very simple in my question; is a wizards spell book a magical item?

Also some supplementary questions. Would detect magic reveal it to be so? If analyze dweomer was used and the spell book was the focus of it... would it reveal the spells inside and how to activate them?

Any input is appreciated but keep the posts simple if you can. (I've got a small brain)

Depends on your GM; Best to ask him.


RAW, no.

That said, a lot of GMs treat them as very minor magical items. Mine gain some resistance to generic wear and tear, water-proof status, etc. This does not count the spells some folks put on their books.


Depends on your GM, Best to ask him

I normal think NO, BUT i have had 2 different GM's in the past tell me that i was a magic items.

So best to ask your GM.

Liberty's Edge

The spell that would help you read a spell book is called "Read Magic". It's a 0-level spell, and every wizard can prepare it from memory.

Scarab Sages

Lyrax wrote:
The spell that would help you read a spell book is called "Read Magic". It's a 0-level spell, and every wizard can prepare it from memory.

Haha. Sorry, that's not the intended interpretation of my question.

I'm just thinking of how many things a wizard does that would just not be "ok" for a normal book. I carry my books to school most days and they look very used by the end. Imagine if you were trudging along in a swamp...

Also i've been pondering how a lot of different spells would interact with the spell book.

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