Question About Using Tomes


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Can i use tomes (like tome of clear thought) multiple times. I didnt see any rule that oppose this.


You need to read more carefully:

Tome Of Understanding/Clear Thought/Leadership and Influence wrote:
Once the book is read, the magic disappears from the pages and it becomes a normal book.


chbgraphicarts wrote:

You need to read more carefully:

Tome Of Understanding/Clear Thought/Leadership and Influence wrote:
Once the book is read, the magic disappears from the pages and it becomes a normal book.

I meant can i read another one of those books (for example 1 week later) and get bonus on same stat over and over again.

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Zacrael wrote:
I meant can i read another one of those books (for example 1 week later) and get bonus on same stat over and over again.

edit: A manual grants a permanent inherent bonus. If you get another inherent bonus to the same ability score from another manual or from a wish, they don't stack. You can get a higher inherent bonus that then overrides the lower one.


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Sort of.

They provide inherent bonuses to ability scores. Inherent bonuses to ability scores are capped at +5, and do not stack with themselves, so only the best book works.

Some GMs might let you stack them up to +5 total, since it's the same cost.


Chemlak wrote:

Sort of.

They provide inherent bonuses to ability scores. Inherent bonuses to ability scores are capped at +5, and do not stack with themselves, so only the best book works.

Some GMs might let you stack them up to +5 total, since it's the same cost.

This was clear. Thanks.


They both grant the same bonus, so they overlap rather than stack.


Yeah, considering the linear price progression, it doesn't break anything if you let successive books stack up to the max +5.

5x +1 books cost the exact same as a +5 book.


_Ozy_ wrote:

Yeah, considering the linear price progression, it doesn't break anything if you let successive books stack up to the max +5.

5x +1 books cost the exact same as a +5 book.

I would be fine with this in my games, but I can see why some wouldn't.

Some DMs might be fine with someone getting a +1 or +2, and make those readily available, but not want people to get the full +5 just yet.


Generally, the DM is in control of handing out those books anyways. ;)


It depends on the style. In my games I don't allow it because it isn't RAW and I ended up giving them multiple books anyway.

A simple house rule of them stacking up to +5 is normal for most games though.

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