I currently have a school savant enchantment based arcanist at level 12 and was considering putting a preparation ritual on one of my books. How exactly do they work? I tried to research and couldn't quite figure it out. Are they use once and done? Do I have to have that special spellbook to use it? Can I even scribe one from an evoker if I am not spe ialized to evoke?
Also while on the topic of spell books, can I rearrange my pages between books? Say I want to prepare a ritual and have the corresponding the spells but they are spread over 3 books, could I in theory, RIP out the pages and remind in a different book so long as I keep the 100 page count?
I don't have PRD access at the moment, but from what I remember:
Other than finding spellbooks with preparation rituals in them as loot or for sale, I'm not aware of any rules for actually getting them. As I understand them, you gain the benefit each time you use the book to prepare a spell within its pages (for abilities that are limited to one or a couple uses after preparing your spells, I imagine you'd regain the uses next time you prepare your spells).
As for moving pages between spellbooks, I don't think it's covered explicitly anywhere, but I don't see why not. You might need to succeed on a Craft (Bookbinding) check, and it may be impossible or more difficult if the two books are made of different materials (I seem to remember one of the special spellbooks being made of metal with metal sheets for its pages). It may also become fiddly and complicated to keep track of which pages count as a "borrowed" spellbook - I seem to remember a rule about needing to succeed on a Spellcraft check to decode and memorise from other wizards' spellbooks.
Scribing spells (and paying the scribing costs) from one book to another might be the more traditional avenue, and I'd probably recommend that if the cost isn't going to break the bank for your character.
I don't have PRD access at the moment, but from what I remember:
Other than finding spellbooks with preparation rituals in them as loot or for sale, I'm not aware of any rules for actually getting them. As I understand them, you gain the benefit each time you use the book to prepare a spell within its pages (for abilities that are limited to one or a couple uses after preparing your spells, I imagine you'd regain the uses next time you prepare your spells).
As for moving pages between spellbooks, I don't think it's covered explicitly anywhere, but I don't see why not. You might need to succeed on a Craft (Bookbinding) check, and it may be impossible or more difficult if the two books are made of different materials (I seem to remember one of the special spellbooks being made of metal with metal sheets for its pages). It may also become fiddly and complicated to keep track of which pages count as a "borrowed" spellbook - I seem to remember a rule about needing to succeed on a Spellcraft check to decode and memorise from other wizards' spellbooks.
Scribing spells (and paying the scribing costs) from one book to another might be the more traditional avenue, and I'd probably recommend that if the cost isn't going to break the bank for your character.
You can RENT a spellbook. If I rented one with the preparation ritual, could I not follow the same rules for copying a spell? The character in question has around a +15 craft bookbinding skill, as that was her profession on level up. I am actually a bit low on money so depending on if I can copy the ritual , I may or may not have the money to move the spells just by scribing which is why I thought of breaking down the bindings and remaking
There aren't any rules for either copying a preparation ritual or moving spell pages between books, so you will have to talk to your GM.
The preparation rituals do have a cost, although it is unclear if it is a fixed cost for a given ritual or if it also is determined by the spells in the book. Whether copying/creating this type of thing requires more abilities (such as craft wondrous item) then regular spell copying is also unclear.
Personally, I'd be inclined to treat a spell book with a preparation ritual as more like a wondrous item, precluding either copying the ritual as you could copy the spells in it or breaking it apart and remaking it. Your GM might feel different.
At the least, I would expect copying a ritual to cost about the same as it would to buy it (the difference between the ritual and non-ritual version of the spell books.)
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The rules can be found here, with copying Preparation Rituals into another Spellbook being covered under 'Transcribing Spellbook Preparation Rituals'. To benefit from a Preparation Ritual you need to have a Spellbook with it in and Prepare three non-Cantrip Spells from that Spellbook - this is a one-use boon that you can re-apply the next time that you Prepare Spells following the same process.
For copying a Preparation Ritual you are going to need :
* Scribe Scroll.
* Spellcraft with Skill Ranks equal to 2x the highest Spell in the Spellbook you are copying from.
* Your Caster Level equal to 2x the highest Spell in the Spellbook you are copying from.
* Scribe at least three Spells from the Spellbook being copied into your chosen Spellbook, with at least one being of the highest Spell Level in the Spellbook with the original Preparation Ritual.
* Prepare said three Spells and spend 8 hours on an unspecified ritual.
* Spend half the difference in Price between the original Spellbook with a Preparation Ritual compared to its standard counterpart.
* Attempt a Spellcraft check : D.C. = 10 + (2x highest Spell Level in the original Spellbook); if Successful, you add the Preparation Ritual to your chosen Spellbook.
Once a Preparation Ritual is in your Spellbook you ought to be able to select any three non-Cantrip Spells to Prepare from it, (as long as one is the highest Spell Level). Additionally, you can add other Preparation Rituals to the same Spellbook - if you have the space. Just note that you can only benefit from one Preparation Ritual at a time, no matter how many are in the book or what Spells you Prepare, (see 'Using Preparation Rituals').
There is no method that I have come across to transfer pages across Spellbooks, in fact ripping them out sound like effectively destroying them, (I have heard of people house-ruling using them as Scrolls). An easier (but costly) alternative is using a Blessed Book - instead of 100 pages it contains 1 000 pages. You will still have to Scribe the requisite Spells into it, however the Scribing costs are waived and you should be able to keep everything to one Spellbook.