Levism84
2015-12-04, 03:18 PM
This is a pretty simple concept, but I need some help working out the mechanics and seeing if they appear balanced. I used some of the fluff from 3.5's Boccob's Blessed Book, since it was the closest to matching the concept, but I wanted a tome that could theoretically contain an infinite number of pages, used for writing, drawing, or recording spells or rituals (paying the normal cost for doing so). For rarity, I used the decanter of endless water (an uncommon magical item) as a basis, since the book of infinite pages creates an unlimited supply of vellum pages. While vellum isn't as useful as water for staying alive, creative players could find uses for it outside of writing stuff down. I also gave it some minor fluff abilities, such as being able to use an action to find specific content or have the book naturally organize itself (for the people who like to have all their pages organized in a particular fashion).
Book of Infinite Pages
Wondrous item, uncommon
This well-made tome is always of small size, typically no more than 12 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. All such books are durable, waterproof, bound with iron overlaid with silver, and locked. While locked, the book appears to be bound with slightly more pages than the book's spine should be able to contain. A command word unlocks the book, causing it to "pop" open a bit, as if making room for the excess pages.
The pages of this book are made from fine vellum, perfect for keeping a journal, writing down notes, drawing pictures, or inscribing magical spells or rituals. You must still provide the materials to write, draw, or inscribe spells and rituals, as normal. While the book only appears to contain a little over 100 pages, when the last page is turned, a new blank page appears behind it. This book can produce an infinite number of new pages in this way.
Someone who is familiar with the contents of the book can use an action to concentrate on a specific page or piece of desired information, opening the book or flipping a page unerringly to the page of the desired content. If a page is physically removed from the book, the detached page becomes a nonmagical piece of vellum, and the information on that page cannot be accessed by the book. If a removed page is placed within a book of infinite pages, either the same book or a different one, the page attaches itself to the book's binding, adding its information to that book. If a removed page remains removed for more than an hour, it quickly begins to decay into nothingness, the information stored on the page lost forever. Most users find that after awhile, the contents of the book naturally begin to organize themselves, either chronologically, by subject matter, or by degree of power in the case of spells or rituals.
Please, let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions for how I could improve its description.
Book of Infinite Pages
Wondrous item, uncommon
This well-made tome is always of small size, typically no more than 12 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. All such books are durable, waterproof, bound with iron overlaid with silver, and locked. While locked, the book appears to be bound with slightly more pages than the book's spine should be able to contain. A command word unlocks the book, causing it to "pop" open a bit, as if making room for the excess pages.
The pages of this book are made from fine vellum, perfect for keeping a journal, writing down notes, drawing pictures, or inscribing magical spells or rituals. You must still provide the materials to write, draw, or inscribe spells and rituals, as normal. While the book only appears to contain a little over 100 pages, when the last page is turned, a new blank page appears behind it. This book can produce an infinite number of new pages in this way.
Someone who is familiar with the contents of the book can use an action to concentrate on a specific page or piece of desired information, opening the book or flipping a page unerringly to the page of the desired content. If a page is physically removed from the book, the detached page becomes a nonmagical piece of vellum, and the information on that page cannot be accessed by the book. If a removed page is placed within a book of infinite pages, either the same book or a different one, the page attaches itself to the book's binding, adding its information to that book. If a removed page remains removed for more than an hour, it quickly begins to decay into nothingness, the information stored on the page lost forever. Most users find that after awhile, the contents of the book naturally begin to organize themselves, either chronologically, by subject matter, or by degree of power in the case of spells or rituals.
Please, let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions for how I could improve its description.