Boccob's blessed book was a well-made and highly prized variety of spellbooks, named for the Oerthian deity Boccob.[3][4]
Description[]
These books were quite durable and waterproof. They were bound with iron overlaid with silver and had locks.[3][4] And they contained over a thousand pages.[3]
A Boccob's blessed book was small in size, typically measuring 12 inches (30 centimeters) tall, 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) wide, and 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) thick.[3][4] Though some were a mere 6 inches (15 centimeters) in height.[4]
Powers[]
Unlike a normal spellbook, Boccob's blessed book did not require the use of costly materials to inscribe spells upon its pages.[3]
Crafting[]
Creating one of these books required knowledge of how to craft wondrous items and the spell secret page.[3]
History[]
At some point prior to the 14th century DR, an evil magic-user on Toril possessed one of these books and was slain in the caverns of Deepearth by demons. Years later, a group of adventurers would come across their mummified corpse and spectre, retrieving from it the Boccob's blessed book.[5]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- The Mines of Bloodstone • Dark and Hidden Ways
- Card Games
- AD&D Trading Cards
References[]
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 88. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ slade et al. (February 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume II. (TSR, Inc.), p. 659.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 249. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 97. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson (1986). The Mines of Bloodstone. (TSR, Inc), p. 29. ISBN 0-8803-8312-7.