How common are spellbooks?

WhiteLily · 09-20-2020, 09:24 AM

In all versions of D&D, a Wizard needs to study a spellbook every day in order to re-learn his spells for the next day. Therefore, its a necessity for adventuring wizards to carry the things around.

In DFRPG, there is no such requirement. It seems to me that it should therefore be a far rarer item in the world. So if I am converting a D&D adventure, and you kill a bad guy who is a spellcaster, I'm wondering if I should remove or limit some of the spellbook treasure.

It makes sense in the D&D module why the now dead spellcaster had the book, for he needed it to re-learn his spells for the next day. In this system, why would an arcane caster be carting around a book of spells he already knows?

09-20-2020, 09:24 AM	#1
WhiteLily Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Dallas, TX	How common are spellbooks? In all versions of D&D, a Wizard needs to study a spellbook every day in order to re-learn his spells for the next day. Therefore, its a necessity for adventuring wizards to carry the things around. In DFRPG, there is no such requirement. It seems to me that it should therefore be a far rarer item in the world. So if I am converting a D&D adventure, and you kill a bad guy who is a spellcaster, I'm wondering if I should remove or limit some of the spellbook treasure. It makes sense in the D&D module why the now dead spellcaster had the book, for he needed it to re-learn his spells for the next day. In this system, why would an arcane caster be carting around a book of spells he already knows?