In that case, the creation time and all non-material expenses become irrelevant, because what does the taskmaster care? Material costs, such as diamonds, are almost certainly provided through other slaves or agents. In that case, the creators of the items are unable to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Similar to the above motive, it's possible that someone has enslaved a bunch of casters and is forcing them to create these and other artifacts for their use and profit. And if they're in that strata of society, they could have a backer paying for the material costs. And unlike the 'Miracle 5 Times' thing, you could actually point at a book and say 'See? That's a insert name original~" So it's not like a competent mage would have a problem finding a market for these things, it would just be a very select market. I see no reason magical goods would be different. Some people will pay truly ridiculous amounts of money for certain brands or designers. There's also the prestige involved in not only being able to make these, but being able to afford one. I can easily see certain kinds of people wanting to pay the extra cost for the increased convenience and privacy, especially people who might not get on with clerics. And it's not like it would be a private matter. Sure, you could get someone to cast Miracle or Wish five times for the same effect and less cost, but that requires you to have the relevant spellcaster right there, with you. It could, of course, be for the money and the prestige. I can think of a couple of options, some of which had already been stated. A servant, cleaning up the mess later on, picked up the book, flipped through it and suddenly qualified as squire! Having been disarmed of her trusty longsword, she picked up the book and beat to death no less than fifteen centaurs before they managed to flee from the crazed knight gripping the blood-dripping volume. Sir Margareth the Bold used it as her last weapon of defense when her family castle was overrun by centaurs. The latest known +5 strength book, history tells us, was in fact an ordinary yellow-pages book. The ink must then be used to artistically decorate the cover of the book with quirky poetry. Later, the remains must be freeze-dried and mixed with ink. The host body is then slain and pickled in holy water. That survivor might indeed be granted +5 to constitution.Ī +5 wis book may typically come into being when an old, wise monk or priest is Magic Jar-ed into a book. They say that if you make paper out of dried habaneros, bind together one hundred and eleven such pages, find an imp with nine ex-wives and have him fill the book with infernal obscenities and then eat the book. So I understand the basic role they fill.īut from a game world perspective I simply can't imagine any rational motivation for a high-level caster to spend years creating a handful of these books just to leave them sitting around unused. From a game balance perspective, the PCs need access to such books to start keeping up with the crazy monsters they face. The premise is that such a book would exist in a library somewhere and that PCs would somehow be the first to discover and use it ( it's single-use). The core of my question is this: what could possibly drive someone to create such a book and then leave it sitting around for someone else to find? 138 days of construction time ( 4 months).5 flawless 25k diamonds ( +6125 in gp for construction).Looking at the construction requirements, making a +5 book requires the following:
#Hand of fate 2 gnomish exchange manual
Examples include the Tome of Understanding (Wis) or the Manual of Gainful Exercise (Str).
#Hand of fate 2 gnomish exchange manuals
The Pathfinder game has a series of Tomes and Manuals that, when read, permanently boost a specific ability score.
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