Mike's spellbook

Stub-class article · First seen: s17 · Last seen: s18
Mike's spellbook
the Vedalken's spellbook · Brian's spellbook
Mike's spellbook, Spellbook (wizard) portrait
Item
StatusPresumed in Aurelian Custody
First seens17
Last seens18
TypeSpellbook (wizard)
AttunementNone
HolderAurelian patrol, presumably (not shown; the DM said they would have searched the body, s18 L2437)
OriginMike's personal wizard spellbook (carried since character introduction, s17)

Mike’s spellbook is the “much thinner book” that Mike, a Vedalken cleric, druid and wizard, held up beside Terry’s when they met on the skiff in session 17 [8][7]. He listed eight first-level spells he had and said most of his spells were rituals [9][10]. After an Aurelian knight beheaded him in session 18, Hugo wanted to keep the book as proof that the party had helped deal with a heretic, but Mike’s player assumed the patrol had taken it, and the DM said only that it “would have searched the body before leaving” [18][22][20][4]. It is presumed gone with the patrol.

Overview

Mike’s spellbook is the thin wizard’s book Mike carried in sessions 17 and 18. It was shown once, in a talk between the two spellcasters on the skiff, and named once more when its loss was in doubt, on the road after his death [1][5]. Nobody saw it taken. It is presumed to have gone with the Aurelian patrol that killed him, as the Mizzium Apparatus did [6].

Description

A “much thinner book” than Terry’s, which Mike held up as the sign of a wizard [7]. Mike’s player gave the character as a Vedalken cleric, druid and wizard [8]. Mike said most of his spells were ritual spells, and listed the first-level ones he had: Alarm, Comprehend Languages, Feather Fall, Find Familiar, Identify, Shield, Tenser’s Floating Disk and Unseen Servant [9][10]. The list is not everything he could cast, since the Apparatus let him try any spell on his list [11].

Mechanics (as played)

  • Trading spells. Mike asked whether Terry knew Disguise Self or Alter Self, and noted that being able to cast something did not mean he could craft it unless he actually knew it [12]. Terry offered to trade notes, and the two read out their lists, with no copying shown [13][10][14].
  • Proof of a kill. After Mike’s death Hugo argued that his spellbook and one of his hands would prove the party had helped deal with a spellcaster, and win them entry to Aurelia [2][15].

Open questions

  • Did the patrol take the book, or is it buried with Mike? Nobody saw it, and the DM did not say [16].

History in the campaign

Session 17: New Hands, the Black Mask’s Renegotiation, and the Rimeclaw

Main article: Session 17

Meeting Terry on the skiff, Mike noticed his spellbook, “the telltale symbol of a wizard”, and held up his own “much thinner book” [17][7]. He asked whether Terry knew Disguise Self or Alter Self, and noted that being able to cast a spell did not mean he could craft it unless he knew it [12]. Terry offered to trade notes [13]. Mike said most of his spells were rituals, and read out the first-level spells he had; Terry read out his own [9][10][14].

Session 18: The Wyrm Falls, the Catfish Escapes, and Mike Dies on the Road

Main article: Session 18

After an Aurelian knight beheaded Mike [18], Hugo argued that taking the spellbook and one of Mike’s hands would prove the party had helped deal with a heretic, and would get them into Aurelia [2][15]. At the burial he suggested keeping the book as proof [19]. Mike’s player assumed the patrol had taken it and asked the DM [20]. The players guessed the patrol took all his magic, and the DM answered that they did not run Detect Magic all the time, “but they would have searched the body before leaving” [21]. The book is not mentioned again.

Status

As of session 18. Presumed taken by the Aurelian patrol. No line shows it taken, and no line shows it buried or kept [16].

See also

References

  1. ^ Session 17, line 301-321: Mike holds up "my own much thinner book" beside Terry's and lists his first-level spells.
  2. ^ Session 18, line 2331-2333: Hugo: with Mike's spellbook and a hand "it proves we helped deal with a spellcaster".
  3. ^ Session 18, line 2417-2420: Hugo suggests taking the spellbook as proof; Mike's player asks "did they take my spellbook?".
  4. ^ Session 18, line 2437: The DM: "they would have searched the body before leaving." The spellbook is presumed gone with the patrol.
  5. ^ Session 18, line 2417-2437: Inline citation.
  6. ^ Session 18, line 2287: Inline citation.
  7. ^ Session 17, line 303: Inline citation.
  8. ^ Session 17, line 37: Inline citation.
  9. ^ Session 17, line 311: Inline citation.
  10. ^ Session 17, line 321: Inline citation.
  11. ^ Session 17, line 45: Inline citation.
  12. ^ Session 17, line 305-309: Inline citation.
  13. ^ Session 17, line 310: Inline citation.
  14. ^ Session 17, line 322: Inline citation.
  15. ^ Session 18, line 2392: Inline citation.
  16. ^ Session 18, line 2419-2437: Inline citation.
  17. ^ Session 17, line 301: Inline citation.
  18. ^ Session 18, line 2272-2276: Inline citation.
  19. ^ Session 18, line 2417: Inline citation.
  20. ^ Session 18, line 2419: Inline citation.
  21. ^ Session 18, line 2431-2437: Inline citation.
  22. ^ Session 18, line 2331: Inline citation.
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