Cause is an Alter Spellbook..


Say mister beefy. Say it, say it!
First you get the Money
second comes the Power
Third you get the Woman

I would suggest posting the information of what exactly you are typing that isn't working out, so that maybe a GM can read it.

Also, you should really give the character's name, so that if a GM were to figure out what was wrong, or wanted to look you up in game to try something, they could do that.

Regards,
player of Syrath





Kinsmen, Steel, Stone.
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My spellbook case eats magical devices. I kid you not.

I thought I'd lost my mind (what, again?) when I couldnt find two golden sunfish erythrite pendants which I KNEW had been in there last time I'd seen them, and a really unusual bone amulet I'd been given, which had some necromantic magic in it, that I was keeping to experiment with once that magic sphere was live.
Now, the thing is, neither of these different items are actually coded to fit into any of the case compartments... so I um <cough>... had my shadowy sister 'sneak' them into the case for me, assuming that once they were in there, they'd be safe and sound as long as I didnt take them out again.... well, talk about 'assumption being the mother of all #@$*%ups'.
Once I'd checked and rechecked every possible place I could have stashed the items, I finally decided that I KNEW they'd been in my case, and now they werent, simple as that. So we tested it some, and sure enough... anything that is slipped into the case via a certain stealthy ability of the Guild who shall remain nameless, is DEVOURED by the case in the time it takes to turn the compartments one full rotation, back to the compartment it was open at when the item landed in there.
This is a direct cut and paste of me testing it just tonight, nothing edited.

>turn case
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds a spellbook and opening the one for wands, rods and rattles.
>l in my case
There is nothing in there.
>tap my case
You tap a silver-inlaid willow spellbook case that you are wearing.
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Strange. Your spellbook case just got a little heavier.
>l in my case
In the spellbook case you see a Guildleader Edytha card.
>turn case
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds wands, rods and rattles and opening the one for runestones.
>turn case
>
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds runestones and opening the one for scrolls and parchments.
>turn case
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds scrolls and opening the one for miscellaneous components.
>turn case
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds miscellaneous spell components and opening the one for a spellbook.
>turn case
You shift the partitions in your spellbook case, closing the compartment that holds a spellbook and opening the one for wands, rods and rattles.
>l in my case
There is nothing in there.
>tap my case
You tap a silver-inlaid willow spellbook case that you are wearing.
>get card in my case
I could not find what you were referring to.

So, I realise that I could be in for a smack around the ears for using that ability to get the stupid things in there, but... well, I figured they really did belong in there, and I'd just help them a little... they were both magical devices after all. (Obviously the collectors card in above example isnt, but that was only for the purpose of recreating the situation)

I even tried putting the spellbook case in my vault, to see if the missing things showed up as being still inside the case but somehow inaccessible, in the vault book. But even thats a bit weird, it doesnt show anything as being in the case... which is good for storing it, but probably not intended?

Can somebody (Talian? Pretty please?)please help me find my missing items? I dont even care about the voodoo-necro-nasty amulet, but both the erythrite pendants were unused, 15 full uses still in each! <wail>

Thanks (hopefully) in advance,

~Kalewen.

It's not possible to erase in the writing pads anymore that we bought with the spellbooks.

Any change someone can look at this?

Thanks.

That's why you can make notes at the bottom of the page. I think it's nice to have all the spells listed - so you can become familiar with a spell by studying up on it in your book before you choose to learn it. Just put a little note once you've learned it and voila! Skip the other pages if that's what you prefer.

~Chris, player of Field Medic Nimmi

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. - Unknown

Hey everyone. I have a quick question. I have one of the spellbooks with scuffed in the look and I was wondering how rare are those? I saw someone selling a scuffed one recently and they said that the scuffed books are extremely rare and that there is only 2 in existence,is this true? Thanks in advance!

<<who was that quote from again? barnum and bailey? something about a sucker being born every moment...?

Just remember, most people don't sell things to you because they want to do you a favor.

Trebber

I hope whoever is selling that spellbook knows that scamming is consent...

>>I have a spellbook from the last time the merchant was here. Now besides opening it and reading, what verbs are there to go along with the spellbook. Also I take it out and read it every once in awhile, but i don't see a change in the scholarship. I think it still is suppost to work it right?

Verbs while book is open: http://vortressa.mermaiden.net/spellbook_opened.shtml
Verbs while book is closed: http://vortressa.mermaiden.net/spellbook_closed.shtml
Note that these pages date back to around when the spellbooks were first released, so they may not include every verb, nor is there any guarantee that all verbs listed still work exactly the same way. And be careful, you can damage your spellbook...

Spellbooks, as long as they are custom spellbooks, still teach Scholarship, but you need to study the various spells rather than read the spells to learn Scholarship.

~Kyn (Kynevon)

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The base price is a little over 31 plat dokaros. If you want extras for the spell book, they come with a price. Then there's the case, which you need to buy and those vary in price. I got a pretty basic spellbook and case and ran me about 45 plat.


Player of Salvalis Nyrobi

>>The base price is a little over 31 plat dokaros. If you want extras for the spell book, they come with a price. Then there's the case, which you need to buy and those vary in price. I got a pretty basic spellbook and case and ran me about 45 plat.

If you just want a spellbook and case as cheap as possible, for the next time it comes back, the small cases in the first room run for under 3 plat each, IIRC; and you can choose some customizations that actually lower the cost of the customized book from the base price.

And it looks like the spellbook information, as far as it goes, on Vortressa's site (from the original appearance of the merchant) is still fairly accurate.

http://vortressa.mermaiden.net/

~Kyn (Kynevon)

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<<So, the Fest closed yesterday. Does that mean the spellbook merchant is gone too? I was hoping to get one, but couldn't make it in yesterday to go get one.>>

yes. in the main topic talk to simu it was talked about. even though the powers that be are hiding all posts critizing the short duration of the merchant.


le sigh...

the rest of my family have them, in fact, i wasn't intending on purchasing until i saw on the boards that the bards finally had an option to get one tailor-made for them - which they had been lacking for a very long time -- so i really wanted to get one for her. but alas. i borrowed 200 plat kronar from schvartz, and by the time i had it exchanged and ran down to shard from theren with my bard basgonif, the tome - entrance to the merchant - was closed.


disappointing doesn't even begin to describe it.






"Word on the street is, ya been lookin' out for the best interests of the Guild."

was wondering if anyone knows...if I gave my spellbook to another character of mine would he still be able to use all funtions of the book? like the beads, verbs, taking on and off the socket? also, I dont know alot about the crystals for the sockets...if they aren't used at all by the original character would the second character be able to use(invoke) them, take them in and out of the socket and any other things they do?

He might be able to invoke the hafaltu crystal, but he would definitely set off any other crystal installed. And that would hurt.

Anything like a bloodlock would not be usable by the non-bonded character, BTW.

If the spellbook were non-bloodlocked, the non-owner would be able to use some of the stuff, not sure how much, but the studying aspect would be available.

~Kyn (Kynevon)

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Here's one for you. Going through the list of spellbook verbs I came across CENTER and tried it...

>center my spellbook
You come across a section in your spellbook which describes a centering technique used for maximizing one's concentration while working a spell. You decide to try it. Closing your eyes, you inhale slowly and attempt to feel the mana flowing through and around your body, as if you were the heart of the world and all the mana within it flowed outward from your center. It doesn't feel like the spellbook said it should, though. You probably need more practice.
Roundtime: 10 seconds

Is anyone able to do this?

It works, but you have to have your spellbook in your hands and open.

Same message for me:

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center my spellbook
You come across a section in your spellbook which describes a centering technique used for maximizing one's concentration while working a spell. You decide to try it. Closing your eyes, you inhale slowly and attempt to feel the mana flowing through and around your body, as if you were the heart of the world and all the mana within it flowed outward from your center. It doesn't feel like the spellbook said it should, though. You probably need more practice.

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Same message while I was holding my spellbook and tried to center while preparing a spell (ES 5).

Primary Magic:	184 74%	pondering		Harness Ability:	192 06%	muddled
Power Perceive:	199 46%	thoughtful		Magical Devices:	151 09%	bewildering
Targeted Magic:	101 15%	clear

~Kyn (Kynevon)

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> Someone with near 300s in magic tried it, failed.

Yea, my magics are right around 300 and I failed. Syler, you said you succeeded, what are your magics at? I'm also wondering if concentration and stats come into play.

It didn't work for me.

Allarsk

almost 300 in PM and harness, 200 MD, 34 disc, 34 wis, 32 int. 66th circle. centered on my empath spellbook and got the same message as above, tried centering on my Moon Mage Spellbook (both bought by same character empath spellbook first time merchant was out, MM spellbook at the liberation fest) and was not able to center on it.

>open case
You open a sturdy iron-studded black leather spellbook case.
>get spellbook
You get a blood red velvet-bound spellbook from inside your spellbook case.
>open spell
You open a blood red velvet-bound spellbook.
>turn spell to chapt 1
You turn the pale ivory vellum pages to the chapter entitled "Healing" in your velvet-bound spellbook.
>turn spell to page 3
You turn through the pale ivory vellum pages of your velvet-bound spellbook, stopping when you find the page with notes detailing the "External Scar Healing" spell.
>center spell
You come across a section in your spellbook which describes a centering technique used for maximizing one's concentration while working a spell. You decide to try it. Closing your eyes, you inhale slowly and attempt to feel the mana flowing through and around your body, as if you were the heart of the world and all the mana within it flowed outward from your center. It doesn't feel like the spellbook said it should, though. You probably need more practice.
Roundtime: 10 seconds
>close spell
You close your velvet-bound spellbook.
>put spell in case
You tuck a blood red velvet-bound spellbook into the spellbook compartment of your spellbook case.
>close case
You close a sturdy iron-studded black leather spellbook case.
>open second case
You open a small silver-bound spellbook case engraved with the Moon Mage Guild.
>get spell from second case
You get a blood-stained brown leather spellbook from inside your spellbook case.
>open spell
You open a blood-stained brown leather spellbook.
>turn spell to chapt 1
You turn the blood-stained vellum pages to the chapter entitled "Perception" in your brown leather spellbook.
>turn spell to page 3
You turn through the blood-stained vellum pages of your brown leather spellbook, stopping when you find the page with notes detailing the "Locate" spell.
>center spell
You won't have much luck centering that.


Got Body Parts?

No, I failed.

And someone with quadruple digit magics tried it, as well. He also failed. I was just saying I got the same messaging.

It might be something set for anew system that was never implemented... I'm not sure. It looks like something we're supposed to ask guild leaders about. Or someone who knows what they're talking about.

One person suggested it increased mana perception briefly, but no. It didn't seem to.

Other possibilities are increasing mana regen, increasing your personal prep cap... I'm not sure. Other thoughts, other things people want to test?

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