Timeline for How would it make sense that spellbooks or grimoires teach only one spell?
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| Sep 13, 2017 at 3:57 | comment | added | somebody | The webcomics Unsounded and Steer theory have relevant magic systems I think | |
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| Sep 12, 2017 at 16:51 | comment | added | jhocking | worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/91767/… | |
| Sep 12, 2017 at 16:42 | comment | added | jhocking | So the wizard doesn't need to have the spell written down anymore once mastered? That's a good thought; When I make my question I'll link it here so you can post your answer there. (Incidentally, that's similar to how DnD scrolls work, which perhaps answers both our questions: it's only a scroll not an entire book, and the "energy" of the scroll destroys it when released.) | |
| Sep 12, 2017 at 16:14 | comment | added | Bwrites | @jhocking I think the way grimoires are used in that aspect is that once read, or mastered, they are automatically "consumed" by the user and the grimoire will be rendered useless. (Such as disappearance of the magic ink, etc) Therefore making it some kind of one-time-only consumable goods. | |
| Sep 12, 2017 at 15:30 | comment | added | jhocking | Actually a related question (that I may make a separate question for now that I'm thinking about it) is how to make it logical that each spellbook only teaches to one person. Like, in many JRPG games (eg. the original Final Fantasy) there's a spell shop and you buy spells for individual wizards just like weapons for individual warriors. | |
| Sep 12, 2017 at 15:01 | answer | added | Brent Hackers | timeline score: 12 | |
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| Sep 12, 2017 at 12:52 | answer | added | AJMansfield | timeline score: 81 | |
| Sep 12, 2017 at 12:18 | comment | added | Smeato | Lots of good answers here, but as an addition; consider real factual books. There are entire 600pg volumes dedicated to the behaviour of Soil for use in Civil Engineering. It would easily take a week to read cover to cover and far far longer (maybe years - the length of an Undergraduate Degree) to understand all the intricacies involved. amazon.co.uk/Craigs-Mechanics-Eighth-Jonathan-Knappett/dp/… You're solution - to me - is to consider different spells or forms of magic not as cooking but as a substantial set of knowledge like a university degree. | |
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