D20r:Runologist
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Runic spells are, in complete form, a single word equal in length to the spell's level, plus one, squared characters. (0-level spells are thus single runes.) Preparing the word for casting often uses shortcuts, combining as many as twenty runes into one unreadable mess that nonetheless channels the magical meanings correctly. Thus, they don't take a log of space - a one-hundred page spellbook has one thousand "lines", a complete spell and relevant notes typically taking a number of lines equal to its spell level - three 0-level spells on one line. | Runic spells are, in complete form, a single word equal in length to the spell's level, plus one, squared characters. (0-level spells are thus single runes.) Preparing the word for casting often uses shortcuts, combining as many as twenty runes into one unreadable mess that nonetheless channels the magical meanings correctly. Thus, they don't take a log of space - a one-hundred page spellbook has one thousand "lines", a complete spell and relevant notes typically taking a number of lines equal to its spell level - three 0-level spells on one line. | ||
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| + | A Runologist's first spellbook - usually the only one they'll have at 1st level - is half-filled with their notes on the Runic language, useless for casting. The remaining 500 lines devote 100 lines to every single 0-level spell in the campaign (even if this somehow turns out to be more than would ''fit'' normally), and one line each for one first-level spell per point of Intelligence modifier, plus three. | ||
'''Translate Scrolls:''' At 2nd level, Runologists improve their talent with the Runic language, becoming better able to translate arcane and divine writings to and from it. They gain ''Scribe Scroll'' as a bonus feat, and can translate scrolls of Wizard/Sorcerer or Cleric spells into Runic so that they can write the spell into their spellbooks. | '''Translate Scrolls:''' At 2nd level, Runologists improve their talent with the Runic language, becoming better able to translate arcane and divine writings to and from it. They gain ''Scribe Scroll'' as a bonus feat, and can translate scrolls of Wizard/Sorcerer or Cleric spells into Runic so that they can write the spell into their spellbooks. | ||
