Is anyone familiar with spells from any edition, from any known source, that are designed to render spellbooks (or any other items) more resistant to harm (bonuses to saves, immune to a certain amount of damage, etc.)?
I think that Complete Arcane (3.5) had several pages devoted to building spellbooks, including some enhancements for them. Either that or Complete Mage. One of the two, at least.
I think that Complete Arcane (3.5) had several pages devoted to building spellbooks, including some enhancements for them. Either that or Complete Mage. One of the two, at least.
Master Arminas
Yes, I see that the Complete Arcane has a section on creating energy resistant spell books, but it deals with them like special magic items that may be created. I'm more looking for spells that might grant a pre-existing book a temporary advantage, like stoneskin or protection from fire for books instead of a magic user.
I don't know of any Iron Golem, but I am hardly an exhaustive source. Sorry.
Except . . . that you should be able to do it with a wish or perhaps even a limited wish. Both should be able to handle changing a spell like Resist Energy or Protection from Energy from a creature to an object.
Actually, inventing new spells via research in a laboratory is a key trope for any arcane spell caster in D&D. It shouldn't be too difficult for any PC spell caster to work with his or her DM to come up with spells exactly like what you are describing. Basing them on existing spells with only minor changes makes the job of balancing them much easier.
Actually, inventing new spells via research in a laboratory is a key trope for any arcane spell caster in D&D. It shouldn't be too difficult for any PC spell caster to work with his or her DM to come up with spells exactly like what you are describing. Basing them on existing spells with only minor changes makes the job of balancing them much easier.
SirXaris
Yep. That's kinda what I was expecting. I just wanted to see if there was a decent probability of the character finding something already in the wizard guild's library, or if it was rare and unusual enough to require him to research it himself.
Yep. That's kinda what I was expecting. I just wanted to see if there was a decent probability of the character finding something already in the wizard guild's library, or if it was rare and unusual enough to require him to research it himself.
If you want to be more realistic, you could explain to your player that such spells should really be quite common, so, out-of-character, you and your player could come up with the specifics of those types of spells and then have the PC just have to purchase them or otherwise acquire them as he would normally acquire new spells.
You could save the research requirements for truly unique spells that most other wizards either wouldn't think of or would have no use for (like a spell that produces nothing but cheese and wine for two).
Certain priest (protective) spells could be used to this effect, but only for short durations.
In the Player's Option: Spells & Magic book, there is a 5th lvl mage spell called Proofing versus Combustion that can be used to make a spellbook nearly invulnerable to inflammation. Also realize that many spellbooks are made out of uncommon materials, such as dragonhide, that could grant certain bonuses to acid, flame, and cold based attacks, depending on the type of material used to fashion the book.
Is anyone familiar with spells from any edition, from any known source, that are designed to render spellbooks (or any other items) more resistant to harm (bonuses to saves, immune to a certain amount of damage, etc.)?
Don
I think the spells you're looking for are Proofing Versus Combustion (edit: oops! Lanthorn beat me to it!) and Greater Sign of Sealing, both from Player's Option: Spells and Magic. Greater Sign of Sealing gives item saving throw bonuses and damage absorption for ANY kind of attack.
Of course, most wizards would use Leomund's Secret Chest and Sequester to make sure spellbooks never get within range of a fireball in the first place.
Other spells to consider are: Copy (for data redundancy, PHBR4), Illusionary Script, Secret Page, Sepia Snake Sigil, Fire Trap, Wizard Mark, Avoidance, Bigby's Bookworm Bane, and Mending (after the fact).
For priests, a reverse of Age Object (2E ToM) should be able to restore just about anything, considering it's a fifth level spell. Protection from Fire lasts until a certain amount of damage is absorbed, but it's up to the DM if carried objects are protected or just the person.
Seems I recall that runes and symbols were also wards against certain things too... read it some where, will try to find it............
thats what happens when you spend so many years lurking thru dark places, the light is bad and you forget where you read it! hehe
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