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Form

You find a Roll on "Form"

Condition

Roll on "Condition".

Cover

The cover is Roll on "Cover"

Pages

and the pages are made from Roll on "Pages".

Script

On the pages is Roll on "Script" script

Ink

written in Roll on "Ink"

Language

in Roll on "Language".

Illustrations

There are Roll on "Illustrations"

Contents

The subject of the book is Roll on "Contents".

Features

Resolve: {1?Roll on "Features"|2-6? }

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Form (3d6)

3d6 Result

3-4

tablet made from Resolve: {clay|wax|wood|stone|the scale of a large reptile|chitin|bone|metal}

5-8

scroll made from Resolve: {papyrus|parchment|vellum|paper|snakeskin|human skin}

9-12

folio with Roll 1d20+10 pages

13-15

book with Roll 1d20+90 pages

16-17

tome with Roll 1d20+190 pages

18

codex with Roll 500+1d100 pages

Condition (3d6)

3d6 Result

3-5

that is considerably damaged with most of the pages Resolve: {eaten by worms|burned|missing|illegible due to water damage}

6-8

in lightly used condition

9-12

that is worn with several Resolve: {bent|torn} pages and a Resolve: {scratched|torn|stained} cover

13-15

in poor shape with Resolve: {many loose pages|extensive staining|numerous burn marks}

16-18

in new condition

Cover (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

missing because the book Resolve: {never had one|lost it}

4

made from thin wood

5

made from thin wood wrapped in cloth

6

made from thin wood wrapped in leather

7-8

made from thin wood wrapped in Resolve: {human|orc|dwarf|faerie|demon|animal} skin

9

made from thin Resolve: {wood|metal} covered in gold leaf

10-12

made from Resolve: {rusted iron|steel|bronze|gold}

13

made from wood and covered in spikes

14

made from metal that bristles with blades and barbs

15

made from living tissue with Resolve: {a face|Roll 1d2+1 faces}

16

locked Resolve: {1?with a missing key|2-6?but the key is nearby}

17

wrapped in Resolve: {chains|razor wire}

18

affixed with an animated Resolve: {tongue|penis|vagina|eye|finger}

Pages (3d6)

3d6 Result

3-5

parchment

6-8

vellum

9-12

paper

13-15

onionskin

16-17

metal plates

18

glass

Script (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

crazy

4-5

scrawled, messy

6-8

small, cramped

9-12

neatly printed

13-15

flowing

16-17

big, bold

18

illuminated

Ink (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

Resolve: {blood|urine|bile}

4

squid ink

5

lemon juice

6-8

Resolve: {black|blue|brown} oil-based ink

9-12

Resolve: {black|blue|brown} water-based ink

13-14

paint

15-16

Resolve: {silver|gold}

17

Resolve: {etchings|scratchings}

18

poisonous ink (chance to become poisoned)

Language (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

Dark Speech

4-5

Trollish

6-8

Dwarfish

9-12

the Common Tongue

13-15

High Archaic

16-17

Elvish

18

a Resolve: {secret|dead|unknown} language

Illustrations (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

abundant illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

4-5

some illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

6-8

sparse illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

9-12

no illustrations.

13-15

sparse illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

16-17

some illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

18

abundant illustrations of Roll on "Illustration Quality" quality.

Illustration Quality (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

disturbing

4-5

ugly

6-8

varied

9-12

Resolve: {crude|simple}

13-15

detailed

16-17

Resolve: {beautiful|masterful}

18

animated

Contents (d20)

d20 Result

1

misleading information

2

Resolve: {architecture|engineering}

3

Resolve: {astrology|folklore}

4

Resolve: {etiquette and customs|heraldry}

5

Resolve: {geography|navigation}

6

Resolve: {history|literature}

7

Resolve: {law|politics}

8

Resolve: {magic|the occult}

9

Resolve: {medicine|nature|science}

10

a work of fiction

11

Resolve: {someone's diary|someone's journal}

12

Resolve: {a screed|libel} against a particular Resolve: {person|organization|nation}

13

pornographic

14

Resolve: {gibberish|blank}

15

Resolve: {philosophy|religion}

16

war

17

magic spells and contains one Roll on "Incantation Rank" incantation

18

magic spells and contains the Roll on "Incantation Rank" 1d3 times incantations

19

magic spells and contains the Roll on "Incantation Rank" 1d6 times incantations

20

magic spells and contains the Roll on "Incantation Rank" 2d6 times incantations

Incantation Rank (3d6)

3d6 Rank

3

rank 4 LOWER(Roll on "Rank 4 Spells" (columns: 1))

4-6

rank 3 LOWER(Roll on "Rank 3 Spells" (columns: 1))

7-10

rank 1 LOWER(Roll on "Rank 1 Spells" (columns: 1))

11-14

rank 0 Roll on "Cantrip Incantations"

15-17

rank 2 LOWER(Roll on _Roll on "Rank 2 Spells" (columns: 1))_

18

rank 5 LOWER(Roll on "Rank 5 Spells" (columns: 1))

Features (3d6)

3d6 Result

3

The writing stains the soul of any creature that reads it.

4-5

The text is unreadable unless examined Resolve: {in a mirror|in the light of the moon|in total darkness}.

6-8

The book has weird binding, the pages held in place by Resolve: {worms|tiny clutching hands|teeth}.

9-12

The book has a secret compartment containing Resolve: {poisonous gas|a letter|nothing|nothing|Roll 1d6 ss|an enchanted object}.

13-14

The writing inspires madness.

15-16

The book is infested with toothy parasites.

17

The book bears a magical trap.

18

The book is alive (animated object).


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