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Library description & contents

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Feb 242013
 

Library Contents:

The library seems old and mouldy with an almost sickening smell that you can’t really discribe…almost as if it smells of death. The room is rather big, 100 feet long by 110 feet wide and cramped with 80 shelves squeezed into the room.

On examination of one of the shelves closer to you, you find that it contains about 20 Scrolls. The scrolls in this section of the shelf seem to historical records and the scroll’s writings are faded.

On the opposite shelf you find 7 Books. Selecting one of these dust covered books from random on the shelf it seem to deal with a book on being a good dyer.

Further on in the section you find 50 Scrolls. The scrolls in this section of the shelf seem to be a collection of love letters, written mainly in elvish and varying in degrees of explicitness and the scroll’s writings are blotched, almost illegible – it seems that the scroll sustained some water damage at some stage.

In the one corner of the library, you find a dimly lit desk hidden under scores of books. One of these catches you attention and you examine it more closely. This average sized book is aptly titled “The Desolation of the Swashbucklers, by the Unexpected (Fiction)” with covers of leather and is in average condition. The parchment pages are unbound, but wrapped with a leather cord. In addition, there is a purple fire arcing around an upward pointing arrow inscribed within a magic circle on the cover. Any thief would tell you that it’ll be worth 100 gold crowns in your hands.

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3 books for a library

 Items, RPG  1 Response »
Oct 042012
 

Journeys of Cordale

• A thick work, in average condition, with covers of leather.
• Written in Common.
• The parchment pages are sewn into the spine.
• Well-researched but very dry and dense.
Value: 350 gp

Rousing Verses

• A thin volume, in average condition, with covers of leather.
• Written in Common.
• The stamped metal pages are loose.
• There is a picture of a vulture on the front cover.
• An excellent introduction to the subject.
Value: 400 gp

Unholy Mysteries of the Southern Regions

• A thick work, in excellent condition, with covers of polished metal.
• Written in Common.
• The parchment pages are unbound, but wrapped with a leather cord.
• The covers have scorch marks on them.
• Presents many new and original ideas.
Value: 400 gp

5 Books and descriptions

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Sep 152012
 

Gull Strictures

• A thin volume, in poor condition, with covers of polished metal.
• Written in Common.
• The book is ancient (1500 years).
• The woven hemp pages are sewn into the spine.
• A picture of a reclining dolphin adorns the cover and there is a picture of a raven on the front cover.
• A work of average quality, useful for novices.
Value: 600 gp

Journeys of Eddater

• Average in size, in average condition, with covers of leather.
• Written in Common.
• The book is very old (400 years).
• The parchment pages are unbound, but wrapped with a leather cord.
• Little original content, mainly repeats what is already found in Journeys of Radiyara and Esoteric Magic Tales.
Value: 400 gp

Ecology of the Snake (adder)

• A thin volume, in excellent condition, with covers of leather.
• Written in Common.
• The book is very old (600 years).
• The parchment pages are bound with metal rings.
• An excellent introduction to the subject.
Value: 350 gp

Biology of the Pigeon

• Average in size, in good condition, with covers of leather.
• Written in Draconic.
• The book is quite old (200 years).
• The vellum pages are sewn into the spine.
• There is a written dedication at the front of the book and there is a drawing of several men battling a griffin on the front cover.
• An excellent treatise on the subject.
Value: 250 gp

Drunken Moors Atlas

• Average in size, in poor condition, with covers of scales stretched over thin wood.
• Written in Common.
• The book is quite old (200 years).
• The woven hemp pages are loose.
• Little original content, mainly repeats what is already found in Life of Saint Damela.
Value: 250 gp

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Library of the day

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Jul 292012
 

On occasion your players will need to visit a library to search for knowledge. Having a library description ready is quite handy.

 

The library seems as if it was spring cleaned yesterday and smells of fresh leather – the room, shelves and furniture are in immaculate condition and seems almost too clean. The room is rather large, 100 feet long by 160 feet wide but has a spacious lay-out with 10 shelves.

On examination of one of the shelves closer to you, you find that it contains about 40 Scrolls. The scrolls in this section of the shelf seem to cover Dwarvish armor making. It seems extremely technical only truly understandible by armorers that can read dwarvish and the scroll’s writings are faded.

On the opposite shelf you find a set of 6 dust covered tomes. Found under the Demonology section, its outer cover is made from leather and it seems to be in average condition. The parchment pages are unbound, but wrapped with a leather cord and on close examination the tome has the following protection. The tome is protected by 5 spells. When detect magic and identify spells are cast on the tome it will reveal that chill touch spells has been casted on it.. The book contains a host of spells relating to clerical spells regarding Summoning and includes Abjure (4th), Animal Summoning I (4th), Call Woodland Beings (4th), Animal Summonings II (5th), Dispel Evil (5th), Aerial Servant (6th), Animal Summoning III (6th), Animate Object (6th), Conjure Animals (6th), Wall of Thorns (6th), Weather Summoning (6th), Word of Recall (6th), Conjure Earth Elemental (7th), Creeping Doom (7th), Exaction (7th), Gate (7th) and Succor (7th)…

Further on in the section you find 70 Scrolls. The scrolls in this section of the shelf seem to historical records and the scroll’s writings are faded.

In the corner of the library you find a lectern with this openend book on it:
Title: Life of Saint Ippaira
Description: The book is average in size, with covers of leather. The vellum pages are sewn into the spine.
Condition: Pretty good
Value: 550 gold crowns.

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