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NAME
spellbooks

DESCRIPTION
Spells may be memorized or inscribed into specially-prepared books,
known as spellbooks. As it is well known that a written spell has its
own inherent power, the book must be specially designed to hold words
in the language of magic. When a mage comes across a scroll in his or
her journey, it may then be scribed into the book by magic and from
there, memorized for later casting, or cast directly.

There are ten basic spellbooks, each being a different color and able
to contain a maximum number of spells and a maximum total complexity.
The spellbook must be held by the player in order for them to cast a spell
that is scribed within.  Spells that have been scribed within a spellbook
do not vanish when the spell has been cast as a scroll does.

The most common spellbooks are:

  Color     # of Spells      Max Complexity   Level
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White         7                70            1      
Red           10               110           15    
Orange        13               150           25    
Yellow        15               180           35    
Green         18               200           45    
Blue          20               250           55    
Indigo        23               300           70    
Violet        26               360           90    
Octarine      29               450           120    
Black         31               600           150    

Some special spellbooks are also available, although there are not as
many of these available as the basic spellbooks.  Like the basic spell-
books there are different types of special spell books, each one being
a different color.  The special spellbooks also have a maximum number
of spells and a maximum complexity rating that they may contain.

Spells may be copied from a scroll to a spellbook using the SCRIBE
spell. They may also be memorized from spellbooks, and cast without the
spellcaster holding the book, using the MEMORIZE command.

Some master spellbooks do exist; these may not be moved from their
original locations. Spells may be copied from them using the scribe
spell and an astral reagent.

SEE ALSO
Magic, Complexity, Scribe, Memorize