The Silent Lexicon
Occult
Item Type Occult
The tome's language hints at a power buried deep beneath the ruins.
- Cast Dr
- Presence DR12
- Fail Effect
- Fizzles, d2 HP damage, dizzy for 1 hour
- Is Scroll
- Yes
- Notes
- Written in a dead language that whispers in the dark
- Restriction
- Not with light sources, requires silent reading
- Spot Use Dr
- Presence DR14 to decipher
- Uses
- 1 read
Cost
50s
Description
A tattered, leather-bound tome with glyphs that seem to shift in the shadows, ink forever bleeding into the parchment edges.
Effect
Reveals forbidden knowledge; unlocks another layer of reality until the ink runs dry.
Hook
The tome's language hints at a power buried deep beneath the ruins.
GM Notes
- Deciphering could lead to the location of an ancient, long-forgotten relic.
- The book attracts lurking horrors drawn to the necromantic whispers.