Spellcasting Focus

Legendary Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard Requires Attunement

Dormant State

• Aware. The book knows the name of its current owner and bears it on its first page following the text "Property of".
• Forbidden Knowledge. This book is written in Celestial and contains forbidden knowledge that threatens to break the minds of those unprepared to know it. Creatures that attempt to read beyond the first page without first attuning to this book must make a DC 25 Wisdom Saving Throw.
  • On a Failure, the creature suffers from Long-Term Madness and takes 30 (6d6+6) Psychic Damage.
  • On a Success, the creature suffers from Short-Term Madness.
• Necrophile. You have Resistance to Necrotic Damage and are Immune to Disease while you are attuned to this book.
• Occult Knowledge. This book contains vast knowledge of ancient rites and blood rituals in addition to detailed notes documenting Fiends and Undead, granting you the following benefits while you are attuned to it:
  • You have Advantage on History Checks made to recall information on the occult.
  • You can determine a Fiend's true name with a successful DC 15 Religion Check.
  • You can identify whether a creature is a Fiend or Undead with a successful DC 15 Perception Check.
  • You can cast any Spell you know as a Ritual if it has the Ritual tag.
  • You know the "Secrets of Lichdom".
• Spellbook. This book contains several Spells, which you know and may prepare while you are attuned to it.
  • 1st Level:
    • Cause Fear
    • False Life
    • Inflict Wounds
    • Ray of Sickness
  • 2nd Level:
    • Gentle Repose
    • Ray of Enfeeblement
    • Wither and Bloom
  • 3rd Level:
    • Animate Dead
    • Bestow Curse
    • Feign Death
    • Life Transference
    • Magic Circle
    • Speak with Dead
    • Spirit Shroud
    • Summon Undead
    • Vampiric Touch
  • 4th Level:
    • Banishment
    • Blight
    • Death Ward
    • Shadow of Moil
    • Spirit of Death
  • 5th Level:
    • Contagion
    • Danse Macabre
    • Enervation
    • Insect Plague
    • Negative Energy Flood
    • Planar Binding
  • 6th Level:
    • Circle of Death
    • Create Undead
    • Eyebite
    • Harm
    • Magic Jar
    • Soul Cage
  • 7th Level:
    • Finger of Death
    • Symbol
    • Tether Essence
  • 8th Level:
    • Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting
    • Clone
  • 9th Level:
    • Astral Projection

Awakened State

• Devil's Tongue. While attuned to this book, you can read, speak, and write Abyssal, Celestial, and Infernal.
• Enhanced Spellbook. You know and have prepared every Spell listed above while you are attuned to it.
• Fluctuating Focus. When using this book as a Spellcasting Focus, each time you cast a Spell, roll a d4.
  • 1 - The Spell is cast as normal.
  • 2 - The book upcasts the Spell by 1 level for you, even if you cast the Spell at 9th Level; You still expend a Spell Slot.
  • 3 - The book casts the Spell for you; You do not expend a Spell Slot.
  • 4 - The book casts the Spell for you and upcasts it by 1 level, even if you cast the Spell at 9th Level; You do not expend a Spell Slot.
• Necrophile. You are Immune to Necrotic and Poison Damage, the Poisoned Condition, and Disease while you are attuned to this book.

Cost: Priceless
Weight: 2lbs