A wizard can copy a spell scroll into their spell book for 50gp/level + 2 hours (not counting Wizard schools). So, if a level 5 wizard finds a fireball spell scroll, they copy the spell into their spell book for 150gp of materials and it takes 6 hours, which then consumes/destroys the scroll.
Can wizards learn any spells?
From the first level, a wizard starts out with three cantrips and two spell slots. You also have a spellbook, which allows you to pick what spells you’re putting into those slots from a variety. You can’t just pick any spells though.
How often should a wizard buy fine inks?
Should a wizard buy fine inks every time he want to copy spells into his spellbook? PHB says that Wizards should use ‘fine inks’ for 50 gp for every levels of the spell he want to copy into his spellbook. The problem is that there are no any ‘fine inks’ in the PHB goods list, just common ‘inks’.
How long does it take to copy a spell from a wizard book?
So, if a level 5 wizard finds a fireball spell scroll, they copy the spell into their spell book for 150gp of materials and it takes 6 hours, which then consumes/destroys the scroll. My question is around copying spells from another wizard’s spell book.
Do you need to buy spell learning components and inks?
If your table prefers more realism (or accounting) you will need to buy it. At this point DM fiat will come in heavily, but saying you buy X gp worth of ‘spell-learning-components and inks’ that you can use as you find spells is not unreasonable.
Why do wizards not share their spell books?
Most wizards don’t want to share their spells in my settings because they don’t want to expose themselves thusly, even if only a small fraction of magic users know Scrying. Not only do you have to trust the person you’re letting copy the spell, you have to trust that person won’t let the copy be copied or fall into the hands of ne’er-do-wells.
