The Library of the Covenant of Alexandria
Summae
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Summa on Intellego
- Intellego, Level 22, Quality 11
- written by Merenptah
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Summa on Rego
- Rego, Level 24, Quality 12
- written by Nespherenius
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Summa on Vim
- Vim, Level 18, Quality 10
- written by Ankhenatus (quality 6)
- glossed by Renata, Winter 1221
Liber Quaestionii
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Bonisagus Little Black Book
- Special, Target 0, Quality 20
- A single volume, consisting of 15 Libri Quaestionii, heavily
cross-referenced and glossed, and cannot be "split" into its
component books. The book counts as a set of 15 LQs for the
purpose of copying.
- Two copies
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Liber Quaestionum on Mentem
- Mentem, Target 3, Quality 10
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Liber Quaestionum on Mentem
- Mentem, Target 6, Quality 11
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Liber Quaestionum on Mentem
- Mentem, Target 8, Quality 12
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Liber Quaestionum on Terram
- Terram, Target 3, Quality 11
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Liber Quaestionum on Terram
- Terram, Target 5, Quality 11
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Liber Quaestionum on Animal
- Animal, Target 3, Quality 11
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Liber Quaestionum on Perdo
- Perdo, Target 3, Quality 10
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Liber Quaestionum on Perdo
- Perdo, Target 9, Quality 9
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Liber Quaestionum on Corpus
- Corpus, Target 6, Quality 10
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Liber Quaestionum on Muto
- Muto, Target 11, Quality 11
- written by Timat
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Liber Quaestionum on Corpus
- Corpus, Target 13, Quality 11
- written by Taheret
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Liber Quaestionum on Intellego
- Intellego, Target 5, Quality 13
- written by Renata, summer 1220
Tractatii
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Circling Winds of Protection
- Rego, Quality 3
- (Ankhenatus)
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Invisibility of the Standing Wizard
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Awaken the Slumbering Corpse
- Corpus, Quality 5
- (Taheret)
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Preternatural Growth and Shrinking
- Muto, Quality 4
- (Nespherenius)
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Beast of Outlandish Size
- Muto, Quality 3
- (Nespherenius)
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Growth of the Creeping Things
- Muto, Quality 3
- (Nespherenius)
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Thoughts Within Babble
- Mentem, Quality 5
- (Praeiecta)
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Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie
- Intellego, Quality 4
- (Merenptah)
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Peering Into the Mortal Mind
- Intellego, Quality 6
- (Merenptah)
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Ward Against the Beasts of Legend
- Rego, Quality 4
- (Ankhenatus)
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Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie
- Mentem, Quality 4
- (Praeiecta)
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Pass as Sand
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Trackless Step
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Gather the Essence of the Beast
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Gather the Essence of the Trees
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Sense the Feet that Tread the Earth
- Intellego, Quality 6
- (Merenptah)
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Sight of the Active Magics
- Intellego, Quality 8
- (Merenptah)
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Thoughts Within the Babble
- Intellego, Quality 5
- (Taheret)
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Peering Into the Mortal Mind
- Mentem, Quality 6
- (Praeiecta)
Mundane Lore Summae
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Written Arabic
- Level 4, Quality 5
- [Is this Scribe Arabic, or Speak Arabic?]
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Muslim Lore
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Fantastic Beast Lore (Egyptian)
Books of Spells
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Book 1:
(copied by Nespherenius 100 years ago)
- ReAn 30, Commanding the Harnessed Beast
- CrAn 20, Weaver's Trap of Webs
- MuAn 30, Transformation of the Ravenous Beast to the Torpid Toad
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Book 4:
(copied by Nespherenius 100 years ago)
- MuVi(An) 15, Gather the Essence of the Beast
- MuVi(He) 15, Gather the Essence of the Trees
- MuVi(Te) 15, Gather the Essence of the Earth
- MuVi 25, Gather the Essence of Vis
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Book 5:
(copied by Nespherenius 100 years ago)
- InVi 30, Sense of the Lingering Magic
- InVi 40, Sight of the Active Magics
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Book 7:
(copied by Nespherenius 100 years ago)
- InAq 30 ritual, Enchantment of the Scrying Pool
- CrAq 30 ritual, Breaking the Perpetual Drought
- InAq 25, Voice of the Lake
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Book 8:
(copied by Nespherenius 100 years ago)
- CrIg 35, Ball of Abysmal Flame
- CrAn 50 ritual, Curse of the Ravenous Swarm
- CrAn 5, Scarab of Doom
(written in the margins more recently)
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Book 10:
(written by Kanakht)
- ReVi 35 ritual, Aegis of the Hearth
- ReTe 25, Warding the Sword's Blows
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Book 12:
(written by Ankhenatus)
- ReTe 30, Ward against Faeries of the Mountain
- ReAn 20, Ward against the Beasts of Legend
- ReAq 10, Break the Oncoming Wave
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Book 13:
(written by Timat)
- MuVi 45, Gather the Essence of the Ritual
- MuTe(Aq) 10 faerie, The Sinking Sands
- MuTe 25 faerie, The Desert of Sinking Sands
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Book 15:
(written by Timat)
- MuVi(An) 20 faerie ritual: Banish the Faerie Curse
- ReCo 20 faerie: Catching Laughter of the Fay
- MuCo 25 faerie: Dismemberment of the Innocent Magus
- MuCo(Aq) 20 faerie: Gift of the Impenetrable Water
- PeVi(Me) 20 faerie: The Straight-faced Lie
- ReTe 15 faerie: The Living Statue
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Book 16:
(written by Nespherenius)
- ReVi 75 ritual, Aegis of the Hearth
- ReVi 50, Opening the Intangible Tunnel
- MuTe(An) 25 ritual, Statue To Animal
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Book 17:
(written by Praeiecta)
- CrMe 35 ritual, Return of Mental Lucidity
- CrMe 25, Weight of a Thousand Hells
- ReMe 30, Enslave the Mortal Mind
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Book 18:
(written by Praeiecta)
- ReMe 20, Aura of Rightful Authority
- ReMe 20, Beguile the Normal Mind
- ReMe 20, Mastering the Stolid Mundane
- ReMe 20, Patience of the Ox
- ReMe 15, Confession of the Penitent Monk
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Book 19:
(written by Taheret)
- ReMe 40, Separate Ka
- ReMe 50, Ring of Warding Against Spirits
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Book 20:
(written by Taheret)
- ReMe 50 ritual, Separate Ba
- ReMe 50 ritual, Separate Khaibit
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Book 21:
(written by Timat)
- ReTe 15 faerie, Trackless Steps in the Sand
- MuIm(Re) 15 faerie, Pass As Whispering Sand
- InVi 45 faerie, See the Linkages
- ReMe 30 faerie, Town of the Crazed Martyrs
- MuIm(Me) 15 faerie, Visions of Fay Reality
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Book 22:
(written by Timat)
- ReHe 40 faerie, Landlord of the Trees
- MuHe 15 faerie ritual, Castle of the Living Tree
- InHe 25 faerie, See the Forest
- MuTe(Aq) 30 faerie, The Liquid Earth
- PeIm 10 faerie, Gift of the Invisible Raiment
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Book 23:
(written by Merenptah)
- MuAn 30, Transformation of the Ravenous Beast to the Torpid Toad
- InIg 30, History of the Flames [cf. Tales Of The Ashes, target Sight]
- InTe 30, Stone Tell of the Mind that Sits
- InHe 25, Converse with Plant and Tree
Lost Books
The following books are mentioned in library indices but were destroyed
in the catastrophes of 1168 and 1174:
- Book 2: Gentle Touch of the Purified Body, The Chirurgeon's Healing
Touch, Restoration of the Defiled Body, The Severed Limb Made Whole,
Incantation of the Body Made Whole
- Book 3: Opening the Earth's Pore, Circle of the Faerie Stone
- Book 6: Frosty Breath of the Spoken Lie, Thoughts Within Babble
- Book 9: Wrath of Whirling Winds and Water, Charge of hte Angry Winds,
Breath of the Open Sky, The Incantation of Lightning, Claws of Rain and
Thunder
- Book 11: Ward Against Heat and Flames, Circling Winds of Protection,
Cloak of the Duck's Feathers, Repel the Wooden Shafts
- Book 14: Aegis of the Hearth (75), Opening the Intangible Tunnel (40)
- Summa on Muto 10/5
- Summa on Vim 12/6
- Holy Land Lore 4/5
- Medicine 3/4
- Egypt Lore 3/4
Notes
Summae
It has Level and Quality. May be studied multiple seasons, as long as
your Art or Knowledge is less than the Level. You can gain max. 3 levels
in a season, execess xp are lost.
If an Art, xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality)
If a Knowledge, xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality)/5 (round up)
Libri Quaestionum
It has Target Level and Quality. (Quality is typically higher than that
of a summa.) May only be studied one season with benefit. You can gain
max. 3 levels in a season, execess xp are lost.
If an Art xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality - (5X)), where X is the
difference between your Art and the LQ's Target.
If a Knowledge xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality - (5X))/5 (round up),
where X is the difference between your Skill and the LQ's Target.
Tractatus
It has Quality. May only be studied one season with benefit. You must
already know the spell described.
If an Art xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality)
If a Knowledge xp = (Int + Artes Liberales + Quality)/5 (round up)
Studying from Vis to learn Arts
Need 1-3 pawns of Vis of the appropriate Art. You can gain max. 3 levels
in a season, execess xp are lost. If you roll a 0, you fail, and roll
botch dice equal to the number of pawns.
xp = (stress die * pawns) + Aura
Studying from Vis to learn Magic Theory
Need 1-3 pawns of Vis of different kinds (one Form, one Technique). If
you roll a 0, you fail, and roll botch dice equal to the number of pawns.
total = (stress die * pawns) + Aura
If this is >= (3 * your Magic Theory), gain 3 xp.
If this is >= (2 * your Magic Theory), gain 2 xp.
If this is > your Magic Theory, gain 1 xp.
Quality is typically the writer's Com + Scribe Latin + 6 for a LQ, +3 for
a Summa.