Two Tome of Tomes

Two more Tome of Tomes below. I'm nearing on the 500th tome in the series and am expecting Tome of Tomes vol. V to be out probably in late April, 2017. Thanks to all my Patreons! If you want to join in, it's only 2 bucks a month.

Flies of the Sligo Swamp
Author: Spree Waghorn
Race: Halfling
Dimensions: 8x8x1
Weight: 4lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, stoneboard, parchment
Rarity: Rare
Fields of Study: Fauna
Special Knowledge Categories: Insects
Value: 200 gp

Another smartly illuminated manuscript by Spree Waghorn, Flies of the Silgo Swamp is also found throughout libraries of the west as the only study of said insects of that eastern swamp.  Like his other work, Insects of the Eastern Jungles, this one is also entirely a work of fiction. Yet again, Waghorn lives up to his name, reaping a significant retirement by organizing reproductions and sales of his work.


Symbolic Language, Vol 1-6
Author: Dorial Lightwalker
Race: Dwarf
Dimensions: 8x10x1
Weight: 2 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, vellum
Rarity: Rare
Fields of Study: Humankind, demi-humankind, humanoids & giantkind
Special Knowledge Categories: Languages
Value: 100 gp (per volume)

This extensively illustrated work dives into unknown scripts and languages. Compiled from hundreds of adventurers’ notebooks, and coupled with 200+ years of personal experience, Lightwalker provides an excellent framework for those seeking to know something, anything, about an unknown script. Unfortunately, the volumes are not indexed in any way and finding precise information is a long and tedious task.

The World of Tome of Tomes...?

So I've written over 400 Tome of Tomes (I've really been going thanks to the Patreon supporters!) and I just started thinking that I'm basically organically creating a fantasy world with all its geography, history, and racial relations.

So now I'm thinking, what would it take for me to actually produce an entirely-open-content OSRIC-compatible fantasy setting based upon all the things I've created. Hrm... I kinda like the idea, but I *does* sound like a lot of work, so I'll have to think about it before committing.

Tome of Tomes: Volume Three released!

Heya all, I'm glad to say that the next 100 books in the Tome of Tomes are compiled and released as the PDF Volume Three of the Tomes of Tomes! Thanks again to all my Tome of Tomes Patreons for their support, without which I would not be creating these as the clip that I am. Thanks!

Looking for Patreons for my Tome of Tomes Patreon Project!

Heya all, looks like I've lost 4 supporters in the past month, so I probably need to do a bit of advertising about my Tome of Tomes Patreon project. Basically, every two weeks I put out 8 new Tome of Tomes entries and I'm requesting a $1 support for each batch of 8, so $2 per month. All of these Tomes are Open Game Content, so you're free to use them in your publications if you're a publisher. Below are the next 8 tomes in the list that I've been posting here at my blog, so you can get an idea of what's coming out twice monthly. Also, when I compile the Tomes into PDFs of 100 each, you get a free copy as a Patreon. Thanks to everyone who's currently supporting me and to those who've supported me in the past!

Halfling Pipeweeds
Author: Fortinbras Undertower
Race: Halfling
Dimensions: 16x16x2
Weight: 10 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Uncommon
Fields of Study: Demi-humankind, flora
Special Knowledge Categories: Law & customs, grasses & grains
Value: 75 gp

A thorough undertaking from a master pipeweed grower, many consider Halfling Pipeweeds the definitive book on the subject. Undertower’s 150+ years of growing, drying, ageing, and flavoring pipeweed are carefully displayed, as over 100 different types of pipeweed are illustrated and explained. As they saying goes, Halfling Pipeweeds covers the subject, “from seed to smoke.”


Deronian Furniture
Author: Harfig Theofos
Race: Human
Dimensions: 16x16x1
Weight: 5 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Common
Fields of Study: Humankind
Special Knowledge Categories: History, art & music
Value: 35 gp

The Deronian period of the Hefestian Empire was a time of intense ornamentation in clothing, architecture, music, interior design, and furniture. Deronian Furniture classifies the furniture of the period into 12 different styles, with 12 examples of each style. Included are woodworking plans for the traditional Deronian dining set, along with plans for the unusual self-playing enclosed lyre.


The Gnome Gnose
Author: Giberbald Gemget
Race: Gnome
Dimensions: 6x5x0.5
Weight: 1 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, vellum
Rarity: Common
Fields of Study: Demi-humankind
Special Knowledge Categories: Art & music
Value: 15 gp

The Gnome Gnose is a collection of tavern music and ribald lyricism. Gemget filled his work from the examples he experienced traveling in human lands for over a century and slightly modified them for his purposes. All of the songs have gnomes as their focus, most showing an unseemly focus upon the schnozzles of said demi-humans and having a generally derogatory message. However, that is only how it seems, for more intelligent and/or wiser listeners note that the protagonists in the songs are actually the butts of one clever Gnomish joke after another.


The Fire Giants of Mulaefiore
Author: Unknown
Race: Human (presumably)
Dimensions: 6x4x1
Weight: 1 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Uncommon
Fields of Study: Humanoids & giantkind
Special Knowledge Categories: History
Value: 15 gp

This brief work is the unorganized notes of an unknown observer. Over the course of six years, the author recorded the comings and goings of the fire giants around their massive ziggurat temple named Mulaefiore. Notable giants are described and named (although their real names are unknown) and even illustrated in a shaky hand. The age of the work is unknown.


The Inhabitants of the Brunal Forest
Author: Tobler Jasperson
Race: Gnome
Dimensions: 14x12x2.5
Weight: 7 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, vellum
Rarity: Uncommon
Fields of Study: Humankind
Special Knowledge Categories: Languages, law & customs
Value: 45 gp

The ill-fated Jasperson spent 34 years as a slave to a series of indigenous peoples within the fearful Brunal Forest. During his long captivity, he mastered three of their languages and learned many of their laws and customs. When he finally escaped (from a surprise sortie from the nomadic peoples that live south of the forest) he capitalized upon his hardship and produced this canonical work. Several different translations exist, with Common being the most prevalent.


On Goldsmithing
Author: Gunnar Goldmane
Race: Dwarf
Dimensions: 8x10x3.5
Weight: 11 lbs.
Materials: Gorgonskin-bound, stoneboard, parchment, iron clasp and lock
Rarity: Rare
Fields of Study: Demi-humankind, physical universe
Special Knowledge Categories: Art & music, geology & mineralogy
Value: 120 gp

This tome travels the length of the life of gold: from discovery and harvest, to purification and finished product. A thick work, it compiles centuries of dwarven knowledge into usable information.  Of particular note are the intricate drawings of the various rope gold forms, many of which are of uniquely ancient dwarven manufacture. The production of On Goldsmithing resulted in the ostracization of Goldmane after copies were found outside of Skaraborg. Exiled and penniless, he went and lived among humans for the short remainder of his life where he penned the work Skaraborg as a failed attempt at reconciliation.  Dwarves look poorly upon non-dwarves who own this tome.


Arms and Armor of the Hempodo
Author: Hurfan Tiaphines
Race: Human
Dimensions: 12x10x1.5
Weight: 20 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, brassboard, vellum, brass clasps and lock
Rarity: Rare
Fields of Study: Humankind
Special Knowledge Categories: Law & customs
Value: 255 gp

Tiaphines spent his long life in an area of the world that is typically fatal to outsiders. During his long stint among the peoples of the Hempodo jungle, he created an essential text. Arms and Armor of the Hempodo is tour-de-force analysis of hundreds of different arms and armor used by the basic peoples of the Hempodo. Intricate description and illuminations bring the dangerous subject to life.
   

The Velyvya River Basin
Author: Emirag Vargol
Race: Human
Dimensions: 10x4x1.5
Weight: 4lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Rare
Fields of Study: Humankind, physical universe
Special Knowledge Categories: Law & customs, geography
Value: 75 gp

This oddly-shaped book is a length-by-length map/gazetteer of over 650 miles of the Velyvya river basin. Settlements are described, along with their peoples and their customs. Although a bit dated, The Velyvya River Basin is still a useful book for anyone seeking transport or trade along the great river.

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Another in the series. Thanks again to my Patreons for their support!

Simpolo Swamp Paths
Author: Farin “Wetfoot”
Race: Dwarf
Dimensions: 6x5x1
Weight: 1 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, stoneboard, parchment
Rarity: Uncommon
Fields of Study: Physical universe, fauna
Special Knowledge Categories: Topography & cartography, reptiles
Value: 50 gp

Simpolo Swamp Paths is the life’s work of the dwarf Farin, nicknamed “Wetfoot.” Unusual for one of his race, Farin spent his days exploring and mapping the great Simpolo Swamp, befriending its natives and learning of the dozens of differently venomous reptiles within its damp circumference. A dated reference now, many of the paths no longer exist, but the illustrations and information regarding the venomous reptiles still save many a traveler’s life.

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The Strength of the Woods
Author: Waylant Deepdiver
Race: Merman
Dimensions: 16x16x1
Weight: 5 lbs.
Materials: Seal skin-bound, woodboard, vellum, brass corners and clasps
Rarity: Very rare
Fields of Study: Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Dweomercraeft
Value: 4,250 gp

Another tome valued by the noble, The Strength of the Woods gives ship-building instructions coupled with divine rituals. Over a year-long process, a ship built with this information and magic has double the ability to withstand inclement weather. A 7th-level cleric, accompanied by seven 1st-level clerics is required for the ritual, along with 250gp in material goods.

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Continuing the Tome of Tomes series from my Patreon project....

The Weaver’s Blessing
Author: Borgoth Moryal
Race: Human
Dimensions: 16x4x1
Weight: 3 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Very rare
Fields of Study:  Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Dweomercraeft
Value: 150 gp

The final work of the druid Borgoth Moryal, The Weaver’s Blessing gives instruction in a month-long process of blessing three willow seeds—seeds that when planted and grown to adulthood, yield twice the typical amount of osiers. Only a 1st-level druid and three assistants (of any ability) are required for the earthy blessing of the seeds.

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Just uploaded the next 8 tomes to my Tome of Tomes Patreon project and I've now put out 4 updates for a total of 29 new books. I'd like to again publicly thank those kind benefactors and hope that others will join them!

Regardless, the tome goodness will flow... :-)


The Pattern of Knowledge
Race: Human
Dimensions: 24x24x6
Weight: 35 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment, brass corners and clasps
Rarity: Very rare
Fields of Study:  Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Dweomercraeft
Value: 750 gp

This lavishly illustrated tome provides detailed material instruction for the creation of a mosaic of tutelage. The mosaic may act as a tutor for characters looking to advance in level. The ritual takes three months, costs roughly 750gp in fine glass and special mortar mix, and requires the work of a master glazier. As the master glazier slowly works, a spellcaster of at least 6th-level and 12 spellcasting assistants of at least 1st-level are required at all times.

Tome of Tomes Patreon Project Hits Next Milestone!

I'm pleased to say that my little Patreon Tome of Tomes project has hit its 3rd Milestone! I'm now creating 8 new Tome of Tomes volumes twice monthly because of the kind support of my Patreons. So, with thanks to them, here's the next in the series...

The Portrait
Author: Noria Scora
Race: Unknown
Dimensions: 16x10x6
Weight: 22 lbs.
Materials: Leather-bound, woodboard, parchment
Rarity: Unique
Fields of Study:  Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Dweomercraeft
Value: 5,000 gp

This evil work gives detailed instructions for a six-month-long process creating a portrait of longevity. This painting renders the portrayed immortal as long as the painting remains undamaged. Unfortunately, the creature portrayed moves 1 step towards Chaotic Evil every decade. It is believed that Noria Scora is an anagram for the Demon Prince that first created the work.

The ritual requires a spellcaster of at least 7th-level and four 4th-level (or greater) spellcasting assistants. During the process, a painter of no mean skill paints a portrait of the subject. At the culmination of the ritual, the painter is killed and his or her blood spread upon the painting which absorbs it when placed in the rays of a full moon.