This old spellbook, in the possession of a mercenary mage, is a sinister-seeming book with heavy steel corner guards and thick, soft brown leather covering. Its front bears a raised face, with the lips seemingly sewn shut. This is only a warning of the book's contents, and has no effect in itself.
It is thought that the spellbook was once made by a Hag for one of her Witch apprentices, but its true history is unknown. The pages of the book are heavy vellum, and the texture makes a soft susurrus as it rubs on fingers or gloves, lending the tome its name. The book itself contains mainly practical spells, with a few lesser-known and rare prizes within its pages. The arcane spells usually found within the book are as follows: 0-level: Message 1st-level: Alarm, Sleep, Unseen Servant, Ventriloquism 2nd-level: Detect Thoughts, Hideous Laughter, Magic Mouth, Scare 3rd-level: Suggestion 4th-level: Bestow Curse How you can use the Book of Old Whispers in your game: - Adding an extra spell or two from your own setting or from other books can personalize it a little, and may give a Wizard player character an opportunity to learn some interesting and non-damaging spells. - This can also contain some notes or journal entries which might lead your PCs to a secret (like the Halls of the Blind from Diablo I). Riddles or coded entries might hint at the existence of some kind of treasure hidden away with a monster who relies on hearing to hunt its prey (or draw on the classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Hush and terify your players with a city-wide Silence effect...). - The Night Hag who wrote this spellbook may come looking for it, and decide to terrify those in its vicinity before reclaiming her gift. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 28 September 2019. Comments are closed.
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