The Practices of the Old Ornian Magicians
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Subtitle
A Treatice on the Remnants and the Arcane Arts
About
Written by Lord Grimsby
Description
Gold leaf text spell out the title and subtitle of this tome. The name is in both modern mendarian and in Old Ornian.
Benefits
Any reader using this book as reference gain a bonus to any knowledge(history) or knowledge(arcane) made when finding information about the Old Ornian magic and societal practices.
This bonus is a +4 for any reader of 6 ranks or lower in the given skill. At 7 ranks the bonus diminishes to +3, and for any reader with 8 or more ranks are granted a +2 bonus.
In essence it has a diminished effect as a readers attains knowledge of their own, as there is a larger amount of overlap.
Reception
Many young aspiring scholars see having copies of this tome prominently displayed on their shelf as nearly mandatory, though how many of them that have actually read it is another story.
To those with the ability to utilize the knowledge contained in the book, it has been described as a boon to the amateur, and a crutch. This sentiment is based on the lessened incentive to advance beyond 6 ranks, when the ranks could go towards more needed skills, and discovering they need to invest several ranks to catch up to rank 9.