THE CHRONICLE OF ALCARIS
Wondrous Item, Artifact (Requires Attunement)
The annals of history find their home in this leather bound grimoire. Its pages are yellow and the ink has faded from age, though power resonates through it. As you learn the secrets of this book, it opens to you and shares its thirst for knowledge.
Loreseeker. You are a novice beginning your journey to understanding the world around you. The chronicle is eager to share, should you prove your thirst for knowledge.
You can use this book as a spellcasting focus. You gain a +1 bonus to spell attack rolls and the saving throw DCs of your spells.
You know Identify & Illusory Script. When attuned to the chronicle, they do not count towards your spells known and are considered always prepared. You can cast each spell once per day without expending a spell slot. You can also cast these spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
When you touch an object to the book, you can make a DC: 10 History check. If successful, the book reveals the object's history to the discretion of your DM.
Lorekeeper. You have become a scholar of the past and the chronicle only aids in your pursuit, unveiling more secrets to you.
You can use this book as a spellcasting focus. You gain a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls and the saving throw DCs of your spells.
You know Borrowed Knowledge & Glyph of Warding. When attuned to the chronicle, they do not count towards your spells known and are considered always prepared. You can cast each spell once per day without expending a spell slot. You can also cast these spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
As an action, you can ask the chronicle any question about the events of the world to the discretion of your DM. The chronicle truthfully recounts knowledge and answers your question. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Loremaster. You are a historian of the highest prestige and you have poured through every page of the chronicle. You know history almost as well as the book itself.
You can use this book as a spellcasting focus. You gain a +3 bonus to spell attack rolls and the saving throw DCs of your spells.
You know Legend Lore & Scrying. When attuned to the chronicle, they do not count towards your spells known and are considered always prepared. You can cast each spell once per day without expending a spell slot. You can also cast these spells using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.
As a bonus action, you can open the grimoire causing papers and ink to swirl around you, as history unfolds before your eyes. This effect lasts for a minute or until you end it as a free action. You have truesight for 120 ft.; attacks against you have disadvantage, and as a reaction you can grant yourself or an ally you can see advantage on an attack roll or saving throw. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
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