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Post by sepulchre on Oct 22, 2015 0:05:54 GMT -6
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mindcontrolsquid
Level 4 Theurgist
"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man..."
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Post by mindcontrolsquid on Oct 22, 2015 4:38:02 GMT -6
Book chaining was pretty common at academies at the time, actually; it used to be that students were not permitted to (or, more likely, could not afford) books of their own, and so their professor read to them from a single codex, likely also chained to a podium or something similar. I was unaware of the practice of laying curses on books; seems to be easily applicable to any kind of library in a role-playing campaign. I do recall writing up a wizard's library as a section in my megadungeon with books that could potentially trap incautious intruders inside them if read improperly (e.g. being transported into the world of a novel). Perhaps consignment to hell might be an alternative, as proscribed here? I'm not sure if that would go over so well...
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EdOWar
Level 5 Thaumaturgist
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Post by EdOWar on Oct 22, 2015 12:10:14 GMT -6
Thank you, that was a fascinating read. I'd never heard of chained libraries before. Now I think all my fantasy libraries will be chained, their books cursed as well.
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