Libram of Legends (Magic Book)

There are nine types of this large book, one for each alignment. The book's alignment cannot be discerned except by reading the work. When the reader studies it carefully for one hour or more, it becomes apparent that the libram is a collection of biographies—the stories of several great and powerful wizards (of the same alignment as the book). If the reader is of the same alignment, a saving throw vs. spell with a -4 penalty to the roll must be made. If failed, the victim is sucked into the book; the body and all items carried vanish, and a new chapter is magically added to the work—the story of the victim's life! A saving throw must also be made if the reader and book are of opposite alignment, but if failed, the victim is disintegrated and becomes a bit of dust contained between the pages. If the libram is burned, all the wizards described therein (not including those turned to dust) are released; however, if anyone spends one month or more as a chapter in the book, complete insanity sets in (no saving throw). Those released by the burning remember a full selection of spells and can cast them with no special problems. The wizards scatter, if possible, and teleport to far places to pursue their own insane goals. A heal spell restores the sanity of one wizard, but the mad victim will resist the application.
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