The manuscript is known to contain a description of the DesertPeople and their culture, including their peculiar hibernation rituals. It also contains a gesture which renders the gesturer invisible and improves their vision.
<<< I'll fill in the details when I get the chance. -- RobHague >>>
There are three reading profiles for this book, depending on what languages you know (it is assumed that the reader knows English). The first column is for skimming, which takes d6 days, and the subsequent ones are at two-weekly intervals. Entries are listed mythos gain/SAN loss to ease formatting of the table.
Language |
Skim |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
SAN loss |
Spell multiplier |
Latin |
+5/* |
+6/-3 |
+7/-2 |
+8/-1 |
+9/-1 |
|
|
d4/d8 |
N/A |
Arabic |
+7/*, Desert People Gesture |
+8/-3 |
+9/-3 |
+10/-2 |
+11/-1 |
+12/-1 |
|
d6/d10 |
x3 |
Both |
+9/*,Desert People Gesture |
+10/-3 |
+11/-3 |
+12/-2 |
+13/-2 |
+14/-1 |
+15/-1 |
d6/d12 |
x4 |
(Note that this is an unusually high skim amount - over half of the total bonus, plus one spell. This was mainly for story reasons, but also represents the fact that is accompanied by modern English notes that simplify the reading somewhat.)
<<< Not sure that this works, formatting-wise. What do people think? -- RobHague >>>
<<< Needs a header; so I've added one. -- SimonBooth.>>>
<<< Yes, that's a lot better. (I've also changed the profile for people who only know Latin - it seems strange that it would take longer to learn less information. -- RobHague >>>
<<< Might be clearer without the odd-numbered weeks... -- SimonBooth >>>
<<< True; I also think we need to sort out how to make your language rolls, but that's probably a discussion for HouseRules. -- RobHague >>>