In Dungeons & Dragons, a spellbook is everything to a wizard. This isn't just for show either, mechanically spellbooks are where wizards keep track of all their spells, learn new magic and be able to prepare what spells they have. However, sometimes when you're playing a wizard, having a thick tome full of magic could be a bit boring or just not the type of way your own character would keep track of their own spells.

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According to the rules, a spellbook can take on different appearances. As far as we know, a wizard just needs a repository of spells that are written down somewhere. It can be your standard thick book of notes, a loose collection of papers, or perhaps something else. If you're looking for ways to flavour your wizard's collection of magic, then look no further, as here are some ideas you can use for your next master of magic.

8 Spellshard

Tasha, the Witch Queen by Martina Fackova

Many new things were introduced in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, including the Spellshard. The Spellshard is a polished dragonshard that fits in the hand and contains information like a book. It can hold the equivalent of 320 pages of content and can even have a passphrase that must be spoken before its contents can be accessed. All the information appears in your mind when the Spellshard is activated.

It's rare for Wizards of the Coast to give an official alternate to a spellbook, but a Spellshard is a perfect way to have a different kind of collection of spells without having to worry about coming up with your own idea. As well as this, it being official might make it more appealing to all kinds of Dungeon Masters.

7 Runes

Secret Door by Francisco Miyara

Runes can be a unique way of keeping track of spells while still feeling magical. Instead of some pages of parchment and written notes, the wizard would have numerous rocks or small tablets that could have the runic properties of their spells carved into the stone. This way the spells still have to be legible and written down somewhere, meaning that the wizard would still have to take time to transcribe new spells.

You can flavour that instead of having to pay for expensive parchment and fine inks, and the wizard would pay for some type of chiselling equipment that lasts until the runes have been carved into the stone.

6 When In Doubt, Use Nature

Druid of the Emerald Grove by Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo

It may sound odd, but leaves are another way for wizards to keep a track of their spells. Similar to runes, wizards could use their fingers to leave markings on the leaves that inscribe the magical properties and runes of a spell upon the surface. Instead of paying for parchment and ink, perhaps the players are paying for just a more expensive brand of ink that can be noted clearly on a leaf over parchment.

If you want to take this further, you could even have the leaf take on aspects of the magical spell. So, for example, Fire Bolt could make the leaf feel warm to the touch, or Control Weather could have the leaf constantly flowing in the wind as if caught on a stormy day.

5 Stories Can Say A Lot

This is an idea for those who want a wizard with some more showmanship or artistic quality. Perfect for a Bard multiclass is a spellbook that doubles as a storybook. On one page, there could be fairytale-like drawings of the spell at hand. On the other, there could be a story that weaves together notes of how the spell actually works.

For flavour, you can even say that your wizard wrote the spells like this because it's a studying method that helps them remember information about their spells.

4 A Few Rings To Rule Them All

Basic Rules via Wizards of the Coast

It's a classic idea, but it's one that could make for a really great wizard, at least in terms of aesthetic. In Dungeons & Dragons, there are all sorts of rings that can store spells anyway, so why not have a wizard who stores information for spells on different rings? Instead of preparing spells by going over them, they just wear the rings for what spell they have prepared that day.

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Similar to other carving methods for spellbooks, instead of parchment and ink, you would have to pay for special materials to properly carve the runes into a ring. This would make more sense, since one could argue they're technically enchanting the rings to contain magic.

3 A New Type of Jewellery

Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer by Joshua Raphael

Imagine a wizard that comes before you, casting spells in a blaze of glory with their staff. The only different thing about them is they carry no book, only a chain of medals that glow each time they recite a spell to use in battle. For this, imagine having a necklace or chain that is weighed down with arcana, magic at the fingertips, with runes inscribed on medals that hang around your neck.

This can very much fit a wizard who wants to come from a more cultured background; perhaps, in their culture, the medals on a chain represent some time of "victory", and so they have conquered knowledge by learning more spells and thus have more medals.

2 Taking Inspiration From History

Nebra Sky Disc Rendering by Lydia Schiller

Back in the days of old, there was the Nebra sky disc, a bronze disc that has a blue background and is inlaid with gold symbols representing stars, the sun and the moon. It's the oldest depiction of astrological phenomena in the world, so why not use this bit of history to inspire your own wizard?

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A sky disc could contain the carvings and runes of spells, and even have illustrations to give the discs some flair. This works even better for Chronurgy or Graviturgy wizards who would be more likely to use an astral theme for their spellcasting.

1 Look Good and Cast Well

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything by Magali Villeneuve

Though this could be a little complicated, a mirror of some kind could also work as a kind of spellbook. A compact mirror that allows the wizard to slot in different sorts of glass panes, revealing more and more information or different types of runes for spells, could be beneficial.

It also makes sense considering wizards are meant to prepare spells at the end of a Long Rest, meaning when they likely wake up. Using a mirror to check on themselves, but also to prepare their spells, seems like an easy way to make the preparation quick, and perhaps keep spells in something that woulstatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t be easily found or taken from the wizard if they were searched.

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