Making Friends: A History of Necromancy

Making Friends: A History of Necromancy by Xzar
This black book seems to be handwritten. it is plain for the most part on the outside, except on the back where a bunch of white x's are everywhere.
This book looks to be written by an insane person and it will tend to go into wild digressions and the language shifts from common to any number of any other languages. There are pages ripped out and pages where it has the same words over and over. Some pages are even written in varying directions.
Do you attempt to read it?


Shadow read it in session 57... it stunned her for 9 minutes.
Bastion cast Dispel Magic on it, and it seemed to help.
Remove Curse.
Shadow attempted to read this book in Session 57: Blue Dragon Attacks Report, it stunned her physically.

Historical Details

History

"Making Friends: A History of Necromancy"
"This Ore That, Choosing your First Rock Golem"
"Analysis of Divination Spell Extension into the Astral Plane"
"The Magic of Stone and the Souls of Mountains"
"A Guide to the Underdark"

— Session 13: Into the Underdark Report

Shadow is reading the cursed book, Making Friends: A History of Necromancy The book is plain, white X marks on the back. History (10) not much about author, Xzar this book is erratic, insane, vile, and in no coherent way... as she reads it, she gets a strange tingle as she reads it. Staves off some injury, but then she freezes, only able to move her eyes. Arktos realizes something is off, about 2 minutes later. he comes up and starts sniffing and looks around at ship, sees Barlo and Calliope... he goes up to Barlo. Snaps a bit at his leg. then nudges him towards shadow. She's breathing. He yells shadow. She sees him. looks at him and the book... Barlo "SAS!" he moves teh book away and shakes her. As he boots the book there is a grey mist that was there just a moment. This is similar to when a Monk does their stun. the shaking doesn't help. he then tells bastion to do something with the book. Bastion feels some heat in the book, casts Dispel Magic. ...As he casts it, the heat dissipates. It seems teh forboding feeling he was getting since he picked up the book... as we hit the 9 minute mark she is okay. She said she meant to read a Rock book, this was written by some insane guy. Suggested giving to Outding library, or get rid of it, or ... It seems the DP is currently helping. He then casts Remove Curse and is sure this should help for now and free Shadow from any possible future issues. lots of burning book ideas... put it in the Bag of Holding (or haversack)...

— Session 57: Blue Dragon Attacks Report

This book was not reviewed, until Shadow in the Snow began to go through it on their way to Thornwinds, and she discovered its curse.
It is in the possession of The Menagerie and was found Session 12: Under the Ruins Report in Tharros Underdark Hideout "Near" Outding Refuge.

Type

Manual, Magical / Occult

Medium

Paper

Location

Tharros Underdark Hideout "Near" Outding Refuge

Session Reports

• Session 13: Into the Underdark Report
• Session 57: Blue Dragon Attacks Report