Can't level up because I don't have another spellbook...

[jamesc70]

This has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen in a RPG.

I realized the book has X/100 pages, but NOWHERE did it ever tell me how many pages a spell took, nor that I would not be able to level up - so make sure to carry an empty one...

Just about to fight the Master (I think) and was happy about levelling up just before until this... what a stupid mechanic.

*edit*

It also doesn't show how many pages you have available in the level up screen where you select spells and you can't open inventory to see.

I learned a bunch of spells because I could... if I would have known this no-level-up thing, I never would of...

[DiceWrangler]

I believe that there is an option to disable this "feature" and all DMs that I know ignore that rule in tabletop play anyway; along with encumbrance, mundane ammunition and food.

[Grumpy Old Dude]

it's one of the surprises that gets you the 1st time it happens. After that, you buy a blank spellbook or 2 "just in case".

[DiceWrangler]

Originally posted by Grumpy Old Dude:

it's one of the surprises that gets you the 1st time it happens. After that, you buy a blank spellbook or 2 "just in case".

Unfortunately, some module designers seem to have forgotten to stock their merchants or loot tables with spellbooks so high-level wizards can be screwed.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Funny thing is, as far as I can tell, the rule regarding how many pages each spell took was dropped somewhere along the way to 5E.

AD&D, sure, one page per level of the spell.

5E, there's no such rule anywhere in the PHB etc. A wizard needs to have a spell in one of his spellbooks in order to prepare it or to cast it as a ritual, but how many spells a spellbook can hold and how that is determined is completely DM fiat; and I would guess, usually handwaved. There are rules for the cost of time and rare inks used to scribe a spell, however.

[Dooker]

turn it off in the options, problem solved

[Aimee]

Originally posted by Sentient_Toaster:

Funny thing is, as far as I can tell, the rule regarding how many pages each spell took was dropped somewhere along the way to 5E.

AD&D, sure, one page per level of the spell.

5E, there's no such rule anywhere in the PHB etc. A wizard needs to have a spell in one of his spellbooks in order to prepare it or to cast it as a ritual, but how many spells a spellbook can hold and how that is determined is completely DM fiat; and I would guess, usually handwaved. There are rules for the cost of time and rare inks used to scribe a spell, however.

Thats because there is no clear definition on what a ''spellbook'' can be, nor the size of it.
It could be a few loose papers, a tiny notepad, a huge phonebook sized thing, or even human skin or a stone tablet.
This is to allow more roleplay freedom, and those that want to put rules to spellbook usage can do so as homebrew.
As the rules are now, there are no restrictions on how many spells can be put into a spellbook by the 5e ruleset.

Not that 5e rules help OP ofcourse, this is a game and the developers should have taken this into account.