What is the point of having multiple grimoires?

[Rain]

As far as I can tell; you can put different spells in all the different slots in different spellbooks, but to switch to them in combat takes several seconds...and you use up your "rest/daily" alotment regardless.

So what exactly is the point? Just a different approach to the same thing in D&D?

[Novaliz]

You can copy spells from other spellbooks into your own book.

[Panam]

How is that done? There aren't any clear instructions, and the spells I've been copying so far don't look like they're making it into my own grimoire.

[Shenanigans]

There's a talent that drastically reduces grimoire swap times I think. There aren't a huge variety of must have wizard spells from what I've seen so far to justify having more than one, but I just started act 2 so maybe they get better.

[EldritchBattery]

When you find another grimoire and open it to look at the spells it contains you will notice some of the spells have a ..damn I forget its either a check mark of exclamation mark, some type of mark on it. You simply click that and pay your copper cost and now you know that spell. That doesn't mean its automatically in your own grimoire it just means you now know the spell. You have to then edit your own grimoire to replace a spell with one you just learned or add it if you had another open slot.

[age]

Copy? The way I have been doing it is right click the spells I don't know (+ sign) and pay to learn them then go back and edit my current grimoire.

[age]

basically what Eldritch said ^^

[MrMurLock]

Having multiple grimoires also gives you ALOT of versatility. I usually load up my fire wizard's main book with fire spells and a few debuff type ones, but my 2nd book is filled with other elemental types incase I meet an enemy that's resistant to fire.

[Planeforger]

I actually think this is a really cool and thematic system. Kill an enemy mage, rifle through their spellbook to learn their spells.

[Free Luigi M.]

The point of different grimoires is that you can have different spells set-ups and switch them around in battle.

[Coin]

To change spells on the flight without editing single grimoire every time you want to swtich spell. But mainly to learn new spells. Spell count doesnt change from switching grimoire.

[alarinn]

Just noticed I necroed an old thread:

So I'm confused about swapping books in the middle of combat. Let's say I have 4 1st level spells I can use. I have 2 books on me so I cast 2 magic missiles from one and decide to swap over to another book to cast 2 others not in my 1st book. Does that count towards the 4 you are allotted? I don't want to waste copper right now since I just used my life's savings on the Borresaine bow.

[Cheshire Kate]

Originally posted by alarinn:

Just noticed I necroed an old thread:

So I'm confused about swapping books in the middle of combat. Let's say I have 4 1st level spells I can use. I have 2 books on me so I cast 2 magic missiles from one and decide to swap over to another book to cast 2 others not in my 1st book. Does that count towards the 4 you are allotted? I don't want to waste copper right now since I just used my life's savings on the Borresaine bow.

Yes, any spells you cast count against your per rest limit, regardless of which grimoire you cast them from

[MrDeity]

Originally posted by Novaliz:

You can copy spells from other spellbooks into your own book.

I'm trying to figure out if this is true of Pillars of Eternity II as well. Anyone know?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

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[psychotron666]

Originally posted by SirDeity:

Originally posted by Novaliz:

You can copy spells from other spellbooks into your own book.

I'm trying to figure out if this is true of Pillars of Eternity II as well. Anyone know?

No you can't, see your thread in Poe 2 boards for more info