# Grimoires

Grimoires are spell books that can be carried as equipment. Each grimoire stores spells on enchanted pages and provides stat bonuses similar to wands. Right-clicking a grimoire opens a virtual lectern UI for casting and page management.

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## Grimoire Stats

| Tier | Material | Spell Power | Max Circle | Cast Time Multiplier | Affinities | Max Engravings | Page Count |
|------|----------|-------------|------------|---------------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| **Leather** | Book | 1 | 2 | 0.6x | All 0 | 1 | 3 |
| **Runic** | Book | 15 | 5 | 0.7x | All +3 | 2 | 5 |
| **Blaze** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Fire +15 | 2 | 5 |
| **Glacier** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Water +15 | 2 | 5 |
| **Storm** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Air +15 | 2 | 5 |
| **Void** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Dark +15 | 2 | 5 |
| **Luminous** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Light +15 | 2 | 5 |
| **Mountain** | Book | 10 | 5 | 0.7x | Earth +15 | 2 | 5 |

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## Grimoire Details

### Leather Grimoire
> *A grimoire that stores spells on its enchanted pages.*

The basic grimoire. Limited to Circle 2 spells with 3 pages for spell storage. Has the fastest cast time multiplier (0.6x) but lowest spell power.

### Runic Grimoire
> *A grimoire bound in runic leather, saturated with raw magical power.*

The highest raw spell power grimoire with small bonuses to all elements equally. Ideal for generalist mages who want maximum flexibility.

### Elemental Grimoires
Each elemental grimoire focuses power into a single element, granting +15 affinity in that element.

| Grimoire | Element | Lore |
|----------|---------|------|
| **Blaze** | Fire | *Wreathed in embers, its pages smolder with fiery secrets.* |
| **Glacier** | Water | *Frozen in time, its pages drip with oceanic wisdom.* |
| **Storm** | Air | *Crackles with wind, its pages turning on their own.* |
| **Void** | Dark | *Bound in shadow, its pages filled with dark whispers.* |
| **Luminous** | Light | *Glows with inner light, illuminating the path to mastery.* |
| **Mountain** | Earth | *Etched in stone, its pages weigh with earthen power.* |

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## Grimoire Mechanics

### Spell Storage
Each grimoire has a **page count** that determines how many spells it can store:
- **Leather**: 3 pages
- **All others**: 5 pages

### Cast Time
Grimoires have a faster base cast time multiplier than wands:
- Leather: **0.6x** (fastest)
- All others: **0.7x**

### Stat Comparison with Wands
Grimoires mirror wand stats closely but with faster cast times. The main differences:
- Grimoires provide the `grimoire` component instead of `wand`
- Grimoires have a page count for spell storage
- Grimoires open a virtual lectern UI for spell casting

### Lectern UI
Right-click a grimoire to open a virtual lectern UI that displays the grimoire's pages as a written book. Navigate to a spell page and close the book to cast. Sneak + right-click to open the Page Menu (chest GUI) for direct page management. See [Casting Spells](Casting-Spells) for full details.

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## Components

All grimoires provide the `grimoire` component, which enables:
- Spell storage on enchanted pages
- Virtual lectern UI for casting
- Page management menu
- Stat bonuses when held

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## Crafting

Grimoires are crafted using books as the base material. Elemental grimoires require additional elemental reagents corresponding to their element.