Eldritch Earth: Five Hacks Deep

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====== THE COPPER BOOK OF NIQMADDU ======

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This is a book that dates to early Canaanite times, roughly 1500 BC, It was written in
the earliest known actual alphabet (as opposed to hieroglyphic or syllabary scripts). The only
known copies that still survive are engraved onto thin copper sheets rather than written on
papyrus.

While no one now knows the Canaanite language, it is closely related (maybe even
ancestral) to both Hebrew and Aramaic. If a character knows either language he can attempt
to decipher the book by rolling an Intelligence Check at Disadvantage. If he knows both
languages he can decipher the book with a straight Intelligence Check, no disadvantage.

If deciphered, a zealot or scholar who reads the book will realize that it contains much of
the source material for some of Kabbalistic tradition. Studying the book will reveal that it
contains the formulae for making the magic items Shield of the Wall, Bag of Holding and Sword
of the Warrior. Studying the book diligently and exclusively for a month will teach the reader
the Cantrip [[spell_descriptions#whispermind|“Whispermind”]] for free, in addition to his other cantrips.

The book is considered uncommon, not rare, because much of its information can be
found in other books. It is not blasphemous.