# Spellbook > [!info] Item Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Category** | Adventuring Gear | > | **Cost** | 50 gp | > | **Weight** | 3 lb. | > | **Used By** | Wizard | --- ## Description A leather-bound tome of 100 vellum pages used to record magical formulae. A wizard's spellbook is their most prized possession — without it, they cannot prepare spells beyond cantrips. Each wizard's spellbook is unique, typically encoded in a personal cipher. --- ## Properties - Contains **100 pages** of vellum. - A **wizard** must have their spellbook to prepare spells after a long rest. - Copying a spell into a spellbook costs **2 hours and 50 gp** per spell level. - A wizard begins play with a spellbook containing **6 first-level wizard spells**.