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An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

It has been said that the search for knowledge can be a soul-consuming pursuit. The unfortunate case of the inscribers proves the saying's literal truth. Every inscriber was once a living scholar who obsessed over a certain field of study. Some inscribers devoted their lives to particulars of occult lore, while others strove to catalog every species of plant in existence, or to learn the secrets of creating perfect wine.

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rdfs:label
  • Inscriber (Dread Codex Monster)
rdfs:comment
  • It has been said that the search for knowledge can be a soul-consuming pursuit. The unfortunate case of the inscribers proves the saying's literal truth. Every inscriber was once a living scholar who obsessed over a certain field of study. Some inscribers devoted their lives to particulars of occult lore, while others strove to catalog every species of plant in existence, or to learn the secrets of creating perfect wine.
dcterms:subject
full at
  • Slam +3 melee
Will
  • +5
Fort
  • +1
DEX
  • 10(xsd:integer)
feats
init
  • +0
str
  • 12(xsd:integer)
touch
  • 10(xsd:integer)
CHA
  • 15(xsd:integer)
Grapple
  • -3(xsd:integer)
adv
  • 5(xsd:integer)
BAB
  • +2
Monster
  • Inscriber
sq
  • [[#Absorb Text
env
  • Any
Wis
  • 13(xsd:integer)
dbkwik:dungeons/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
treas
  • Standard
Skills
  • Concentration +7, Craft or Knowledge +14, Decipher Script +11, Listen +5, Move Silently +2, Profession +8, Search +11, Sense Motive +7, Spot +5
Speed
  • 30(xsd:integer)
org
  • Solitary
Type
  • Undead
Align
  • Always neutral
con
  • —
flat
  • 14(xsd:integer)
at
  • Slam +3 melee
Reach
  • 5(xsd:integer)
cr
  • 4(xsd:integer)
La
  • —
HD
  • 4(xsd:integer)
AC
  • 14(xsd:integer)
Space
  • 5(xsd:integer)
int
  • 19(xsd:integer)
HP
  • 26(xsd:integer)
SA
  • [[#Mnemonic Exchange
ref
  • +1
Size
  • Medium
abstract
  • It has been said that the search for knowledge can be a soul-consuming pursuit. The unfortunate case of the inscribers proves the saying's literal truth. Every inscriber was once a living scholar who obsessed over a certain field of study. Some inscribers devoted their lives to particulars of occult lore, while others strove to catalog every species of plant in existence, or to learn the secrets of creating perfect wine. Regardless of their missions, they shared the same end: after death, their lust for knowledge overcame the laws of nature, driving them to search the world for further information. But with their minds shattered and their self-identities subsumed by their missions, inscribers are unable to learn from experience. Instead, they rob the memories of the living and drink the text of books. Many inscribers have a gray cast to their skin due to the bleeding of the magical ink used to write on themselves. The writing is an inscriber's summary and analysis of absorbed texts and memories, and is constantly scrawled over blank flesh as if by an invisible pen. When inscribers run out of room on their bodies, they tear off strips of skin, and press the "pages" into enormous tomes they carry at all times. The skin soon regrows, and is filled with writing once again. Inscribers use their absorbed information to determine where to search for more. They travel to libraries, monasteries, the homes of experts in their fields, and wherever else they might acquire knowledge. Though they rarely cause harm intentionally, inscribers can bring great misfortune to populated areas, due to the auras of confusion that surround them. Inscribers do not speak, but understand Common and any languages they knew in life. An inscriber is exceedingly difficult to communicate with, but a creature who gets an inscriber's attention by displaying knowledge of the inscriber's chosen field has a chance of getting through to what remains of the scholar's mind. When this happens, the inscriber's writing slows, as it lets its focus slip. There are stories of inscribers who, reminded of their lives, chose to assist those who approached them by giving away some of their knowledge.
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