Tome

Tomes
A tome is a special book that will permanently increase the ability stat that it effects. Tomes come in 6 varieties (1 for each ability):


 * Manual of gainful exercise (strength)
 * Manual of quickness of action (dexterity)
 * Manual of leadership and influence (charisma)
 * Tome of clear thought (intelligence)
 * Tome of understanding (wisdom)
 * Manual of bodily health (constitution)

Tomes come in various strengths at this time, +1 which can drop in an ordinary chest, +2 which drop in raid warded chests (Dragon, Titan, Demon Queen, Reaver) and +3 (Reaver only). Only the highest value + for a given ability will affect your character, so using two +1 stength tomes will not raise your strength by 2. But if you used a +2 after a +1, the +2 will replace the effect of the +1. The same goes for +3 tomes.

Most raid loot tomes (+2 and +3) are bind on acquire and cannot be passed to other characters after being looted, although in module 5, the Reaver raid has a chance of dropping unbound +2 tomes for those who fail to the 1 in x chance of getting raid loot, as normal loot will be rolled normally, but due to the high level of the quest, +2 tomes are available in the loot table used.