Tome

A tome is a special book that when consumed will permanently give an inherent bonus to an ability score, permanently increase heroic experience gain, or permanently increase available fate points.

Ability Tomes


Tomes modifying ability scores come in 7 varieties (1 for each Ability, plus one for all abilities.):


 * Manual of Gainful Exercise (Strength)
 * Manual of Quickness in Action (Dexterity)
 * Tome of Leadership and Influence (Charisma)
 * Tome of Clear Thought (Intelligence)
 * Tome of Understanding (Wisdom)
 * Manual of Bodily Health (Constitution)
 * Supreme Tome (All abilities)

Ability tomes come in the range of +1 to +5.

Only the highest value + for a given ability tome will affect your character - the game will not even allow you to use a second tome if you have already consumed one of a equal or lesser bonus. But if you used a +2 after a +1, the +2 will replace the effect of the +1.

Most raid loot tomes are bind to character on acquire and cannot be passed to other characters after being looted. The only exception are +3s in Epic Zawabi's Revenge, which are sometimes bind to account on acquire.

Supreme Tomes are available from the DDO Store only. Currently +1, +2, and +3 tomes and upgrade tomes of all types are permanently available in the the store, with +4 and 3->4 upgrade tomes available during special promotions.

Drop locations

 * +1 Tomes can drop unbound in ordinary chests of loot level 8-14.


 * +2 Tomes can drop unbound in ordinary chests of loot level 15-22.
 * BtC versions can drop in most heroic raids in raid chests and end lists.
 * For a character's 1750 favor reward, you can select a BtC +2 tome of your choice.


 * +3 Tomes can drop unbound in ordinary chests of loot level 23-26.
 * BtC versions can drop in the raid chests and 20th list of The Reaver's Fate (all difficulties), Zawabi's Revenge (?), A Vision of Destruction/Hound of Xoriat (hard and elite), Ascension Chamber (all difficulties), and The Shroud (end reward only).
 * BTA versions can drop in Epic Zawabi's Revenge, at a very low chance.
 * During Festivult, the Jester of Festivult has an extremely small chance of rewarding you an unbound one for a gold coin.


 * +4 Tomes can drop unbound in ordinary chests of loot level 27+.
 * Unbound versions can drop in specific Epic Elite Menace of the Underdark (U14) quest chests.
 * Unbound versions can drop in any Caught in the Web chest on any difficulty.
 * Unbound versions can drop in any Epic Elite The Druid's Deep (U15) or High Road of Shadows (U16) quest chest.
 * BtC versions can drop in the epic chest of Epic Zawabi's Revenge, The Lord of Blades and The Vault of Night.
 * BtC verisons can drop in Tower of Despair in either end chest and in the 20th completion list.
 * During Festivult, the Jester of Festivult has an extremely small chance of rewarding you an unbound one for a gold coin.


 * +5 Tomes can drop in Caught in the Web and The Fall of Truth on Epic Elite difficulty, with a very small chance.

Shade's drop locations thread

Upgrade tomes
Since Update 16, upgrade tomes are available in game and from the DDO Store. Upgrade tomes are bound to account (even if they're replacing an unbound or BtC tome when generated).

Minimum level
Tomes originally had no minimum level to use them, but they were retroactively changed, so all current tomes have a minimum level to use them:
 * +1 Tomes can be used at level 3 and higher
 * +2 Tomes can be used at level 7 and higher
 * +3 Tomes can be used at level 11 and higher
 * +4 Tomes can be used at level 15 and higher
 * +5 Tomes can be used at level 19 and higher

Note that the effects of a tome don't apply until after you use them (so if you use a +2 INT tome at level 7, you will have an additional skill point at level-up 8 and beyond). Intelligence tome bonuses are not retroactive, but other tome bonuses are (you get additional HP as if you had the CON since level 1, etc.).

After Reincarnation (Lesser, Greater, or True), the effects of the tomes will be gradually applied at the same levels as you level up (i.e., a +3 tome will have one point applied at L3, a second point at L7, and the third point at L11). But, since the effect applies immediately at the start of leveling up, you get that additional skill point from your +2 INT tome at level 7 instead of waiting to level 8 as you did when you actually ate the tome).

Tome of Learning
Tomes of Learning are a store-only item that grants a permanent experience bonus to your total heroic experience earned for that character, which stacks with all other XP bonuses (including ship buffs, Voice of the Master/Mantle of the Worldshaper, Bravery Bonus, and first time on a particular difficulty bonuses). This includes wilderness, quest exp and optionals.

Versions
There are two versions of the Tome of Learning:


 * Lesser Tome of Learning: +25% permanent XP bonus the first time doing a quest. +10% permanent XP bonus for each additional completion of the quest.
 * Greater Tome of Learning: +50% permanent XP bonus the first time doing a quest. +20% permanent XP bonus for each additional completion of the quest.

There is one upgrade:
 * Lesser to Greater Tome of Learning: Upgrades a Lesser Tome to a Greater Tome

Tome of Fate
See Tome of Fate.