Player-written books

Player-written books are exactly what they sound like: books written by those who play the game, just like you!

For the purpose of describing this topic efficiently, when the word book is used it is describes only the player-written books after they have been customized with text and saved. Notebook, is used to refer to the blank, freshly crafted version of the same item, before it is customized with player-written text.

Uses for Player-Written Books

 * Fiction - Roleplay enthusiast may tell tales set in the game world that might include fellow players as a part of the story. Even non-roleplayers may decide to write a story themed to suit the EQ2 world, just for fun.
 * Like real-world fiction, this might include stories of any genre or it may be poetry
 * Nonfiction:


 * Guides - players often create in-game guides that act like mini wiki's that can be carried in your in-game inventory.
 * Guild documents - like the history of the guild, guild rules on so forth.
 * Supply lists - what better way to remember what you need to bring for a quest than a "shopping list"

Using a Player-written Book
Like "normal" books in the game, these books can be carried in your character's inventory. They can also be placed in player housing

How to Obtain Notebooks and Books
Notebooks are created by a Sage who is and has:
 * Tradeskill level 50+ who has completed the quest, In A Bind.
 * Tradeskill level 90+ and who has enough faction can buy and scribe the special recipe book, Sage Secrets of Quel'ule.
 * Buying Notebooks:

If you are not a sage or haven't attained the above, check the broker for blank notebooks, but searching for the generic term, Notebook, or use a specific descriptor for specific types shown below.
 * Buying Player-written Books:

To buy books that other players have already written in, use the Advanced search feature on the broker. The drop-down list included Player-written books.

Notebooks to Use

 * The vast majority of the notebooks are from made with common and rare materials from T1-T8 (from the sage-only Bookbinding for Beginners recipe book).
 * There are only three T9 notebooks, two use common materials and one uses a rare pelt (from the sage-only Sage Secrets of Quel'ule recipe book).

If you are not familiar with gathering and crafting, see the Harvesting Timeline to learn where you can obtain the materials a sage needs to make them for you. If you are not familiar, the word Tier (more or less) refers to a level range for materials.

From Common Materials

 * - (T1)
 * - (T2)
 * - (T3)
 * - (T4)
 * - (T5)
 * - (T6)
 * - (T7)
 * - (T8)
 * Two T9 Notebooks use common materials:


 * - (T9)
 * - T9

From Rare Materials

 * - (T1)
 * - (T2)
 * - (T3)
 * - (T4)
 * - (T5)
 * - (T6)
 * - (T7)
 * - (T8)
 * One T9 notebook is made with a rare pelt.


 * - (T9)

How to Create a Book

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How to Make Copies of Your Book

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