Casting Your First Spells with a Caster Tome

Build the Book

Start by crafting a Caster Tome. This is your first casting tool and holds a small number of glyphs. To add a spell, you need a Blank Glyph and the glyph recipe for the effect you want. Glyphs are produced through the ars_nouveau:glyph recipe type, which consumes a Blank Glyph plus reagents.

Open the Annotated Codex to see which glyphs you have discovered. Combine an effect glyph with a form glyph (like projectile or self) inside the tome's spell crafting interface. Each combination costs mana when cast.

Upgrade and Cast

When you outgrow the Caster Tome, craft an Archmage Spell Book for more glyph slots. The book_upgrade recipe type handles upgrading a book with additional capacity. A Creative Spell Book exists for testing setups without mana costs.

To cast, select the spell on your hotbar and right-click. For combat, the Enchanter's Bow and Enchanter's Crossbow fire augmented arrows. Craft Augment Arrow: Amplify, Augment Arrow: Pierce, and Augment Arrow: Split to modify how those arrows behave. Store spare glyphs and parchments in an Archwood Chest near your crafting area.