Dweomer Pantograph - Magic Items - Homebrew - D&D Beyond

Wand, legendary

Wondrous item (wand), legendary

An intricate silver-and-darkwood wand that copies the matrix of active magic.

Dweomer Absorption. When you are targeted by or caught in the area of a spell, you can use your Reaction to copy it. Make an ability check using your spellcasting feature (DC 10 + spell level). On a success, the wand stores that spell. It can hold up to 6 spells at a time, regardless of their spell level. The original spell still affects you normally. Stored spells remain in the wand until overwritten by choice when you successfully absorb a new one.
Perfect Duplication. While the wand holds stored spells, you can use a Magic action to cast one of them. It uses the original caster's slot level, Spell Save DC, and Attack Bonus. Once cast, it is erased from the wand.
Arcane Transcription. If a Wizard spends 1 hour studying a matrix stored inside the wand, they can copy that spell directly into their spellbook if it is on the Wizard spell list. Copying a spell this way does not erase it from the wand.

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Posted Oct 6, 2026
The Dweomer Pantograph was originally created by the eccentric archmage Quaervaxthanus, who sought a bold way to expand his magic library. He designed this articulated silver-and-darkwood wand not to cast his own spells, but to capture the geometric patterns of active foreign magic.

To utilize the artifact, the wielder must intentionally put themselves in harm's way, as the pantograph must experience the magic's impact to record its matrix. While fire or lightning batters the mage's body, the wand's joints vibrate violently, copying a perfect structural blueprint of the spell.

Today, these rare instruments are coveted relics in arcane realms by highly ambitious wizards. The pantograph allows a scholar to turn a chaotic battlefield into a living library, transforming an enemy's deadliest assault into permanent knowledge for their spellbook.

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