This spell causes any words spoken by the caster or anyone within 10 feet of him to appear on a piece of paper or the blank page of a book. It is useful for recording conversations, verbal agreements, interrogations, or even notes or observations if the caster doesn't want to take the time to write them down himself. Generally, a person reading aloud takes about one to five minutes to read a page, depending on how many words are on page.
Foreign languages are not translated, although foreign words are given the correct alphabetic spelling in the caster's native tongue; for example, the phrase "cest la vie" would appear as it does here, with no English translation, but a phrase or name in Arabic or Chinese would not be transcribed in those alphabets. Magical spells and invocations are not recorded, so this spell can't be used to create a backup copy of a scroll even as it's read by the caster, but a clever caster may be able to record a magical item's command word if an enemy within ranges uses it while the spell is in effect.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the spell's duration increases by 1 hour for each slot level above 1st.
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