The caster touches a piece of paper, book, tome, or any reasonably portable written material and creates a copy.
This spell can also be used to refresh the duration of a duplicated tome, setting the duration starting from the new casting, otherwise the copy ceases to exist when the duration expires.
The copy is an exact replica of the original as it exists at the time of the casting except: the copy has a faint but perceptible glow, it detects as conjuration magic, and ceases to exist if dispelled, brought into an anti-magic area, or subject to a similar magic negation effect.
If the replica is maintained for 1 year (52 weeks) then it becomes real and permanent, stops glowing because of this spell, and is no longer able to be dispelled.
Magical writings can also be copied but it has no magical properties/effects of the original until the copy is made permanent.
Spell books and spell scrolls duplicated lack the magical depth to be learned from until they are made permanent, and even then only spells in the book of the level or less than the level of spell used to create and maintain the duplicate are usable.
To cast on a magical writing, the spell must be cast at the following spell level based on rarity:
- 1st Common
- 3rd Uncommon
- 5th Rare
- 7th Very Rare
- 9th Legendary
Note: Ritual casting of this spell can only be done as a 1st level spell.
* - (Written material to be copied)