Tome of Time

Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement by a wizard)

The cover of this large, leatherbound tome is decorated with images of clocks. The Tome of Time is the definitive work on time-related magic and as such contains an exhaustive account of Temporal Magic. However, compiling so much chronal arcana in one volume resulted in some unforeseen side effects. The book developed a form of semi-sentience, capable of opening itself, turning its own pages, and even casting spells from its contents.

While attuned to the Tome of Time, it functions as a spellbook for you. While you are holding the tome, you can use it as a spellcasting focus for your wizard spells.

The book has 4 charges, and it regains 1d4 expended charges daily at dawn. You can use the charges in the following ways while holding it:

• If you spend 1 minute studying the book, you can expend 1 charge to replace one of your prepared wizard spells with a different spell in the book. The new spell must be of the Temporal Magic school (see Deep Magic).
• When you are hit by an attack, you can use your reaction to expend 1 charge to jump in time to a moment before the attack. You vanish and reappear in an unoccupied space you can see, up to 10 feet away. If your new position is out of range of the attack, it misses you.

The Tome of Time contains the following spells.

Cantrips (0 LEVEL)

quicken (transmutation) [clockwork]

1st Level

anticipate weakness (divination)
auspicious warning (enchantment)
chronal lance (transmutation) [clockwork]
feather fall (transmutation)
foretell distraction (divination)
seer's reaction (divination)

2nd Level

anticipate attack (divination)
decelerate (transmutation) [clockwork]
gentle repose (necromancy)
time step (conjuration) [clockwork]

3rd Level

accelerate (transmutation) [clockwork]
anticipate arcana (divination)
haste (transmutation)
slow (transmutation)

4th Level

flickering fate (divination)
reset (transmutation) [clockwork]
scry ambush (divination) [temporal]
time vortex (evocation) [clockwork]

5th Level

modify memory (enchantment)
wall of time (abjuration) [clockwork]

6th Level

time loop (transmutation) [clockwork]

7th Level

ravages of time (transmutation)
right the stars (divination)

8th Level

time jump (transmutation) [clockwork]
time slippage (enchantment) [clockwork]

9th Level

time in a bottle (transmutation) [clockwork]
time stop (transmutation) [clockwork]