> [!infobox|left wikipedia] > # Book > ![[books - michael fitzhywel.webp|cover hsmall]] > ##### Stats > | | | > | ---- | ---- | > | **Category** | Adventuring Gear | > | **Weight** | 5 lbs. | > | **Cost** | 25 GP | > | **Tags** | Adventuring Gear | # Description A Book contains fiction or nonfiction. A Book might contain poetry, historical accounts, information pertaining to a particular field of lore, diagrams and notes on gnomish contraptions, or just about anything else that can be represented using text or pictures. If you consult an accurate nonfiction Book about its topic, you gain a +5 bonus to Intelligence (Alchemy, Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion) checks you make about that topic. # Credit Information taken from the _Player's Handbook (2024)_ and the _Player's Handbook (2014)_. Image credit: Adventuring Gear: Writing – Michael Fitzhywel \[[Artstation link](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/k6b50)]