King Solomon’s grimoires.  Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow (which was adapted into a Dungeons & Dragons adventure called And Madness Followed).  Lovecraft’s Necronomicon, Army of Darkness’s own Book of the Dead, and Charmed‘s Book of Shadows.  Books of conjurations, invocations, and magic have been around in the real world and as fictional storytelling devices for centuries.  Adding to the Mimic Tome in the Monster Manual is a real-world book for your real-world game nights.  Straight from the Baldur’s Gate 3 video game is Baldur’s Gate 3: The Necromancy of Thay, available for pre-order now here at Amazon, it’s the latest D&D notebook in the guise of an artifact, ready to accompany you on your next adventure.

A grid-paper notebook hidden as the creepy The Necromancy of Thay, it’s ready to track and plot your way through the Forgotten Realms.

The book features in 272 grid pages housed in an embossed, 3D foil face ready to jump off the cover.   Replicating amethysts, the glow effect is quite haunting.  It features a faux lock mechanism that mimics the popular painted book edges of recent years.  And it includes a built-in ribbon to mark your place.

Of course you can’t really cast spells with it, but it will add some color to your next game night.  Note:  The grids are approximately one-quarter-inch squares.

For you or as a gift for your favorite D&D gamer, from publisher Clarkson Potter, the D&D/Wizards of the Coast officially licensed Baldur’s Gate 3: The Necromancy of Thay is available for pre-order now here at Amazon.  Look for it in stores July 21, 2026.

C.J. Bunce / Editor / borg