Dear weapon designers, books are the most boring weapon

[kaynide]

I want to say it is tied to some of the motions you do while doing a job action/emotes (like writing something or "reading" it).

That said, assuming people wouldn't scream about immersion (ahmagerd, why is my character writing in the air!), I don't see an issue with any hand held object, really. A floating orb/crystal/holographic bahamut or whatever could be great.

All that said, I think the most out there for SMN is the FFXIII crossover book.

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[Raikai]

I want to say it is tied to some of the motions you do while doing a job action/emotes (like writing something or "reading" it).

That said, assuming people wouldn't scream about immersion (ahmagerd, why is my character writing in the air!), I don't see an issue with any hand held object, really. A floating orb/crystal/holographic bahamut or whatever could be great.

All that said, I think the most out there for SMN is the FFXIII crossover book.

YouTube link

That's right... even with the example you put, it would be immersion breaking since it's the only example without actual pages - when the summoning animation is "writing". As long as the proposed item has a foldable flat surface of something, let it be a tablet, a piece of wood or a glowing rune, it should be fine - but then, that's the template of the weapon model to begin with (as seen by the weapon contest).