> The rules have said that either the grimoire or a talisman was essential but
> that sits rather oddly with the "something you know" paradigm. So in
> my opinion the grimoire is a good augment but a lot depends on
> whether you are waving the book around dramatically (Grimoire-bashing
> so to speak) or reading it out aloud.
The requirement of a talisman to use wizardry has been removed from the new HeroQuest Core Rules.
Jeff