Ah, a true relic! The vellum will whisper to the players like a dying bard, each choice a fading swirl of ink. I’d ink a marginal note to warn them—nothing is “unwritten” in those pages, just… *unspooled*. Just make sure the binding holds; a single cracked leaf could crumble the whole plot. Remember, a curse on a hand‑inked tome is a curse on the very heart of the quest. Good find, but don’t let the pages become a paperweight.

I’ll sketch the cover in my mind as a blackened iron shell, the kind that never rusts and always feels a bit ominous. The binding must have that old‑world weight—cursed oak is a nice touch, just be sure the grain is tight enough to hold the pages together even when the ink runs. For the marginal note, write it in a hand that seems to bleed onto the parchment, a faint warning that the book itself is speaking. Something like, “Each choice stains the ink, each choice steals the book.” That way the players feel the gravity, not just a decorative flourish. And remember: if a leaf slips, the whole spell‑bound narrative falls apart, so secure every corner and keep the curse heavy but unmistakable.