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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
 Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 14:09:51
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I am currently looking for some cool magical items to spice up my current campaign. My plea to you is to post magical items you have experienced giving good RPG and have been a true asset to the game. I need some inspiration and therefore i turn to you, my fellow scribes of Candlekeep.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36805 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 17:13:18
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Originally posted by Faramicos
I am currently looking for some cool magical items to spice up my current campaign. My plea to you is to post magical items you have experienced giving good RPG and have been a true asset to the game. I need some inspiration and therefore i turn to you, my fellow scribes of Candlekeep.
My minotaur had a bag of holding. In it he stored beer, supplies, beer, extra weapons, beer, extra clothes, beer, poison, beer, treasure, beer... Oh, and did I mention beer? 
He also once used it to store the corpse of a slain NPC. He didn't want to leave her where she died, and carrying her around on his shoulder or in his arms would have been seriously inconvenient, so he wrapped her up in an extra blanket and dropped her into the bag.  |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 05 Aug 2005 17:13:58 |
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Fletcher
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 17:38:32
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What level are your players?
Here are two items for mid level gamers. Though the ring is useful for many many levels.
One of the best weapons I ever gave out was
Pledge. A damascened steel longsword, with a hand-and-a-half hilt. The blade had a blood groove down the center. In the blood groove are small draconic runes inlayed with glittering ruby dust. The runes read 'A Pledge Fulfilled' The hilt is wrapped in stained leather that absorbs sweat and blood to keep the grip sure. The pommel stone is a spherical quartz stone held on by interlocking steel rings.
+2 Longsword
3/day cast 3d6 fireball
3/day cast 1d8 cure light on wielder only
1/day fly for 10 minutes
Can radiate yellow/white light up to 30' at will.
Not too powerful, but adds lots to things role play. It was used by a fighter mage in my game back in 2nd ed.
Another item:
Cyren's Ring.
Created by a cleric of Oghma to help him in his quests for lost lore. He kept running into ghosts and shadows and wraiths. Sick and tired or not being able to defend himself, and not having his armor protect him he created the ring. He also added the intelligence as a companion.
A simple silver band, this ring magically adjusts to fit any finger. It always feels cool to the touch.
Abilities: Ego 8
empathic Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 10 AL:NG Vision and hearing 60’
Acts as a ring of Sustenance, and can detect undead at will. Cyren’s ring also grants its wearer Ghost touch. Any item worn or held by wearer is considered to have the ghost touch ability as well.
Cyren's ring emotes through mental humming. It has a special hatred towards all things ethereal. It doesn't like astral creatures or undead too much either. It will try to warn its bearer of any dangers it sees. Though it can be worn by anyone, it feels a special bond to humans. The ring feels its duty is to protect them to the best of its ability.
Drawbacks: Cyren's ring causes bearer's hear to turn permanently white, even if only put on for a second.
The wearer is also surrounded by a cooler feel in the air. The temperature is 5 degrees cooler around the bearer. So if it is 27C, within 10 feet of the bearer it is 22C.
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Edited by - Fletcher on 05 Aug 2005 17:40:27 |
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RAKKIR
Seeker
61 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 21:45:59
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My favorite is the Sword of Babbette Maelstrom.
Bonus points if you know what it is. |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 21:48:30
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| The Hat of Disguise. I loved that item. Not too expensive but very useful at any level. Oh that hat saved my assassin character's life many times... |
"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1715 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 22:34:15
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Portable Room.
Think a cross between a bag of holding, a Rope Trick, and a Leomund's Tiny Hut.
Thick carpet with designs on it like stairs; say command word to enter a room about 50% larger than the carpet itself, capable of holding bookshelves, wine bottles, open mugs, furniture, etc. And all remains stable no matter what happens to the carpet (rolled, trod upon, etc.).
Inhabitants can see out and breathe, but no one gets in without password. And yes, the room and its contents are destroyed if the carpet is...
And no, I don't have stats or costs; it's a tiny idea from BLACKSTAFF....  |
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Fletcher
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 22:40:01
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Feather token, tree. It actually became the name of a small town of farmers and horsebreeders that some old PC's settled down in.
Potions of rage. They can change a character's combat style.
I had a character in one of my games become addicted to the potion of rage, he refused to go into any situation that there might be trouble without it. It doesn't really do much in the way of combat, but the character ran across 6 vials early in his career and loved the effect. Sooo he spent almost all of his share each time on more and more bottles of the potions of rage.
Player:"Let me just take a hit from my special tonic. When the angry juices start to flow hot I charge!"
Personally I enjoy tagging the occasioinal item that is almost too powerful for the PC's with an irritating drawback. (see Cyren's ring in my earlier post)
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2005 : 22:42:36
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I have always found that the Rod of Splendors gives some great role-playing opportunities. At least, in 2E it did. Now in 3e they kind of made it not as cool. Oh well!
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Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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ode904
Learned Scribe
Finland
193 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2005 : 22:47:31
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Ah, I must say Bag of Holding. So legendaric item:), but veeery useful item also; you can have ALL with you! |
Edited by - ode904 on 06 Aug 2005 22:47:59 |
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2005 : 23:43:00
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So many!
Rod of Passage
Belt of Many Pouches
Whip Feather Token
Rope of Command
Any Ring of Elemental Command
Immovable Rods
I could go on like this all day! |
Melfius, Pixie-Priest of Puck - Head Chef, The Faerie Kitchen, Candlekeep Inn
"What's in his pockets, besides me?"
Read a tale of my earlier days! - Happiness Comes in Small Packages |
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Mkhaiwati
Learned Scribe
USA
252 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2005 : 01:58:09
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Easy,
In one campaign, one of the players pointed to the Traveler's Cloak in Magic of Faerun. It is a truely useful item, that really isn't overpowering in any combat sort of way. Of course, everyone ended up with one except the gent in particular, so we always rubbed it in. HEH
Mkhaiwati |
"Behold the work of the old... let your heritage not be lost but bequeath it as a memory, treasure and blessing... Gather the lost and the hidden and preserve it for thy children."
"not nale. not-nale. thog help nail not-nale, not nale. and thog knot not-nale while nale nail not-nale. nale, not not-nale, now nail not-nale by leaving not-nale, not nale, in jail." OotS #367 |
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2005 : 15:15:31
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| OHHHH Melfius.... You are indeed showing of... But certainly you must have an absolute favorit magical item that you know will produce great RPG... Pleace share your wisdom. |
"When dragons make war, worlds can only tremble in the shadow of angry wings" |
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2005 : 17:39:37
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| Okay, I'll go with the Immovable Rod. SOOOO many uses there! |
Melfius, Pixie-Priest of Puck - Head Chef, The Faerie Kitchen, Candlekeep Inn
"What's in his pockets, besides me?"
Read a tale of my earlier days! - Happiness Comes in Small Packages |
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Misericordia
Seeker
Italy
66 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2005 : 18:24:18
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| As a player I love the belt of many pouches; as a DM, the ring of delusion. |
Omnia sunt communia. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36805 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2005 : 23:55:55
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I just thought of another personal fave among magic items, one that doesn't seem to have made it to 3E: the wand of misplaced objects. That one was evilly fun.  |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 11 Aug 2005 23:57:05 |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 01:36:29
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I just thought of another personal fave among magic items, one that doesn't seem to have made it to 3E: the wand of misplaced objects. That one was evilly fun.
One of my newfound favorites has to be the Skull Mask... cuz it is so utterly ridiculous!!!
C-Fb |
Still rockin' the Fey'ri style. |
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VEDSICA
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 03:17:07
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Originally posted by DDH_101
The Hat of Disguise. I loved that item. Not too expensive but very useful at any level. Oh that hat saved my assassin character's life many times...
AHHHH!!! The Hat of Disguise...Loved that item.It too saved my fighter/thief many,many times as well.Great item.... |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 06:06:03
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Yup, the Hat of Disguise. Reminds me of some good ol' times...
Like when I used it once and disguise myself as three different alias and manage to scam the same dumb nobleman three times! Lol. |
"Trust in the shadows, for the bright way makes you an easy target." -Mask |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 13:47:35
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| I would say that my favorit item would be the deck of many things... If adjusted properly and tuned into the level of the player it is a sure thing to provide great RPG... If you havent tried it. Do so. Throw away the cards you dont like and make up new ones of your own... It is a great kickstarter for alot of aditional playing in a session... |
"When dragons make war, worlds can only tremble in the shadow of angry wings" |
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Fletcher
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 16:30:42
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Originally posted by Faramicos
I would say that my favorit item would be the deck of many things... If adjusted properly and tuned into the level of the player it is a sure thing to provide great RPG... If you havent tried it. Do so. Throw away the cards you dont like and make up new ones of your own... It is a great kickstarter for alot of aditional playing in a session...
My favorite card for GM happiness is the Flames, or Queen of clubes. "enmity between you and an outsider" In one game that outsider I decided was a Pit Fiend who decided to make the character's life miserable by arranging for him to get married to a extremely irritating noble woman who was really a succubus. It still brings tears to my eyes the fun the player had with his now irritating wife at home that kept him out adventuring all the time. The children of this union caused many many issues for the character as well.
<sniff> The deck can be so fun! |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2005 : 16:59:49
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Wand of Wonder... :D
The wand is perhaps the single most entertaining item in the game and the best part is, if the wands effects are rolled randomly it might actually work! (or else some totally unexpected happens).
Hanx
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
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green knight
Seeker
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 14:31:53
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Okay, I'll go with the Immovable Rod. SOOOO many uses there!
I agree the Immovable Rod is really useful and people are constantly coming up with new ways to use it. We had one player lean out the rear portal of a ship and leave it in the path of a ship chasing us right above water level. They are also great for leaving in doorway of tombs when you just know a trap will drop the door and flood the room.
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 15:09:11
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Originally posted by Elrond Half Elven
Wand of Wonder... :D
The wand is perhaps the single most entertaining item in the game and the best part is, if the wands effects are rolled randomly it might actually work! (or else some totally unexpected happens).
Hanx
Elrond
The wand of wonder once killed off my friend`s character and half the party. I don`t remember what it did but I DO remember that they had a DM that delighted in destruction........ |
If I were a ranger, I would pick NDA for my favorite enemy |
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Sir Luther Cromwell
Learned Scribe
Canada
158 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2005 : 20:13:21
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Ah, now these are all 'happy' magic items. Now how about a cursed one (this is just plain nasty).
The Sword of Tragic Heros:
This sword, when identified, looks and acts and statistically counts as a normal Holy Avenger sword as noted in the 3.0 Dungeon Master's guide. However, what the identify spell doesn't reveal are some of the more sadistic traits of this sword. Ideally, this sword is also how an evil wizard can trick a noble paladin into being his own personal Black Guard.
If the weilder is a paladin:
- the weilder suffers a -20 penalty to all will saves towards the crafter of the sword
- every time the paladin has a chance to do something evil, he must make a will save (DC20) or be forced by the sword to do it. When the paladin does this evil act, he in his mind percieves it as a good act.
- In the hands of a black guard, this sword counts as a +5 unholy, Vicious weapon
- The crafter of the sword can scry with the sword
- If the weilder wishes to become a Black Guard, he can count having gained possesion of this sword as a substitute for summoning an evil outsider
- If the weilder is a paladin, he must make a will save every day (DC20) or have his alignment changed to LE
- The Paladin, once he has held the sword, must make a will save (DC35) in order to part with the sword. The Paladin becomes obsessed with his new weapon.
- Once per day, the craft of the sword can leave his body, and become one with the sword. This means that the sword has now become an intelligent weapon with the crafter's mental statistics, and an ego score equal to the crafter's character level.
Now wasn't that nice? |
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Misericordia
Seeker
Italy
66 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2005 : 20:46:31
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Originally posted by Sir Luther Cromwell
The Sword of Tragic Heros:
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Now wasn't that nice?
Really a nasty item...I like it! |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2005 : 20:48:55
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| Keep them coming guys... I can almost smell the next session with my party... |
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Sir Luther Cromwell
Learned Scribe
Canada
158 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2005 : 23:18:18
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Simply because I love the little guys so much:
Belt of Gnomish Kind
This seemingly normal belt at first seems to fit specifically for small sized creatures. It, however, will instantly refit itself to fit a creature of medium or tiny size if need be. There are several aspects to this belt.
1st (Tools pouch): The belt itself has the supernatural ability to store a tools in it. With a snap of the wearer's finger, the belt will instantly sprout a component pouch with an infintate number of tools that will function as both a masterwork alchemists kit, and masterwork artisan's tools, for crafting purposes.
2nd (Potions pouch): The belt has a component that will store 30 potions or items of potion like size and shape. Similar to a Quiver of Ehlonna, retriving these items, or putting these items back into the pouch, are both free-actions. The wearer does not feel the weight of these potions.
3rd (Scrolls pouch): This pouch functions identically to that of the previous pouch, only instead of 30 potions, this pouch holds 50 scrolls, and 5 spell books.
The wearer of this belt can cast Prestigitation, Ghost Sound, and Dancing Lights at will. Also, this wearer of this belt gains a +10 circumstance bonus to all diplomacy, Sense Motive, and bluff checks towards gnomes. The wearer gains another +10 circumstance bonus when ever trying to diguise himself as a gnome, if he isn't already one. |
"At what temperature does a Goblin boil?"
"Any Rakshasa should eat a healthy diet that is high in wood elf, and low in shield Dwarf. One must always watch those cholesterol levels."
"If a Svirfneblin falls in the underdark, does anybody care?" |
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Slash Scarsmith
Acolyte
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 21:20:53
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| Purely and simply, Mop of Flying, just imagine my character, a magically aged 160 year old halfling druids whizzing around on a mop. :D |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 23:07:18
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
And no, I don't have stats or costs; it's a tiny idea from BLACKSTAFF....
Steven, you're such a teaser Ed has spoken very highly of your novel, and I must say that I'm eagerly waiting for it |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2005 : 23:20:41
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My favorites include Hat of Disguise, Immovable Rod (or two - that is how my character climbed out of a DEEP shaft), Bag of Holding, Robe of Useful Items, any weapon with the 'surestriking' ability (that bypasses the damage reduction of monsters, at least in 3e), Hammer of the Weaponsmith, Tongs of the Armorer, etc. (there are so many useful, "not-so-powerful" magic items)
My two absolute favorites include Stone Horse (a holy mount for a paladin, hey?) and a unique Helmite "Holy Avenger" (sort of) called "Godswrath" from one of our campaigns (+5 Holy longsword with with the ability to cast Cure Light Wounds three times/day). It is a very plain-looking longsword, which is actually a minor artifact of Helm (Who sent a vision of it to the paladin in our group).
If you want to throw in some heavy stuff, why not let them get their hands on a Deck of Many Things |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
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