If you're taking suggestions, I always thought a mummy lord heart would be a cool one. It has it's own properties already but I think it'd be cool to turn it into a very rare or legendary magic item sort of like the eye and hand of Vecna, maybe with a curse to go along with it ;)
Just a thought. These are all really good by the way, well done!
Oooh, that's a fun idea! I can picture the mummified heart rn!
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You can extract knowledge from the food you eat while using this cutlery. As an action while eating the flesh of a creature, you can telepathically ask the creature one question as if you cast the speak with dead spell. The response appears visually and audibly in your mind. This property can only be used to extract information from a creature once. Additionally, you have advantage on any check to deduce knowledge about a creature’s lived experience whose flesh you have consumed.
Curse. If you eat the flesh of a humanoid with this cutlery, you become cursed with an insatiable hunger for humanoid meat. You gain one level of exhaustion for every 3 days that pass without eating humanoid meat. This exhaustion can only be removed by eating 1 lb of humanoid flesh, which removes all levels of exhaustion. If this curse is lifted, the exhaustion is removed as well.
The handles of this fork and knife were shaped from the bones of a ghoul, the steel components were smelted from iron extracted entirely from human blood, and the set was enchanted with the power of the gobblers, vulture-like beings that extract knowledge from the dead by consuming their flesh.
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Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
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Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
Thanks for your feedback! I considered adding a clause about blood, but there's no spoon in the set.
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The rarity of this coin is determined by the metal it is made of. A common obol is copper, uncommon is silver, rare is gold, and very rare is platinum. While the coin is in the mouth of a dead creature, it bestows powers upon the corpse, detailed below. Each ascending rarity also grants the properties of the lesser rarities.
Copper. The corpse can’t become undead. Silver. The corpse can’t be targeted by any necromantic magic. Gold. The corpse is resistant to all damage and protected from decay. A creature that attempts to remove the coin from the corpse’s mouth must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 5d10 radiant damage and fail to remove the coin. Platinum. The corpse is immune to all damage and can't be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors. A creature that attempts to remove the coin from the corpse’s mouth must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 10d10 radiant damage, fails to remove the coin, and is thrown 20 feet from the corpse. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, removes the coin, and is not thrown.
In lands where necromancers roam and the dead are restless, it is a common burial rite to place an obol in the mouth of the deceased.
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The balance of this blade is impeccable. When a creature makes an attack against you with disadvantage, the next attack you make with this sword against that creature has advantage.
This sword is most artfully wielded in the hand of a cunning scoundrel, who goads their opponent into a misstep before piercing their soft underbelly.
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Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
I think they said 1 lb of flesh as its sort of a symbolic feature in lots of literature and fiction in general, which is referencing The Merchant of Venice, a play where a guy who didn't pay up his debts had to literally pay in "one pound of his flesh". since then, a pound of flesh has been kind of a staple or figure of speech for a debt or the like. But maybe I'm reading into it too much (*shrug*)
The balance of this blade is impeccable. When a creature makes an attack against you with disadvantage, the next attack you make with this sword against that creature has advantage.
This sword is most artfully wielded in the hand of a cunning scoundrel, who goads their opponent into a misstep before piercing their soft underbelly.
Very interesting! When wielded in the hands of the right class with the right spells, this could be pretty potent! I like to think of it in the hands of a bard, especially since that class has so many debuffing and buffing effects already, this would just be icing on the cake
The balance of this blade is impeccable. When a creature makes an attack against you with disadvantage, the next attack you make with this sword against that creature has advantage.
This sword is most artfully wielded in the hand of a cunning scoundrel, who goads their opponent into a misstep before piercing their soft underbelly.
Yay a rapier! Awesome design! This would go perfectly with my dragonborn rouge. (The one in my profile pic)
Thanks for all the feedback on the Scoundrel's Rapier y'all! It was a fun one to design. I'm really enjoying designing low-level items with simple but elegant mechanics. I agree that this sword would be perfect for a swashbuckler or a bard as their main weapon during early to mid-game. Hope y'all have fun with it, if it makes it into your games!
Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
I think they said 1 lb of flesh as its sort of a symbolic feature in lots of literature and fiction in general, which is referencing The Merchant of Venice, a play where a guy who didn't pay up his debts had to literally pay in "one pound of his flesh". since then, a pound of flesh has been kind of a staple or figure of speech for a debt or the like. But maybe I'm reading into it too much (*shrug*)
I admit, I hadn't considered this angle but I love that it fits into the lore! My main consideration for 1 lb was that I wanted the amount to be grossly oversized (though not impractical) to represent the fiendish hunger.
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Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
I think they said 1 lb of flesh as its sort of a symbolic feature in lots of literature and fiction in general, which is referencing The Merchant of Venice, a play where a guy who didn't pay up his debts had to literally pay in "one pound of his flesh". since then, a pound of flesh has been kind of a staple or figure of speech for a debt or the like. But maybe I'm reading into it too much (*shrug*)
I admit, I hadn't considered this angle but I love that it fits into the lore! My main consideration for 1 lb was that I wanted the amount to be grossly oversized (though not impractical) to represent the fiendish hunger.
The reinforced arm of this heavy crossbow shields you from attacks while you launch bolts. While wielding the crossbow, if you make a ranged attack with it, you gain half-cover against attacks from the target. This defense lasts until the start of your next turn, or until you attack another target. Alternatively, while wielding the crossbow you can use an action to grant yourself half-cover against all attackers. Aiming this weapon effectively requires substantial strength. Your attacks with this crossbow have disadvantage if your Strength score is lower than 13.
Ignitus leapt from the battlements as a boulder smashed into the crenelation he stood behind a moment before. He landed with a roll, sprinting away from barrel-sized chunks of stone that rained down from the pulverized tower. The screams of his companions were soon muffled behind him. A thick cloud of chalky dust obscured Ignitus’ mad dash, and he ran until he could see again. When the sudden revelation came, he stood alone in an open field. Directly ahead was the siege camp, and the entire enemy warband. Too easy a target to pass up, the enemy archers loosed a volley in his direction. Luckily, Ignitus’ weapon was also his protection, and he hefted his massive shield arbalest just in time to deflect the hail of arrows. He knelt and set to work, launching a quiverfull of quarrels into the enemy archers, as their arrows pelted against his shield to no effect. Half the unit fell to his onslaught before Ignitus took an arrow to the knee and, in that moment, he knew his adventuring days were over.
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Oooh, that's a fun idea! I can picture the mummified heart rn!
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Cannibal’s Cutlery
Wondrous item, uncommon
You can extract knowledge from the food you eat while using this cutlery. As an action while eating the flesh of a creature, you can telepathically ask the creature one question as if you cast the speak with dead spell. The response appears visually and audibly in your mind. This property can only be used to extract information from a creature once. Additionally, you have advantage on any check to deduce knowledge about a creature’s lived experience whose flesh you have consumed.
Curse. If you eat the flesh of a humanoid with this cutlery, you become cursed with an insatiable hunger for humanoid meat. You gain one level of exhaustion for every 3 days that pass without eating humanoid meat. This exhaustion can only be removed by eating 1 lb of humanoid flesh, which removes all levels of exhaustion. If this curse is lifted, the exhaustion is removed as well.
The handles of this fork and knife were shaped from the bones of a ghoul, the steel components were smelted from iron extracted entirely from human blood, and the set was enchanted with the power of the gobblers, vulture-like beings that extract knowledge from the dead by consuming their flesh.
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Outstanding idea; however, I would make the curse specific to the type of humanoid you consumed. On the other hand, I would reduce the amount of flesh required to sate the hunger to 100-150g. But I might also permit the cursed soul to drink 50g of the species' blood rather than eat the flesh.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
Thanks for your feedback! I considered adding a clause about blood, but there's no spoon in the set.
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Charon’s Obol
Wondrous item, rarity varies
The rarity of this coin is determined by the metal it is made of. A common obol is copper, uncommon is silver, rare is gold, and very rare is platinum. While the coin is in the mouth of a dead creature, it bestows powers upon the corpse, detailed below. Each ascending rarity also grants the properties of the lesser rarities.
Copper. The corpse can’t become undead.
Silver. The corpse can’t be targeted by any necromantic magic.
Gold. The corpse is resistant to all damage and protected from decay. A creature that attempts to remove the coin from the corpse’s mouth must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 5d10 radiant damage and fail to remove the coin.
Platinum. The corpse is immune to all damage and can't be targeted by any divination magic or perceived through magical scrying sensors. A creature that attempts to remove the coin from the corpse’s mouth must make a DC 16 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 10d10 radiant damage, fails to remove the coin, and is thrown 20 feet from the corpse. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage, removes the coin, and is not thrown.
In lands where necromancers roam and the dead are restless, it is a common burial rite to place an obol in the mouth of the deceased.
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Scoundrel’s Rapier
Weapon (rapier), uncommon (requires attunement)
The balance of this blade is impeccable. When a creature makes an attack against you with disadvantage, the next attack you make with this sword against that creature has advantage.
This sword is most artfully wielded in the hand of a cunning scoundrel, who goads their opponent into a misstep before piercing their soft underbelly.
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I think they said 1 lb of flesh as its sort of a symbolic feature in lots of literature and fiction in general, which is referencing The Merchant of Venice, a play where a guy who didn't pay up his debts had to literally pay in "one pound of his flesh". since then, a pound of flesh has been kind of a staple or figure of speech for a debt or the like. But maybe I'm reading into it too much (*shrug*)
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Very interesting! When wielded in the hands of the right class with the right spells, this could be pretty potent! I like to think of it in the hands of a bard, especially since that class has so many debuffing and buffing effects already, this would just be icing on the cake
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Yay a rapier! Awesome design! This would go perfectly with my dragonborn rouge. (The one in my profile pic)
Would be very good with a bonus action dodge, by say a rogue for consistant sneak attack
agreed
Thanks for all the feedback on the Scoundrel's Rapier y'all! It was a fun one to design. I'm really enjoying designing low-level items with simple but elegant mechanics. I agree that this sword would be perfect for a swashbuckler or a bard as their main weapon during early to mid-game. Hope y'all have fun with it, if it makes it into your games!
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I admit, I hadn't considered this angle but I love that it fits into the lore! My main consideration for 1 lb was that I wanted the amount to be grossly oversized (though not impractical) to represent the fiendish hunger.
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cool that it worked out that way I guess
Keep designing please!
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Shield Arbalest
Weapon (crossbow, heavy), uncommon
The reinforced arm of this heavy crossbow shields you from attacks while you launch bolts. While wielding the crossbow, if you make a ranged attack with it, you gain half-cover against attacks from the target. This defense lasts until the start of your next turn, or until you attack another target. Alternatively, while wielding the crossbow you can use an action to grant yourself half-cover against all attackers. Aiming this weapon effectively requires substantial strength. Your attacks with this crossbow have disadvantage if your Strength score is lower than 13.
Ignitus leapt from the battlements as a boulder smashed into the crenelation he stood behind a moment before. He landed with a roll, sprinting away from barrel-sized chunks of stone that rained down from the pulverized tower. The screams of his companions were soon muffled behind him. A thick cloud of chalky dust obscured Ignitus’ mad dash, and he ran until he could see again. When the sudden revelation came, he stood alone in an open field. Directly ahead was the siege camp, and the entire enemy warband. Too easy a target to pass up, the enemy archers loosed a volley in his direction. Luckily, Ignitus’ weapon was also his protection, and he hefted his massive shield arbalest just in time to deflect the hail of arrows. He knelt and set to work, launching a quiverfull of quarrels into the enemy archers, as their arrows pelted against his shield to no effect. Half the unit fell to his onslaught before Ignitus took an arrow to the knee and, in that moment, he knew his adventuring days were over.
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you maniac, i love it.
Hahaha I had to do it!!
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Got a lot of steel to smelt
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