A black-metal amulet containing a tiny sphere of absolute darkness. It consumes magical energy that strikes its wearer, storing it somewhere impossibly deep within itself.
🔮 Arcane Consumption
Whenever the wearer takes damage from a spell, the amulet absorbs half of the damage.
The wearer takes the remaining half normally.
The amount absorbed is secretly added to the amulet’s Arcane Charge.
There is no maximum amount of Arcane Charge the amulet can store.
The DM secretly tracks the total.
🌑 Growing Darkness
As the amulet absorbs more magic, strange effects begin occurring:
• Low charge: The gemstone becomes completely black.
• Moderate charge: Shadows subtly bend toward the wearer.
• High charge: Nearby flames and magical light dim around the amulet.
• Extreme charge: Loose objects occasionally slide toward it.
• Unknown charge: The amulet begins producing effects that defy normal magic.
The wearer does not know how much energy is stored.
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☠️ Curse — The Abyss Within
Once attuned, the amulet cannot be willingly removed except through greater restoration, or similarly powerful magic.
The true nature of the curse is not immediately apparent.
If the amulet is successfully removed while it contains Arcane Charge, the curse activates.
There is no warning, countdown, or indication of what is about to happen.
⚫ The Black Implosion
The amulet suddenly becomes completely silent.
For an instant, all light and magical energy within 100 feet bends toward it.
Then—
everything collapses inward.
Every creature within 100 feet must make a DC 20 Strength saving throw.
Failure:
• Takes damage equal to the entire Arcane Charge stored within the amulet.
• Is pulled 30 feet toward the center.
• Falls prone.
Success:
• Takes half the damage.
• Is pulled 10 feet toward the center.
The former wearer automatically fails the saving throw.
The area becomes magically dark until the end of the next round.
After the implosion, the amulet is destroyed.
🕳️ DM Secret
Don’t tell the player what the amulet is actually doing.
They simply know that whenever a spell hits them, they seem to take noticeably less damage and the amulet gets darker.
The party may think they’ve found an incredible defensive magic item.
They haven’t.
They’ve found a magical black hole that has been charging around someone’s neck.
Notes: Attune to this, bitch