The absolute and ultimate source of knowledge pertaining to artifacts in the multiverse, the invaluable Artficinomicon is the go to guide for all things artifact. Its seemingly omniscient knowledge of Artifacts makes it possibly the most valuable piece of magical literature ever to be authored. Held within its pages lies the secrets of every Artifact worth mention and to possess the Artificinomicon is to possess the knowledge of every artificer to have ever lived.
Despite being sought after by some of the most powerful entities in the multiverse, the Artificinomicon rarely stays in the hands of one person for long. Unexplained misfortune and uncanny coincidence ensure that no being, no matter how powerful, can monopolize the boundless knowledge held within its pages.
The book is locked by several masterwork clasps and the entire cover of the book is a complex puzzle box that must be solved by a DC25 intelligence check before being opened. Any creature that fails the intelligence check takes 5d10 piercing damage that ignores resistances and cannot attempt the check again for 1d4 days. Once the book is opened, a creature must spend 100 hours reading and studying the book to comprehend its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that attempt to read the book’s open pages can read the text but gain no deeper meaning and receive no benefits. Any creature with less than 20 Intelligence that tries to read from the book takes 20d8 psychic damage. This damage ignores resistance and immunity, and can’t be reduced or avoided by any means. A creature reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies instantly and leaves behind nothing but a twitching corpse bleeding from its eyes and ears.
Benefits granted by the Artificnomicon last only as long as you possess the book. If you lose possession of the book you have 1d4 days to regain possession of the book before you lose all of the books benefits.
Random Properties
The Artificinomicon has the following random properties:
- 3 minor beneficial properties
- 1 major beneficial properties
Increased Intelligence
After you spend the requisite amount of time reading and studying the book, your Intelligence score increases by 2, to a maximum of 24. You can’t gain this benefit from the book more than once, but do retain this benefit even if you lose possession of the book.
Artifact Expertise
Once you’ve read and studied the book, any magical item you wield or wear increases in strength by +1 up to a maximum of +4.
Artifact Omniscience
Once you’ve read and studied the book, you gain a knowledge about all all artifacts in the multiverse. Simply by looking at an item you can tell whether it is magical and glean all knowledge about its origin, its properties, and any magical effects it may have. Additionally, if you know the specific name of an Artifact you can make a DC 15 intelligence check to determine what plane that artifact is on, where it is on that plane, and who is in current possession of the artifact. You also glean all knowledge about the Artifact including its history, magical properties, and how to attune with it. This check can only be made once per extended rest.
Destroying the Book
To be destroyed the Artificinomicon requires several powerful artifacts be used in combination. However, the knowledge on how to destroy the Artificinomicon was lost to history long ago. Thus, only someone who is attuned to the book will ever know what artifacts are needed, where these artifacts are, and how they can be used to destroy the book
Notes: creature of Intelligence 20 or greater
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