Thoughts and Prayers are a set of unique knuckle dusters that cast a spectral image of gauntlets when worn, giving the same armor class bonus as if the player was wearing armor. Powerful magic makes it so that they must stay within 100 feet of each other, or else they will rebound and send the two flying back to each other, using up a player's action (applies to both characters if they're wielded by separate creatures). The object can be identified with a DC arcana of 15 or by casting detect magic.

 

A penny for your- Thoughts gives a +1 to intelligence checks and adds 1d4 psychic damage on a successful unarmed attack.

Hopes and- Prayers gives +1 to wisdom checks and adds 1d4 radiant damage on a successful unarmed attack.

Bonuses:

• They can be wielded by separate creatures, but when they are worn together, they give resistance to psychic and radiant damage.
• Adds the bonus psychic and radiant damage for each knuckle duster on top of what the standard damage is for your characters melee. Stacks with claw damage.
• If the player doesn't already have a shield equipped, they can form a shield made of light on either arm. It can be summoned to block 1d6 of incoming damage as a reaction OR summoned as a bonus action until the next time the player takes damage. The shield also radiates light around the player for up to 20 feet.

Made from tough but flexible leather, studded leather is reinforced with close-set rivets or spikes.

Notes: Cleric, Monk, or Paladin, Damage, Buff, Combat, Handwear, enchantment