Certain magic items are beyond compare and have played remarkable roles throughout the course of history. Some are made by powerful deities while others occur naturally, or supernaturally, on their own. Whatever the Artifact, these relics of power are virtually indestructible, and are often sought after by heroes and villains to better bend the world to their wills. These items must be givenโฆ
Origin Feat (Prerequisite: Warforged) You gain the following benefits. Envoy Competence. You gain proficiency with one tool of your choice. Integrated Tool. Choose one tool you are proficient with. You have a working model of this tool integrated into your body, which canโt be removed. As long as you have a hand free, you can make use of the integrated tool. Innate Talent. When you make anโฆ
This section outlines services and other expenses that adventurers might spend money on.
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) Increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. This feat canโt increase an ability score above 20. Repeatable. You can take this feat more than once. Notes: +2 to Ability Score of your choice, or +1 to two Ability Scores of your choice
Wondrous Item, uncommon This powder resembles fine sand. There is enough of it for one use. When you take a Utilize action to throw the dust into the air, you and each creature and object within a 10-foot Emanation originating from you have the Invisible condition for 2d4 minutes. The duration is the same for all subjects, and the dust is consumed when its magic takes effect. Immediately after anโฆ
Dragonmark Feat (Prerequisite: Eberron Campaign, Canโt Have Another Dragonmark Feat) You gain the following benefits. Deductive Intuition. When you make an Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Insight) check, you can roll 1d4 and add the number rolled to the ability check. Magical Detection. You always have the Detect Magic and Detect Poison and Disease spells prepared. You can cast eachโฆ
Through strange rituals and fateful encounters, youโve discovered that you bear a unique connection to the spirits of the dead and damned. Your body is a conduit for such spirits, granting you prescient insight from beyond. But these spiritsโ intentions arenโt always innocent, and their gifts come at a haunting cost. Ability Scores: Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom Feat: Dark Gift feat of yourโฆ
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase one ability score of your choice by 1, to a maximum of 20. Skill Proficiency. You gain proficiency in one skill of your choice. Expertise. Choose one skill in which you have proficiency but lack Expertise. You gain Expertise with that skill. Notes: Ability Score Increase, Skill Proficiency,โฆ
Easily Create and Destroy Matter as a Master Artisan and Arcanist Some Wizards abandon the limitations set by magic schools and instead focus on the binding force that holds everything together. These mages spend their efforts weaving and recreating matter from thin air to create art as well as utility. They value the craftsmanship taught by artisans around the world and consider their skills andโฆ
You have honed your talents of investigation and deductionโfueled by a boundless curiosityโto explore mysteries, find missing people, recover stolen goods, unearth corruption and conspiracies, and solve crimes. As an inquisitive, you might have pursued freelance work, signed on with an inquisitive agency (perhaps one licensed by a dragonmarked house such as Medani or Tharashk), reported for aโฆ
Wondrous Item, unknown rarity Zarmavdianโs spellbook, Thresholds of Truth, was once a straightforward treatise on arcane and occult lore containing several useful spells. However, itโs been so annotated and cross-referenced over the centuries that the original text is difficult to discern in many places. Itโs clear that Zarmavdian was interested in preventing eldritch creatures from manipulatingโฆ
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+) You gain the following benefits. Ability Score Increase. Increase your Strength or Dexterity by 1, to a maximum of 20. Puncture. Once per turn, when you hit a creature with an attack that deals Piercing damage, you can reroll one of the attackโs damage dice, and you must use the new roll. Enhanced Critical. When you score a Critical Hit that deals Piercingโฆ
Piercers resemble stalactites, but each has a toothy maw and a single eye. They hang from cavern ceilings along routes frequented by denizens of the Underdark. Piercers might lurk for months at a time, waiting for any creature of their approximate size to pass underneath. When potential meals move below, piercers release their grip and plummet, intent on impaling prey in a single strike. Ifโฆ
Skilled hirelings include anyone hired to perform a service that involves a proficiency (including weapon, tool, or skill): a mercenary, an artisan, a scribe, or the like. The pay shown on the Hirelings table is a minimum; some expert hirelings require more pay. Untrained hirelings are hired for work that requires no particular proficiencies; they include laborers and porters.
The new rules presented in this adventure appear below, grouped together by rules type.
Wondrous Item, legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Most (75 percent) of these decks have thirteen cards, but some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and thenโฆ
You relentlessly seek the truth. Perhaps you witnessed something remarkable or terrible and now desire to unravel its mystery, or maybe youโre motivated by universal justice and honesty. Whether the cases youโre embroiled in are local crimes or eldritch conspiracies, youโre driven to reveal what others would keep hidden. Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma Feat: Sharp Eye or a Darkโฆ
Weapon (any simple or martial), rare You gain a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The weapon deals an extra 3d6 damage of the weaponโs type if the target is a Dragon. Weapons Name Simple Melee Weapons Dragon Slayer Club | 1d4 Bludgeoning | Light | Slow Dragon Slayer Dagger | 1d4 Piercing | Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) | Nick โฆ
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Coach ride between towns | 3 CP per mile |
| Coach ride within a city | 1 CP per mile โฆ |
Weapon (any simple or martial), varies (requires attunement) Bound into this weapon is a spell of level 8 or lower. The spell is determined when the weapon is created and must belong to the Conjuration, Divination, Evocation, Necromancy, or Transmutation school of magic. The weapon has 6 charges and regains 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the weapon, you can expend 1 charge toโฆ
Weapon (any simple or martial), common An alchemical process has bonded silver to this magic weapon. When you score a Critical Hit with it against a creature that is shape-shifted, the weapon deals one additional die of damage. Weapons Name Simple Melee Weapons Silvered Club | 1d4 Bludgeoning | Light | Slow Silvered Dagger | 1d4 Piercing | Finesse, Light, Thrown (Range 20/60) | Nick โฆ
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Spider, Weasel, or another Beast that has a Challenge Rating of 0. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend (your choice) instead of a Beast. Yourโฆ
Armor (ring mail), rare You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. This armor is leather armor with heavy rings sewn into it. The rings help reinforce the armor against blows from swords and axes. Ring mail is inferior to chain mail, and it's usually worn only by those who can't afford better armor.
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