tgm@ukc.UUCP (T.Murphy) (05/26/85)
Here are a few magic items, some serious and some not
so, that I have come across as a player and a D.M. that I
thought people might be interested in.
Nemesis' Personal Mordette
An illusionists spell which creates a rain-cloud above
the victim's head. This then drenches the subject and
once a turn a miniature lightning bolt strikes the per-
son for 1-4 points of damage. It isn't immediately
lethal but it is damned depressing.
Cap of Visibility
When worn it has the effect of causing all creatures
within 60' to become visible. Including party members,
monsters, etc.
Umbrella of Flying
When held and the command word spoken it will allow the
wielder to lift like a levitate spell. By tilting it
horazontal movement at the speed of levitate can be
achieved. Also good for keeping of rain.
Panic Button
A leather glove adorned with the feathers of a common
fowl and a large red button. When the button is
pressed and the adrenelin level is high enough the
wearer will effectively dimension door into the future
(3-12 rounds) with the same after effects.
Key of Wonder
When placed in a keyhole and turned it uses one charge
and has one of the following effects:
1 Disintegrate 11 Fog cloud
2 Passwall 12 Bigby's Crushing Hand opens lock
3 Lock opens but key can't be 13 Leomunds Trap
4 removed until locked 14 Hold Portal
5 Knock spell 15 Wizard Lock
6 Rock to mud 16 Removes hinges
7 Warp wood 17 Sets off all traps
8 Stinking cloud 18 Wizard eye
9 Vanish 19 Explosion opens lock
10 Fumble 20 Nothing
Frictionless Surface (Alteration)
Level: 3 Components: V, S, M
Range: 1/2" per level Casting Time: 3 segments
Duration: 1 round per level Saving throw: none
Area of Effect: 1/2" square per level
This spell can be cast on any flat surface within range
up to the area of effect; i.e. a 10x15 room at 6th
level 10x20 at eighth. It makes the surface totally
frictionless for the duration unless dispelled.
Material component is a small crystal sphere.
Wall of Paper (Evocation)
Level: 2 Components: V, S, M
Range: 6" Casting time: 2 segments
Duration: Permanent Saving throw: None
Area of Effect: Special
The first spell of the series created by the great mage
Pieter Walov. This evokes a vertically alligned sheet
of paper up to 1" square per level of magic-user; I.e.
10x30 at 3rd level. This coupled with create water is
useful for keeping the kobolds out.
I will mention a few others in passing.
There are short swords, long swords, two-handed swords,
why not a three-handed sword? Great for type V demons. Of
course it is useless unless you have three arms so makes a
lovely cursed weapon, especially if once owned my a type V
demon.
There is a Wand of Homeomorphisms for those topologists
who like turning tea-cups into doughnuts. "Take that foul
monster, become a multiply punctured sphere!"
Shoes of Recall. Tap your heels together threee times
and say "I want to go home".
Cloak of Bad Taste
And three more typos:
Mordenkainen's Faithful Mound
Wall of Mice
Feather Ball
Anybody else got any good ones?
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