The Amulet of the Beating Heart appears as a beautifully ornate amulet or choaker, usually warn around the neck, with a large blood ruby set in the middle. While it appears to most to be naught more than an exquisite fashion piece, it is in actuality a powerful magic item that allows it’s wearer to [...]
Rings of Invisibility are great items all around. Any character can find countless ways to take advantage of it in any situation. While it’s ability to render you invisible knows no limit, the fact that it requires a standard action to activate greatly reduces it’s combat effectiveness beyond the first round. In addition to that, [...]
When most people think of magic item destruction they tend to think one of two things. The first is Sunder. This is something any character can do, though it’s only “worth it” if you have the Improved Sunder feat – which requires a Strength of 13 and the Power Attack feat. This pretty much puts [...]
I’m a fan of old fantasy movies. One of my favorites is Jason and the Argonauts (circa 1963). If you’re not familiar with the movie, the premise is simple – Jason has to adventure for the golden fleece and faces a number of challenges along the way. The guardian of the fleece is the fearsome [...]
The Bag of Holding is an iconic magic item in D&D. This appears to be a common cloth sack about 2 feet by 4 feet in size. The bag of holding opens into a nondimensional space: Its inside is larger than its outside dimensions. Regardless of what is put into the bag, it weighs a [...]
Manticore Bracers are worn like normal bracers, fully covering the wrist and forearm. In their normal state they appear to be a pair of sturdy leather bracers offering no armor bonus. As a standard action, each bracer has five 6-10″ spikes that extend from the arm. The spikes can be retracted in a similar manner. [...]
During the age of the 5th great ruler of Olar, an elderly wizard isolated himself from the buzz and turmoil of the hot and overrun great cities of the time. His name was Lohdi and he largely valued three things; his magic, his solitude and his pet cat Whisper. Not only was Whisper his pet, [...]