Ok, your brave group of adventurers (who still need a name), recently fought a battle against a rogue adventuring group, known as The Swordbane Clan, in the employ of a cleric of Beshaba, who was using them as agents to spread ill-fortune throughout Low'verok. When the dust settled, and your pay was collected, you were still left with this pile of gear to be distributed, all of which has been identified (either by yourself, or through the Adventurer's Guild, who do this service for a nominal fee).
+3 beetle buckler - This blue scarab beetle is the size of a buckler, and as you know, very adept at blocking ranged attacks. It has a Reflex save of +10. See Arms and Equipment Guide for more.
The Book of the Haunted Trickster – This book is made of ebony wood with a slipcase made from the hide of a doppleganger. The pages are made of fine flakes of ivory, and inscribed with a beautiful, fluid hand.
The book contains the spells
Know Protections (MaoF), Reflective Disguise (Und), Create Magical Tattoo (PGtF), Death Armor (MaoF), Reverse Arrows (MaoF), Corpse Candle (T&B), Skull Watch (PGtF), Detect Metal and Minerals (RaoF), Backlash (MaoF), Fire Stride (FRCS), Shadow Well (MaoF), Darsson’s Potion (MaoF), Mass Reflective Disguise (Und), Wall of Dispel Magic (Und), and
Translocation Trick (MaoF).
It is waterproofed, pungent, and has resistance 5 against acid, cold, electricity, and fire attacks. It has fifty pages, 41 of which are used. It has as hardness of 4, 6 hit points, and weighs 4 lbs.
Ring of the Lizard – This ring is a small, braided leather cord that provides a constant +10 to Climb checks.
Storm Giant's Strength - This is a gray leather belt with vari-colored stone studs all along its length. It acts as a
belt of giant's strength +4.
Pearl of Sea's Wisdom - This is a silver-colored pearl on a braided leather necklace. It acts as a
periapt of wisdom +4.
Goggles of Night - Made of black leather with jet lenses.
Stone of Good Luck - A smooth, round, cat's-eye agate, this stone didn't look like much until you cast
detect magic on it...
Staff of Healing - This is carved from white ash and inlaid with stone runes in green.
Staff of Surprises - This appears to be an utterly normal quarterstaff made of ash, though when examined closely there are carvings of every size and description on it. (Magic of Faerun)
Dartbane - This longsword was made with the
ironwood spell, and is inlaid with small citrines along the hilt. It is a
+1 keen, spellblade (magic missile) longsword.
Shatterspike - This strange weapon appears to be a longsword with a chain on the hilt that to a spiked flail head. seemingly carved out of obsidian, yet is as strong as steel. Known as a gyrspike (S&F), it has been given several enchantments to make it easier to use. It is a
+2 gyrspike that gives its weilder the free use of both the Exotic Weapon Proficiency (gyrspike) feat as well as the Improved Sunder feat.
Plaugebane - This ring is made from braided hair, and it acts as a ring of
disease immunity (Magic of Faerun).
Bow of Arcane Might - Made of a strange bluish wood and carved all over with small arcane runes, this bow was taken from the Swordbane Clan's sorcerer.
Plate of the Golden Forest - This magificient set of full plate armor is carved with a huge tree that starts at the boots and works all the way up to the helm. It is
+3 bronzewood (A&E) full plate.
Chitter the Rust Monster - Once a mount for the gnome druid of the Swordbane Clan, Chitter is surprisingly tame and rather cute. Fed copious amounts of scrap metal, he will even even avoid rusting someone's metal armor... if he's full. Another friendly druid was able to figure out Chitter's commands, so he possibly could be ridden by some Small creature with no metal on them.
Ok, so there are your items. If there's an item that everyone agrees is utterly useless to anyone, I will recycle it and find something else for you.
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Hey guys, Monte Cook came up with a rather interesting tweak to the DR rules that I was pondering adopting. Take a look and give me your vote.
New Damage Reduction Tweak
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Finally, can everyone give me an idea on what their character will be? I have a pretty good handle on what Thanee and Sephiro no Miko are working on, and I know exactly what Xael's doing. I have a reasonably good inkling on what Emperor Valerian is up to. Identity Crisis and Serpenteye, I need updates from you by Monday, at least just a "I'm thinking of going with X." If not, I start calling up alternates.
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One last thing, I am now the proud owner of The Player's Guide to Faerun. If anyone wants one of those regional feats, they can only take them as a first level character, okiday?
![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
