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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 5594848" data-attributes="member: 75712">I make up magic items all the time, though I often "invent" something only to find later on that a similar item already exists among published works.  My favorites tend to be trinkets of little power or use in adventuring; or else oddball items with peculiar drawbacks. A few silly ones off the top of my head (3.5e speak where applicable):The genie box functions 3x/day, and simply mends (as the mending spell) a broken item placed in the box.  Great for homes with small children.The bee-stinger blade is a simple dagger that can (magically) inject giant bee venom on a hit.   It's cheap, though, because of its drawback: it must be soaked in honey for several hours a day to maintain its poison.  And so the fey who created them also created the honey scabbard, which slowly but constantly oozes honey.Numerologists' cubes resemble a pair of dice. When asked a numerical question and rolled, the number they show is the answer-- provided the answer lies in the range of 2 to 12.The paranoid's spoon, usable 3x/day, turns a greenish-black color when placed in poisoned or otherwise unhealthful food or drink.  The color fades when rinsed off with clean water.Cagn's Sandals are a gift from a god of trickery & shapeshifting (from an African myth).  Effectively a type of figurine of wondrous power, they transform into a pair of guard dogs with tough leathery hide that will fight for or watch over the owner.The everstylish cravat always matches a gentleman's outfit, and without fail "brings the ensemble together".  Excellent gift for Father's Day!A resonation shield is a light steel shield that can project a cone of ringing sound once a day to shatter fragile objects (as the spell shatter).</blockquote>

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