WotC_PeterS: Magic Items

TerraDave said:
From his white-board of ever-naming .

On the Cubicle Whiteboard: Bad Magic Item Names
Posted By: WotC_PeterS, 2/13/2008 8:42:45 AM


Robe of Useless Items

I think I've seen this as a cursed item in some AD&D sourcebook (or maybe it was in some parody like the "portable hole...full of beer"? It is hard to say for some items
Hat of Holding
This should be disqualified, as bad magic item is not bad enough, actually many item could gain something if turned into a hat, think for example a Hat of Useful Things, or a Hat of Tricks, very flavourful, IMHO, classic prestidigitagion stuff, and a reference to the old D&D cartoon (ok, that was a Hat of Wonder, but still....)

Stairs of Climbing
I vote for this :D
 

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These 2 were actually featured in a campaign I was in:

Dream Whip

Which was inevitably followed by the more powerful...

Miracle Whip
 

What, no love for the unportable hole?

It's not full of beer!

Plus, the pun should've been "portable hoe."

"Look! I can carry this gardening implement with me EVERYWHERE!"

(also acceptable: Partible Whole, Portal of Holes, Portable Mole, Printable Hole, or the variant Portable Ho.)
 

The One-Letter Off sale at Faffle's Magic Items Emporium!

Ring of Degeneration - gives you troll-like abilities, specifically, troll-like intelligence, wisdom and charisma scores.

Bag of Folding - any laundry placed in this bag is neatly folded. Items that one does not want folded, such as wands or potions, should not be placed in this bag.

Ring of Humping - no, this ring gives you a camel-like hump that allows you to go without water for a week. What were you thinking?

Ring of Tree Wishes - usable only by plant subtype creatures, and only to invoke sunlight, fresh water or rich topsoil, or to get rid of vermin.

Broom of Frying - Don't sit on this!

Carpet of Frying - same thing, but in handy carpet form. Great at warming your feet on a cold winter's day.

Cloak of the Rat - made of genuine rat-hide, this cloak allows the wearer to fly like a rat.

Cloak of the Santa Ray - appears as a large bag slung over the wearers back. Once only, upon meeting an NPC, the wearer can use a standard action to fire a red and green ray that causes a wrapped present to appear in the same square as the target NPC. This item will have no value greater than 5 gp, and will suit the attire and nature of the target.

Eyes of Boom - these cusps cause any item you look at to explode. If it succeeds in it's Fortitude save, the effect rebounds on your eyeballs.

Eyes of the Beagle - these cusps make your eyes large, brown and extremely expressive, and also causes strange things to happen to your eyebrows. You get -8 to all attempts to conceal your true intentions, because of the eyebrow-thing, but a +8 to attempts to evoke sympathy from children and many females.

Horn of Bog - blowing this horn causes the ground around the user to become muddy.

Horseshoes of Steed - these horseshoes are worn by a human (they adhere to bare feet or the underside of nonmagical boots) and cause the wearer to become suave and denonair, as well as proficient in Walking Stick.

Mail of the Titans - this envelope is particularly large.

Robe of Blending - same name, different effect. Comes with three buttons on the front, with dwarven runes that read 'mix,' 'chop' and 'puree.' No wearer has survived the puree setting.
 
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Kunimatyu said:
I want a Trident of Giant Lobster Command.

Hmmm.... a few would be good for a spin-off game, Cauldrons & Cuisines....

"Giant Lobster -- get into this Unportable Hole which I have filled with boiling water!"

later....

"And now to add a dash of flavor from my Decanter of Endless Zima. Woops, that was a bit more than a dash, I think. Oh well, big lobsters, big dashes, as I always say."

later yet....

"Just before you're ready to serve, stir your Zima-boiled Giant Lobster with 3 Potions of Commotion and then add Potion of Saltwater to taste."
 

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