INTELLIGENT, CURSED, & ARTIFACTS

Contents

• Artifacts - Artifacts are extremely powerful. Rather than merely another form of magic...
• Major Artifact Descriptions
• Major Artifacts - Major artifacts are unique items-only one of each such item exists.
• Minor Artifact Descriptions - Described below is a selection of the most well-known (not necessarily the most numerous) minor artifacts.
• Minor Artifacts - Minor artifacts are not necessarily unique items. Even so, they are magic...
• Cursed Items - Cursed items are magic items with some sort of potentially negative impact.
• Delusion - The user believes the item is what it appears to be, yet it actually has no magical power other than to deceive.
• Drawback - Items with drawbacks are usually still beneficial to the possessor but they also carry some negative aspect.
• Intermittent Functioning - The three varieties of intermittent functioning items all function perfectly as described-at least some of the time.
• Opposite Effect Or Target - These cursed items malfunction, so that either they do the opposite of...
• Requirement - In a sense, a command word is a requirement. Nevertheless, some items have...
• Specific Cursed Items - Specific Cursed Items are provided as examples of cursed items.
• Intelligent Items - Magic items sometimes have intelligence of their own.
• Dedicated Power - A dedicated power operates only when an intelligent item is in pursuit of its special purpose.
• Intelligent Item Alignment - Any item with intelligence has an alignment. Note that intelligent weapons...
• Intelligent Item Powers - The table above determines how many lesser and greater powers an intelligent item has.
• Item Ego - Ego is a measure of the total power and force of personality that an item possesses.
• Item Purpose - An item's purpose must suit the type and alignment of the item and should always be treated reasonably.
• Items Against Characters - When an item has an Ego of its own, it has a will of its own.
• Languages Spoken By Item - Like a character, an intelligent item speaks Common plus one additional language per point of Intelligence bonus.
• Special Purpose Items