Shire Con is this coming weekend, and that means it's time for Game Prep for my two sessions. Now, I tend to run low-level adventures, but even low-level characters enjoy having some magic item(s) to play with. And let's be honest, everyone finds a +1 something or other. But that's boring, so I created some tables for Minor Miscellaneous Magic.
How about a Lantern of Thin Truths: Once/day reveals faint outlines of concealed doors within 30’ for 1 turn.
Or maybe a Vial of Fresh Air (3 Uses): Uncork to clear smoke/foul air/ poison gas in a 10’ cube for 1 turn.
I really like the Snuffbox of Gentle Sleep (6 Uses): Sprinkled herbs grant restful sleep in poor conditions (not magical sleep). Treat as sleeping at an inn for healing.
There are 12 total in the All Class Miscellaneous Magic Sheet, free to download at:
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Low level magic items (permanent or ones with charges) that are not combat oriented seem like a major plus to spice up a game and treasure horde. It is probably a large enough project to put it behind the paywall, but it seems like you could do either themed ones (climate control aka warm/cool/humidity/purify air of natural contaminants [pollen, must, etc.] things) or item type (charm bracelet with assorted cantrip power level spell effects).
ReplyDeleteYup, after a while +1 weapons get boring. How many folks find a "pouch of water balloons" (3d4 balloons, 1d3-1 of which will burst when handled, 1d2 of which are double sized, 1d3 are replaced each day up to the pouch's capacity; if it is immersed in holy water overnight the created balloons are filled with holy water [treat the double sized ones as a vial and the normal sized ones as half a vial])?