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Sword of Valor

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:16:53 +0000

The sword of valor is imbued with holy power. This power makes the weapon good-aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction. It deals an extra d6 points of damage for each plus against all of evil alignment. It bestows one negative level on any evil creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the sword is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the sword is wielded.

Moderate evocation [good]; CL 7th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, holy smite, creator must be good; Price: 1,000 for a +1 bonus, 100,000 for a +5 bonus.

Shield of Honor

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:36:54 +0000

This +2 adamantine shield is adorned with an embossed symbol of an ankh. Three times per day as a free action, the mantra of valor (“ra”) can be intoned to deal an additional 2d6 points of lightning damage on the next successful attack, a bolt that emanates from the ankh.

Moderate conjuration; CL 10th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, lightning bolt; Price 9,170 gp; Cost 4,670 gp + 360 XP.

3 days to GenCon

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 04:34:57 +0000

In three days, we’ll be heading off to GenCon, 4+ days of non-stop gaming in the heart of Indiana. For those of you who will be there, look for us at the Con. We’ll be running Tower of Gygax on Thursday night, finding Spirit of the Century games to jump into, walking the 4e floor, hanging with the Rogue Judges, and searching for playtesters for our games, including a 4e Battletech conversion.

See you there!

Burrowing Boar

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:01:05 +0000

Burrowing Boar

Large Animal
Hit Dice: 10d8+21 (67 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), burrow 10 ft. (2 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +8 natural, +1 dex), touch 11, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +8/+20
Attack: Gore +13 melee (1d8+13)
Full Attack: Gore +13 melee (1d8+13)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Ferocity
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent, tremorsense 60 ft.
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +9
Abilities: Str 29, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 8
Skills: Climb +5, Listen +10, Spot +9
Feats: Alertness, Endurance, Iron Will, Die Hard
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Solitary or herd (5–8)
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 11-17 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: -

Burrowing boars are omnivorous and spend most of their time rooting around underground, digging deep tunnels under the roots of large trees. They viciously attack anything that approaches them or disturbs their tunnels, however.

Burrowing boars grow up to 12 feet long and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds.

Combat
A burrowing boar charges its opponent, trying to rip the target open with its tusks.

Ferocity (Ex): A burrowing boar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying.

Boots of Compassion

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:25:53 +0000

“Try walking in my shoes.”

These boots appear to be large goth boots, with somewhat frayed lining due to previous owners wearing them down. While worn, these boots grant an increased understanding of the situations of those around them. Sense motive checks will receive a +5 bonus. In addition, the wearer receives a +5 bonus to perceive those in need, for instance, noticing a child in distress or a lost villager curled up behind a grove of trees.

Faint transmutation; CL 5th; Craft Wondrous Item, Price 2,000 gp; Weight 1 lb.

Ring of Honesty

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:43:46 +0000

This weightless, dull metallic ring appears in tarnished hues of gold, white gold, platinum, silver, or any other metal of the Realms. The rings occasionally contain a setting of a semi-precious stone for adornment and/or to affect improved results. The wearer receives a -5 penalty to all attempts to bluff or otherwise speak deceptively while wearing the ring. These rings are often required of politicians, merchants, children, and the accused in lands that favor honest dealings.

Often these rings are slipped onto fingers by those who wish to engage in deals with those who do not trust them. Though arguably an untrustworthy act itself, this is an effective one, analogous to employing a truth serum in this world. The weightlessness of the ring enables this application of its power.

Price: 1,500gp, Craft Wondrous Item, zone of truth.

Belt of Justice

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:48:13 +0000

This plain leather belt aids the wearer’s attacks against opponents of opposite alignments. The wearer receives a +1 for each term of alignment that is opposite its opponent. Against opponents of the same alignment, the belt curses its wearer with a -2 to hit. For example, a LG wearer receives a +2 bonus against all attacks on CE opponents, and a +1 bonus against LE. The same owner would suffer a -2 penalty on all attacks against LG opponents.

Price: 5,500gp, Craft Wondrous Item.

New blog site!

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:35:20 +0000

Hey, everyone!

We’ve been busy setting up some new infrastructure and typesetting material for release on rpgnow.com. As today is Memorial Day in the U.S., we’d like to further celebrate by laying to rest our old site. Be advised that the URL you should be using to access this blog is clawclawbite.com.

We’ve moved to our own self-hosted Wordpress installation, leaving the Google-hosted Blogger home we’ve been using for the last 4 years. This will give us more flexibility and control over our IP as we move forward as a collaboration between Unicorn Rampant Publishing and Inverspace Press.

Thanks, Blogger, for helping to get us off the ground. And thanks, dear readers, for your support these past four years.

Onward and upward!

Cloak of Humility

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:16:00 +0000

This plain, slightly tattered clock projects the wearer’s more humble virtues. As a result, against onlookers with any sense of humility, the wearer receives a +5 on all diplomacy and bluff checks.

Wearing the cloak in scenarios that call for more formal attire will penalize these skill checks.

The minor version provides a +2 bonus, and the greater version provides a +10 bonus on the associated skill checks.

Price: 1,000gp, Craft Wondrous Item. Owners of the cloak will often require a humble deed be done before they part with the cloak as the result of a transaction.

Return from hiatus with claws and bite

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:16:00 +0000

Thanks everyone who sent in an entry to our April contest. We’ll post the results, including the top 3 entries soon. And, send in an entry for May’s contest, eh?

Thanks also for bearing with us as we finalize plans to migrate our site to a Wordpress installation on our own servers. There’s something downright satisfying about that.

We are also about to embark on an 8-post journey of virtuous items for any adventuring avatar. They should be fun additions to your role playing games, and bring back shades of your gaming past.

Stay tuned.