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Cinos wrote:So, staff of a Legacy character of a friend of mine made into official local cannon some time ago!

Staff of Burning Life (Klothina)
Class: Greatest Rune Weapon
Type: Channeling Rod
Damage: 1D6 Damage
Alignment: Aberrant
Powers:
Locus: Wielder and Weapon gain +4 to Spell Power.
Energy Well: This Weapon has 100 P.P.E and restores 3 P.P.E per Hour.
Animated Weapon: This weapon may fly and act of its own accord. The weapon has 5 Melee Actions, and may use any of it's abilities during it's turn, attack, or move at a Speed of 6.
Focal Point: While not being wielded, the Bonded Character may cast their spells, and check range and sight from the weapons position and perspective.
Arcane Knowledge: The weapon may use the following spells; Armor of Ithan, Mend Cloth, Cleanse, Heal Wounds and Greater Healing, all at 10th Level proficiency. These spells must use the weapons P.P.E.
Spark of Life: This Item may spend 100 P.P.E, and 5 Morale from the Bonded Character to cast Level 10 Resurrection, but needing only 4 Actions.
Self Defense: This Weapon may prevent the wielder from using Focal Point and Energy Well, and reduce spells cast by the weapon by -5 Levels. The Item may force a Save vs Insanity (Willpower) Check with the wielder every 5 Minutes, the weapon gaining +6. If the item wins, the Wielder suffers 1D4 x 10 Arcane Damage, and increase damage from Arcane Spells by 100% each time they fail.
Curse: None, the weapon is completely free of flaw, and is considered to be a perfectly crafted runic weapon, unlike the imperfect dwarf and elven creations it likes to look down on.

Personality: A haunty and arrogant bleeding heart. Even he stopped counting his own age by years, and instead started counting by ages of races (by which he is a youthful 16). He loves trivia, riddles and other obscure history, and will talk endlessly about them, and LOVES to teach those who don't know anything. To anyone who can't stand the endless chatter, the weapon can be maddening, as he'll at times forget mortals need to sleep. While he'll often apologize if the wielder (or his companions, who are not free from the chatter either) gently remind him to be quiet, or even outburst in anger, he'll take it in stride and become silent for a while, but soon forget their desire for peace. He has a sever racial problem, and sees the majority of the monster races, including wolfen, as nothing but dimwitted barbaric, and refuses to cooperate, or even tell them stories! He'll 'accept' elves and dwarves, but the only race he really enjoys are humans, to whom he claims to have been forged by one, and even be one! Whether this is true or not, is a bit up in the air, given he predates the Chaos War, it seems unlikely, or if he's covering up his true past, or simply mad. Aside from him being a historical chatterbox and a bit of a know it all (never one to shy from correcting someone), he is extremely sympathetic to his one favored race, and has great trouble allowing even a black hearted villain to die, and will often attempt to resurrect them, with or without the wielder knowing (he's no fool, if he thinks the owner will simply kill the man again, he'll do it behind their back). He'll often cast protective spells on anyone in harms way (he will prioritize good and innocents first), and it can become a real trouble and stalls out fights, in his hope to resolve it without death. Oddly he has no real fear of fighting before or after, it's a necessary evil, but once engaged, will go to great lengths to avoid actual death (Pain is fine!). This of course, not apply to non-humans, he could care less if the world has a few less elves, or no orcs at all!
History: This weapon, lost to legend to the world at large, is the person companion and weapon of the Lizard Mage, Beldar. Ages before the Chaos War, Beldar managed a realm of humans, but after Xy's banishment, his realm became unstable, and started to collapse around him, evacuating the few people he could before its total destruction, he had the wounded emperor of their people, wounded during the final moments, but his soul preserved within an artifact of Beldar's construction, and later forged into the weapon. Beldar will often loan the weapon out to others during times of need, so he may support them remotely when they release the staff, and assault opponents through it, or mend the wielders friends, his personal specialty. Like the weapon, after watching over human like beings in another realm for so many ages, Beldar has grown some what, sentimental, to humanity, a trait he would never admit, but one that lives clearly on in the weapon. When he needs it back (or simply feels the weapon is no longer needed in the wielders hands), he will force them to release it (through the weapons own defensive powers), and teleport it back to himself. There have been times when he has been forced to retrieve it himself, things able to withstand the defense too long for his needs, or finding ways to counter it.

JuliusCreed wrote:Nice addition... I like how it can be pretty much taken away if it starts to unbalance things in the game, but not exactly overtly so... If the player does manage to thwart attempts at retrieval, he's got a problem with a Lizard Mage showing up looking for "his" weapon. Very cool.

t0m wrote:

Overkill wrote:

t0m wrote:i would have to say that deathkiss is still my sweetheart/first love of rune weapons. i tend to be pretty stingy with them in my games. in my last campaign the group disposed of a few evil ones, but i dont think they ever found a 'keeper'...

I LOVE DEATHKISS!!!!! My all time fav. I was sad that it wasn't in 2nd Ed.

indeed. she was my first love, and the only rune weapon i know of that i (as a player) strive to obtain. i have had a few characters who found her over the years...and i find myself subconsciously taking the appropriate alignment and wp when i create a character quite often lol

also, The Beast is correct. she is reprinted in the library with a bit more detail/story/updated history of what has happened to her since the gersidi tomb.

<3

Goliath Strongarm wrote:

t0m wrote:

Overkill wrote:

t0m wrote:i would have to say that deathkiss is still my sweetheart/first love of rune weapons. i tend to be pretty stingy with them in my games. in my last campaign the group disposed of a few evil ones, but i dont think they ever found a 'keeper'...

I LOVE DEATHKISS!!!!! My all time fav. I was sad that it wasn't in 2nd Ed.

indeed. she was my first love, and the only rune weapon i know of that i (as a player) strive to obtain. i have had a few characters who found her over the years...and i find myself subconsciously taking the appropriate alignment and wp when i create a character quite often lol

also, The Beast is correct. she is reprinted in the library with a bit more detail/story/updated history of what has happened to her since the gersidi tomb.

<3

Deathkiss was the first rune weapon I ever saw... Since just about every group I was in during the 1st ed era ran through gersidi, we constantly encountered her (except when the GM made her absent). Whenever someone says "rune weapon" I hear a whisper in the back of my mind "Death is the softest kiss"

Side note: As I design my "ultimate" game room (now just need the money for it!), I do plan on getting a sword made to look just like her... It will hang behind the GMs throne chair. Thinking luminous paint to get the runes to glow.

Goliath Strongarm wrote:Side note: As I design my "ultimate" game room (now just need the money for it!), I do plan on getting a sword made to look just like her... It will hang behind the GMs chair throne. Thinking luminous paint to get the runes to glow.

JuliusCreed wrote:Blood
Greatest Rune Weapon

Cinos wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:Blood
Greatest Rune Weapon

Must . . . Resist . . . . Pun

Bloody awesome.

I feel bad now. Really like the axe though. Notation though, how many Oz's is "Covered" for it, kinda important if that's also a source of light healing.

Johnathan wrote:Hahaha! You should put that constantly being covered in blood and gore, while not a curse per say, is definitely not a plus for ones social life!

Cinos wrote:So, fresh of the GM's table, before the player even sees it! Two notations, I haven't taken the time to revert their stats to canon style, some may be in Greek, but you'll get the point, if you want to use it in a normal game, condense every instance of Damage into on bonus, and then cut every listed bonus in half (in the case of combat rolls 5% = +1), cut listed skill modifiers by about half, and ignore anything that's not instantly clear. B: the power level for the weapon, and the game it's being used in is pretty high, so expect any munchkin to start drooling.

Broken Hydra Vine (Laurana)
Class: Greatest Rune Weapon
Type: Ram'Do
Damage: 6D6 x 10 + 50
Alignment: Unprincipled
Powers:
Heavy: Wielder gains -1 to Strike and Parry for every 2 P.S under 20. Increase Stamina Costs of Movement Actions by 1.
Painful - 24: Strikes which deal Damage also require a Save vs Insanity (Pain) of 24, or the target gains 1 Stack of "Suffering" per 2 Points Failed.
Serrated - 20: Strikes which deal Damage also cause 20 Wounds to the target.
Keen - 5: Reduce AR of the Target by -5 when determine Hits and Damage with this Weapon.
Hydra's Bone: Any time the Wielder makes an attack, they suffer 1D4 Death Damage, ignoring Armor and Damage Shields. Change Damage to 2D4 x 10 + 50, P.V to 10.
Follow Through: Any time this weapon makes a Swing, there is a 25% Chance to also make a Slash at the same target at no Cost. If the Swing hit, the Slash hits Automatically. This weapon does not have its Damage Reduced from Cleave.
Refinement: Wielder gains +45% to Spell Power, and increase Abjuration Spell Damage by +100% and Spell Effect by +50%. Any time the Wielder spends Morale to increase Spell Power, Spell Damage, or Restore P.P.E, increase the bonus by 100%.
Solid State: This Weapon always Deals Physical Damage. Reduce Physical Resistance and Physical Immunity of Targets when calculating damage for this weapon by -50%.
Earth Shatter: Increase Damage from Power Attacks and Devastate by +50%. Increase Total Damage to Heavy Armor by +25%.
Locus: This weapon may be used in place of 1 or 2 Handed spell requirements.
Arcane Battery: This Weapon may store up to 50 P.P.E and Restores 1 P.P.E every 2 Minutes.
Soul Core: This Weapon has 24 Morale, and may spend Morale on its, or it's bonded Character's Spells, Actions with this weapon, or to Restore its P.P.E. The weapon Restores Morale from Storytelling, Sing, Performance Art, 2D4 Morale each day it is not used, and 1D4 Morale each time it Kills an Opponent.
Hydra's Fangs: Any time this Weapon inflicts Wounds to a target, the target gains 1D4 Stacks of "Hydra's Fangs", a Physical Debuff Effect which lasts until removed, suffering 3D6 Physical Damage for each application, and gaining -5% to Save vs Poison, and increase Poison Damage taken by 20%. Any character may remove 1D6 Stacks of Hydra's Fangs by spending 1 Action.
Vengeance Delayed: If this weapon deals damage to an Abjuration Effect, Suspect that damage for 1 Second. After that duration, increase Damage, Critical Damage and End Damage by +50%, and deal damage Normally.
Blood Rage: Wielder gains -50% to save vs Insanity (Taunt and Berserk).
Bore: Wielder gains half Morale from drinking or any events at a bar.
Warrior Goddess: Once per Week, this weapon may restore its and P.P.E, 2D4 Morale, and gain +100% to End Damage and Damage for 3 Seconds.
Blessing of Beldar: Any time the Wielder dies, this weapon may suspend all abilities for 15 Seconds, and then the Wielder is set to 50% of their S.D.C, H.P and Stamina, and has all Total Damage taken and dealt reduced by 95% for 5 Seconds.
Blessing of Esrick: Any time the Wielder Suffers Damage past Damage Shields and Armor, the Attacker gains -20% to Save vs Insanity (Pain and Psioncis) for 5 Seconds, and increase the Damage and Effects of Psionics by 50%.
Blessing of Humanity: Before an attack, as a Free Action, the wielder may spend 1D6 H.P to gain +50% to Damage, +50% to Critical Damage, or +25% to Strike. After an Attack, as a Free Action, the Wielder may spend 3D6 H.P to gain +100% Damage, +100% Critical Damage, or make the Attack a Critical. Each bonus may be gained at normal cost.
Runic Item: This weapon has an I.Q of 16, an M.E of 24 and an M.A of 7, and is an Elf. The item may disable any of its powers other than; Damage, P.V, Solid State, Heavy, Painful, Serrated, Keen, Hydra Bone, Follow Through, and Hydra's Fangs.

Curse: Aggression. The wielder becomes HIGHLY aggressive against personal slights, cheats, and anything else. Stubbing a toe on a door is likey to ensure that door is little more than kindling soon. Bumping into the wielder is likely to end in a shouting match at best, bloodshed at worse. Character wielding this weapon must make a Save vs Insanity (Control) check of 14 every 7 Seconds during Combat, and 28 every time they suffer Damage, or become Enraged, a Mental Debuff Effect which lasts for 1 Minute, gaining +100% to Strike, +50% to Maneuver, and +100% to Critical and End Damage, -200% to Parry and Dodge. Also, the Character loses all Stacks of Distract, and gains 20 Stacks of Taunt from all Characters in that combat. Any time the wielder witnesses unwanted advances to women, or abuse to children, the they must make a Save vs Insanity (Control) Check of 40 or gain 100 Stacks of Taunt from the Offender, become Enraged from this and any other Enrage abilities, and attack.
Also, not a curse exactly, but the weapon is made entirely of bone, weighted and hooked at the end, with uneven, jagged and hooked teeth along the length of the 'blade', and is about 8 feet long and 40 odd pounds. It's noticeable, intimidating and in the way.

Personality: A bizarre mix of personalities, one might think the original soul had two of them. In battle, and times of tense emotion, the weapon is a blood thirsty, thoughtless beast intent on only destruction and death, no thought of the price of victory or the collateral damage around them. Aside from making the wielder a target, it's also hardly a good thing for their friends near by. And even if the wielder is calm, the weapon will do her best to ensure she can vent these feelings by either feeding her emotions into the wielder, or using simple school yard tactics, insulting and bulling the wielder into action, or at least to make herself feel better. Has a habit to know the exact thing to annoy her target into conflict, and no insult is too vulgar or sacred. Out of battle however, she is a very different person, and loves the arts, and mental challenges, and beg like a neglected girlfriend to be taken to theaters, encourages poetry, and the arcane arts (the highest mental task to her). She will engage in friendly debate and discussion about the matter, and is fairly knowledgeable about it (Lore - Magic at 200%). However, there are two other small quirks of the weapon, the first is children, she absolutely adores them, anything seen as spiteful or even unmindful of them (like cussing), will end with at -least- a reprimand from the weapon, if its someone other then the wielder, it could turn to bloodshed fast, the wielder might find select powers ignored for a few fights. Any direct violence to any kids (including something simple like a parent or militia man giving a warranted spanking), WILL turn bloody. The other is women, more to the point, women being hit on. It's likely she'll nudge her wielder to intervene (or again, withhold powers), if it's clear the advances are unwanted in anyway, it'll get bloody fast again.

JuliusCreed wrote:Holy @#$%#@%^%$#(*&^%!!! What kind of insanely high powered game are you running that could require a weapon that does 80 to 410 damage before boosting? Much less one with a laundry list of 20(!) powers? Munchkins aren't just drooling right now, they're either actively copying this thing down or scoffing at it because they've already come up with something even more embarrassingly powerful. I can't help but wonder whether you yourself fall into the category of munchkin yourself my friend. No offense is intended here... just saying that this is just waaaaaayyyyy over the top. At least for me.

Cinos wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:Holy @#$%#@%^%$#(*&^%!!! What kind of insanely high powered game are you running that could require a weapon that does 80 to 410 damage before boosting? Much less one with a laundry list of 20(!) powers? Munchkins aren't just drooling right now, they're either actively copying this thing down or scoffing at it because they've already come up with something even more embarrassingly powerful. I can't help but wonder whether you yourself fall into the category of munchkin yourself my friend. No offense is intended here... just saying that this is just waaaaaayyyyy over the top. At least for me.

The kind of game that's been going for about 10 years straight, served as the testing grounds for my new rules, and the original basis of the game was 'see how long you could live' (I was TRYING to kill the players and they knew it for the first year or so). Also, as the first bit explains, about halve the stats back to canon stats (so 3D6 x 10, still high). Numbers in my games are by default fairly high. This weapon is about the first thing to be able to one shot the entry level opponents they fight (which are things like 15th level warriors backed by chaos priests). The party's on an extremely high power level at this point, and are barely scraping by, and they're expected to assault the Black Citadel soon, I at least want to give them a fighting chance.

Also, Munchkin isn't completely accurate, but it's close

Oh, also, for Christmas, I give gifts (one of them was a game which I lifted all class and race restrictions for a new game, this year it's rune weapons ).

Revan wrote:Ignex The General Rune Sword
Type: Greater Rune Long Sword
Damage: 3D6
Alignment: Principled
Powers: All common rune powers. Plus two of my own Design

Power 1: Ignex grants his wielder a +30% to any and all Military Skills.

Power 2: Three times a day, upon mental command from the wielder, Ignex can summon a suit of full magical armor, fully weightless, of the wielders choice and design (could be anything from normal looking full plate, Samurai Armor, or even a chain mail Bikini) with an AR of 18 and 400 SDC that lasts 5 minutes.

Curse: Getting used to Ignex takes some time. While in combat, the sword will yell mental commands on how to properly strike or parry an attack. This can cause some confusion and leaves the wielder at a -4 to all combat rolls for the first 6 months. After that, the user will be used to Ignex and his contant tips and after another six months the wielder will enjoy a +1 to all combat bonuses. (never goes any higher)

Personality: Ignex is a solider and nothing else. All he ever talk about is battle and how many different strategies he has for any one type of scenario. While some may find this useful this could also be an annoyance as he will be contantly bombarding the wielder with tips and ideas on how to handle various enemies.
History: He dosen't like to talk about it as it has hardly anything to do with battle.

JuliusCreed wrote:

Revan wrote:Ignex The General Rune Sword
Type: Greater Rune Long Sword
Damage: 3D6
Alignment: Principled
Powers: All common rune powers. Plus two of my own Design

Power 1: Ignex grants his wielder a +30% to any and all Military Skills.

Power 2: Three times a day, upon mental command from the wielder, Ignex can summon a suit of full magical armor, fully weightless, of the wielders choice and design (could be anything from normal looking full plate, Samurai Armor, or even a chain mail Bikini) with an AR of 18 and 400 SDC that lasts 5 minutes.

Curse: Getting used to Ignex takes some time. While in combat, the sword will yell mental commands on how to properly strike or parry an attack. This can cause some confusion and leaves the wielder at a -4 to all combat rolls for the first 6 months. After that, the user will be used to Ignex and his contant tips and after another six months the wielder will enjoy a +1 to all combat bonuses. (never goes any higher)

Personality: Ignex is a solider and nothing else. All he ever talk about is battle and how many different strategies he has for any one type of scenario. While some may find this useful this could also be an annoyance as he will be contantly bombarding the wielder with tips and ideas on how to handle various enemies.
History: He dosen't like to talk about it as it has hardly anything to do with battle.

I like him. The duration of the combat penalties seems a bit steep to me though. A -4 for 6 months? That can get most fighter types killed in a hurry. Maybe have the duration be at half for Knights, Pallys, Mercs and Soldiers. They're kinda used to having orders barked at them from superiors. Everyone else can take the full 6 though, especially Mages and Clergy. Other than that, no complaints. This has Uncle Remus's seal of approval!

Cinos wrote:Interesting and rather good weapon, +1 Actions is always insane, much less the ability to jack up bonuses, with just a small, minor, side effect that may result in random murder in the wrong hands, and cut off from most alchemical shops at best. Wish I had this back when my main party found the Rune Forges in Northolme and had to help rest it from a Belmarian and Dwarf zealot group.

JuliusCreed wrote:

Cinos wrote:Interesting and rather good weapon, +1 Actions is always insane, much less the ability to jack up bonuses, with just a small, minor, side effect that may result in random murder in the wrong hands, and cut off from most alchemical shops at best. Wish I had this back when my main party found the Rune Forges in Northolme and had to help rest it from a Belmarian and Dwarf zealot group.

Glad you like him! Feel freee to make use of him anyway! Dwarven Zealots always have a nasty habit of cropping up anyway!

Justthis Guy wrote:I too created a rune weapon. It is of the lesser variety, and an odd type.

Isslag - Trident
Unprincipled only! 4D6 damage to any other alignment. Prefers Elves and mages (higher PPE to draw upon)
Does 4D6 damage plus 1d6 cold damage- double damage to devils and demons and to any creature of fire.
Icy pale blue color with darker blue streaks.
owner is +2 to strike and parry with the weapon, and gets +1 to all saves. Additionally, owner is immune to all cold affects and attacks, and resistant to fire (half damage). Isslag will always urge its owner to attack any demon or devil.

Has 120 PPE, and can cast any combination of the following spells. Isslag will also draw PPE from its owner to cast spells (Isslag does not care that the owner may need the PPE), especially when fighting demons or devils.
Fog of Fear
Create Fog
Hail
Wall of Ice
Encase in Ice
Snow Storm

This trident is a little over 5' long and uses limited telepathy to communicate with its owner. It's personality is rather stand offish and cold. it's comments seem indifferent or even callous at times. The personality in the trident is that of a Water Warlock from the north. She is as stated cold and aloof and callous for the most part, and would rather be left alone and not bothered unless there is work to do, namely killing demons or devils. Other than the minor curse, Isslag is a very serviceable and boon companion if you are in the demon hunting business.
The weapon is cursed- After six months of contact the owners hair begins to turn all white and becomes uncomfortable in warm area (over 65 degrees F), then they are -1 on initiative. For every ten degrees above 65, the owner suffers an additional -1 to initiative, cumulative.

Prysus wrote:

Cinos wrote:Nifty item that I cannot help but think is inspired by Full Metal Alchemist. Though I must ask why you didn't have one of the study effects be a death blow, or offer a bonus to it.

I admit nothing!

Greetings and Salutations. As for one of the effects being a death blow ... meh, didn't think about it. Heck, I think I wrote up the entire power at work with no books in front of me (except for his combat bonuses). Probably has something to do with the fact that except for the Demon Death Blow of Palladins I've never seen Death Blow come up in a game (or even used it myself). In fact, I don't know if I've ever known a character that's had it. With no experience with it, not something I consider until brought to my attention. Best explanation I can give you. Thank you for your time and patience, please have a nice day. Farewell and safe journeys for now.

Prysus wrote:

Cinos wrote:Greed's Fist

Greetings and Salutations. No, no, no. Greed would be a runic shield. Come on, that one should have been obvious. I'll consider writing one up, but I've already toyed with him a bit (such as one of the abilities of my "Whirling Dervish O.C.C.", a shield centered class, is called the Ultimate Shield, and I designed a space fighter that centers around defense and is sometimes referred to as the Ultimate Shield).

"Your Ultimate Shield is no match for my Ultimate Eye." They're the only two who had a name for their special abilities. Everyone else just ... kind of had them. Without a name, I just didn't feel inspired. But, if we're going to do this, let's see what we have ...

Cinos wrote:The Voracious Maw

This one ... may have actually inspired me for an idea. I'll kick it around a bit, might come up with something if you're really interested. Probably would involve some research. I'm thinking more a specific piece of armor (I have one in mind, but not sure what it would be called, or if such a piece even exists), or maybe a face mask (something like the mouth covering of Scorpion/Sub Zero from Mortal Kombat).

Cinos wrote:and um . . . The Great Rack of Lust? Okay, I'd need to work on the name of that last one . . . I think I suffer the same fault as Havoc . . .

Actually, wouldn't this be where the runic bikini armor (Rifter 9 1/2) comes in?

Cinos wrote:The Spine of Sloth, The Flesh of Envy, Black Heart of Pride

Hmm ... none of these have really struck a cord with me. Mmm ... maybe a gauntlet (I'm thinking massive punching gauntlet a la God of War III) for Sloth, something that's REALLY heavy and tires out the wearer, but can grant brief bursts of astonishing speed? No ideas for the other two yet, but I'll give it thought if you'd like and see what comes up. I may flip open Library of Bletherad to the Shadow Magic section and see if anything inspires me there.

Anyways, I think that's all for now. Thank you for your time and patience, please have a nice day. Farewell and safe journeys for now.



P.S. Kind of getting more of an idea on Pride. Don't know the specifics yet, but a loose concept that could make it a truly unusual rune weapon.

Prysus wrote:"Your Ultimate Shield is no match for my Ultimate Eye." They're the only two who had a name for their special abilities. Everyone else just ... kind of had them. Without a name, I just didn't feel inspired. But, if we're going to do this, let's see what we have ...

Prysus wrote:

Cinos wrote:I was just trying to stay in the theme of runic items requiring self mutilation to use, the fist of course would generate his shield (or a physical one like Psi Shield).

Greetings and Salutations. Ohhh ... rune cyborg ... now I get what you meant. Well, not really my thing (as I like that Fuernor had that unique aspect), but I if you like the idea I say go with it. At this point I think I may well run with the rest of them and see how things go. But I think there's room enough for both versions.

Cinos wrote:Also, there was Lust's Ultimate Spear which is openly named in her fingers which can pierce anything. If I recall they do name at least Envy's Ultimate Disguise in the Manga, but been too long.

Hmm ... Lust's Ultimate Spear I think I can work with. Envy still eludes me for a bit longer (though one of Hex's personalities from Rifter 52 kind of fits the bill in abilities).

As for the rest, well, I did one more ...



Selibra, the King's Robe
Rune Item

A set of pauldrons designed to fit over traditional plate armor. The pauldrons are made of black metal and covered with blood red runes. When worn, a semi-transparent cloak of shadow and darkness extends down from the pauldrons. While the cloak of shadows is materialized, those who see Selibra donned by a wearer must make a save vs. Horror Factor, 12 or higher.

Type: Rune Pauldrons; Greater Rune Item.

Damage: Special (see powers for details). Even though Selibra is capable of hurting an opponent, he is not designed as a weapon. As a piece of armor, he is not capable of inflicting damage directly to opponents.

Alignment: Diabolic.

Powers: All the common rune powers plus the following:

1) Cloak of Darkness: See the Shadow Magic spell of the same name (Palladium Fantasy Book 12: Library of Bletherad; page 80-81). This cloak extends from the pauldrons and remains semi-transparent. The cloak is extended upon the will of the wearer, but the cloak remains under the control of Selibra. That means if the cloak is extended, Selibra may wrap up any victim he chooses, even if the wearer is protective of the victim or trying to avoid attention. Those consumed by the cloak report that they can hear the screams and moans of all the souls consumed by Selibra.

2) Soul Drinker!: For a traditional soul drinker, the victim's blood must first be drawn. This is not the case with Selibra. Any victim consumed by the Cloak of Darkness and fails their save vs. magic (see the Cloak of Darkness spell) risks having their soul drunk by the diabolic rune item. Once a victim fails their save, Selibra can attempt to devour their souls (a second save vs. magic, this one 14 or higher). If the soul is consumed, the body is also consumed and becomes lost within the darkness of the cloak. Selibra doesn't need to drink souls, but often enjoys doing so. However he doesn't like devouring weak souls, so if he thinks someone is unworthy he won't bother to "taint" himself with the victim.

3) Corrupt Rune Item: With most rune weapons soul drinking is the height of their power, but not with Selibra. One of the most fearsome abilities of Selibra is for his cloak to swallow other rune weapons! Once consumed, Selibra can attempt to corrupt the item. The rune weapon must make a save vs. magic (14 or higher, only the items bonus to save vs. magic applies). A successful save means the rune item is spit back out after one full melee round (15 seconds), and immune from being consumed again. A failed save means that Selibra is capable of corrupting the weapon, changing their alignment to Diabolic and making the weapon willing to serve his will. Any corrupted rune weapon will take the same color scheme as Selibra. This corruption lasts for as long as the rune weapon remains in close proximity to Selibra. Once separated, the rune weapon is freed from control and returns to its previous alignment and personality. Rune weapons who failed their save are not immune, and are -1 to save the next time Selibra consumes it.

Curse: Powerless in sunlight and under the area affect of a Globe of Daylight. In these conditions none of his powers may be used. Selibra also hates the experience and will drain energy from the wearer to make feel better. While exposed to such conditions, wearer's feel weak and are -2 to strike, parry, and dodge, and -10% to all skills.

Personality: Selibra is very confident, and believes he's the "king" of all rune items. With his ability to corrupt other rune items, this claim may not be too far off. Not only does he believe highly of himself, he has little respect for mortals, thinking them beneath him. His ideal wearer would be a supernatural being, followed by a creature of magic. He'll only accept a mortal wearer as a last resort, and usually torment the mortal wearer and exert his dominance. While he has little respect for mortals, he does view strong mortals (such as skilled men of arms or powerful practitioners) as nourishment. Common mortals, such as farmers and merchants, he has no interest in at all, and would sooner lie on a cold dark cave floor than even be worn by such a lowly creature.

History: His origins aren't quite clear. The two main theories remain that he was actually created as a part of a king's armor, and that a master of the arcane created him in an attempt to harness the power of the greatest rune weapons all at one time in a seize the throne. Last recorded history of Selibra involves a mortal wearer who became fed up with rune item's torment and belittling. This mortal decided to throw Selibra into the deepest pit he could find, and that was the last anyone ever saw of him. What no one except for Selibra knows is that before the mortal could carry out his task, Selibra swallowed him and consumed his soul. With no wearer, Selibra fell helpless to the floor where he remains to this day. This is the third wearer Selibra has rid himself of in this way.

Sir Dellis wrote:I created this one the other day for a specific player in mind in my campaign so parts of its history may read a little odd, but I think I generalized enough though.

Stormfall

Type: Greater Runic Battle Axe
Alignment: Unprincipled IQ: 16
Damage: 4d6
Color: Handle is black with a blue sapphire set in the pommel. Axe blade starts black at the top. As you travel down the blade, the color shifts into a midnight blue. The blade portion is silver. The runes become more visible as you travel down the axe to the blade.

Stormfall can be used by an alignment. Good and evil alignments take twice as long to bond with the axe as normal

Powers: All of the common rune powers plus the following:

1) Chilling Touch - Chills any target it hits in combat. Persons affected by the chill lose 1 attack per melee and are -2 strike and parry. Persons affected by the chill also lose initiative for the remainder of combat.

2) Frost Aura - Upon command, the axe can frost up and will cause an additional 2d6 of frost damage. This power can be used 3x daily and lasts for 10 melee rounds, but causes 1d6 damage to the user every other melee. This frost aura can be cancelled at any time.

3) Summon and Control Storm - Once a month, the axe can create a storm as per the warlock/wizard spell of the same name (pg 244 PFRPG). The caster can control just how violent the storm is. A normal storm cast by the spell can drop up to 4 inches of rain per hour. By using the axe, the wielder can determine if as much as 4 inches drop or as little as 1 inch falls. If the storm is cast during winter months, snow will fall instead of rain with the same level of control. The spell is cast at 8th level proficiency. The spell costs no PPE but can only be cast once a month.

Curse: None

Personality: Stormfall feels at one with nature. A quiet and reserved being, Stormfall likes to sit back and watch, taking his time to observe everything.

History: Stormfall was created before the Elf-Dwarf war truly escalated into the devastating war that it would become. An ancient elven ranger, near the end of his life, volunteered to have his knowledge and love of nature passed into the weapon so the runesmiths combined him with an earth and water elemental to create this axe. The axe was granted to the 178th Ranger Battalion and was passed down for generations from commander to commander. Midway through the war, the axe was lost as the 178th was overrun and destroyed by a squadron of dwarven berserkers. Centuries later, the axe was rumored to be held by a dwarven overlord in the Great Northern Wilderness that loved to use the storm power to prevent elves from successfully sieging his stronghold. Despite the power of the axe, the stronghold was taken down but the axe was not recovered until discovered nearly 50 years by a Wolfen scholar.


In my campaign, the axe has fallen into the hands of a disgraced Imperial Janissary who is using it to commit atrocities on orc slaves and free orcs in the Old Kingdom Frontier of the Western Empire.

Hope you like and I look forward to the feedback

JuliusCreed wrote:

Sir Dellis wrote:I created this one the other day for a specific player in mind in my campaign so parts of its history may read a little odd, but I think I generalized enough though.

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Nice work here, Dell... very well done. I look forward to further contributions.

Speaking of contributions, a little something I whipped up in my head last night. Fair warning, it is not recommended for players... but then, where's the fun in that? Enjoy!

Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue's Tome
Greatest Rune Item
Type: Rune Book
Alignment: Anarchist

Appearance: A locked and sealed rune book, bound in dark brown leather. The front bears what appears to be an iron plate shaped in the form of a humanoid face molded in a silent scream riveted to the cover. A pair of iron dragon claw hasps attached to the back cover reach up and over to grip the top cover. There is no apparent keyhole to unlock the claw hasps.
History: Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue was a legendary Elven Wizard in his time before the Great Elf/Dwarf War, his name carrying nearly the status of such greats as Lictalon himself. It is rumored that Kh'Tharnim actually studied under the tutelage of Lictalon as well as many other great and powerful sorcerors, including a few Dragons from which he took his name. At the peak of his ability, however, the Great War started and the great Wizard found himself to be a very vocal proponent for peace during its early years, even attempting to act as a diplomatic liason between the two great kingdoms. All too soon, however it came to a crashing end as, while attempting to negotiate a peace between two smaller Elven and Dwarven factions within the War, another Dwarven attack fell upon his home city, mercilessly razing it to the ground, leaving no survivors save himself and a lucky few others who were also not within its boundaries at the time. When word of the decimation of his home, his friends and worse, his family, reached him, Kh'Tharnim was a changed man. Sadly, he had changed for the worse. Taking up the mantle of righteous avenger, he enlisted the aid of several friends and allies acquired over his many long years, some of them even being kings themselves, raising an army of frightening proportions and beginning what would be a long and bloody campaign of death and destruction, using the magical knowledge he had learned from legendary sorcerors, dragons and , some say, even the gods themselves to lay waste to no less than a dozen Dwarven strongholds, towns and cities, slaying thousands, if not tens of thousands of Dwarves without hesitation, restraint or mercy. It was not long before even a whisper of his name sent a cold chill along the spines of many a stalwart Dwarven warrior. Despite this reign of terror, plans were set into motion by the Dwarves to stop this threat before they were completely overwhelmed. After many years of planning, praying and careful execution, the Dwarves finally managed to capture and imprison Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue, ending his reign of destruction and legacy of terror. However, to imprison a Wizard of such power, the Dwarven captors had taken special precautions, primarily in the construction of a specially designed magical iron mask, designed to blind, silence and deafen the Master Mage all at once, thus essentially hobbling him and keeping him from using his magic against his captors. Thus, was Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue's campaign of vengeance ended.

Despite this victory, however, the Great War continued to drag on as Elven mystical superiority began to edge the tide of battle in their favor at a slow, but relentless, pace. The Dwarves needed a solution quickly and after many years, a few of the old hardliners of the time believed they had found the solution in their prisoner, Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue. Taking him from where he had been imprisoned, they led him, blinded, deaf and mute, into the deepest bowels of the Old Kingdom Mountains to the greatest of their treasures, the fabled Rune Forges. There, in a ceremony of blood, terror, pain and desperation, they condemned Kh'Tharnim to his final fate; to serve his new Dwarven masters as a legendary rune book, his soul locked in a timeless prison, his magical knowledge and power free for any to use as they saw fit, even going so far as to use the very mask that had hobbled him in life as part of the cover for the book, an eternal reminder of his fate.

And use it they did for the Dwarves began a long and bloody mystical campaign of their own, summoning forth the power and spirit of one of the greatest Elven Mages of all time to do their bidding against the very places he called home and the people he loved in a wave of magical destruction and terror that, even now is remembered by the earth itself. It is said that Kh'Tharnim's knowledge provided by the tome that serves as his prison was instrumental in summoning the destructive forces that laid waste to the Elven Kingdom of Baal-Gor, turning it into what is now known as the Baal-Gor Wastelands. After witnessing this atrocity, Kh'Tharnim's spirit broke, resigned to the fate of his eternal enslavement and wishing for nothing more than the torment to end.

Of course, after the destruction of Baal-Gor, the War did eventually end and with it, the death and destruction that accompanies such times. Along with the millions of lives lost on both sides of the war, so too were thousands of Rune items, among them, Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue's Tome. Many believe it to be locked away in the long cold Rune Forges of the Old Kingdom Mountains or buried deep in some ancient crypt. Others say it was among the Rune items disposed of in the mighty Nimro Volcano, while there are still some others who claim it to be in the hands of some despot lord or another. The world may never know and is likely so much the better for it.

Powers of the Tome
Aside from being Completely Indestructible, whoever holds the tome is granted a +3 bonus to all Saving Throws. Simply holding the book does not mean one can access its true power however. Unlocking the book requires whoever claims it to poke his finger and smear a drop of blood along the spine of the Tome, much like a standard Rune Book. At this point, the tome will unlock upon command of the reader who will then be fully bonded to the Tome. When opened, regardless of the page the book is opened to, a ghostly image of Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue will appear hovering over the Tome. Yes, this is the real McCoy, the spirit of Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue himself forever bound to the Tome. While opened, it is through the ghostly image that Kh'Tharnim speaks for all to hear rather than through standard telepathic means of other Rune items, though only through Limited telepathy while the book is closed.
Contained within the book, which is many hundreds of pages thick, are the following...
Working spell incantations for all Wizard magic levels 1-15
Working spell incantations for the following Spells of Legend; Barrier of Thoth, Crimson Wall of Lictalon, Metamorphosis: Dragon, Time Capsule, (Dragons & Gods pg 13) Time Hole Pocket Dimension (Dragons & Gods pg 13-14)
Detailed and illustrated instructions on the creation of all Circles of Protection*
Detailed and illustrated instructions on the creation of all Summoning Circles*
Detailed and illustrated instructions on the creation of the following Power Circles*; All Seeing, Command, Death, Healing, Knowledge, Power, Power Leech, Power Matrix, Wonder
The True Names^ of 2 Alu (demon), 3 Shedim (demon), 1 Gallu (greater demon), 2 Jinn (greater demon), 5 Dire Harpies (deevil), 1 Gorgon (deevil), 2 Imps (deevil), 1 Arch-Fiend (greater deevil), 2 Wraiths (greater deevil), 2 Cherru (angel), 1 Seraph (angel), and 1 Tharsis (angel)

*Includes lists of necessary components which the reader must provide
^There are literally dozens more names than what is listed here. Most of them belong to long dead people from the time of the Great War and are essentially useless save to summon their spirits
The first few pages of the book also provide an illustrated history of Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue similar to the one given above, though more from a Dwarven point of view. There are also many blank pages within the tome that the owner of the tome may use for his own purposes, activating them in the same fashion one would with an ordinary Rune Book.
The book possesses an incredible 1000 PPE that may be used to power any of the magics within the book, and the book recovers this PPE at a rate of 10 points per hour. This available PPE is also fully affected by the influence of Ley Lines and Ley Line Nexus Points as well as the times of year and planetary alignments (solstices, equinoxes and eclipses) Please note that for some of the more powerful incantations, particularly the Spells of Legend, this is not enough for a proper casting and will require some form of contribution from the reader, whether from his/her own PPE reserves, sacrifices, willing offerings and so on.

Personality. Kh'Tharnim Dragontongue is a broken man. He has not only witnessed the true carnage of war, he has also been the direct cause of that kind of death and destruction on a very large scale himself, both by his own actions and as a tool of his enemies. Now, his only wish is for his torment to end, knowing that it never will considering his current state as an indestructible Rune item. He sees his existence as nothing less than the torturous eternal damnation he deserves for what he has done in his lifetime, knowing the memories he has of it will never fade and grateful for the times he is alone in order to keep new memories from forming. If found, he will perform as he should without thought or hesitation, essentially going through a self induced emotional lobotomization while he is used like the tool he has become. During the times he is not in use however, he will often quietly plead with his owner to end his torment, abandoning him and letting him be alone with the terrible memories of his past. While not a free willed Rune item, Kh'Tharnim's spirit has been broken completely and he will permit himself to be used by anyone of any alignment. Simply put, he just doesn't care anymore.

Sir Dellis wrote:
Thanks for the feedback on Stormfall. I did make one change that I will edit in my original post shortly, but I want to give feedback on Dragontongue here.

ZOMGA, no wonder you said not intended for use by players I like it though

JuliusCreed wrote:

Sir Dellis wrote:
Thanks for the feedback on Stormfall. I did make one change that I will edit in my original post shortly, but I want to give feedback on Dragontongue here.

ZOMGA, no wonder you said not intended for use by players I like it though

Glad you like him. I have to admit, he's one of the few items I've created that even scares me a little. But then, that's what makes it so much more fun!

Sir Dellis wrote:

JuliusCreed wrote:

Sir Dellis wrote:
Thanks for the feedback on Stormfall. I did make one change that I will edit in my original post shortly, but I want to give feedback on Dragontongue here.

ZOMGA, no wonder you said not intended for use by players I like it though

Glad you like him. I have to admit, he's one of the few items I've created that even scares me a little. But then, that's what makes it so much more fun!

Now, I was even wondering this about Stormfall, but decided against it because of the damage that Stormfall causes to its owner from the frost aura power, but what about a curse for the Dragontongue?

Most runic items are cursed and a lot times, the more powerful the item, the bigger the curse....

All spells, the PPE to cast them and no drawback? I know a NPC in my campaign that's getting this book