AV&ES- Roll those dice!

Wand of Summoning

Arakam’s eyes bulged as he heard Thoz say an obscure word. The wizard whipped around to see the thief using the magic wand that he had found in the hoard of the old dragon. Moments later a horrific being was straining to go beyond the circle that holding it at bay.
‘What have you done?’ Arakam asked. ‘Have you gone mad?’
‘This doesn’t look good,’ Nuli and Krogi said in unison as they looked on.
‘I am looking for the thief king’s crown, this seemed like a shortcut,’ Thoz confessed.
‘If I get out of here I will shred you all, tearing you to ribbons!’ the fiend shrieked in a grating metallic voice as it raked wicked claws against the magical barrier of the circle.
‘Now about that crown…’ Thoz said, trying to remain cool as the thing snarled.

A very intricately detailed willow wand, very powerful. Often leads to further complications for the owner.

Benefit: This very rare wand can be used to summon one outsider (non-deity or equivalent creature from the outer planes or the realm of fairy). A circle will emanate from the wand onto the ground in the required pattern and substance (i.e. salt for infernal creatures, cold iron shavings for fey, etc) and the summoned entity will appear within three rounds and stay for up to one hour unless the circle is broken, freeing the being to run amok or return to where it came from. The wand holds three charges and can be recharged with three maximum level spell of any type. More powerful beings may require a true name being uttered at the time of summoning. The summoned entity may be asked a question, cast a spell or perform a task for its summoner if they bargain well.

Usable by: Anyone level 4+.

Necromantic Incense

Uzeb the Wise stepped out of the barrow into the sunlight.
‘Any wiser?’ Jaundo asked.
The wizard, who smelled of funeral flowers, shook his head vigorously, as if to remove tenacious bees or strange thoughts.
‘I believe I know where we should go next, if I figured out those ridiculous riddles correctly,’ he replied.

Thick, black and dark blue cones that smell like a combination of lilies and dried roses. Very rare, not often found in magic shops.

Benefit: When this incense is burned within five feet of a corpse the smoke curls and cajoles the spirit to return and answer three questions, similar to a Speak with Dead spell. The corpse(s) will only speak in flowery prose and riddles which require an Int check to decipher.

Usable by: Anyone.

Flute of Stealing a Town’s Luck

”I’d throw that flute out,’ said Skorbi as he cast a dubious eye upon the thing.
‘It sounds beautiful. Well, except for that one song,’ countered Wrilk the dwarf.
‘That one song that we cannot hear, yet every time you play it when we go to the next town prices always seem to go up just for us, that song, you mean?’ the wizard retorted.
Wrilk looked at the flute, then looked at Bakra-do.
‘Leave me out of this one, everything else seems to turn out fine for us, that thing has some magic about it,’ the mercenary said.

This strange silver flute has odd, eerie carving on it that seems a little unsettling. And those that hear the beautiful music are never the ones that want to.

Benefit: This enchanted flute can play any tune, yet will ‘guide’ its owner to play a particular song, Lamenting City’ at least once a week, yet no more than three times in a week. When this tune is played the entire party receives a +1 bonus to all saves for a 24 hour period, although they cannot hear that one song as it is played. However, while this happens the nearest settlement has something go wrong- an important building develops a crack, a particular vintage of popular wine turns to vinegar, a local crop mutates and looks bizarre, bees leave their hives, etc, and they do hear the song, in a haunting tone that drifts about the town or city. And if the party sets foot on that town they will be treated with suspicion by the inhabitants.

Usable by: Anyone.

Silver Horn of Ejhekele

‘Where did that dwarf go?’ asked Uzeb the Wise as a strange, thick fog suddenly appeared and engulfed the pair of adventurers.
‘What were we doing in the first place? Where are we going?’ Jaundo asked in return.
Uzeb suddenly stopped pacing and realized that he wasn’t sure what time of day it was or exactly why they were in these woods.
A deep growl rattled Uzeb and Jaundo.
‘I believe that our day is getting worse,’ said Jaundo as he readied his spear.

A slender, etched hunting horn that smells faintly of pine. Silver and the horn of an unknown creature are beautifully worked together into this magic item, probably made by elves.

Benefit: When sounded, it does not summon creatures. Instead, it summons a Fog of Years. For 3d6 turns (30-180 minutes), a 60′ radius is enveloped in thick mist. Within this mist, all creatures lose the sense of the present; they cannot track time or remember why they entered the area. There is a 1-in-6 chance a Hunter of the Gods (this is a creature of the referee’s choice, probably similar to a 5HD Warg or similar creature) hears the call and arrives to “claim the strayed.”

Usable by: Anyone.

Remembering Blade

‘Ah, Drevit Mohg, who left me for dead in Vhing-lor,’ snarled Kneftis.
The thief Drevit Mohg jumped at those words, unable to keep his cool as he whirled around to see the fighter and his glowing blade.
‘It’s not what you think,’ whined Drevit.
Kneftis nodded towards the longsword he held towards the thief.
‘The blade tells a different tale.’
Drevit tipped over a table full of brass mugs and plates, then turned and ran, hoping that a crowd would buffer him from his nemesis.
Seeing the glowing blade, all gave the fighter a wide birth.

A well made, yet not overly ornate sword. The grip always feels comfortable and slightly warm, until it doesn’t…

Benefit: This enchanted longsword deals 1d8+1 damage on a successful hit. The sword glows faintly in the presence of those that have previously wronged the wielder. If they are not struck down in combat the owner of the blade loses 1d4 hit points until vengeance is taken. In this case wronged means publicly humiliated, betrayed, left for dead, etcetera, not petty squabbles or minor theft.

Usable by: Anyone who can wield a longsword.