Post by The Dungeon Master on Jul 12, 2006 10:39:16 GMT -5
A list of your possessions (beyond personal loot, etc.) that is stored at the tower:
The tower and graveyard have been hallowed.
6 barrels of banned scotch from a neighboring unfriendly country
18 barrels of banned wine
4 fancy carpets
Armoire
[glow=red,2,300]The Ars Maleficus[/glow]: This massive tome is bound in the skin of an elder medusa, and contains the collective knowledge of seventy-seven unbroken generations of practising wise women, witches and warlocks. While the knowledge contained in the tome has often been put to sinister ends, it is not evil in and of itself.
If a spellcaster studies the contents exclusively for 20 months minus his intelligence score, he gains a +2 circumstance bonus on Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (nature) and Spellcraft checks, as well as the limited use of the following item creation feats: Brew Potion, Craft Fetish and Scribe Scroll. The bonus feats only function when the spellcaster works with the tome at his side; i.e. the spellcaster does not have the feats but references the tome to use them.
In addition, a spellcaster that has mastered the text acquires the following spell-like abilities while working with the massive tome in hand: 1/week - bestow or remove curse, scare, scrying and gaes. These abilities are as the spells cast by a 13th level caster.
The tome always ends on a single blank page. If a spellcaster draws a pint of her own blood and mixes it with 10,000gp worth of rare inks and powdered gems, she may cast arcane mark on the page to special effect; if the caster is killed she will be resurrected, as per the spell (CL13) on the next full moon following her death. The arcane mark fades as the days count down to the next full moon, then disappears completely when the spellcaster is resurrected. Preparing this special ink costs the caster 1 permanent point of Constitution.
Nockmort's journals: written in druidic. 30 hours to read.
[glow=red,2,300]Draconic torque of gaseous form[/glow]: A massive onyx circlet, over 5 feet in diameter, its twin ends capped in balls of burnished silver. On the inside of the circlet is the following phrase, etched in Draconic: "Prince and Pauper, King and Knave, Equals in His Wake." If the answer, "Death" is spoken, the wearer and the circlet assume gaseous form for 3 rounds. Up to 3 medium-sized creatures or 5 small creatures can stand inside the band and activate its powers. The power can be activated 3 times per day.
[glow=red,2,300]The Wardrobe of Cleansing[/glow]: Clothes left in this ornamented wardrobe for 10 minutes while the door is closed are cleaned and pressed into pristine condition. All mud, stains and marks vanish completely and colors are refreshed to their original brightness.
[glow=red,2,300]Desk of Concentration[/glow]: Anyone who sits at this heavy wooden desk feels their mind cleared and focused. They receive a +2 competence bonus to any attempt to study, concentrate, or work while at the desk, including all Intelligence, Wisdom, Craft, Profession, Knowledge, Concentration, and Spellcraft checks made there.
[glow=red,2,300]Magic Lamps[/glow]: There are four large desk lamps placed on the desk, table, wardrobe and nightstand. Each casts a permanent daylight spell. The spell can be toggled on and off by clapping.
[glow=red,2,300]Bed of Health[/glow]: Anyone resting in this ornate, iron-framed bed with a plush goose feather mattress feels more comfortable than they've ever felt in a bed before. They need half the usual amount of sleep and heal at double the usual rate while resting.
[glow=red,2,300]Easy Chair of Penmanship[/glow]: A quill pen sits on the armrest of this easy chair. Whoever sits in the chair can command the quill pen to write whatever they speak or think. A sheet of parchment appears out of nowhere and transcribes whatever is dictated. The chair can produce an infinite amount of ink and parchment.
[glow=red,2,300]Dewey's Bookshelf[/glow]: The bookshelf is intelligent and magical. If you speak the name of a book, it slides out and into your hands. The bookshelf can be commanded to sort its books by subject, author, title, color or any other descriptor. For example, if someone stated, "Show me all the books on the elemental planes," the books on the shelf would fly out of place and reshuffle themselves so all books on the elemental planes were in front of the user at once.
[glow=red,2,300]Spellbook containing all PHB wizard spells up through 6th level plus Dragonkith spell[/glow]
The tower and graveyard have been hallowed.
6 barrels of banned scotch from a neighboring unfriendly country
18 barrels of banned wine
4 fancy carpets
Armoire
[glow=red,2,300]The Ars Maleficus[/glow]: This massive tome is bound in the skin of an elder medusa, and contains the collective knowledge of seventy-seven unbroken generations of practising wise women, witches and warlocks. While the knowledge contained in the tome has often been put to sinister ends, it is not evil in and of itself.
If a spellcaster studies the contents exclusively for 20 months minus his intelligence score, he gains a +2 circumstance bonus on Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (nature) and Spellcraft checks, as well as the limited use of the following item creation feats: Brew Potion, Craft Fetish and Scribe Scroll. The bonus feats only function when the spellcaster works with the tome at his side; i.e. the spellcaster does not have the feats but references the tome to use them.
In addition, a spellcaster that has mastered the text acquires the following spell-like abilities while working with the massive tome in hand: 1/week - bestow or remove curse, scare, scrying and gaes. These abilities are as the spells cast by a 13th level caster.
The tome always ends on a single blank page. If a spellcaster draws a pint of her own blood and mixes it with 10,000gp worth of rare inks and powdered gems, she may cast arcane mark on the page to special effect; if the caster is killed she will be resurrected, as per the spell (CL13) on the next full moon following her death. The arcane mark fades as the days count down to the next full moon, then disappears completely when the spellcaster is resurrected. Preparing this special ink costs the caster 1 permanent point of Constitution.
Nockmort's journals: written in druidic. 30 hours to read.
[glow=red,2,300]Draconic torque of gaseous form[/glow]: A massive onyx circlet, over 5 feet in diameter, its twin ends capped in balls of burnished silver. On the inside of the circlet is the following phrase, etched in Draconic: "Prince and Pauper, King and Knave, Equals in His Wake." If the answer, "Death" is spoken, the wearer and the circlet assume gaseous form for 3 rounds. Up to 3 medium-sized creatures or 5 small creatures can stand inside the band and activate its powers. The power can be activated 3 times per day.
[glow=red,2,300]The Wardrobe of Cleansing[/glow]: Clothes left in this ornamented wardrobe for 10 minutes while the door is closed are cleaned and pressed into pristine condition. All mud, stains and marks vanish completely and colors are refreshed to their original brightness.
[glow=red,2,300]Desk of Concentration[/glow]: Anyone who sits at this heavy wooden desk feels their mind cleared and focused. They receive a +2 competence bonus to any attempt to study, concentrate, or work while at the desk, including all Intelligence, Wisdom, Craft, Profession, Knowledge, Concentration, and Spellcraft checks made there.
[glow=red,2,300]Magic Lamps[/glow]: There are four large desk lamps placed on the desk, table, wardrobe and nightstand. Each casts a permanent daylight spell. The spell can be toggled on and off by clapping.
[glow=red,2,300]Bed of Health[/glow]: Anyone resting in this ornate, iron-framed bed with a plush goose feather mattress feels more comfortable than they've ever felt in a bed before. They need half the usual amount of sleep and heal at double the usual rate while resting.
[glow=red,2,300]Easy Chair of Penmanship[/glow]: A quill pen sits on the armrest of this easy chair. Whoever sits in the chair can command the quill pen to write whatever they speak or think. A sheet of parchment appears out of nowhere and transcribes whatever is dictated. The chair can produce an infinite amount of ink and parchment.
[glow=red,2,300]Dewey's Bookshelf[/glow]: The bookshelf is intelligent and magical. If you speak the name of a book, it slides out and into your hands. The bookshelf can be commanded to sort its books by subject, author, title, color or any other descriptor. For example, if someone stated, "Show me all the books on the elemental planes," the books on the shelf would fly out of place and reshuffle themselves so all books on the elemental planes were in front of the user at once.
[glow=red,2,300]Spellbook containing all PHB wizard spells up through 6th level plus Dragonkith spell[/glow]
