Whimsical artifacts
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Revision as of 17:34, 26 June 2008
In e-mails related to the Princes of the Universe Mark IV campaign, Stormraven suggested to his fellow players two different lists of artifacts that might have been carried by the Heroes of the Realm instead of the Cloak, Greatclub, Javelin, Longbow, Shield, and Wizard Hat. These lists of artifacts would require successively less embrace of practicality and successively greater acceptance of the surreal and whimsical.
List 1
Stormraven, referring to his character Wes, wrote:
"I've got the Harpsichord and the Shoe Horn. Jeremy has the Ivory Button and the Glass of Iced Tea. Geoff is left with the Curious Armature and the Cracked Lens. Sorry."
DrEris, player of Geoff, created a write-up for one of these artifacts:
The Glass of Iced Tea
This artifact was created by the Wizardess Formalla. An alchemist and herbalist of note, she was also a Teetotaler. Disgusted by all of the alchemical beers and wines, she set about making a powerful item based on her love of teas. The item has many functions both mundane and magical. The glass is never empty and never spills, even if held upside down. The owner is able to pour tea out of the glass into other containers (in which case the tea is delicious but normal tea). Other abilities are more impressive.
Sip: 3 times a day a sip of the tea can relieve fatigue.
That's not a sip!: 3 times a day a bigger sip of the tea can relieve fatigue or exhaustion.
Gulp: 3 times a day a gulp of tea can relieve fatigue, exhaustion, or nausea.
Chug: 3 times a day a chug of tea can relieve fatigue, exhaustion, or nausea, or the user can gain the benefits of the aid spell.
Chug-a-lug!: 3 times a day a chug-a-lug of tea can relieve fatigue, exhaustion, or nausea, or the user can gain the benefits of the heroes' feast spell.
That's Brisk!: The Glass of Iced Tea of the Realm also functions as the water breathing spell 1/day. (Only a few old sages, in their mid to late 30s at least, understand why this function was added to the glass.)
List 2
Dissatisfied with the mundane nature of the artifacts on his first list, Stormraven decided to really go for the surreal and created a new list of even more outlandish artifacts. He wrote:
"Wes has laid claim to the Scent of Daffodils and the Number Between One and Thirteen. Jeremy wants to keep the Harmonious Buzzing and would also like the Fading Memory of Fireflies. That leaves Geoff with the Particular Shade of Green and the Disturbing Stain. Sorry."
DrEris has promised a write-up for the Disturbing Stain.
