Welcome to the 6th edition of my weird home brews. I hope you are getting some use out of these and some fun reactions from your players.
This week I’m bringing you a tome of training and a paper of friend.
Tome of Sword Play
Wondrous Item, rare +3 to all sword attacks and +1 to initiative rolls when using a sword
This tome is a training manual of swordplay. It covers all types of swords and, by reading this tome, the reader absorbs the knowledge and the ability to use each sword type. The reader will gain the abilities of the great swordmasters whose knowledge went into making the tome. Furthermore, the reader will gain the battle memories of each master and the muscle memory to copy their techniques, as if they had actually performed them.
Reading this manual must be done over a six-day period, taking 48 hours of study to complete. Once completed, the tome is no longer needed. The pages will become unreadable to anyone for a period of six months, after which the magic of the book will resume and the pages will be readable again.
Origami Assistant
Wondrous Item, very rare
Aged-looking, yellowish vellum parchment sheets, measuring 12” x 12,” which emit a subtle glow when detect magic is cast upon them. The sheets are normally found rolled and in a leather tube with a wooden stopper to protect the sheets from damage. The vellum includes a small instruction sheet that shows how to fold five different Origami Figures. Once the figures are folded and placed upon the ground, they will grow into a medium-sized paper Origami Figure waiting to do the bidding of the creator, much the same as a familiar might do. They can be used to spy, take messages to someone, or even fight if needed. If they are used to fight, the figure will have to be an AC12 with 12 HP and have the attributes of the figure, albeit they will be paper. The figure will remain animated for two hours, until destroyed or until the creator cancels the magic. At the end of the magic effect, the page falls to the ground and unfolds itself back to a flat sheet. The sheet will take 1d4 days for its enchantment to recharge if the page is undamaged.
Origami Assistants are vulnerable to fire and acid attacks taking 2x normal damage. They are resistant to cold damage and only take ¼ damage from cold-based attacks. When found, there will be 1d12 sheets of the magical vellum in the tube. The figures that can be created with these sheets are Dragon (no breath weapon), Bear, Scorpion (No poison but claw and stinger attacks) Swan, or Samurai Warrior complete with sword.
Stats:
Dragon
Str 15 (+2)
Dex 12 (+1)
Con 13 (+1)
Int 3 (-4)
Wis 11 (0)
Cha 13 (+1)
Actions:
Bite – Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, 1d10 +2 Piercing Damage.
Claws – Melee Weapon +4 to hit, 1d6 +2 Slashing Damage.
Bear
Str. 15 (+2)
Dex 10 (0)
Con 14 (+2)
Int 3 (-4)
Wis 11 (0)
Cha 13 (+1)
Actions:
Bite – Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to Hit, 1d6 +2 Piercing damage
Claws – Melee Weapon Attack; +4 to Hit, 2d4 +2 Slashing damage
Scorpion
Str. 13 (+1)
Dex 13 (+1)
Con 15 (+2)
Int. 3 (-4)
Wis. 11 (0)
Cha 13 (+1)
Actions:
Claws – Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to Hit 1d8 +2 Bludgeoning damage
Stinger – Melee Weapon Attack +4 to Hit 1d8 +2 Piercing damage (no poison)
Swan
Str. 12 (+1)
Dex 14 (+2)
Con 10 (0)
Int 3 (0)
Wis 11 (0)
Cha 13 (+1)
Actions:
Bite – Melee Weapon Attack +3 to Hit 1d4 + 1 Piercing Damage.
Samurai Warrior
Str. 16 (+3)
Dex 13 (+1)
Con 14 (+2)
Int 10 (0)
Wis 11 (0)
Cha 13 (+1)
Actions:
Katana – Melee Weapon Attack +5 to Hit 1d8 +3 Slashing Damage. 2 attacks per round.
