Page 215 - Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations

Furthermore, evil-aligned creatures can see in this darkness and it becomes a normal book—still filled with disturbing

as if it were simply a dimly lighted area. and frightful images, but no longer capable of granting its
Arcane Material Component: A black stick, 6 inches long, with reader any bonuses or penalties.
humanoid blood smeared upon it. Strong divination; CL 17th; Craft Wondrous Item, foresight,
vision, creator must have read another Codex Anathema (magical
or discharged); Price 37,500 gp; Weight 5 lb.
MAGIC ITEMS Dust of Negation: This fine purple powder comes in a

Naturally, aberrations carefully guard the secrets of creating folded paper packet. When cast into the air, the dust creates
grafts and other unique items. a cloud of faint violet sparkles in a
Amulet of Inviolate Form: This mystic amulet
10-foot spread from the point of
CHAPTER 9 THE ABERRATION HUNTER is set with seven red garnets. Whenever the wearer origin. This cloud functions as

is subjected to a spell or effect that would signifi-
an antimagic field, negating all

magic effects within the area.
cantly change her bodily form or composition, she
can expend one charge to negate the transformation.
The cloud persists for 2
minutes (or 2 rounds in
She must decide whether to use the charge before she
attempts a saving throw. Effects that the amulet windy conditions).

protects against include polymorph, petrification, Moderate abjuration; CL 11th;
gaseous form, and transformative attacks such as Craft Wondrous Item, antimagic
the touch of an aboleth’s tentacle or a field; Price 3,300 gp.

chaos beast. The amulet has 7 charges, Ring of Lightning Flash-
one for each garnet; the garnets turn dull es: Made from interwoven
black as charges are expended. bands of copper and electrum,
Moderate abjuration; CL 9th; a ring of lightning flashes offers a

Craft Wondrous Item, break unique defense against mon-
enchantment; Price 11,000 gp.
sters that grapple, engulf,
Illus. by M. Cotie tinous mask merges with its As a purely mental standard action, the wearer can
swallow, or otherwise get
Chuulface Mask: This chi-
entirely too close to the wearer.
wearer’s flesh when worn,

but can be removed easily as
a full-round action. As long as the mask cause the ring to emit a powerful blast of lightning

that deals 5d6 points of electricity damage (Reflex
is worn, the wearer’s lower face becomes DC 13 half) to all other creatures within 5 feet.
transformed into a mass of long red tentacles Any creature that is currently in physical contact

within a chitinous mandible. His upper face with the ring’s wearer (grappling, engulfing,
is a smooth shell with tiny beady eyes. The and so forth) receives no saving throw
user can still speak (albeit in a sloshing, against the blast. The ring’s wearer can

gurgling voice), but any spell with a verbal invoke the lightning flash even when
component has a 10% spell failure chance. grappled, swallowed, engulfed, or para-
As long as it is worn, the wearer can breathe Jozan wields lyzed. A ring of lightning flashes is usable

water and has darkvision out to 60 feet. If the a rod of freedom three times per day.
user manages to establish a grapple on a creature, he can make Faint evocation; CL 5th; Forge Ring, lightning bolt; Price
a touch attack with the tentacles of the mask once per round as 11,250 gp.
a free action. A creature struck by these tentacles must make a Rod of Freedom: A potent weapon against monsters that
DC 19 Fortitude saving throw or be paralyzed for 6 rounds. charm or enslave other creatures, a rod of freedom is the equiva-
Moderate transmutation; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, lent of a +3 silver heavy mace. It has three special powers.
darkvision, hold monster, water breathing; Price 65,000 gp; First, the user can choose to deal nonlethal damage with no
Weight 1 lb. penalty on her attack rolls. (She must decide before she makes
The Codex Anathema: This infamous book was written by the attack roll if she will deal lethal or nonlethal damage.)
the wizard Iphegor of the Ebon Mirror. It has been copied on Second, any time she uses the rod to strike a creature that is
rare occasions since. It records terrible knowledge of distant under a charm or compulsion effect, she makes a special caster
times, alien worlds, and various aberrations. If anyone reads level check (1d20+9) to dispel the effect (DC 11 + caster level
this book (a minimum of 48 hours over at least six days), of the effect). A rod of freedom can be used five times per day.

she gains an inherent bonus of +2 to her Intelligence score, Third, as long as the rod of freedom is in her hand, the user
but loses 2 points from her Wisdom score. In addition, she gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against charm or
gains 5 ranks of Knowledge (dungeoneering), 2 ranks of compulsion effects.
Knowledge (arcana), and 2 ranks of Knowledge (the planes). Moderate evocation; CL 9th; Craft Rod, break enchantment;
214 Once the book is read, the magic disappears from its pages Price 53,000 gp; Weight 6 lb.