Mythical Items

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LIST OF MYTHICAL ITEMS Aegis MYTHICAL Amphion’s Lyre Aphrodite’s Girdle Apollo’s Bow ITEMS Armor of Achilles Legends passed from father to son, from Athena’s Bridle mother to daughter, generation to Balor’s Eye generation: these stories detail incredible Book of Thoth tasks of courage and virtue by equally Caliburn incredible heroes. Some are completely Chains of Fenrir fabricated; others contain a seed of truth, an Clarent interpretation of an ages-past history of the Club of Dagda mischief of gods. In either case, stories are Crown of Immortality made real by their belief, inspiring new Cup of Heracles heroes to take the stage. Dyrnwyn, the Flaming Blade But further than heroes, further than gods, Fafnir’s Heart are the items, weapons, and artifacts that Falcon Cloak of Freya populate these myths. These fall into two Gae Bulga broad categories. The first are real artifacts, Head of Mimir crafted by the divine to aid the ancient Helm of Awe adventurers in their plight, then lost for Heimdall’s Blade eons. The other are recreations, items Hrunting created by powerful mages and artificers Lancelot’s Ring of Dispel who were inspired by mythology for the form Parazonium and purpose of their work. Pasha the Noose The items in this content are inspired by Scale of Maat the mythology of our own world, drawn from Scythe of Father Time the myths of the Greeks, Romans, Celts, Seal of Solomon Norse, Hindu, and Jewish, among others. Smoking Mirror Some items also come from popular stories Staff of Circe of the Medieval period and of Arthurian lore. Staff of Prospero Svalinn Sword of Damocles

Tarnhelm Wand of Babel Wings of Icarus

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Once you invoke this blessing, you can’t do ITEM DESCRIPTIONS so again until the next dawn.

APHRODITE’S GIRDLE AEGIS Wondrous item (belt), very rare (requires Armor (shield), legendary (requires attunement) attunement) This silken girdle was woven with This golden shield has a texture like the skin Aphrodite’s gifts of love and seduction. of a snake, and a snarling medusa’s visage While attuned to this girdle, you are immune is emblazoned on its face. While holding to being charmed, and other creatures have this shield, you have a +2 bonus to AC. This disadvantage on saving throws made to bonus is in addition to the shield’s normal resist being charmed by you. bonus to AC. The shield has 5 charges. As an action, APOLLO’S BOW you can expend a charge and strike your Weapon (longbow), legendary weapon against the face of the shield, which This bow, made of entwined silver and gold, rumbles like thunder. Any creature within 30 was borne by Apollo, god of archery. You feet of you must make a DC 18 Constitution have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls saving throw. On a failed save, the creature made with this bow. is pushed 20 feet back from you, and is When the bow is drawn without an arrow frightened of you for 1 minute. The creature in hand, it creates an arrow of burning can repeat its saving throw at the end of sunlight. These arrows deal radiant damage each of its turns, ending the effect on itself rather than the bow’s normal piercing on a success. On an initial success, the damage, and shed bright light in a 15-foot creature is pushed half as far and is not radius and dim light in a 15-foot radius frightened of you. beyond that. The shield regains 1d4 + 1 charges daily at dawn. ARMOR OF ACHILLES Armor (plate), legendary (requires AMPHION’S LYRE attunement) Wondrous item (instrument), legendary (requires attunement by a bard) This bright bronze armor is speckled with stars, and once belonged to a valiant This lyre is made of solid gold, a gift by warrior. While attuned to this armor, you Hermes to his lover Amphion. While holding have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, this lyre, you have a +3 bonus to spell and slashing damage from non-magical attack rolls and to the saving throw DCs of weapons. your bard spells. The armor also gives off an aura of Additionally, as a bonus action, you can bravery. While a friendly creature is within invoke the blessing of Hermes. For 1 10 feet of you, they have advantage on Sampleminute, your movement speed is doubled. file