Magical Clothing fo r Discerning Adventurers Anja Svare Sample file Introduction Table of Contents I really like making magic items. General Clothing 3 Now, there’s nothing wrong with how 5e presents the majority of magic items. But the tend to get a little stale. Potions are all essentially the same, scrolls don’t really have much interest Outerwear 6 other than what spell they contain, you’ve got a few interesting things that aren’t weapons or armor, but that’s about it. Most of those will either break a game because of their power, or Headwear 12 they should require a massive quest of campaign-level, world- spanning heroics to obtain. There just aren’t a lot of items that everyday adventurers want, Footwear 14 that won’t break the bank so to speak, and are things that are actually useful. Everybody wears clothes (I don’t want to think about nude D&D), and everybody loves magic items for their Accessories 16 character.. Combining the two seemed like a good idea, but I didn’t want Special Orders 20 to go with just pants, shirts, etc. I scoured the internet for medieval period clothing, and narrowed down a list of items that were common across a wide range of times and places throughout Europe during the Middle Ages. Now, I did come Glossary 22 across some interesting clothing items that fell outside that range or geography, and a few are included here. None of the items presented here are gender specific. I intentionally left any mention of that out of each item. For one, many of these garments were worn in some fashion or another by different genders, although slightly modified, at different periods of time or in different places across Europe. I also did not want to restrict anyone from using any of these items for any character they see fit. Nothing here stops any character 2 from wearing any of these items (other than class attunement for some specific garments). As far as how this content is presented, I thought it would be fun to organize the items similar to how a clothing catalog would present their wares, so it ended up being divided by type of clothing. A few items have or had such broad use or terminology that they might fall into 2 categories (I’m looking at you, frock) but for the most part it’s all pretty self-evident. Speaking of terminology, I have included a glossary of clothing terms that readers might not be familiar with. These definitions are by necessity somewhat vague in places, as the terms used to describe many garments throughout history could get a bit muddled or be used for different articles at different times, I have strived to be as accurate as possible, but by the very nature of the scope of medieval fashion, some Click here to check out items have been somewhat “diluted” to make sense for this 100 magical healing product and your game. items in my Alternative Anja Svare Medicines compendium, available now on the Credits DMs Guild! Content, design, layout: Anja Svare (yep, all me, only me) AllSample artwork and graphic elements: www.pixabay.com file DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, Ravnica and all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries. This work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used with permission under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. All other original material in this work is copyright 2019 by Anja Svare and published under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. Magical Clothing for Discerning Adventurers General Clothing General Alloyed Ackerton Colobium of the Vapors Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) Dyed with the ground powder of the carapace of a rust Go anywhere with this tunic, literally! monster, this tunic can be worn either above or below Once you are attuned to this plain tunic, you can become your armor, but why hide it? amorphous, and can move through a space as narrow as While wearing this, any nonmagical weapon made of 1 inch wide without squeezing. This does put a strain on metal that hits you corrodes. After dealing damage, the your physical body, and requires a DC 15 Constitution weapon takes a permanent and cumulative -1 penalty check. A failure results in 2d6 hit points of bludgeoning to damage rolls. If its penalty drops to -5, the weapon is damage and stops your body from becoming amorphous. destroyed. Non-magical ammunition made of metal that You can attempt to use this feature up to twice per day. hits you is destroyed after dealing damage. After each use of this feature, you must make a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or suffer a level of exhaustion. You cannot wear armor with any metal in it while wearing this item. Bliaut of Despair Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement) Woven from threads soaked in the ichor that passes as blood for a pit fiend, this loose, wide-sleeved tunic is incredibly powerful, yet still comfortable. While wearing it, you have advantage on all Charisma (Intimidation) checks. This ability comes at a price though. Each use of this feature requires a DC 15 Constitution saving throw, and failure results in 2d10 fire damage as the fabric heats up beyond what you can 3 control through willpower alone. Bodice of Troubles Wondrous Item, rare (must be attuned) Wearing this form-fitting bodice alters the weave of the fates around you, and how people see you. Up to 3 times a day you can change an attack roll against you or an opposed ability check by forcing your opponent to re-roll. The new roll is final, even if more detrimental to you. This feature resets after a long rest. Breena’s Blouses Wondrous item, uncommon The famed gnome weaver has created these blouses for adventurers for years. Somehow she is able to infuse an amazing resistance to magic into these simple yet fashionable blouses. While wearing one of these garments, you gain a +2 on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.Sample These come in all sizes! file Magical Clothing for Discerning Adventurers Dark Cassock Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) Woven from coarse wool and steeped in necromantic magics, this simple black robe will keep you going, but at a price. If you take damage reducing you to 0 hit points while wearing this garment, you may make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 5 + the damage taken, unless the damage is radiant or from a critical hit. On a success, you drop to 1 hit point instead. This feature can be used once per day. After such a use, you automatically suffer a level of exhaustion and suffer a short-term madness (DMG p259). Displacing Dalmatica Wondrous item, uncommon Lined with the leather skin of a cloaker, this full length tunic is a great addition to anyone’s evening wear. With this garment, while you are grappling a creature you General Clothing General take only half the damage dealt to you, and the creature grappled by you takes the other half. Additionally, while in bright light, you have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight. Earthen Jerkin 4 Wondrous item, uncommon This sleeveless leather tunic is embedded with the finely ground pebbles shed by a galeb duhr. This tunic provides you with resistance to all non- magical bludgeoning attacks. Corselet of Conjuration Extrication Chiton Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) Wondrous Item, uncommon They’ll never know what hit them when you wear this! Loose-fitting, comfortable, easy to move in. What more could you want? As a bonus action, this foundation garment can be used to cast the spell misty step once per day. While wearing this draped sleeveless shirt, you can take the Disengage action as a bonus action on your turn. You can use this ability twice before taking a short or long Cotte of Relûne rest. Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) Much sought after, this shift was designed by the Falling Robes swordmaster Relûne after her encounter with a Wondrous Item, uncommon fearsome marilith. She barely survived, and vowed to use the fighting knowledge she gained to help others. Fashionable, comfortable, useful. These have it all. WhileSample wearing this tunic, as a reaction you can add 4 to While wearing these silk robes,file you can cause them to your AC against one melee attack that would hit you. To billow out and lessen the impact of a fall. You can use do so, you must see the attacker and be wielding a melee your reaction when you fall to reduce any falling damage weapon. You can use this feature 3 times per long rest. you take by an amount equal to 5 times your proficiency bonus. Magical Clothing for Discerning Adventurers General Clothing General Frock of the Brave Serpent’s Braies Wondrous item, uncommon Wondrous item, rare No need to be scared of not looking like 100 gold in this. Made from the skin of the snakes from the head of a This simple garment grants you advantage on saving medusa, but still comfortable. throws versus being frightened while it is worn. Wearing these simple undergarments grants you advantage on all saving throws against being petrified. Guarding Gambeson Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) Shielding Gown Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement) Protective and comfortable, this padded tunic has fibers from a tree that housed a dryad woven throughout it.