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ARTIFacTS OF THE O LD W ORLD Sample file A COLLECTION OF ARTIFacTS INSPIRED BY EUROPEAN FOLKLORE FOR 5TH EDITION DUNGEONS1 & DRAGONS Credits This book was created by a multi-national team of writers, artists, and editors, originating from nearly a dozen different European countries. With this project, they hope to share a bit of their country’s history, lore, and mythology with you for use in the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Project Leader: Nikolas Totief Writers: Alessio Bran Petrosino, Andrea Maffia, Aris Bizos, Catherine Evans, Christian Eichhorn, C M O'Halloran, Daniele Severin, Darren Kenny, Luca Maffia, Jason Bakos, Maffo Botticelli, Magnus Vogel, Massimo Tartaro, Matthew Whitby, Miłosz Gawęcki, Nikolas Totief, Ole Arnesen, Green Bird Rpgs, Stratos Fotakis, Sven Truckenbrodt & Themis Paraskevas Editors: Duncan Thompson, ELF Vesala, Kai Linder, Mistfactor Press, Nikolas Totief, Orla ní Dhuíll & Sophia Maria Nicolopoulos Layout & Graphic Design: Alexander Kami, Anne Gregersen Cover Artist: Wouter Florusse Interior Illustrations: Bruno Rodak, Luca Maffia, Ludovico Tellatin, Katrina Latve & Wouter Florusse 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 originalSample material in this work is copyright 2020 by the mentioned creators and publishedfile under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. 2 Table of Contents Baltic Artifacts Huntsman’s Sword 33 Gae Assail - The Assault Spear 64 Lāčplēsis’ Hat 5 Little Horn 34 Gae Bolg 64 Ring of Namejs 5 Magic Mirror 35 Lía Fail - ‘Stone of Destiny’ 65 Vaiva’s Rainbow Belt 6 Rumpelstilzchen’s Spinning Wheel 35 Luin Celtchair 66 Zelta Kokle 6 Seven League Boots 36 Móralltach 67 Cursed Spindle 37 Sguaba Tuinne - The Wave Sweeper 67 Norse Artifacts Soldier’s Knapsack 38 The Book of Kells 68 A Lock of Golden Hair 7 Soldier’s Lighter 39 The Hurl of Cu Chulainn 68 Animated Axe 7 Wishing Cloth 39 Uaithne, the Four Angled Harp 68 Animated Hoe 7 Apple of Life 8 Greek Italian Brisingamen 8 Achilles’ Armor 41 Accabadora's Hammer 71 Creature Cloak 9 Aeolus’ Bag of Wind 42 Ancilia 71 Draupnir 10 Ambrosia 42 Book of Spirits 71 Gram 11 Antikythera Mechanism 42 Bufonite 72 Gridarvol 11 Aphrodite’s Dove 43 Cagliostro's Magic Tome “Massonerie Gungnir 12 Apollo’s Lyre 44 Egyptienne” 72 Mjolnir 12 Apple of Discord 44 Catullo’s Hymn of Love 73 Naglfar 13 Ariadne’s Thread 45 Crocea Mors 73 Old Erik’s Hand-Mill 14 Artemis’ Bow 46 Cupid’s Bow 73 Protective Iron Gloves 14 Blindfolds of Judgement 47 Demonic Mask 74 Skíðblaðnir 15 Cornucopia 47 Isten Kardja 75 Strength Belt 16 Damocles’ Sword 48 Lapis Manalis 75 The Flying Ship 16 Diomedes’ Iron Reins 49 Masks of Commedia 76 Tyrfing 18 Echetlus Plough 49 Nero's Radiant Lantern 77 Walnut of Flowing Water 18 Golden Fleece 50 Pomegranate of the Nun 78 Gorgoneion Shield 50 Ribboni's Perpetual & Portable English & Welsh Helm of Hades 51 Mechanism 78 Adder Stone 20 Hephaestus’ Hammer 51 Scrixoxiu 79 Armour of the Glass Knight 20 Hera’s Diadem 51 Secce Stones 79 Bow of Merry Thieves 21 Hide of the Nemean Lion 52 Spear of Destiny 80 Cauldron of Rebirth 22 Hydra’s Poisonous Blood 53 Sybil Stone 80 Chariot of Morgan Mwynfawr 22 Kronos’ Scythe 53 The Mouth of Truth 81 Collar of the Black Hound 23 Laurel Wreath 54 The Tarot 81 Cunning Man’s Witch Bottle 23 Poseidon’s Trident 55 Tome of Command 83 Excalibur 24 Scales of Justice 56 Velificatio 84 Lady Godiva’s Comb 26 Sword of Justice 57 Virgilian Egg 85 Merlin’s Oak 26 Thyrsus 58 Pickaxe of Giant Killing 27 Zeus’ Thunderbolt 58 Slavic The Halter of Clydno Eiddyn 28 Baba Yaga’s Pestle and Mortar 87 The Knife of Llawfrodedd 28 Irish Chalice of Poison 87 Aenbharr 60 Divine Gold Apple 88 Germanic Aengus Óg’s Harp 60 Eagle’s Ring 88 All-Kinds-Of-Fur 30 An Sceach Gheal - “The Fairy Tree” 61 Horn of Freedom 89 Blasting Cap 30 Areadbhair - The Slaughtering Spear 61 Hearthaxe 89 Brave Tailor's Belt 31 Beagalltach 62 Jagged Sword of Kings 89 Cudgel in the Sack 31 Cauldron of the Daghda 62 Raskovnik 90 Endless Porridge Pot 32 Claidheamh Soluis - Sword of Light 63 Sadko’s Gusli 91 GlassSample Coffin 32 Dúban 63 Samosek file91 3 Baltic, Norse & Scandinavian Sample file 4 Baltic Artifacts Lāčplēsis’ Hat Lāčplēsis’ Hat Wondrous item (hat), legendary (requires The protagonist of one of the greatest Baltic attunement) epic poems is the hero Lāčplēsis (Bear Tearer), who gave the poem its name. He journeys Lāčplēsis’ hat provides the wearer with the through many lands, falling in love, protecting Strength and Constitution of a brown bear. his people, battling many-headed monsters, Your Strength score is 19 and your Constitution Christian missionaries, and finally The Black score is 16 while you wear the hat. Knight, whereupon he meets his end in a heroic Additionally, once per day, when you hit a struggle. His great strength came from his creature with a melee weapon attack, you can mother, who was a she-bear. The hero’s bear-like choose to deal 4d10 extra damage. furry ears attested to that ancestry. During his confrontation with the Black Knight, his ears Ring of Namejs were cut off and thus, he was greatly weakened. During the time of the Baltic crusades, The poem was written to provide people with Namejs, of the Semigallian tribe, was one of the an epic mythology. It symbolizes the conflict last chiefs left battling the crusaders. When he between pagan beliefs and the invading forces was forced into exile, he gave his son a ring so of Christianity, represented by the missionaries he could recognize him when he returned. The and crusaders. crusaders became aware of this and searched for the boy who wore the ring. To protect Namejs’s family, the male tribe members all started to wear copies of the ring, disguising Namejs’s son and allowing him to pass unnoticed. Rings of Namejs are not unique. They are usually found in sets of two or three, allowing a group of creatures to pass undetected while being able to recognize each other. Lacplesis' Hat Sample fileRing of Namejs 5 Vaiva’s Rainbow Belt Vaiva's Rainbow In southern-Baltic folklore the God of thunder, Belt Perkūnas, married a laumes (a forest spirit of compassion) called Vaiva, and took her to live in the sky alongside him. However, Vaiva fell in love with a human with whom she conceived a child with, which she hid on Earth. In order to visit her secret lover and their child, she created a rainbow belt to travel between the sky kingdom and the world of humankind. Vaiva’s Rainbow Belt Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement) While wearing this belt, you can cast the plane shift spell twice per day. Casting plane shift with Vaiva’s rainbow belt affects only yourself. Zelta Kokle The Kokle is the traditional folk instrument of Zelta Kokle the Baltics. A member of the zither family, it historically had between 7 and 12 strings which Ring of Namejs are stretched out over a hollowed trapezoid body Ring, uncommon (requires attunement) and played by plucking or strumming. Their calming sounds can be commonly heard at mid- While wearing a Ring of Namejs, you can use summer, when families take to the countryside a bonus action to become imperceptible for to celebrate the Solstice. These lovingly hand- the next 10 minutes. Creatures within 60 feet carved instruments are considered holy. of you cannot detect you with normal senses or darkvision, though you are not invisible. Zelta Kokle This allows you to move through crowded Wondrous item, uncommon (requires areas unnoticed by those around you. Other attunement) creatures wearing a Ring of Namejs can perceive When played as an action, this instrument you as normal. creates an area of serenity within a 30-foot Any creature specifically searching for you radius of you. All creatures within the area must make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) must make a DC 13 Wisdom saving throw. or Wisdom (Perception) check. On a success Any creature that fails the saving throw, suffers they notice you and become immune to the disadvantage on their attack rolls and on their ring’s effects for 24 hours. saving throws for the next minute as they Once you have used the ring’s ability, you can’t struggle against the beautiful, calming music. do soSample again until you finish a long rest. file 6 Norse Artifacts chopping with such vigor that wood chips fly A Lock of Golden Hair in every direction. Any tree is destined to fall, Once upon a time, a goddess was the envy of all when an animated axe is put to the task. the other gods and goddesses for her beautifully flowing golden hair. Even the goddess of beauty Animated Axe was envious. Wondrous item, very rare The trickster god decided to play a prank on An animated axe is a lumberjack’s axe. this goddess and cut her hair in her sleep. When • It can be wielded as a weapon that deals she awoke and saw what had happened she was 1d8 slashing damage or 1d10 if it is furious.
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