Jandor’s Magic Item Series #14 – One of Five

Hey there space cadets! Check out the first in the series here!

NAME: One of Five (small +2 fire resistance moderate fortification champion hide armor)

Aura Strong abjuration; CL 13th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, protection from evil, resist energy, limited wish; Price 54,165 gp; Identify Spellcraft DC 28

DESCRIPTION: This suit if hide armor is sized for a gnome or halfling. A tower, with banners streaming from its battlements, is etched on the chest piece, and a simple symbol for fire is etched on the pauldrons.

Anyone who wears the armor has fire resistance 10, and a 50% chance of negating any critical hit or precision based damage. Additionally, any good-aligned creatures with the challenge ability (such as cavaliers) or the smite evil ability (such as paladins, half-celestials, and creatures with the celestial creature template) gains an additional benefit. When worn by such a creature that uses a challenge or smite ability, the wearer gains a +2 sacred bonus to AC against attacks from the chosen opponent.

HISTORY: One of Five is one of five suits of hide armor crafted by a master armorer named Filiu. Filiu built these suits for a band of cavaliers who had made a name for themselves defending her country from a variety of threats.

The adventurers were planning on leading an assault against a fire giant stronghold, with the hopes of slaying their leader and putting an end to raids coming from the mountain. They ordered these suits of hide armor in the hopes that it would give them an edge in the fight (and a cool look).

It took her the better part of a year to complete the enchantments. The cavaliers had been fighting off patrols, skirmishing with the giants, and gathering intel in the meantime, and once the armor was finished they launched their attack.

Two weeks later they returned, having lost two of their number but bringing the fire giant king’s head with them. They retired soon after, selling this particular suit of their armor to fund the resurrection of their fallen comrades.

SAMPLE TREASURE HORDE: 10,005 copper pieces in a heavy gold coffer worth 1000 gp, and One of Five. This horde is suitable for any CR 9 creature that uses standard treasure.

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Sources Used: Core Rulebook and Ultimate Combat

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Jandor’s Magic Item Series #4 – Red Hawk Armor

Hey there space cadets! This series is all about magic items for your game table. Most will be Pathfinder, but a few from other game systems may crop up from time to time.

Each item will have a unique name, history, and treasure horde in which you may find it, as well as relevant crafting information and cost.

The goal of this series is to present a number of helpful and interesting items GMs can drop into a treasure horde or have ready for that random encounter on those days where you just don’t have a bunch of prep time. Or, maybe the item will spark a bit of story or an adventure!

NAME: Red Hawk Armor (+2 Full Plate)

Aura Moderate; CL 6th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor; Price 5,650 gp; Identify Spellcraft DC 21

DESCRIPTION: This masterwork suit of steel full plate armor is emblazoned with a crimson hawk, wings spread in a swooping pose, on the chest piece.

HISTORY: The Red Hawk’s were an ancient order of cavaliers, fierce knights and mighty warriors, who defended a tiny kingdom. In their heyday, they were widely renown for their prowess in battle, devotion to their monarch, and skill with mount and bird.

During the reign of the last monarch, Queen Sarah, of their kingdom, the Red Hawks were instrumental in turning the tide of a siege on the capitol.  In return for their heroics, the Queen commissioned these suits of armor: 20 in all. The high ranking members of the order each received a suit, and it became a symbol and a badge of honor for the knights.

They wore them up to the day they all fell in a dramatic final stand, falling one by one against the very army they had defeated not a decade earlier. All 20 suits of armor were claimed by the invaders, and they have since spread throughout the land, having been sold, traded, stolen, or taken by force.

SAMPLE TREASURE HORDE: 8,000 silver pieces in a banded iron chest (itself worth 100 gp) and a suit of Red Hawk Armor. This sample horde could belong to any CR 8 creature that uses standard treasure.

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Sources Used: Core Rulebook and Advanced Player’s Guide

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