Jandor’s Magic Item Series #13 – Eclipse

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

NAME: Eclipse (+3 Bastard Sword)

Aura Moderate evocation; CL 9th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, blind-fight, darkness; Price 20,495 gp; Identify Spellcraft DC 24

DESCRIPTION: This bastard sword is a very well-balanced weapon made of superior steel, with a worn leather grip. When drawn, it sheds silvery light (reminiscent of moonlight) like a torch. Due to the blade’s exceptional craftsmanship, it swings quickly and surely despite its weight.

Once per day, the wielder of Eclipse may (with a command word) turn the light it sheds into darkness, as the spell, centered on the weapon. This effect lasts for9 minutes, or until dismissed (a free action). If the wielder has the Blind-Fight feat, he or she does not need to roll for concealment caused by this effect.

HISTORY: The bastard sword Eclipse is one of a series of weapons bearing the same name, each created by an Oracle of the dark tapestry named Orien. Cursed with clouded vision, Orien had spent many years training to overcome his limitations in combat. He was in many ways a better fighter than his longtime companion, an Inquisitor, and one of his favorite tactics was to lure his foes into a location where sight did not present much of an advantage (shade, caves, darkened alleys, etc.).

Later in his career, Orien began a study of weaponsmithing, and his proudest accomplishment was a line of weapons he called Eclipse. Each weapon shed light, much like the light of the moon and stars Orien worshiped. But in a unique twist, each weapon could also invert that light, creating a pool of darkness, a great advantage to those trained to fight with more than their vision.

This particular Eclipse was wielded by Orien’s Inquisitor companion, and was donated to their church upon the Inquisitor’s death. Many agents have wielded it in the years since, and it has become something of a collectors item. How it ended up here is a mystery, but perhaps the church might know more …

SAMPLE TREASURE HORDE: 900 gold pieces in nine leather pouches, and Eclipse. This sample horde could belong to any CR 7 creature that uses standard treasure.

Editor’s note: I specifically didn’t mention any Gods in the description above so as to keep this item setting neutral. Feel free to substitute any deity who may be connected to the Dark Tapestry in your campaign setting (or to stars, night, darkness, the moon, or another similar domain).

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Sources Used: Core Rulebook and Ultimate Combat

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Jandor’s Magic Item Series #7 – Seething Sands

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: Seething Sands (+2 Furious Mithral Scimitar)

Aura Moderate enchantment; CL 8th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, rage; Price 20,015 gp; Identify Spellcraft DC 23

DESCRIPTION: This curved, flat blade glitters in the light like polished silver. When held, your nostrils fill with a faint scent of blood.

HISTORY: Seething Sands was crafted for a barbarian who hailed from a vast desert. He was a fearsome warrior, and his wrath was rightly feared across the land.

During one of his many adventurers, the barbarian found himself underground, tracking someone. He stopped to rest and resupply at a dwarven settlement, know for their mithral mine.

During his stay, a purple worm broke through the mining tunnels, causing massive devastation and death. The barbarian, disturbed from his rest, grabbed his sword and charged, doing battle with the beast.

It was an epic fight. In the end, the worm swallowed the barbarian and, thinking itself the victor, turned on the dwarves … only to die, surprised, as the barbarian carved his way out of it’s stomach.

His sword (a trusty scimitar) was lost to the beast’s gullet, and in return for saving them the dwarves crafted the barbarian this blade. Inspired by his ferocious battle fervor, the craftsman enchanted it with a small slice of the barbarians fury, so that whenever he raged while wielding the blade it grew only stronger.

The barbarian’s name, as well as his eventual fate, has been lost to the passage of time, but his weapon still exists, hungering to taste battle once more.

SAMPLE TREASURE HORDE: 11,000 gold pieces in a beautiful darkwood chest with gold filigree (itself worth 550 gp), a silver crown studded with moonstones (worth 550 gp), a set of 12 silver goblets studded with 4 beautiful pearls (worth about 500 gp), a small round portrait of a minor noble from an ancient bloodline (worth about 600 gp), two mithral combs with gold trim, and Seething Sands. This sample horde could belong to any CR 18 creature that uses standard treasure.

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This supplement uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which are used under Paizo’s Community Use Policy. We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. This item is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo Publishing. For more information about Paizo’s Community Use Policy, please visit paizo.com/communityuse. For more information about Paizo Publishing and Paizo products, please visit paizo.com.

Sources Used: Core Rulebook and Ultimate Combat

Jandor’s Magic Item Series by Anthony Borzotta is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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