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A Deck of Many Things

     While I have always been enamored by the idea of a deck of many things from the second I heard about it, but unfortunately, it isn't incredibly usable. It remains a magic item drenched in the traditions of older D&D with, a design ethos that has been abandoned by current editions.     I wanted to have the first adventure of my party be centered around finding a deck of many things but I didn't want there to be a chance of a total party kill. I made my own custom deck to fit well within my setting and provide more of a sense of weirdness and wonder when drawing from the deck. The way I run it is a character declares how many cards they intend to draw, and must draw that amount 2♠: The Ocean, Character now has a voice in the back of their head urging them to go into the ocean 2♥: The Unkindness, Black birds now follow the character 2♦: The Jockey, The Character know has horse hooves 2♣: The Miner, D4 precious gemstones appear in front of the character, wo...

Magic Item Interest Generator

Simple Magic Weapon Interest Generator Mainly intended as a starting off point for an item and a way to make it more interesting than a simple plus one weapon. Featuring initial quirks, and potential lore related to its origin for the players to discover with 3 easy rolls of a d12 First roll on the origin table, then roll on the table that corresponds to the number you originally rolled. You then roll a final d12 to see if it is sentient, 1-11 is not sentient, 12 is sentient Origin It fell from the skies It comes from a great underwater civilization It was recently found in the core ancient tree that was struck down by lightning It was found in an iceberg It was made 5,000 years ago but no one knows who made it An explosion of magma rocked the earth and in the crater sat this weapon A dragon gifted it to a close friend It grew out of a giant flower It was found in an alien junkpile It was an interdimensional trade It materialized in a cloud of smoke caused by great mages getting togeth...