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They’re always weaving a ribbon in and out of their fingers and braiding any lose bit of twine or fabric. Their hands are never idle.

They hate to wear the same thing twice. They let their clothing dictate their persona each day.

They can’t help but smile when bad things are happening. It’s a terrible nervous tic, and they know it.

If the opportunity to go barefoot presents itself, they take it, propriety be damned.

They’re always leaving things behind. Important things. You don’t know if they’re just absentminded or if it’s an excuse to keep them lingering on your mind.

They whistle. Incessantly. Off-key, jaunty whistling.

They always have their nose in a book and they are often lost in thought.

Their hands are always gloved. They have a texture aversion to most everything.

They die or cut their hair every other week, always on a whim.

They always seem to be touching people. The physical contact comforts them.

They do bad things because they’re scared.

They’re gullible or misinformed. Example: somebody who has been told the heroes are out to hurt them.

They are desperate for interaction, validation, kindness, or attention, and the dark side gives them those things. 

They want to change their allegiance, but are pressured by people close to them to stay evil.

A sword that inflicts emotional wounds

A hat that, when left alone with another hat, will mate and produce hybrid offspring

Negative gold pieces

A map that is the territory

Armour that becomes more effective the uglier the wearer

A living pocket-watch that never needs winding, but if you don’t feed it, it dies; it’s an obligate carnivore

Goggles that put censor bars over monsters of the Aberration type

An instructional tome in the secret language of ducks

A dagger that glows in the presence of one particular goblin

A quill and inkwell set that lets you write with perfect fluency, but only in languages you don’t understand

Clothing whose colour and pattern are literally impossible to describe

A magic potion that renders the imbiber both incredibly persuasive and extremely gullible

Ore of the Weave

Get the PDF version here.

Presenting my most ambitious completion so far – a new playable mechanic to add an extra dimension of fun to your games!

tl;dr

It’s a lot like materia from Final Fantasy 7.

How It Works

You can get special weapons and armor that have slots carved in them wherein you can place magic stones called “Weave ore.” Equipping ore to your items allows you to cast spells and enhances your abilities.

What is Weave ore?

You’ll learn more about it when I publish my campaign (teaser!) but basically, some really smart wizards have figured out how to manifest solid chunks of the Weave. Each one is created with a specific purpose, from powering artifices to enhancing combat performance. This doc focuses on the combat ore.

How do you use it?

Step 1: get your hands on an item (i.e. a weapon or armor) with “ore slots.” Step 2: Find some ore. Step 3: Strategize about the best way to equip the ore you have to your slotted item. Step 4: Spend a short rest equipping ore and attuning to your slotted item. Step 5: Smash badguys.

What’s Inside

Lots! Expanded philosophy on the physics of the Weave, a detailed description of what ore is and how to use it, some important notes on slot configurations, advice on optimzing the way you equip ore to your items, oh! and 61 ore descriptions (read: “custom spells”).

Have fun!

There seems to be quite a bit of chatter on the streets, as of late! The most interesting details are lost to all but the most perceptive.

1. The town guard has captured a doppelgänger. It insists that there are others of its kind in the city, and that one of them must have committed the crime it is locked up for. If only anyone could tell them apart.

2. A prestigious and wealthy museum in a large city has several magic items on display. One of them is a decanter of endless water. Unfortunately, the town inland from the city has had an awful drought that has started to claim lives. The town’s leader has requested the decanter, but the museum is unwilling to give it up without a price. The town can’t quite pay the price.

3. A friendly mimic in the form of a small berry bush waits on the side of a small village road. It accepts gifts of trinkets and coins as food from children, never attacking. A group of adventurers marches into town claiming that it ambushed them and that it should be killed.

4. An alchemist needs someone to run an errand to get a prized ingredient. They’re offering a very hefty reward in treasure, but refuse to disclose what type of potion they’re making. It seems sinister, but anyone who takes the job is sworn to silence.

5. A distorted map that continues to change is uncovered. It only barely correlates with the real world, and seems like it’s of some other plane. Judging by the map, the plane is in extreme danger.

Whispers abound within the tavern’s soft lamplight. You happen to overhear some strange bits and pieces:

1. The magistrate’s sword has gone missing, and the only leads point towards a prominent jewel thief. The thief has been dead for a decade.

2. While digging a well, some townspeople have discovered a gaping cave under the water. It doesn’t seem like too much of an issue until several local children go missing. Their bodies show up days later in the well.

3. A mysterious but important figure is sending out invitations to a grand masquerade. It is said that the figure is particularly keen on inviting adventurers, for some reason or another.

4. The forest that has long been seen as peaceful seems not only sentient, but angry. It waits for wrongdoers to set up camp before strangling them in the roots of its trees. Recently, it’s become more and more violent- towards more than wrongdoers. Someone or something is forcing the forest to do their bidding.

5. A local guild of explorers has discovered a manuscript about an ancient artifact. They want it, badly, but anyone who follows the map to the temple where it is rumored to be, never returns. The guild is offering a high pay to whoever can bring back the artifact.

6. Drow, Drider, and other people and creatures of the Underdark are becoming more common on the surface. Something is forcing them out of their home, and it isn’t pretty.

7. A powerful, evil dragon has had their eyes on the kingdom for a while. Now, they might be coming to claim the territory as their own. Or so the local rangers say, from their posts at the borders.

8. A messenger is found, dead, with the scroll of their delivery clutched in their hands. It was an extremely important and time sensitive message, and if it isn’t delivered quickly, really bad things could happen. Someone didn’t want it delivered, that’s for sure.

9. A dangerous conman/woman has been going from town to town, selling fake cure-alls and so on. People are just now discovering they’ve been swindled, and boy are they mad.

(かんざし•小物 小梅屋さんのツイート: “にょきにょき。… ”から)

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