NEW MAGIC ITEM: GHOST SPEAR.

This is a slightly pointed shaft of wood. It glows a slight blue-green and does no damage except when directed against ethereal, incorporeal, semicorporeal, gaseous, or out-of-phase monsters, in which case it is a +5 weapon The list of creatures it is effective against includes shadows, ghosts, wraiths, spectres, phase spiders out-of-phase, and vampires in gaseous form.

XP VALUE: 1,500

GP VALUE: 13,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: BAG OF SCOLDING.

The bag of scolding is a bag of holding that can talk and has opinions about everything. It will spit out any item that is not treasure (coins, gems, jewelry, magic items, and other items of valuable nature such as fine furs and works of art). On the plus side, it will tell you when it is feeling full.

XP VALUE: 5,000

GP VALUE: 20,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: GOURMAND'S BLADE

This magic long sword has all the capabilities of a flame tongue sword. In addition it has the following qualities:

• Can speak the common tongue of men and the language of creatures from the Elemental Plane of Fire
• Intelligence 15
• Ego 10
• Neutral Alignment
• Is a +5 weapon against monsters that have a food word in their name, such as black pudding or ochre jelly
• Detect food, kind, and amount in 2” radius
• When inserted into cooked items or baked goods can determine with unfailing accuracy whether they have been cooked to the appropriate temperature
• Can suggest recipes

XP VALUE: 1,200

GP VALUE: 7,500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: LUSTRALIS RING

The ring is adorned with a carving of a unicorn head. When any container is held in the hand that bears the ring, liquid inside the container is rendered into pure clean water.

XP VALUE: 500

GP VALUE: 4,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: PLATE MAIL -1, CURSED.

This armor will detect as magic and act as platemail armor +1 until the first time it is tested in battle, at which point it will reveal its true nature. Once this happens the armor cannot be removed unless an exorcism is performed upon it.

XP VALUE: -

GP VALUE: 1500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: SPEAR +2, FIRE BRAND.

This weapon is similar to a flametongue sword and can shed light as a torch when so commanded. If hurled at a creature that is cold-using (such as a yeti, winter wolf, white dragon, ice toad, etc.) it will do triple damage (3d6+6 vs size S or M or 3d8+6 vs size L) if it hits. It is made entirely of metal.

XP VALUE: 900

GP VALUE: 4000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: SWORD +1, +3 VS UNDEAD

XP VALUE: 700

GP VALUE: 3,500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: POTION OF TROLLISH REGENERATION.

While under the effects of this potion, the drinker will regenerate as a troll would: 3 hit points per round beginning on the third round after sustaining damage, not including damage from fire or acid.

XP VALUE: 300

GP VALUE: 400

NEW MAGIC ITEM: POTION OF NEUTRALIZE POISON.

This potion will detoxify a victim of poisoning, even bringing characters back to life if they have died within one turn of the poisoning and the liquid is forced down the throat. If fed to a poisonous creature it will make that creature non-poisonous until it generates new poison from glands, etc. naturally.

XP VALUE: 350

GP VALUE: 500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: ICE DAGGER

The blade of this dagger appears to be an icicle, though it will not melt as ice normally would. It is a +4 weapon and when it strikes it does an additional 1d6 cold damage. It is jealous and will teleport it self to the owner's hand in all combat situations, not allowing any other weapons to be used.

XP VALUE: 2,000

GP VALUE: 9,500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: SWORD +3, +5 VS REPTILES AND BIRDS

Sword +3, +5 vs Reptiles and Birds:

XP VALUE: 1,500

GP VALUE: 7,500

NEW MAGIC ITEM: VOID HELMET.

This great helm fits securely on any human, demi-human, or humanoid head, a membrane then grips the neck creating a snug and air-tight fit.

It gives complete independence from the environment for the head, thus it allows a person to be submerged in water and not suffer from drowning. The wearer is immune to poison gases such as cloudkill and green dragon breath. The void helmet has its own supply of air that never expires. The wearer can also see with superior infravision (90 feet).

The wearer can speak, but the sound is relayed through the front of the helmet and the voice sounds much deeper than normal.

XP VALUE: 2,000

GP VALUE: 20,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: LOFNAR'S SHIELD.

This is a normal sized shield, fashioned from a purplish blue metal and decorated with the face of a lion. Written on the inside of the shield is the word “Lofnar”.

It has the following characteristics:

• Shield +3
• User is immune to paralysis and petrification as long as the shield is held.
• User takes one half damage from dragon breath, or none if the saving throw is made.
• Anyone holding the shield is also capable of talking with Lofnar's dragon.

XP VALUE: 1,500

GP VALUE: 15,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: STAFF OF NECROMANCY.

The staff of the necromancer is a potent magic item that can be used by a cleric, illusionist, or magic-user. Its components are a golden skull head, a short black metal bar, a longer red metal bar, and a tapering white metal tip at the bottom. It has these functions which cost 1 charge each:

animate dead

cone of cold

darkness, 15' radius

feign death

speak with the dead

The following powers drain 2 charges each and require a touch (a to hit roll) with the staff.

energy drain

mummy rot

slay living

The staff may be used to strike opponents. It does 1d6 points of damage, but can be used to hit creatures that can normally only be hit by magic weapons of +3 or greater.

The wielder of this staff takes on a haggard, almost skeletal appearance losing about 20% of his or her weight gradually over a period of two to three months.

The staff can be recharged by 1 if its bottom is driven through the beating heart of a living human being. If the one killed is a paladin or a convicted murderer then three charges will be restored

XP VALUE: 11,000

GP VALUE: 55,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: MORTUARY FLUTE.

This musical instrument is made from a human long bone, usually a humerus. When played it acts as a charm monster spell which is effective against corporeal undead (skeletons, mummies, wights, vampires, liches, etc.) Once it has charmed undead, the user must continue to play to maintain control. When the music stops, the undead will leave immediately.

Such is the malignant nature of this item that It only works if the user has been wounded (is not at full hit points). It can be used up to three times in a 24 hour period. If a bard plays the mortuary flute, the undead suffer a -4 on their save.

XP VALUE: 2,000

CP VALUE: 9,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: RING OF INAUDIBILITY.

The wearer of an inaudibility ring is able to become completely silent at will, this feature taking place instantly. Any purposeful attempt to make noise, such as speaking, will break the effect of the ring until it is reactivated.

XP VALUE: 500

GP VALUE: 3,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: CAP OF THE NECROMANCER.

This item appears as a simple piece of headwear (for example: a helmet, hat, or beret). When placed on the dead body of a human, humanoid, or demi-human it will animate the body into a special 5 hit die zombie. The zombie will act as per usual for that monster, obeying commands given by the one who placed the cap upon its head. As a zombie it cannot heal from wounds received. The cap grants a certain will to the zombie, however. f anyone tries to remove it, the zombie will resent this attempt to end its un-life and will fight to keep the cap, even from its master.

XP VALUE: 1,250

GP VALUE: 10,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: SCROLL OF BEAR-TALKING.

The first person to read the words on this scroll (even a glance) will be forever able to converse with bears in their own vernacular (including part-bear creatures such as owl bears, gorilla bears, and koduka). When they speak with bears it will sound to everyone else like they are just saying the word “bear” over and over again, but bears will understand them and they can understand the bears.

The magic words will disappear following the first reading, so only one may benefit from this miraculous and curious item.

XP VALUE: 100

GP VALUE: -

NEW MAGIC ITEM: RING OF SPELL BURNING.

Any spellcaster who wears this ring may choose to change one of their memorized spells to burning hands as they cast it. They will cast it as a magic-user of their own level, even if they are a cleric, druid, illusionist, ranger, paladin, etc.

XP VALUE: 750

GP VALUE: 3,000

NEW MAGIC ITEM: RING OF BURROWING.

The wearer of this ring may burrow through earth at a rate of 6”. They may tunnel through stone as though they were a hill giant (see DM Guide page 106)

XP VALUE: 1,000

GP VALUE: 5,000