Magic Items

In Ancerra, some items are inherently magical and require some of the bearer’s Essence, or their life energy, to work. By default, an adventurer has 100 Essence Points. An adventurer cannot equip items whose sum Essence cost exceeds this limit.

Magic Item Rules

One of the most rewarding treasures that heroes might find at the end of a quest is magic items. Flaming swords, armor that absorbs energy and converts it into power, rope that climbs walls by itself… any number of magic items might appeal to your adventurers for a variety of reasons. This chapter offers some guidance on creating your own magic items, then offers a codex of premade magic items ready to use in any game.

Equipping Magic Items

Magic items require some of the bearer’s Essence, or their life energy, in order to function. By default, an adventurer has 100 Essence Points. An adventurer cannot equip items whose sum Essence cost exceeds this limit. For example, an adventurer could equip two items that each cost 30 Essence, and one that costs 40. An adventurer could not equip three items that each cost 40 Essence, as this would exceed 100 total Essence.

Item Strength

Magic items range in power from convenient tools to artifacts that could rewrite world events. When designing your own magic items, as you try to determine your item’s Essence cost, use this table as a reference.

Rarity	Avg. Essence Point Cost	Material Cost (in Sc)	Description
Common	10	200-500	Items that hold minor powers, such as those you would find in a cantrip, chant, or prayer.
Uncommon	15	50-1500	Items that begin to hold stronger powers. These rarely augment their user’s combat effectiveness in a major way, but would provide moderately more powerful exploration or utility abilities.
Rare	20	1,500-50,000	Rare items offer strong utility or may improve a bearer’s combat effectiveness.
Epic	33	50,000-100,000	Epic items are quite powerful, and may change their bearer’s entire combat style.
Legendary	50	100,000+	Legendary Items are extremely powerful. The powers of a legendary item could shift the tides of an entire battle or conquer a city.

Rarity Examples

Ring of Illumination (Common)

Common, Essence 10

While wearing this ring, you can tap it to shed bright light in a 20ft radius, twice to shed dim light in a 20ft radius, and again to turn it off.

Ring of Illumination (Uncommon)

Uncommon, Essence 15

While wearing this ring, you can spend 1 AP to specify an object or space within 60 ft of you that begins to shed bright light in a 30 ft radius. If you choose, it can warm creatures within 5 ft of it as a campfire would. This light remains active until you use it on a new space or object.

Ring of Illumination (Rare)

Ring, Rare, Essence 20

You gain a special attack that you can use by spending 1 AP: +AWR vs FORT of a creature within 60 ft of you. Hit: That creature is blinded until the end of your next turn. (1/ Recoup)

Ring of Illumination (Epic)

Ring, Epic, Essence 35

While wearing this ring, you can spend 1AP as a part of an attack that has already hit to cause the creature to take 6d6 additional Fire damage. This damage is doubled if the creature is undead. (3/Rest)

Ring of Illumination (Legendary)

Ring, Legendary, Essence 50

You activate your ring and spend 2 AP to deal 10d6 Radiant damage to all enemy creatures, and restore 5d6 HP to all friendly creatures, in a 120ft cone. Friendly creatures who see this light but are not struck are Rallied for 1 minute. Attacks against creatures damaged by this attack gain TA for the next 1 minute. (1/Rest)

RRing of Illumination (Artifact)

Ring, Artifact, Essence 100

You can turn on or off the sun. (1/Week)

What does it do?

If you don’t already have a clear idea of what you want an item to do, it can be hard to come up with inspiration. A few easy places to look are class talents, magic from any of the Five Sources, and monster abilities. Taking any of these and turning them into a magic item can give your players a fun and unique experience.

Magic Items

Weapons

Weapon	Damage	Attr.	APC	Range	Tags	Rarity	Essence Cost
Abyssal Blade	2d8+2 sharp	STR	5-STR, min3	Melee	Two handed, Unwieldy	Rare	25
Basilisk's Fang	1d4+2 sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 20ft	Light, one-handed, Concealed	Rare	30
Blade of the Rodir	1d8+1 sharp	DEX	5-DEX, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10) magical	Uncommon	25
Bloody Blade	1d8+4 Sharp	DEX	5-DEX, min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half, Magical	Epic	25
Boom-erang	1d6 Blunt + 1d6 Sonic	DEX	2	Thrown 60 ft	Magical, light, One-handed	Rare	20
Bow of Storms	1d10+2 Sharp	DEX	6-STR, min 2	600ft	Magical, Two-handed, Amumunition	Rare	20
Bow of Shooting Stars	1d10+2 Sharp	DEX	6-Cha, min 2	600 ft	Magical, Two-Handed, Ammunition	Rare	15
Cestus of Knocking	1d4+1 Blunt	STR	2-STR (min 1)	Melee	One-Handed, Light, Magical,	Uncommon	15
Colossus Greatslab	2d10+2 Sharp	STR	8-STR (min 3)	Melee	Two-Handed, unwieldy, Magical	Uncommon	25
Commander's Lance	1d12+1	STR	6-STR, min 3	Reach 10ft	Unwieldy, Two-handed (One-Handed if on a mount), Magical	Rare	25
Dancing Scimitar	1d6+2 Sharp	DEX	5-Dex, Min 3	Melee	One-Handed, Light, Magical	Rare	20
Duelist's Delight	1d4+1 Sharp	Dex	2	60ft	Light, One-handed, Ammunition, Magical	Uncommon	15
Earthshaker	1d10+2 Blunt	STR	6-STR min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d12) Magical, Unwieldy	Rare	25
Fate Cutter	1d8+4	STR	5-STR Min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half, Magical	Legendary	60
Flail of the Elements	1d4 Fire 1d4 Cold 1d4 Lightning	STR	6-STR min 3	Reach 10ft	Two-Handed, Magical	Uncommon	20
Flametouched Longsword	1d8Sharp + 1d4 Fire	STR	5-STR min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half, Magical	Rare	20
Fleshripper	1d4+1 Sharp	Dex	2	Thrown 20 ft	Magical, Light, One-handed, Concealed	Uncommon	15
Frostrim Battleaxe	1d8 Sharp + 1d4 Cold	STR	5-STR	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10), Magical	Rare	20
Glaive of the Tomb Guardian	1d8+2 Sharp	STR	6-STR	Reach 10ft	Two-Handed, Magical	Rare	30
Hatchet of Returning	1d4+1 Sharp	STR	2	Thrown 30 ft	One-Handed	Uncommon	15
Hero's Standard	1d8+2 Sharp	STR	5-STR min 3	Reach 10ft	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10), Magical	Epic	45
Hunter's Bow	1d4+1	DEX	2	200 ft	Two-Handed, Ammunition	Uncommon	15
Jailer's Branding Iron	1d6+1 Blunt	STR	4-STR min 2	Melee	One-Handed, Magical	Uncommon	35
Kraken's Woe	1d6+2	STR	2	Thrown 60ft	One-Handed, Light, Magical	Rare	30
Lightning Bolt Spear	1d8 Sharp + 1d4 Lightning	STR or DEX	3	Thrown 30 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (APC 2), Magical	Rare	20
Lightning Lasher	1d4+2 Sharp	Dex	5-DEX min 2	Reach 20ft	One-Handed, Light, Magical	Rare	25
Lute of Lost Tomes	1d6+1 Blunt	STR	2	Melee	One-Handed, Magical	Uncommon	15
Mariner's Friend	1d6 Sharp	DEX	2	Melee	Light, One-handed	Common	10
Mul'ator Blade	1d4+1 Sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 20 ft	Light, One-handed, Concealed	Rare	20
Realmstalker	2d4+2 Sharp	Dex	4-DEX min 2	Melee	Two-Handed, Unwieldy, Magical	Rare	35
Scorpion's Sting	1d4 Sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 20ft	Magical, Light, One-Handed, Concealed	Uncommon	15
Sickle of Culling	1d4+1 Sharp	DEX	2	Melee	Magical, Light, One-handed	Uncommon	10
Soulbound Dagger	1d4 Sharp	DEX	2	Thrown 20 ft	Light, One-handed, Concealed	Common	10
Spirit Bow	1d10+2 Psychic	Dex	6-STR min 2	600 ft	Light, One-handed, Concealed	Rare	20
Staff of Vipers	1d4 Blunt = 1d4 Corrisive	DEX	3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (APC 2), Magical,	Rare	20
Staff of Whirlwinds	1d4+2 Blunt	DEX	3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (APC 2), Magical	Rare	20
Taste of Nobility	1d8+2 Sharp	DEX	5-DEX min 2	Melee	One-Handed, Magical	Rare	20
Ursine Mace	1d6+1 Blunt	STR	4-STR min 2	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d8), Magical	Uncommon	15
Vampire's Bane	1d8+1 Sharp	STR	3	Thrown 20 ft	Hand-and-a-Half (APC 2), Magical	Uncommon	15
War Wizard's Wand	1d8+2 Fire, Lightning, Cold, or Corrosive	CHA	4-CHA min 2	80 ft	One-Handed, Magical	Rare	20
Wasp	1d8+1 Sharp	DEX	5-DEX min 2	Melee	One-Handed, Magical	Uncommon	10
Woodcutter's Axe	1d8 Sharp	STR	5-STR min 3	Melee	Hand-and-a-Half (1d10)	Common	10

Armor

Name	Base	Rarity	Essence	Tags
AcidWalker's Armor	Scale Mail	Uncommon	15	Magical
Chameleon Hide	Hide Armor	Uncommon	15	Magical
Diving Suit	Banded Mail	Uncommon	15	Heavy Armor, Unwieldy, Magical
Flamewalker's Armor	Scale Mail	Uncommon	15	Magical
Guardian's Shield	Heater Shield	Uncommon	15	Magical
Icewalker's Armor	Scale Mail	Uncommon	15	Magical
Iron Maiden's Plate	Full Plate Mail	Epic	30	Heavy Armor, Unwieldy, Magica
LeafDancer's Cuirass	Cuirass (Leather)	Uncommon	15	Magical
Lucky Cutoff Vest	Gambeson	Common	10	Light Armor
Mirror Shield	Heater Shield	Rare	25	Magical
Phalanx Tower Shield	Tower Shield	Uncommon	25	Magical
Robes of the Archmage	Hide Armor	Epic	35	Magical
Second Skin	Hide Armor	Rare	20	Magical
Shield of Throns	Buckler	Rare	20	Magical
Sunburst Shield	Heater Shield	Uncommon	15	Magical
Symbiotic MInic	Leather Armor	Rare	20	Magical
Volcanic Plate	Full Plate Mail	Rare	30	Heavy Armor, Unwieldy, Magical

Items

Name	Tages	Rarity	Essence
Amulet of Thirst	Necklace	Common	10
Book of Secrets	Book	Rare	35
Boots of Swiftwind	Boots	Rare	30
Bottomless Bag	Bag	Uncommon	15
Beastheart Gauntlets	Gloves	Rare	20
Bracers of Conduction	Gloves	Rare	20
Brewer's Cask	Small Barrel	Common	10
Carrion Cloak	Magical,Cloak	Rare	30
Circlet of Mind Shielding	Helmet	Rare	30
Circlet of Thought Detection	Helmet	Rare	20
Climber's Gloves	Gloves	Uncommon	15
Cloak of Shadows	Cloak	Rare	20
Crane Paper	Paper	common	10
Deployable Glider	Backpack	Uncommon	15
Die of Beasts	Die	Epic	45
Die of Self	Die	Epic	60
Die of Time	Die	Legendary	65
Endless Quiver	Quiver	Rare	25
Flute of the Gravecaller	Rine	Epic	35
Frostwalker Boots	Boots	Rare	20
Girdle of the Wolf	Belt	Rare	20
Gloves of the Though Thief	Gloves	Rare	30
Ivory Whistle	Whistle	Rare	20
Mad Tinkerer's Toolbox	Chest	Rare	20
Magnetic GLoves	Gloves	Uncommon	15
Masquerade Mirror	Mirror	Uncommon	15
Messenger Bracelet	Bracelet	Uncommon	15
RIng of Protection	Ring	Rare	20
Sea Legs	Boots	Uncommon	15
Spell Thief's Scroll	Scroll	Rare	20
Viperstrike Bracers	Bracers	Epic	35
Visage of Fear	Helmet	Rare	20
Wanderer's Doorknocker	Doorknocker	Epic	40

Potions

All items in this section have the Potion tag.

Name	Rarity	Effect
Clearblood Elixir	Legendary	This milky white potion has an acrid, burnt taste. After drinking this potion, you are immediately cured of all diseases and poisons.
Drake's Breath Elixir	Uncommon	This orange potion swirls with trails of gold and white. After drinking this potion you may immediately make a special attack: END vs the REF of all creatures within a 30ft cone. Hit: 2d12+END Fire damage. Miss: ½ damage.
Draught of Foritude	Common	This dark green potion smells faintly of fresh earth. After drinking this potion, gain +4 to END skill checks and +4 FORT for 1 hour
Elixer of Life	Epic	This potion appears to be liquid silver. If administered to a creature that has died within the past 24 hours, that creature returns to life with 1 HP, 7 Death Points, and Fatigue.
Hunter's Draught	Rare	This thin black liquid smells of blood. After drinking this potion you immediately take 1d6 Corrosive damage. You gain +1 STR, +1 DEX, and Darkvision 60 ft for one hour
Mimic Mix	Rare	This thick golden paste can be applied to any medium or smaller nonmagical inanimate object by spending 2 AP. Five minutes after application, the target object becomes a mimic using a Mimic stat block of the appropriate size. It follows the simple mental commands of whomever applied the Mimic Mix. After 24 hours or after being reduced to 0 HP the object reverts to its mundane state.
Potion of Haste	Rare	This potion is a shimmering yellow and smells like honey and lilacs. After drinking this potion you gain +2 AP at the start of each of your turns and +4 REF for 10 minutes.
Potion of the Fundamental	Rare	This dark blue potion swirls with black smoke. After drinking this potion, regain 1d8+4 Spell Points.