AV&ES- Roll those dice!

Arrow of the Held Tongue

‘The wizard Arakam winced as he was struck in the back by an arrow his companions in front of him could not see. His mouth opened to scream, yet no sound came out.
‘Is this a game of charades or something?’ asked Thoz the thief.
Arakam flailed his arms and whirled around after the second arrow hit, revealing the damage.
‘I’m on healing,’ Nuli said as she began a healing prayer for the wizard. Krogi and Thoz pulled the arrows out of the spellcaster. Thoz, finding the magical arrow, handed it to Krogi.
‘I am sure that will come in handy,’ he said to the fighter.
Krogi took a moment to consider if the magic worked if he just jabbed someone with the arrow’s point, thinking of the possibilities.
‘It might,’ Krogi agreed.

An arrow with arcane writing engraved on it. Very popular with rangers and scouts who try to pick off scouts and spies, and other rangers before they can raise an alarm.

Benefit: This +1 to Hit arrow deals 1d6 damage and the target, if struck, cannot speak for one turn (ten minutes), while the archer cannot speak for 1 round.

Usable by: Anyone who can use a bow. Or maybe just jab someone with it. Maybe.

Berylwisp’s Slippery Sling

‘Take the halfing down!’ Krogi shouted.
‘Which one?’ Arakam asked as he contemplated a spell.
‘The one with the sling that seems to hit every time, regardless of cover!’
Nuli rolled a healing potion over to the fighter as Thoz threw a dagger at the halfling as he prepared another shot. The thief growled and shook as the enemy mage cast a spell that shocked him with a jolt of electricity.
Another halfing stepped in on the other side of the ravine and fired a crossbow.
‘Ogres are easier to deal with than these guys!’ Krogi lamented out loud.

A leather sling with arcane writing on it in silver. Used as an eyepatch by its previous owner when not in a conflict.

Benefit: This sling is +3 to Hit and stones fired ignore cover bonuses. However, if a ‘1’ is rolled to Hit the stone flies around and strikes the sling’s wielder in the back of the head for 1d4+1 damage.

Usable by: Anyone who can use a sling.

Scale of Serpents

Krogi gasped out in pain as the kobolds suddenly appeared, taking the adventurers by surprise.
‘The new armor?’ Nuli asked.
Krogi grunted and pulled out a short sword.
‘You really need to trade that for something better,’ suggested Arakam after he had cast his spell.
Three kobold arrows bounced off of the fighter’s armor.
‘Should I? How often are we taken by surprise?’
‘He somewhat has a point,’ Thoz commented as he lunged at one of the small, vicious humanoids with a short sword of his own.

Scalemail with a greenish tinge. It fits very comfortably and seems to almost move a little on its own from time to time eerily.

Benefit: This enchanted armor gives a +1 to AC and a +2 to Saves versus Poisons of any kind. However, if surprised, such as by an ambush, the armor constricts around the wearer, dealing 1d3 points of damage. This strange constriction eases two rounds after either combat ends or the source of surprise is gone.

Usable by: Anyone who can wear the armor.

Laughing Pike

Uzeb the Wise and Jaundo spied the ogre below.
‘I believe we should approach this foe from opposite sides,’ Uzeb suggested.
‘Why?’ the fighter asked.
Uzeb nodded at the pike that Jaundo had found in the strange lair under a nearby waterfall.
‘Oh, yeah, right.’
‘It is a blessing, and a curse, in one,’ Uzeb said as he began a spell to befuddle the large humanoid in the glade below.

This ancient weapon has a blade similar to a pike (the fish) that appears to be snickering or laughing, attached to an oak shaft covered in scales, runes and carvings of pike. A clever pun and a deadly weapon all in one.

Benefit: As combat is about to begin this strange weapon begins laughing hysterically. This ruins surprises and ambushes and the bearer is -2 to initiative. When combat begins this enchanted pike, still laughing, is +1 to Hit and deals 1d8+1 damage. Those who take damage are -2 on Charisma and Constitution for one turn (ten minutes) per strike. After combat the uproarious laughter of the weapon dies down.

Usable by: Anyone who can wield the weapon.

Gong of Hope and Sorrow

Wrilk and Skorbi were both severely wounded, things looked grim as Bakra-do finished off the last troglodyte and then rummaged through his backpack, praying for time. He produced a small gong and struck it. Moments later dwarf and wizard both moaned and groaned back to the land of the living, stabilized and back from the brink of death.
‘Rest up, I’ll take first watch,’ the mercenary said.
‘If I remember correctly, we shouldn’t waste too much time here, this land is now bearing a curse,’ cautioned Skorbi.
‘We really need a cleric,’ lamented Wrilk as he tried pulling himself together.

This small gong can be held in one hand and struck by the accompanying stick with the other. A boon for now, possibly a bane later.

Benefit: This enchanted gong can be sounded once a day to stabilize all within 30′ that are dying and give them 1 hit point. However, the next 1d4 intelligent creatures that die in this area rise at the next sunset as hostile and ravenous undead.

Usable by: Anyone.