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Nov 26, 2010 - 2:06PM
#481
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128. Bloodwine
An ordinary wine rack that contains bottles of decidedly extraordinary vintage. Each bottle contains a single litre of blood, with a small paper label describing the species, age, and notable traits of the being from which the blood was taken. The collection as a whole is worth 9000 gp to a vampire, and contains thirty bottles that range in price from 5 gp for the blood of a 42 year old human prostitute to 2500 gp for the blood of a 14 year old half-celestial princess.
129. Red Carpet
A plush red carpet that looks incredibly swanky. It has been enchanted so that when someone walks toward it while it is rolled up, it will unroll for them. If that person walks back, it will roll up behind them. Not all that useful, but very fancy. Worth 150 gp.
130. Villainous Pipe Organ
A pipe organ so fancy and so incredibly evil in appearance as to make Ganondorf or Davy Jones weep in envy. The main body of the organ is darkwood, the chair is cushioned with feather-stuffed black velvet, the keys are made of platinum-coated human bone, and the pipes are made of hollowed-out human spinal columns topped with their former owners' skulls. This magnificent instrument, which would make any BBEG proud, is worth 32 000 gp. Unfortunately, good-aligned adventurers who try to sell this item will find that their only customers will be the people that they should be killing.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 27, 2010 - 1:56AM
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Now, I haven't read all pages yet, but from the ones I have read, I can tell that people have completely forgotten one of the things I prefer to see a BBEG be in possession of.
We can agree that most BBEGs have as sizable amount of money at hand. So would it be unlikely that he would invest in, say, fine clothes for when he's not on a killing spree? Just because he's evil doesn't mean he can't wear fancy, expensive robes in his spare time, or have a collection of ancient swords that were never meant for fighting (made of silver and gold, the two least suitable materials for weapons), but still look expensive. Or perhaps he has gotten his hands on a small silver ring with a sapphire that was made several millenia ago, and as such has an extremely high value for jewelry collectors? I'm just suggesting stuff...
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2 years ago ::
Nov 28, 2010 - 6:15AM
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Now, I haven't read all pages yet, but from the ones I have read, I can tell that people have completely forgotten one of the things I prefer to see a BBEG be in possession of.
Now you don't have to read all the pages! I've compiled the list here! And it's in my Sig! And it's updated with everything that Sanctaphrax has done up to now (though I still have to put Martyr's stuff in, once it gets priced)
Edit: Actually, looking over it, I've still got some formatting to do, but it has the stuff!
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2 years ago ::
Nov 28, 2010 - 3:19PM
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Wonderful! You know, when I saw that you hadn't posted in weeks I decided to assume that you were working on another revision. It's nice when your assumptions turn out to be right.
I'd put that in my sig as well, but more or less the only place I post on this forum is this thread, which makes it kinda pointless.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 02, 2010 - 5:02PM
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Nitpick: the description of the painting called Light is the same as that of the painting called Feast.
This post was supposed to be done two days ago, but thanks to poor time management it had to wait.
131. Recording Mirror
A six foot tall standing mirror made of polished silver. The frame is iron and undecorated apart from an oddly realistic carving of an eyeball mounted above the mirror's center. When a command word is spoken, the eyeball will begin to record everything it sees. A second command word will cause it to stop, and a third will make it replay the most recent recording. Players should be careful when discovering this item, since the most recent recording of a BBEG can be quite disturbing indeed. Worth 3000 gp.
132. Queen's Hair Locket
An ordinary golden locket shaped like a heart that contains a lock of brown hair. The locket itself is worth only 10 gp, and most people would consider the hair worthless. Most people would be wrong, though, since the hair belongs to Queen Mennana of Atalia. Some obsessed fans or sorcerers seeking links to the queen will pay 5000 gp for it.
133. Karaoke Machine
A small stone cube connected to a pebble by an iron chain. Two musician spirits have been bound within the cube. They can communicate verbally, speaking through the cube and listening through the pebble. If asked to do so, one of the spirits will play a song with great skill while the other listens through the pebble for the sound of someone singing along. At the end of each song, the second spirit will rate the performance of the singer (if there is one) on a scale that ranges from 1 to 10. This wondrous object is worth roughly 7000 gp.
134. Pool Full Of Jello
A large round room of unfinished stone approximately 15 metres in radius. The center of the room contains a large round pit with blue ceramic tiles along the sides and bottom. It is about 3 metres deep, and is completely filled with pale blue gelatin harvested from the corpses of numerous oozes. This gelatin is worth 4000 gp in all, but people who have a use for it are few and far between.
135. Mahogany Figurehead
A life-sized masterwork mahogany carving of a girl bound in chains. Her hands cover her face, and she seems to be crying. Sculptures of this sort are often mounted on the bows of ships, but this one is connected to a wall instead. Worth 1100 gp.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 07, 2010 - 8:42PM
#486
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TheApocalypseShovel wrote up most of the painting/tapestry ideas I suggested, but not all of them. Here are the remaining ones:
136. Fire In Our Hands
A famous oil painting by the late, great Marran N. Mict that depicts a dozen disembodied hands holding torches. The style of the painting is odd, and quite different from most of Marran's work. Each hand is composed of dozens of small coloured geometric shapes, while the torches are photorealistic. There has been a great deal of pointless speculation concerning this painting's message. Worth 8000 gp.
137. Royal Duty
A pretty standard painting of a king rendering judgement upon a rebellious noble. Those who know their fictional history will recognize that this painting depicts the sentencing of the notorious usurper Polem Vi Riont. Worth 120 gp.
138. Maelthax
One of Mollani Musqueso's earliest works, this small oil painting shows the death of the silver dragon Maelthax at the hands of the orc god Gruumsh as a 14 year old boy would imagine it. Musqueso was young and not especially skilled when he painted this, but his later triumphs have inflated the price of this work to 3000 gp.
139. Faust's Damnation
One of the most-copied paintings ever. It was painted by the undeservedly obscure Jwan Sinco as a template for the production of illustrated advertisements for the opera Faust. Said illustrated advertisements were then hung up in the houses of numerous peasants who could not afford original art. The subject of this painting is the titular Faust, being dragged into the abyss by Demogorgon at the opera's climax. Although the painting is excellent and extremely well known, its commonplace associations lower the price to 600 gp.
140. Irinimi
A small, highly stylized painting of six cats with human hands. The background is blurry and indistinct, but the cat-creatures (which are known as irinimi) are brightly coloured and beautiful. Irinimi are considered lucky in many cultures, and some would say that a painting like this can only bring good fortune. Worth 250 gp.
141. Elena Dearest
A simple yet well done watercolour painting of a graceful lady. Not high art by a long shot, but quite nice. The only notable thing about this work is its artist, who is your standard empire-ruling necromancer lord. Selling it will get you 75 gp and, since the artist won't be happy, the death of your entire extended family.
142. The Most Glorious And Puissant Lineage Of Tharat
An extremely colourful tapestry that shows the lineage of the illustrious (and evil) Duke Tharat. The bottom of the tapestry is loosely woven to make future additions easy. This ancient heirloom is worth 1200 gp.
143. Mollon Ot Sik
Mollok Ot Sik, which means "Here I Stand," is a famous poem about courage and the way of the warrior. This silver-coated bronze plate has been decorated with the full text of the poem in inch-high letters of gold. One of these plates was given to each of the knights who fought for King Pyrn in the Battle Of Krana forty years ago, which was cheaper than it sounds since all but three of Pyrn's knights died in that battle. The plates have become a symbol of courage and honour since then, and each is worth 6000 gp.
144. The Isle Of Tmoy
An innacurate map of a place that doesn't exist. This work was part of the Elven Anti-Realism movement, which rejected all notions of objective truth. While useless as a map, The Isle Of Tmoy is an artistic masterpiece and an interesting piece of art history. It's worth 2300 gp.
145. Dance Of Ribbons
A tremendously detailed, very realistic masterwork ink drawing of a little girl dancing with ribbons in her hands. It's hard to look at it without feeling cheerful. Worth 120 gp.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 22, 2010 - 11:24PM
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It's been a while, but don't think that this thread has been forgotten. I don't have much time right now, though, so I'm just adding one item. Really, this is a glorified bump.
146. Automatic Window
A huge pane of apparently-ordinary glass in a frame of burnished silver. It's about two metres high and four metres wide. It has been enchanted to split in half, swing outwards, and hang open whenever something comes within two metres, which makes it useful as a door as well as a window. One should be careful with this item, as it isn't any more durable than an ordinary window. Worth 650 gp.
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2 years ago ::
Dec 23, 2010 - 3:31AM
#488
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Awesome thread... will use this.
My players seem to enjoy random "art" items when I bother to name them. And they annoy each other with them (our Fighter carried a battleaxe with a huge symbol of the Silver Flame on it despite being very anti-religious because the Rogues were supposed to get him a new one and were messing with him)
They're also still lugging around the book "Demon Summoning And You", which they stole off a cultist some time ago.
Epic Dungeon Master Want to give your players a kingdom of their own? I made a 4e rule system to make it happen! Your Kingdom awaits!Update 5th Sep 2011: Added a sample kingdom, as well as sample of play.
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2 years ago ::
Jan 01, 2011 - 11:43AM
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@Sanctaphrax,
The avatar I had in mind might have been an action shot from the first Night at the Museum movie...
Best complements I have yet received: Spoiler:
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Making it up as I go along:
{BRJN}
If I was writing the Tome of Lore, I would let Auppenser sleep. But I also would have him dream.
In his dreaming he re-activates the innate powers of (some) mortal minds. Or his dreaming changes the nature of reality - currently very malleable thanks to Spellplague &c. Or whatever really cool flavor text and pseudo-science explanation people react positively to.
{Lord_Karsus}
You know, I like that better than the explanations for the Spellplague.
My plot device: http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/ … #489880509 (The reaction is the next post.)
Prepped ahead of time:
I started the thread "1001 Failed Interrogation Results"
{ADHadh}
These are all good and make sense! I just can't come up with something that's not covered here and is not completely ridiculous.
My characters: Spoiler:
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Active Characters:
LFR Half-elf StarLock6 Gondolin Nightstar
AoA Dwarf Guardian Druid6 Narvik from House Wavir
Character A-building:
Neverwinter Dwarven Invoker / Heir of Delzoun / worships Silvanus (!)
"Truenamer" - speaks Words of Creation
Concepts I'm kicking around:
"Buggy" Wizard - insect flavor on everything
Halfling Tempest Fighter - just because nobody else is doing it
Shifter Beast-o-phile Druid - for PoL campaign
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2 years ago ::
Jan 15, 2011 - 9:42PM
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Still haven't forgotten about this thread. But the remaining underlined items are the ones that I've been procrastinating writing up. So my pace has slowed down. But have no fear, I'll finish eventually.
@BRJN: Couldn't find an appropriate image. Had to caption this one myself on Paint.
147. Awesome Pipe
A masterwork pipe carved entirely from the finest hobgoblin pipeweed. The pipeweed is enchanted so that it will grow into the bowl piece and in doing so create a limitless supply of tobacco. A tiny ooze has been bound into the wood and trained to eat the burnt residue of the tobacco, ensuring a clean hit every time. This marvellous device is worth roughly 5000 gp to any wealthy nicotine addict.
148. Steampunk Dishwasher
A large brass box with a glass front. Strange knobs, dials, and buttons adorn the top, hinting at some mysterious purpose. Those who move aside the glass front will see that the interior contains a number of oddly shaped racks and notches. Those who press the correct buttons in the correct sequence will see that the box contains strange nonmagical devices which bathe everything inside in steam. This device was originally intended to wash dishes, but it has recently been pressed into service as an implement of torture. An artificer seeking new knowledge might pay as much as 11 000 gp for this wondrous object.
149. Golden Chargers
A dozen golden charger plates etched in ivory and mother-of-pearl. The workmanship is excellent but the gold is far from pure. The plates are worth 800 gp in all, far less than one might expect from their appearance.
PS: 33 000 views. I don't know why I keep track...
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