Shadow Magic includes an item pack with items geared towards Shadow Adepts. These below are some of the items that are included, though not all of them, and can be acquired throughout regular gameplay.
This black glass ring feels heavy and unnatural in your hands. When worn by those profiicent in shadow magic, it bolsters their ability to resist the life-draining nature of the Shadow Weave.
STATISTICS:
– Constitution: +1
– Save vs. Death: +4
Requires:
15 Wisdom
Weight: 0
This wicked knife seems to suck in light around it rather than reflecting it. Only a wielder familiar with Shadow Magic may draw upon its powers.
STATISTICS:
Combat abilities:
– Returns to the wielder’s hand when thrown
– When thrown, there is a 10% chance that the wielder will be teleported into melee range of the target and turn invisible for five rounds.
– On a successful backstab, casts Blinding Darkness on target and restores one 1st level spell to the wielder’s memory.
– Each melee attack drains 1 hit point and transfers it to the wielder
Equipped abilities:
– Hit Points: -5
THAC0: +2
Damage: 1d4+1, +1 magic (melee only)
Damage type: Piercing or missile
Speed Factor: 1
Proficiency Type: Dagger
Type: One-handed
Requires:
3 Strength
17 Dexterity
Weight: 1
This tiny black dart was enchanted using magic from the Shadow Weave. As a result, it is innately opposed to Mystra’s Weave and is significantly more effective when used against practitioners of arcane magic, tearing away spells from their memory.
STATISTICS:
Combat abilities:
– Returns to the wielder’s hand when thrown
– Mages and bards must save vs. spell or suffer 1d4 magic damage and lose one memorized spell
THAC0: +2, +4 vs. mages and bards
Damage: 1d3+2, +4 vs. mages and bards
Damage type: missile
Speed Factor: 0
Proficiency Type: Dart
Type: One-handed
Requires:
17 Charisma
Weight: 0
These boots seem to be crafted of sturdy material yet weigh almost nothing. Their enchantments grant the wearer greater agility and speed as well as the ability to walk between planes, walking from the Prime Material Plane into the Plane of Shadow in a single step. This ability is limited, however, though the other powers of these boots remain persistent.
STATISTICS:
Charge abilities (five charges):
– Shadowstep
Equipped abilities:
– Dexterity: +2 (Shadow Adepts), +1 (Others)
– Movement Rate: +2 (Shadow Adepts)
Weight: 1
The simplest of staff weapons is the quarterstaff, a length of wood six to nine feet in length. High quality quarterstaves are made of stout oak and are shod with metal at both ends. Powerful enchantments during the making of this staff have improved its accuracy and the damage it can cause, but they bear no signature.
This enchanted staff is topped with a shadow gem, bestowing upon it powers from the Plane of Shadow but restricting it to those proficient in its brand of magic.
STATISTICS:
Combat abilities:
– 50% chance to deal 2d6 magic damage and silence for 2 rounds on a failed save vs. spell
Equipped abilities:
– Intelligence: +1
– Armor Class: +2 vs. good creatures
THAC0: +2
Damage: 1d6+2 (crushing)
Speed Factor: 2
Proficiency Type: Quarterstaff
Type: Two-handed
Requires:
5 Strength
Weight: 3
This powerful mage robe offers protection from all forms of physical attack while at the same time increasing one’s resistance to magic and the life-draining effects of Shadow Magic. Due to the nature of its enchantment, it can only be worn by Shadow Adepts.
STATISTICS:
Equipped abilities:
– Armor Class: 5
– Magic Resistance: +5%
– Protects against Constitution loss from 1st and 2nd level Shadow Weave spells
Weight: 6
This ioun stone has a dark-colored hue. When worn, the stone regenerates its bearer’s wounds and provides them with greater clarity.
STATISTICS:
Equipped abilities:
– Regenerate 1 hit point every 12 seconds
– Wisdom: +1
Weight: 0
This candle emanates a powerful magical presence. Only a shadow adept may light it, and upon being lit, it gives off a ghostly flame which can be manipulated to replicate powerful Shadow Weave magic. However, lighting the candle is draining on the shadow adept’s life force and can only be done a limited number of times per day.
STATISTICS:
Charge abilities (once per day):
– May cast Unmask and Breaching Dark at the cost of ten hit points
Weight: 3
This sinister lute makes unpleasant sounds when strummed, causing a chill to go down the spines who hear its notes. When played by one skilled in Shadow Magic, its magic allows its user to drain the life force of others.
STATISTICS:
Charge abilities (three times per day):
– Mass Lesser Drain Vitality
Range: Self
Area of Effect: 30′
Weight: 3
Kryn Darkflame, in his younger days, experimented tirelessly in an attempt to draw more power from the Shadow Weave. The creation of this belt was an indicator of some success, as wearing it causes a shadow adept’s powers to increase dramatically. However, as all things have their disadvantages, the wearer will find themselves more susceptible to the draining effects of Shadow Magic. Darkflame’s magic eventually became great enough that he no longer required the belt’s power and its effects became more of a hindrance, but to one less experienced in wielding the Shadow Weave it is a valuable item… so long as one can live with the added risk.
STATISTICS:
Equipped abilities:
– Caster Level: +2 (+4 when below 50% hit points)
– Fire Resistance: +40%
– Cold Resistance: +40%
– Save vs. Death: -4
– Hit Points: -15
– May cast one additional wizard spell of each level
– May only be removed with a Remove Curse spell
Weight: 2
This cloak seems to constantly expel a thin black mist, which upon uttering the correct command word is expelled into a thick fog that blinds all within it. In addition, the cloak seems to be enchanted to repel certain types of magic and mask the wearer’s presence from any form of spectral undead.
STATISTICS:
Charge abilities:
– Black Mist once per day centered on self
Equipped abilities:
– Wearer is ignored by shadows, wraiths and other incorporeal undead
– Save vs. Illusion: +2
– Save vs. Necromancy: +2
– Save vs. Alteration: +2
Weight: 1