Unapproachable East.pdf - The Forgotten Realms

The Red Wizards are renowned as Faerûn’s most
skillful and prolific crafters of magic items, but
they are not the only spellcasters of the East who
create magic items. In Rashemen, the mysterious Old
Ones—the male wizards of the land—specialize in the art of
item creation, working assiduously to provide the folk of their
harsh land with weapons to resist the perils of the north and
the threat of Thay. Along the Golden Way, strange enchantments
from distant Kara-Tur have found their way to
the bazaars and crowded shops of Thesk, while in the depths
of the Yuirwood, sorcerers under the patronage of the Simbul
and bards from the hidden realm of Sildëyuir also craft items
for a variety of purposes.
Magic Items
In addition to the magic items presented in the DUNGEON
MASTER’s Guide and any other items in an ongoing FORGOT-
TEN REALMS campaign, the following magic items can be
found in the Unapproachable East or in the hands of people
or creatures from those regions.
Weapons
Steeped in powerful magic and the wreckage of ancient empires,
the East is the birthplace of many innovative incantations.
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MAGIC WEAPON SPECIAL ABILITIES
A magic weapon with a special ability must have at least a +1
enhancement bonus.
Berserker: A berserker weapon is valuable to barbarians
and other creatures that can enter a rage. When the wielder
is raging, the weapon’s enhancement bonus increases by +2.
The vremyonni of Rashemen craft many axes and swords
with this ability.
Caster Level: 7th; Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, divine power or rage; Market Price: +1 bonus.
Diseased: Sometimes found in the hands of Talontar blightlords
or minions of the most sinister Red Wizards, this foul
weapon immediately infects the creature struck with disease—
no incubation time is required. Any living creature struck
must succeed at a Fortitude save (DC 12) or contract filth
fever. This deals 1d3 points of temporary Dexterity damage
and 1d3 points of temporary Constitution damage, and the
subject continues to suffer from the effects of the disease until
he recovers on his own or is cured through magical means.
Multiple infections against the same target have no additional
effect—the subject either has filth fever or he doesn’t.
Caster Level: 7th; Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, contagion; Market Price: +1 bonus.
Dismisser: Created long ago by the warlords of Raumathar
to deal with the infernal legions of Narfell, a dismisser weapon
has a chance to blast an extraplanar creature back to its plane
of origin with every hit. Any creature subject to a dismissal
spell (including called or summoned creatures, celestial or
fiendish creatures, outsiders, and some elementals) struck in
combat by this weapon must succeed at a Will save (DC 17)
or be dismissed as by the spell. The subject adds a modifier to
its saving throw equal to its Hit Dice – 9. For example, a 6
HD succubus would save at a –3 penalty, while a 13 HD pit
fiend saves at a +4 bonus.
Caster Level: 9th; Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, dismissal; Market Price: +3 bonus.
Valorous: A valorous weapon allows its wielder to make
powerful charge attacks. When used in a charge, the valorous