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CHAPTER 3
DRACONIC
MAGIC
Illus. by D. Wahlstrom
ELIXIR OF BLINDSIGHT
As dragon hunters become more talented at stalking their
prey, dragons have been forced to keep up by creating new
items that help them keep their edge. The elixir of blindsight,
which grants its drinker perfect vision within a limited range,
is a particularly significant advance of this nature.
Description: This liquid is blood-red and
slightly viscous, like a watery syrup. When a
creature drinks the elixir, the liquid races
through its blood in a flash, and it feels each
of its senses come alive.
Prerequisite: Only a creature with blindsense
gains any benefit from this item.
Activation: Drinking an elixir of blindsight
requires a standard action that provokes
attacks of opportunity.
Effect: After consuming this elixir, the
user gains blindsight with a range equal to
its normal blindsense range for a period of
10 minutes.
Aura/Caster Level: Faint divination; CL
5th.
Construction: Craft Wondrous Item,
clairaudience/clairvoyance, 500 gp, 40 XP, 1
day.
Weight: —.
Price: 1,000 gp.
RING OF DRACONIC ZEAL
A dragon can lash out at more than one
enemy with its claws, teeth, wings, and tail.
A lesser ring of draconic zeal grants its wearer a
similar ability to attack multiple foes.
Description: A lesser ring of draconic zeal is
made of ivory carved to resemble hundreds of
interlocking dragon scales. When the ring’s
power is activated, it emits a roar like that of a
fearsome dragon.
Activation: Once per day, the wearer can invoke
the power of the ring (a swift action).
Effect: Immediately after activating the ring,
the wearer can make one melee attack using his
highest base attack bonus against each of three different
enemies within reach (a full-round action).
This effect applies only during the round in which
the ring is activated. If the wearer activates the ring
but can’t take a full-round action during that round,
the effect is wasted.
Aura/Caster Level: Faint transmutation; CL 10th.
Variant: A greater ring of draconic zeal functions as a
lesser ring, except that it allows the wearer to attack up
to six adjacent enemies within reach.
Rod of
dragon’s blood
Construction: Forge Ring, haste, 1,000 gp (or 3,000 gp
for greater ring), 80 XP (or 240 XP for greater ring), 2 days (or
6 days for greater ring).
Weight: —.
Price: 2,000 gp (lesser) or 6,000 gp (greater).
ROD OF DRAGON’S BLOOD
This potent rod feeds off the wielder’s draconic
bloodline to enhance his magical abilities.
While a sorcerer can access the rod’s power,
true dragons gain even greater benefit.
Description: This 5-foot-long, russetstained
rod is carved from the bone of a
dragon and covered in draconic runes.
When the rod is activated, dark red blood
runs down the rod, soaking the hand of the
wielder.
Prerequisite: A lesser rod of dragon’s blood
functions only for characters of the dragon
type or the dragonblood subtype, as well as for
any character with at least 1 level of sorcerer.
Activation: Activating a lesser rod of dragon’s
blood requires the same action normally
required to cast the chosen spell (see Effect,
below). The rod can be activated three times
per day.
Effect: When activated, a lesser rod of dragon’s
blood allows the wielder to recast any spell of
up to 2nd level that he cast in the previous
round. Doing this doesn’t use another spell
slot. Only spells with a casting time of 1 standard
action or less can be recast using the lesser
rod of dragon’s blood.
Wielders of the dragon type instead can reuse
any spell-like ability of up to 2nd level that
they used in the previous round. This doesn’t
count against their normal daily limit for that
spell-like ability.
The rod also functions as a quarterstaff.
Variant: A greater rod of dragon’s blood allows
the wielder to recast any spell of up to 4th level
he cast in the previous round, or to reuse any
spell-like ability of up to 4th level it used in the
previous round. It otherwise functions as a lesser
rod of dragon’s blood.
Aura/Caster Level: Strong transmutation; CL
17th.
Construction: Craft Rod, creator must be able to
cast spells without preparation, 5,000 gp (or 20,000
gp for greater rod), 400 XP (or 1,600 XP for greater rod),
10 days (or 40 days for greater rod).
Weight: 4 lb.
Price: 10,000 gp (lesser) or 40,000 gp (greater).
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