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attacks the tome’s owner or the owner attempts a saving
throw against a dragon’s frightful presence. Then it opens
wide until the battle is over.
Prerequisite: Anyone can carry a tome of the wyrm, but its
magic benefits only those who cast spells.
Activation: A tome of the wyrm functions automatically,
but only when carried in one hand. If it is left in a backpack
or other container, it still records battles (as described below),
but it doesn’t improve its owner’s caster level.
Effect: A spellcaster carrying a tome of the wyrm in one
hand gains a +1 insight bonus to his caster level on any spell
that targets an enemy dragon or includes an enemy dragon
in its area. This benefit applies against all creatures affected
by the spell, not just the dragon.
At the end of each of the caster’s turns, determine whether
he cast a spell that harmed an enemy dragon. (For the purpose
of this item, this means any spell that dealt damage to the
dragon, any spell against which the dragon failed a save, or
any spell that overcame the dragon’s spell resistance.) If so,
the insight bonus of the tome of the wyrm increases by 1. If
not, the insight bonus decreases by 1.
A tome of the wyrm’s bonus can’t drop below +1, nor can it
rise above a number equal to the highest-level spell that its
owner can cast. One hour after the last time the caster harms
an enemy dragon with a spell, this effect fades, and the tome’s
bonus returns to normal.
Each page of a tome of the wyrm describes one battle against
a dragon—a brief narrative explaining who was present,
how the fight unfolded, and how the dragon died (or how
its attackers got away). After each new battle with a dragon,
the tome magically adds a new page describing that battle.
Once this 200-page book is full, any new entry overwrites
the oldest entry.
Aura/Caster Level: Moderate divination; CL 10th.
Construction: Craft Wondrous Item, detect dragonblood†,
7,500 gp, 600 XP, 15 days.
Weight: 5 lb.
Price: 15,000 gp.
VIAL OF EXPLOSIVE BREATH
A lesser vial of explosive breath holds a tightly controlled quantity
of energy not unlike a dragon’s breath weapon. Prized by
dragons and their allies alike, this item offers a surprise for
those who think they know what to expect from a foe.
Description: This smoky crystal vial is closed with a
golden stopper, capped by a faintly glowing piece of clear
quartz. When it shatters, destructive magical energy explodes
outward, looking very much like a dragon unfolding its wings
before dissipating into thin air.
Activation: A creature can throw a lesser vial of explosive
breath as an attack, either as a standard action or as part of a
full attack action. Hurling the vial as a ranged attack provokes
attacks of opportunity.
Effect: A lesser vial of explosive breath is hurled as a splash
weapon and must be aimed at a grid intersection. Upon
impact, the vial shatters, releasing the energy of its breath
weapon in a 20-foot-radius spread centered upon the point
of impact. This deals 6d6 points of acid, cold, electricity, or
fire damage, depending on the breath weapon of the dragon
that created the vial (Reflex DC 18 half).
Variant: A greater version of this item can be crafted by
true dragons of ancient age or older. A greater vial of explosive
breath deals 10d6 points of damage (Reflex DC 22 half).
Aura/Caster Level: Moderate transmutation; CL 6th.
Construction: Craft Wondrous Item, creator must be a
true dragon of adult age or greater with a breath weapon that
deals acid, cold, electricity, or fire damage, 500 gp (or 1,000
gp for greater vial), 40 XP (or 80 XP for greater vial), 1 day (or
2 days for greater vial).
Weight: —.
Price: 1,000 gp (lesser) or 2,000 gp (greater).
DWEOMERED
DRAGON SCALES
Mahgren Dragonchild paused before the enormous tome, calming
the butterflies in his stomach. This was his prize, his dream, the
reason he had betrayed his sire. There were secrets Kraagothial had
refused to share; those secrets were Mahgren’s birthright, and now
he had them. The ancient blue dragon had sneered when questioned
about the legends of dragon scales, sneered when Mahgren begged
for a boon from his draconic father. Now the dragon’s grin was a
rictus, his long tongue dangling out, a moist landing place for flies.
He would sneer at his half-dragon son no more. Mahgren took a
deep breath and opened the book. . . .
The secrets of dweomered dragon scales are jealously guarded
by their draconic creators. However, such hidden lore sets
adventurers into motion, so the descriptions that follow
include creation details to aid you when you finally reveal
those secrets to the PCs. Once the process is known, creating
a dweomered dragon scale can become an adventure
in itself.
Dweomered dragon scales can come from any kind of
dragon, though each variety tends to have its own particular
flavor. Most dweomered scales from chromatic dragons deal
with the energies associated with those creatures—fire, cold,
electricity, and acid—but others mimic their many spell-like
abilities.
Crafters tend to use scales from metallic dragons to fashion
magic items that don’t involve elements and energies so
directly. Even so, each dweomered dragon scale has powers
deeply associated with the metallic dragon scale used to create
the item.
The lung dragons from Oriental Adventures and the dragons
native to the FORGOTTEN REALMS campaign setting have varied
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