Artifacts

[Shani]

List of Known Artifacts

Afro of Style, The
Bandana of Sensory Deprivation
Vest of Chromatic Superiority, The

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The Afro of Style

A large heap of curly black hair. It radiates confidence, and just holding it makes you feel groovy. Can be worn over a helmet or under a hat.

Lesser A. o. S.: when worn, gives +5 to trained skills, another +5 to Perform (Dance) and +1 to Charisma.

Greater A. o. S.: +10 to trained skills, +5 to untrained skills, another +5 to Perform (Dance), +1 to Charisma and +1 to a chosen class feature. If a character is multi-class, the bonus applies only to one class, chosen by the player. {As in, if the character is a Rogue/Fighter, he can get a bonus either to a Rogue or to a Fighter.}

Cursed Afro of NANYATE!?: Effect is the same as L. A. o. S. As any cursed item, the A. o N.!? can only be removed when the wearer dies, or with a specific spell. Every time the wearer is surprised, startled, insulted, threatened, challenged or made fun of, they are under a compulsion to shout "WTF!?" or any appropriate variation. If the wearer is within earshot of being insulted, etc, but cannot hear it (asleep, deafened, or something), they are woken up and/or understand enough to respond. If the wearer is physically unable to make a sound (gagged, under Silence spell, etc), they must make an appropriate gesture instead. If, upon being challenged, insulted, etc, the wearer decides to "show it" to their challenger, they receive a bonus to the appropriate action(s) as if they were wearing a G. A. o S. And lastly, if the Cursed Afro is worn with a hat or a helmet, they cannot be removed, too.

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Bandana of Sensory Deprivation

It's a wide band of black silk, long and wide enough to completely wrap it around one's head. Most likely, created for some unsavory slave-traders from East.

When tied around eyes, ears, nose or mouth, a silver rune appears on the surface of the B., corresponding to each blocked part. The senses from the closed organs are blocked completely, and the remaining senses are increased in proportion. For example, a human blind-folded by the B. would have slightly better sense of smell, and would be able to hear as well as they could see. A blind-folded mole would be able to hear only slightly better, because they weren't using their eyes much to begin with.

If all the head is covered by the B., the person in question would be able, in theory, to get around only by touch. However, this is a very disorienting experience, and the wearer would have to get used to it first. Also, if the B. is wrapped over the mouth or around the throat, it puts the wearer under a Silence spell.

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The Vest of Chromatic Superiority

It's a fashionable vest, resembling a Hussar Uniform. The topmost braid on the right side is woven out of a blue, a red and a purple string, while the top braid on the left side is golden, black and white. If the wearer twists the end of the appropriate string and says the command word, the jacket changes color. Each color gives a different bonus: White increases dexterity, Black increases strength, Gold increases charisma, Red increases speed, Blue increases luck, and Purple increases stealth (however that works...).