Rune Etches

(Version 1.05 - Last Modified: 06/15/2007)

Inspired by Runes and Rune Words in Diablo II from Blizzard Entertainment

• Introduction
• Rune Etch Descriptions
• Rune Diagram Introduction
• Rune Diagram Amulet Descriptions
• Rune Diagram Armor Descriptions
• Rune Diagram Shield Descriptions
• Rune Diagram Weapon Descriptions

Introduction

Although true Rune Magic has been lost and is now known to only a few in the entire megaverse, there are many that know pieces of the ancient secrets. The Diabolists are infamous for their use of runes as a written language even though they cannot use the words in any other way. Alchemists also know more about Rune Magic then they commonly claim, often using magical symbols associated with Rune Magic when they are enchanting items, especially the most powerful items. In this same tradition, a small group of Diabolists and Alchemists operating in the Eastern Territories are becoming known in some circles for their use of what they call Rune Etches.

Rune Etches are similar to true Rune Magic and the runes that Diabolists use, but through a process known only to this small group, they can enchant these runes and provide amazing powers to an item or a weapon. So far the group has been able to discern thirty three (33) different rune etches, but there are rumors that there are more etches and the group is either withholding them or still trying to learn how to properly empower them. Provided a non-magical item and a sum of money, the group will apply one of the rune etches, enchanting the item with the magical power unique to that rune etch. Multiple rune etches can be applied to the same item and the same rune etch can even be placed multiple times, often stacking with the previous copies. However, certain rune etches, applied in exactly the right order, can create special rune patterns, called Rune Diagrams, that create a much more powerful item then the sum of the individual rune etches would have created.

The Rune Diagrams often take the original powers of the rune etches and enhance them to create a much more powerful item. However, simply getting the rune etches that make up a rune diagram is not enough, the group must perform a special ritual to bring out the true power of the rune etches. Of course, the rune etches are not cheap and the special ritual is even more expensive, but for those that can pay, a proper rune diagram can create just the right kind of magical item. Also like the rune etches, many believe that as time goes on, the number of Rune Diagrams available will increase and become even more powerful, maybe even rivalling the power of the original Rune Magic.

Although some have expressed concern that in the wrong hands the magic of Rune Etches could prove dangerous, many believe that it is no more dangerous then already existing magics, and the group that is currently marketing the Rune Etches seem to have a handle on their own security. Leading even more credence to the fact that rune etches may be another rediscovered branch of Rune Magic, the group has employed a large number of Dwarves and has a permanent office by the Library of Bethlerad, but most Dwarves rebuff this rumor claiming that no living dwarf would ever delve back into the black art of Rune Magic.

One important fact is that not all representatives of the group know all rune etches or diagrams. All members known all of the common Rune Etches, 1D4+2 of the uncommom Rune Etches, but only one or two of the extremely rare Rune Etches. Representatives know all rune diagrams that involve only the common rune etches, up to 1D4 of the rune diagrams that involve only the common and semi-rare rune etches that they know, but only 1 of the diagrams that involve an extremely rare rune etch that they know. Some representatives even know diagrams that they cannot create themselves. For example, a rune diagram that consists of three extremely rare rune etches could be known by a member of the group that knows only one of those runes, but if the client has managed to get the other two rune etches from another member, they can perform the ritual to form the rune diagram. Even worse, most members of the group do not freely discuss what Rune Diagrams they can use, often requiring the client to prove that they can afford to pay for the Rune Diagram even before they find out what it does. This factor, even more then the price, makes Rune Diagrams exceedingly rare.

The number of rune etches that can be placed on an item varies from one item to another. A weapon has a 25% chance that it can hold 1D6 rune etches, a suit of armor has a 20% chance that it can hold 1D6 rune etches, a shield has a 15% chance that it can hold 1D4 rune etches, and an amulet has a 15% chance that they can hold 1D2 rune etches. No one knows why some items can hold rune etches and why the maximum number of rune etches varies, but it usually believed to be some inherant property based on the quality of the item when it was manufactured. It is known that all superior dwarven and kobold weapons and armor can hold rune etches and can hold the maximum number of etches and that inferior orc weapons and armor that can hold rune etches (roll normally to see whether they can hold rune etches) can only hold the minimum number of etches for that type of item. The type of material used does not seem to have an impact either, as wooden bows and metal swords can have rune etches equally. However, an item that is already magical cannot have any rune etches placed on it. Only those that know how to apply Rune Etches can determine whether an item can hold them and how many the item can hold. A missile weapon, such as a bow, bestows its magical abilities, such as additional damage, onto the ammunition it fires.

One of the more common abilities among the Rune Diagrams and a few of the Rune Etches states "weapon inflicts 100% of its rolled damage as an additional damage bonus" or some other percentage. What this means is that if a weapon normally inflicts 1D8 with each attack, and the number rolled was a 4, then a 100% of that rolled number is 4 and it is added as a damage bonus, so the final damage inflicted, assuming the attacker had no other damage bonuses would be 8. If the wielder inflicted a critical hit, then the final damage inflicted would be 12, because the damage bonus is not doubled, only the rolled damage.

The listed rune diagrams are what the alchemists that can create Rune Diagrams refer to the finished product and they use the name no matter what item the Rune Diagram is applied to. The price listed below is just for the Rune Diagram and does not include the cost of acquiring the Rune Etches, which must be paid for separately. Also, a number of Rune Diagrams create items with abilities that vary in power, such as an ability that states "wielder gains +1D6 to PS attribute". For these abilities, roll when the Rune Diagram is created and the value never changes. This includes all values that are determined randomly except for damage, which is rolled each time damage is dealt.

Rune Etch Descriptions

1. Amn:
   • Type: Common
   • Price: 10,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: Each melee hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 5% of the damage inflicted.
   • Power - Armor: Melee attacks against the armor or the wearer cause 1D4 points of magical damage of no particular type to the attacker.
   • Power - Shield: Melee attacks against the shield cause 1D4 points of magical damage of no particular type to the attacker.
   • Power - Weapon: Each hit by the weapon against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
   
   
2. Ber:
   • Type: Rare
   • Price: 100,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: All damage inflicted against the wearer is reduced by 20%.
   • Power - Armor: All damage inflicted against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 20%.
   • Power - Shield: All damage inflicted against the shield or the wielder is reduced by 20%.
   • Power - Weapon: Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 20% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
   
   
3. Cham:
   • Type: Rare
   • Price: 100,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: Wearer cannot be magically paralyzed or have his movement impaired by any spell or psionic power, such as the Carpet of Adhesion spell.
   • Power - Armor: Wearer cannot be magically paralyzed or have his movement impaired by any spell or psionic power, such as the Carpet of Adhesion spell.
   • Power - Shield: Wielder cannot be magically paralyzed or have his movement impaired by any spell or psionic power, such as the Carpet of Adhesion spell.
   • Power - Weapon: Each attack from the weapon has a 25% chance of casting Lesser Paralyze on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at first level of experience.
   
   
4. Dol:
   • Type: Uncommon
   • Price: 50,000 gold
   • Power - Weapon: Each hit by the weapon forces a living target to make a save vs. horror factor against a Horror Factor of 10.
   • Power - Armor: Wearer regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
   • Power - Shield: Each hit against the shield forces a living target to make a save vs. horror factor against a Horror Factor of 8.
   • Power - Amulet: Wearer regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
   
   
5. El:
   • Type: Common
   • Price: 10,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: Wielder gains +1 to strike and +25% to their maximum S.D.C. total and the amulet can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
   • Power - Armor: Increase the armor's SDC by +25% and the armor can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
   • Power - Shield: Increase the shield's SDC by +25% and the shield can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
   • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +2 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon and the weapon can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
   
   
6. Eld:
   • Type: Common
   • Price: 10,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: Wearer tires at half the normal rate and gains +1 to PE attribute.
   • Power - Armor: Wearer tires at half the normal rate and gains +1 to PE attribute.
   • Power - Shield: Increase the shield's bonus to parry by +25%.
   • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +2 to strike undead creatures and +1 to parry attacks from undead creatures with the weapon and the weapon inflicts 75% of its rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
   
   
7. Eth:
   • Type: Common
   • Price: 10,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
   • Power - Armor: PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
   • Power - Shield: Increase the shield's bonus to parry by +25%.
   • Power - Weapon: Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
   
   
8. Fal:
   • Type: Uncommon
   • Price: 50,000 gold
   • Power - Weapon: Increase wielder's PS attribute by +3.
   • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's PS attribute by +3.
   • Power - Shield: Increase wielder's PS attribute by +3.
   • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's PS attribute by +3.
   
   
9. Gul:
   • Type: Rare
   • Price: 100,000 gold
   • Power - Amulet: Wearer gains a bonus of +4 to save vs. all types of toxins.
   • Power - Armor: Wearer gains a bonus of +4 to save vs. all types of toxins.
   • Power - Shield: Wielder gains +6 to parry with the shield.
   • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +5 to strike and +2 to parry with the weapon.
   
   
10. Hel:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: All Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies function as if the wielder was two levels higher.
    • Power - Armor: All skills, except Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies, function as if the wearer was two levels higher.
    • Power - Shield: All Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies function as if the wielder was two levels higher.
    • Power - Amulet: All skills, except Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies, function as if the wearer was two levels higher.
    
    
11. Io:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Increase wielder's PE attribute by +3.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's PE attribute by +3.
    • Power - Shield: Increase wielder's PE attribute by +3.
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's PE attribute by +3.
    
    
12. Ist:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's MA attribute by +25%.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's MA attribute by +25%.
    • Power - Shield: Increase wielder's MA attribute by +25%.
    • Power - Weapon: Increase wielder's MA attribute by +25%.
    
    
13. Ith:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Each non-magical attack against the wearer causes the wearer to regain PPE or ISP. The wearer regains 15% of the damage taken to either PPE or ISP (wearer's choice), however, the damage is still inflicted normally.
    • Power - Armor: Each non-magical attack against the wearer, not the armor, causes the wearer to regain PPE or ISP. The wearer regains 15% of the damage taken to either PPE or ISP (wearer's choice), however, the damage is still inflicted normally.
    • Power - Shield: Each non-magical attack against the wielder, not the shield, causes the wearer to regain PPE or ISP. The wearer regains 15% of the damage taken to either PPE or ISP (wearer's choice), however, the damage is still inflicted normally.
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +3 to damage with this weapon.
    
    
14. Jah:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's hit points by 4D6 and SDC by 1D6x10.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's hit points by 25% and SDC by 50%.
    • Power - Shield: No effect.
    • Power - Weapon: When attacking with this weapon, ignore any natural armor rating a target may have.
    
    
15. Ko:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Increase wielder's PP attribute by +2 and Spd attribute by +1D4.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's PP attribute by +2 and Spd attribute by +1D4.
    • Power - Shield: Increase wielder's PP attribute by +2 and Spd attribute by +1D4.
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's PP attribute by +2 and Spd attribute by +1D4.
    
    
16. Lem:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 15% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
    • Power - Armor: Wearer has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 10% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
    • Power - Shield: Wielder has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 15% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
    • Power - Amulet: Wearer has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 10% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
    
    
17. Lo:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Reduce damage inflicted by energy attacks against the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Armor: Reduce damage inflicted by energy attacks against the armor or the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Shield: Reduce damage inflicted by energy attacks against the shield or the wielder by 20%.
    • Power - Weapon: Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadruple damage instead of triple, and so on.
    
    
18. Lum:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Increase wielder's PPE and ISP by +10%.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's PPE and ISP by +10%.
    • Power - Shield: No effect.
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's PPE and ISP by +10%.
    
    
19. Mal:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Damage from all non-magical physical sources against the wearer is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Armor: Damage from all non-magical physical sources against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Shield: Damage from all non-magical physical sources against the shield is reduced by 4 points.
    • Power - Weapon: Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
    
    
20. Nef:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: The wearer gains +6 to dodge but only against long range attacks.
    • Power - Armor: The wearer gains +6 to dodge but only against long range attacks.
    • Power - Shield: The wielder gains +6 to parry but only against long range attacks.
    • Power - Weapon: Each hit by the weapon causes the target to move back 5' (1.5 m) if the wielder's PS attribute is high enough to push the target.
    
    
21. Ohm:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Reduce damage inflicted by cold attacks against the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Armor: Reduce damage inflicted by cold attacks against the armor or the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Shield: Reduce damage inflicted by cold attacks against the shield or the wielder by 20%.
    • Power - Weapon: Weapon inflicts 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
    
    
22. Ort:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Damage from all energy attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Armor: Damage from all energy attacks against the armor or the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Shield: Damage from all energy attacks against the shield, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 5 points.
    • Power - Weapon: Each attack from the weapon causes +1D6 points of energy damage.
    
    
23. Pul:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +5 to strike supernatural creatures with the weapon and the weapon inflicts 100% of its rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
    • Power - Armor: Increase the armor's SDC by +50%.
    • Power - Shield: Increase the shield's SDC by +50%.
    • Power - Amulet: Wearer gains +3 to strike supernatural creatures and all attacks inflicts 50% of their rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against a supernatural creature.
    
    
24. Ral:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Damage from all fire attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Armor: Damage from all fire attacks against the armor or the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Shield: Damage from all fire attacks against the shield, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 5 points.
    • Power - Weapon: Each attack causes +1D6 points of fire damage.
    
    
25. Shael:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Wearer gains +2 to parry and +1 to dodge.
    • Power - Armor: Wearer gains +2 to parry and +1 to dodge.
    • Power - Shield: Wielder gains +3 to parry with the shield.
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder gains +1 attack per melee, but this extra attack must be used for this weapon.
    
    
26. Sol:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder inflicts +5 damage with the weapon.
    • Power - Armor: Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Shield: Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the shield is reduced by 5 points.
    • Power - Amulet: Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the wearer is reduced by 3 points.
    
    
27. Sur:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Increase wearer's maximum PPE by +1D6x10.
    • Power - Armor: Increase wearer's maximum PPE by +20%.
    • Power - Shield: Increase wearer's maximum PPE by +20%.
    • Power - Weapon: Target becomes blind for 1 melee round when hit by the weapon.
    
    
28. Tal:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Wearer gains +1 to save vs. all types of toxins and reduce the effects of toxins by half (damage and penalties).
    • Power - Armor: Wearer gains +1 to save vs. all types of toxins and reduce the effects of toxins by half (damage and penalties).
    • Power - Shield: Wielder gains +1 to save vs. all types of toxins and reduce the effects of toxins by half (damage and penalties).
    • Power - Weapon: After each hit, the target must make a saving throw vs. lethal poison. A successful roll means the target takes no damage, but a failed roll means the target takes 1D4 points of poison damage immediately and at the beginning of each melee of 1D4 melees.
    
    
29. Thul:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Damage from all cold attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Armor: Damage from all cold attacks against the armor or the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
    • Power - Shield: Damage from all cold attacks against the shield, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 5 points.
    • Power - Weapon: Each attack causes +1D6 points of cold damage.
    
    
30. Tir:
    • Type: Common
    • Price: 10,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
    • Power - Armor: Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
    • Power - Shield: Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
    • Power - Weapon: Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
    
    
31. Um:
    • Type: Uncommon
    • Price: 50,000 gold
    • Power - Weapon: Each attack by the weapon has a 25% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, receives magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
    • Power - Armor: Wearer gains a bonus of +1 to all saving throws.
    • Power - Shield: Wielder gains a bonus of +1 to all saving throws.
    • Power - Amulet: Wearer gains a bonus of +1 to all saving throws.
    
    
32. Vex:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Reduce damage inflicted by fire attacks against the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Armor: Reduce damage inflicted by fire attacks against the armor or the wearer by 20%.
    • Power - Shield: Reduce damage inflicted by fire attacks against the shield or the wielder by 20%.
    • Power - Weapon: Each attack by the weapon reduces target's PPE and ISP by 5% (rounding up) and the attacker regains the same amount of PPE and ISP. The wielder can only gain points if the target lost at least one point.
    
    
33. Zod:
    • Type: Rare
    • Price: 100,000 gold
    • Power - Amulet: Increase the wearer's SDC by +50%.
    • Power - Armor: Increase the armor's SDC by ten times.
    • Power - Shield: Shield is indestructible.
    • Power - Weapon: Weapon is indestructible.

Rune Diagram Introduction

Each rune diagram description has several parts. First is the Item Type, which dictates what kind of item the rune diagram can be placed on, such as an amulet or a specific type of weapon, like a sword or an axe. Second is Rune Order, which dictates the exact type and order of the rune etches that need to be placed on the item to complete the Rune Diagram. Third is the Price, which is the cost of the special ritual that replaces the bonuses for the individual rune etches with the abilities of the Rune Diagram. Fourth is the Properties, which affect the item itself and list bonuses and penalties and special properties of the item and only the item, such as bonuses to strike or bonuses to damage, or whether the item is indestructible. The properties only apply to the actual item, not to the wielder of the item, so a bonus to strike listed in the Properties section of a rune diagram for a weapon only applies to that weapon and not to any other weapon used by the wielder. Fifth is the Bonuses, which are straight bonuses to the possessor of the weapon as long as it is held, worn, or wielded. A bonus to strike in this section applies to all performed attacks, not just attacks with the item. The Sixth and final section is Powers, which lists all of the special abilities of the item. There are two types of Powers: Constant and Activated. Constant abilities are always active as long as the item is held, worn, or wielded and Activated abilities require one melee attack to activate. Some activated abilities are instant effects and others last for a specific duration, and some can only be activated a limited number of times before the item permanently loses that ability.

Rune Diagram Amulet Descriptions

• Dream
• Lore
• Nadir
• Radiance

1. Dream:
   • Item Type: Amulet
   • Rune Order: Io + Jah + Pul
   • Price: 200,000 gold
   • Bonuses:
     • +1D4 to MA attribute, +2 to PE attribute.
     • +5% SDC and +2 PPE per level of experience.
     • If the wearer has a natural armor bonus, increase their natural armor rating by +2, otherwise the wearer gains a natural armor rating of 10.
     • +1 to all saving throws.
     • +2 to strike and +2 to dodge.
   • Powers:
     • Confusing Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wearer that deals damage, there is a 10% chance that the attacker becomes momentarily confused. The attacker must make a save vs. magic spells and a failed roll means the target cannot tell friend from foe and randomly designates a single target from all within range and then attacks that target with its strongest attack. This effect lasts for 1 melee round.
     • Energy Aura (Activated): The wearer can surround himself at will with a powerful aura of energy. While active, whenever the wielder is attacked, the attacker takes 2d6 points of energy damage and add 1d6 points of energy damage to any melee attacks performed by the wielder.
   
   
2. Lore:
   • Item Type: Amulet
   • Rune Order: Ort + Sol
   • Price: 60,000
   • Bonuses:
     • +10% PPE.
     • +1 effective character level for all class abilities, skills, spells, and psionic powers.
   • Powers:
     • Absorb Released PPE (Constant): The wielder absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m).
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce energy damage by 3 points and reduce regular, non-magical damage by 3 points.
     • Glow (Activated): Lore can be commanded to emite light up to the brightness of a lantern.
   
   
3. Nadir:
   • Item Type: Amulet
   • Rune Order: Nef + Tir
   • Price: 20,000
   • Bonuses:
     • +2 to PS attribute.
     • +50% SDC.
     • +6 to dodge long-range attacks.
   • Powers:
     • Absorb Light (Constant): Decrease the light generated by anything the wearer created or is holding by 75%.
     • Absorb Released PPE (Constant): The wielder absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m).
     • Cloak of Shadows (Activated): This ability causes the wearer to become shrouded by thick shadows that cannot be pierced by light. This ability lasts for two melee rounds and while active, the wearer gains +1 to strike with melee weapons and +2 to dodge and people attacking the wielder gain -2 to strike the wearer and cannot make Called Shots against the wearer. This ability can only be used 9 times before the amulet permanently loses this ability.
     • Poor Haggling (Constant): Increase the cost of items purchased from a merchant by 10%.
   
   
4. Radiance:
   • Item Type: Amulet
   • Rune Order: Nef + Sol + Ith
   • Price: 70,000
   • Bonuses:
     • +3 to PE attribute.
     • +75% SDC, +1D4x10 PPE, and +10% ISP.
     • +6 to dodge long-range attacks.
   • Powers:
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce magical and psychic damage by 1 point and reduce regular, non-magical damage by 3 points.
     • Glow (Activated): Lore can be commanded to emite light up to five times the brightness of a lantern.
     • PPE Rejuvenation Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, the wearer regains PPE equal to 15% of the damage inflicted by the attack.

Rune Diagram Armor Descriptions

1. Bramble:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding four runes.
   • Rune Order: Ral + Ohm + Sur + Eth
   • Price: 220,000
   • Powers:
     • Wearer gains +2 to parry and +3 to dodge.
     • Increase the armor's SDC by +300%.
     • Increase wearer's PPE by +5% (rounding up).
     • PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
     • Damage from all cold attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 1 point.
     • Damage from all fire attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
     • Wearer is immune to all types of toxins, magical and non-magical.
     • Each time the wearer kills a living creature, the wearer is healed 2D6 points of damage.
     • The armor can activate an ability that causes 4D6 points of magical feedback damage of no particular type each time the armor or the wearer is hit by a melee attack. Activating this ability takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 33 times before the armor permanently loses this ability and it only lasts for one melee round each time it is activated.
     • All poisons used or created by the wearer, such as from normal sources or spells that create magical poisons, inflict 50% more damage or have their duration increased by 50% if they do not inflict damage.
     • The wearer is constantly surrounded by a cloud of fast moving thorns. These small thorns circle the wearer and normally avoid touching other objects, but if something hits the wearer with a melee attack, then a swarm of thorns immediately attacks the attacker. These thorns cannot be dodged or parried and inflict 2D6 points of damage to the attacker.
   
   
2. Chains of Honor:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding four runes.
   • Rune Order: Dol + Um + Ber + Ist
   • Price: 300,000
   • Powers:
     • Increase the armor's SDC by +75%.
     • Weapons used by the wearer inflicts 200% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
     • Weapons used by the wearer inflicts 100% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
     • Each hit against a living creature heals the wearer by 10% of the damage inflicted.
     • Increase wielder's PS attribute by +6.
     • Wearer regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
     • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
     • All damage inflicted against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 20%.
     • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +25%.
     • All class abilities function as if the wearer was two levels higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
   
   
3. Delirium:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Lem + Ist + Io
   • Price: 200,000
   • Powers:
     • Increase the armor's SDC by +250%.
     • Increase wielder's PE attribute by +3.
     • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +25%.
     • Wearer has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 20% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
     • All class abilities function as if the wearer was two levels higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
     • The armor can cast Charm (fifth level invocation) at tenth level of experience. Casting this spell takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 60 times before the armor permanently loses this ability.
     • Each attack on the armor or the wearer has a 1% chance of casting Armor of Ithan (third level invocation) on the attacker. This spell is cast at fifteenth level of experience and will replace any active version of Armor of Ithan already in place.
     • Each attack on the armor or the wearer has a 6% chance of casting Mind Bolt (super psionic power) that inflicts 6D6 points of damage on the attacker. This psionic power is cast at fifth level of experience.
     • Each attack on the armor or the wearer has a 14% chance of casting Horrific Illusion (fifth level invocation) that only the attacker can see. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
     • Each attack from the wearer has an 11% chance of casting Wisps of Confusion (eighth level invocation) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
   
   
4. Dragon
   • Item Type: Armor
   • Rune Order: Sur + Lo + Sol
   • Price: 250,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Increase the armor's AR by +2.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1 to PS attribute per level of experience, +1 to PP attribute, +1 to PE attribute, and +1 to Spd attribute.
     • +5% PPE.
     • +12 to dodge long-range attacks.
   • Powers:
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce energy damage by 2 points and reduce regular, non-magical damage by 3 points.
     • Fire Aura (Activated): The wearer can surround himself at will with a powerful aura of fire. While active, whenever the wearer is attacked, the attacker takes 2d6 points of fire damage and add 1d6 points of fire damage to any melee attacks performed by the wielder.
     • Hydra Fire Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 12% chance that the target of the attack is enveloped in magical fire. The target takes 4D6 points of fire damage immediately and again at the beginning of each melee for the next 1D4 melee rounds.
     • Poisonous Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wearer that deals damage, there is a 20% chance that the attacker becomes infected with a deadly poison. The attacker must make a save vs. lethal poison and a failed roll means the target takes 1D4 points of poison damage immediately and again at the beginning of each melee for the next 1D4 melee rounds.
   
   
5. Duress
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Shael + Um + Thul
   • Price: 70,000
   • Powers:
     • Wearer gains +2 to parry and +2 to dodge.
     • Wearer inflicts 10% of the rolled damage from any attack as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack by the wearer causes +3D6 points of cold damage.
     • Each attack by the wearer that does not score a critical strike has a 15% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack by the wearer has a 33% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, receives magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
     • Increase the armor's SDC by +200%.
     • Increase the length of time of an activity determined by a PE attribute by 20%.
     • Damage from all cold attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 50%.
     • Damage from all energy and fire attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
     • Wielder gains +1 to save vs. all types of toxins.
   
   
6. Enigma:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Jah + Ith + Ber
   • Price: 210,000
   • Powers:
     • Increase the armor's SDC by +750%.
     • Increase wearer's Spd attribute by +50%.
     • Increase wearer's PS attribute by +2 per level of experience.
     • Increase wearer's hit points by 15% and SDC by 25%.
     • All damage inflicted against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 20%.
     • Each time the wearer kills a living creature, the wearer is healed 3D4 points of damage.
     • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +1 per level of experience.
     • Each non-magical attack against the wearer, not the armor, causes the wearer to regain PPE or ISP. The wearer regains 15% of the damage taken to either PPE or ISP (wearer's choice), however, the damage is still inflicted normally.
     • All class abilities function as if the wearer was two levels higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
     • Decrease the PPE cost of all teleport spells cast by the wearer by 50%.
   
   
7. Fortitude
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding four runes.
   • Rune Order: El + Sol + Dol + Lo
   • Price: 210,000 gold
   • Powers:
     • Each attack on the wielder has a 20% chance of casting Armor of Ithan (3rd level Invocation spell) on the wielder at third level of experience. Once cast, the spell is not cast again until the previous spell's duration has expired or dispelled or its S.D.C. has been depleted.
     • Wearer can cast one additional spell per melee round.
     • All weapons inflict 300% of their rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Increase the armor's bonus to parry by +200%.
     • Increase the armor's S.D.C. by +3D6.
     • Increase the wearer's hit points by +2 per character level.
     • Wielder regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
     • Damage from all energy attacks against the wearer, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 5%, with a minimum of 1 point.
     • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
     • Damage from all non-magical physical sources against the wearer is reduced by 3 points.
     • 15% of all damage inflicted against the wearer is added to the wearer's PPE. However, the wearer cannot possess more PPE than his normal maximum.
     • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
   
   
8. Gloom:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Fal + Um + Pul
   • Price: 150,000
   • Powers:
     • Wearer gains +1 to parry and +1 to dodge.
     • Wearer inflicts 200% of the rolled damage from any attack as an additional damage bonus.
     • Increase wearer's PS attribute by +3.
     • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
     • Each non-magical attack against the wearer, not the armor, causes the wearer to regain PPE or ISP. The wearer regains 15% of the damage taken to either PPE or ISP (wearer's choice), however, the damage is still inflicted normally.
     • Decrease the light generated by anything the wearer is holding or created by 75%.
     • All spells or psionics powers that impair the wearer's movement, such as Carpet of Adhesion, have their duration reduced by half.
     • Each attack against the armor or the wearer has a 15% chance of casting Blinding Flash (first level invocation) on the attacker (and only the attacker). This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
   
   
9. Lionheart:
   • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Hel + Lum + Fal
   • Price: 150,000
   • Powers:
     • All weapons inflict 20% of their rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • All skills, except Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies, function as if the wearer was two levels higher.
     • Increase wearer's PS attribute by +8.
     • Increase wearer's PE attribute by +6.
     • Increase wearer's PP attribute by +4.
     • Increase wearer's hit points by 5D6 and SDC by 1D6x10.
     • Increase wearer's PPE and ISP by +10%.
     • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
   
   
10. Prudence:
    • Item Type: Armor capable of holding two runes.
    • Rune Order: Mal + Tir
    • Price: 110,000
    • Powers:
      • Wearer gains +1 to parry and +1 to dodge.
      • Increase the armor's SDC by +150%.
      • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
      • Damage from all non-magical physical sources against the wearer is reduced by 2 points.
      • Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the wielder is reduced by 10 points.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • The armor can be commanded at will to glow at twice the strength of a torch.
      • Armor repairs damage at a rate of 1 S.D.C. per minute.
    
    
11. Smoke:
    • Item Type: Armor capable of holding two runes.
    • Rune Order: Nef + Lum
    • Price: 60,000
    • Powers:
      • Increase the armor's SDC by +75%.
      • The wearer gains +18 to dodge but only against long range weapons.
      • Wearer gains +2 to all saving throws.
      • Wearer gains +2 to parry and +1 to dodge.
      • Increase wearer's PPE and ISP by +10%.
      • Decrease the light generated by anything the wearer is holding or created by 25%.
      • The armor can cast Sickness (eighth level invocation) as if from a tenth level character. Casting this spell takes only one melee attack, but this spell can only be used 18 times before the armor permanently loses this ability.
    
    
12. Stealth:
    • Item Type: Armor capable of holding two runes.
    • Rune Order: Tal + Eth
    • Price: 20,000
    • Powers:
      • Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the armor or the wearer is reduced by 1 point.
      • Increase wearer's PP attribute by +2.
      • Increase wearer's PE attribute by +1.
      • Increase wearer's Spd attribute by 25%.
      • Wearer gains +2 to save vs. all types of toxins.
      • PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
      • Wearer can cast one additional spell per melee.
      • Wearer gains +2 to parry and +1 to dodge.
    
    
13. Stone:
    • Item Type: Armor capable of holding four runes.
    • Rune Order: Shael + Um + Pul + Lum
    • Price: 160,000
    • Powers:
      • Wearer gains +3 to parry and +3 to dodge.
      • Increase the armor's SDC by +1D4x10+240%.
      • The wearer gains +15 to dodge but only against long range weapons.
      • Increase wearer's PS attribute by +5.
      • Increase wearer's PE attribute by +5.
      • Increase wearer's PPE and ISP by +10%.
      • Wearer gains a bonus of +1 to all saving throws.
      • The armor can cast Fireball (sixth level invocation) at tenth level of experience. Casting this spell takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 80 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
      • The armor can instantly create a basic Stone Golem (see revised Create Golem ritual) that will obey the commands of the wearer and will disappear after one hour if it is not already destroyed. Activating this ability takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 16 times before the armor permanently loses this ability and only once per week.
    
    
14. Wealth:
    • Item Type: Armor capable of holding three runes.
    • Rune Order: Lem + Ko + Tir
    • Price: 110,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • Increase wearer's PE attribute by +3.
      • Wearer has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 75% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
      • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +100%.

Rune Diagram Shield Descriptions

• Ancient's Pledge
• Dragon
• Dream
• Exile
• Rhyme
• Sanctuary
• Spirit
• Splendor

1. Ancient's Pledge:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Ral + Ort + Tal
   • Price: 30,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Increase the shield's bonus to parry by +50%.
   • Bonuses:
     • +2 to save vs. all types of toxins and reduce the effects of the toxins by half.
   • Powers:
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce cold, energy, and fire damage by 5 points.
     • PPE Rejuvenation Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, the wearer regains PPE equal to 10% of the damage inflicted by the attack.
   
   
2. Dragon
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Sur + Lo + Sol
   • Price: 250,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Double the shield's bonus to parry.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1 to PS attribute per level of experience, +1 to PP attribute, +1 to PE attribute, and +1 to Spd attribute.
     • +2D4x10 PPE.
     • +12 to dodge long-range attacks.
   • Powers:
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce energy damage by 2 points and reduce regular, non-magical damage by 3 points.
     • Fire Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself at will with a powerful aura of fire. While active, whenever the wielder is attacked, the attacker takes 2d6 points of fire damage and add 1d6 points of fire damage to any melee attacks performed by the wielder.
     • Hydra Fire Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 12% chance that the target of the attack is enveloped in magical fire. The target takes 4D6 points of fire damage immediately and again at the beginning of each melee for the next 1D4 melee rounds.
     • Poisonous Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, there is a 20% chance that the attacker becomes infected with a deadly poison. The attacker must make a save vs. lethal poison and a failed roll means the target takes 1D4 points of poison damage immediately and again at the beginning of each melee for the next 1D4 melee rounds.
   
   
3. Dream:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Io + Jah + Pul
   • Price: 200,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Increase the shield's bonus to parry by 25%.
     • Increase the shield's SDC by +2D6x10.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1D4 to MA attribute, +2 to PE attribute.
     • +2D6 hit points, +4D6 SDC, and +2 PPE per level of experience.
     • +1 to all saving throws.
     • +2 to strike and +2 to dodge.
   • Powers:
     • Energy Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself at will with a powerful aura of energy. While active, whenever the wielder is attacked, the attacker takes 2d6 points of energy damage and add 1d6 points of energy damage to any melee attacks performed by the wielder.
     • Confusing Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, there is a 10% chance that the attacker becomes momentarily confused. The attacker must make a save vs. magic spells and a failed roll means the target cannot tell friend from foe and randomly designates a single target from all within range and then attacks that target with its strongest attack. This effect lasts for 1 melee round.
   
   
4. Exile:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Vex + Ohm + Ist + Dol
   • Price: 350,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Double the shield's bonus to parry.
     • Increase the shield's SDC by +1D4x10.
     • The shield repairs damage at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1D6 to MA attribute.
   • Powers:
     • Boost Offensive Auras (Constant): All offensive auras cast by the wielder function as if the wielder was two levels higher. See Aura Magic for more details on offensive auras.
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce cold and fire damage by 2 points.
     • Defiance Aura (Activated): The wielder and all allies within 30' (9.1 m) gain +2 to parry, +2 to dodge, and +2 to save vs. horror factor. This is considered a defensive aura.
     • Life Tap Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 15% chance that the target of the attack is cursed. For the next melee round, the wielder is healed an amount equal to 50% of any damage dealt to the cursed target.
     • Paralyzing Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, the target of the attack is struck by a paralyzing force. The target of the attack must make a save vs. magic spells and a failed roll means that the target is paralyzed for 1 melee round. However, reduce all damage dealt to the paralyzed target by half.
     • Regeneration (Constant): The wielder regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per minute.
   
   
5. Rhyme:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Shael + Eth
   • Price: 20,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Double the shield's bonus to parry.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1D4 to MA attribute.
     • +1 to all saving throws.
   • Powers:
     • Freedom of Movement (Constant): Wielder cannot be magically paralyzed or have his movement impaired by spells or psionic powers, such as Carpet of Adhesion spell or Paralysis: Lesser.
     • Good Haggling (Constant): Decrease the cost of items purchased from a merchant by 25%.
     • PPE Regeneration (Constant): The wielder regains PPE 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
   
   
6. Sanctuary:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Ko + Ko + Mal
   • Price: 200,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Increase the shield's bonus to parry by +50%.
     • Increase the shield's SDC by +6D6.
   • Bonuses:
     • +5 to PP attribute
     • +4 to all saving throws.
     • +2 to dodge and an additional +10 to dodge long-range attacks.
   • Powers:
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce magical amd psychic damage by 2 points.
     • Slow Missiles (Activated): This ability causes all ranged attacks that travel through a 30' (9.1 m) radius around the wielder to slow down. This ability lasts for five melee rounds and while active, the target of any ranged attack that passes through the area of effect gains +7 to dodge. This ability can only be used 60 times before the shield permanently loses this ability.
   
   
7. Spirit:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Tal + Thul + Ort + Amn
   • Price: 40,000 gold
   • Bonuses:
     • +5 to PE attribute.
     • +2D4x10 to PPE.
     • +3 to save vs. all types of toxins.
     • +2 to parry, +2 to dodge, and an additional +10 to dodge long-range attacks.
     • +2 effective character level for all class abilities, skills, spells, and psionic powers.
   • Powers:
     • Absorb Magic (Constant): Reduce damage from magical spells cast on the wielder by 2D4 points, to a minimum of zero, and heal the wielder by an equal amount.
     • Channel Magic (Constant): The wielder can cast spells from levels 1 to 6 with one melee attack, spells from levels 7 to 12 with two melee attacks, and spells level 13 and up and spells of legend with three melee attacks.
     • Damage Reduction (Constant): Reduce cold and energy damage by 4 points.
     • Feedback Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, the attacker takes 3 points of damage of the same type dealt to the wielder.
   
   
8. Splendor:
   • Item Type: Shield
   • Rune Order: Eth + Lum
   • Price: 60,000 gold
   • Properties:
     • Increase the shield's bonus to parry by +50%.
     • Increase the shield's SDC by +4D6.
   • Bonuses:
     • +1D4 to MA attribute.
     • +5 PPE.
     • +1 effective character level for all class abilities, skills, spells, and psionic powers.
   • Powers:
     • Channel Magic (Constant): The wielder can cast spells from levels 1 to 6 with one melee attack, spells from levels 7 to 10 with two melee attacks, and spells level 11 and up and spells of legend with three melee attacks.
     • Glow (Activated): Splendor can be commanded to emite light up to three times the brightness of a lantern.
     • PPE Regeneration (Constant): The wielder regains PPE 10% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
     • Good Haggling (Constant): Decrease the cost of items purchased from a merchant by 25%.

Rune Diagram Weapon Descriptions

1. Beast:
   • Item Type: Axe, Scepter, or Hammer capable of holding five runes.
   • Rune Order: Ber + Tir + Um + Mal + Lum
   • Price: 310,000
   • Powers:
     • Wielder gains +1 attack per melee, but the extra attack must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Weapon inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 20% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack by the weapon has a 25% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, receives magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
     • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
     • Increase wielder's PE attribute by +1D6+7.
     • Increase wielder's PPE and ISP by +10%.
     • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
     • All Metamorphosis spells used by the wielder or cast on the wielder have double the normal duration and require only half of the normal PPE to cast.
     • The weapon can instantly summon either six Black or Brown Bears or three Jungle Kodiak or Northern Grizzly Bears, all with maximum S.D.C. and Hit Points. These animals are under the control of the wielder, but they can only understand simple commands, such as attack this target or attack anyone that enters this area besides me. Using this ability takes one melee round of concentration, but the summoned bears will remain for 12 hours before disappearing. If a bear is killed before the duration is over, its body will instantly disappear. This ability can only be used 10 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
     • The wielder gains the ability to fly into a merciless rage. While in a rage, the wielder receives a bonus of +1D6 to their PS attribute, which becomes Supernatural, and their Spd attribute triples, to a minimum of 40. The wielder also gains +1 attack per melee, +1 to initiative, +4 to strike, +1 to all other offensive actions, +2 to save vs. mind control and possession, +4 to save vs. horror factor, and +2 to save vs. pain. Unfortunately, the wielder also becomes much more aggressive in combat, becoming merciless towards enemies, is unable to cast spells or use skills of any type besides combat-related skills, and receives a penalty of -6 to parry and dodge. This rage lasts for four melee rounds and this ability can be activated up to six times per day, but only once per hour.
   
   
2. Black:
   • Item Type: Mace, club, or hammer capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Thul + Io + Nef
   • Price: 70,000
   • Powers:
     • Weapon inflicts 150% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has an additional 40% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Wielder gains +4 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon.
     • Each attack causes +1D6 points of cold damage.
     • Increase wielder's PE attribute by +3.
     • Wielder gets +1 attack per melee, but the extra attack must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Each hit by the weapon causes the target to move back 5' (1.5 m) if the wielder's PS attribute is high enough to push the target.
     • Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the wielder is reduced by 5 points.
     • The weapon can cast Animate and Control Dead (seventh level invocation) at tenth level of experience. Casting this spell takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 12 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
   
   
3. Brand:
   • Item Type: Missile weapon capable of holding four runes.
   • Rune Order: Jah + Lo + Mal + Gul
   • Price: 400,000
   • Powers:
     • Weapon inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when hit by this weapon.
     • Weilder gains +4 to strike with this weapon.
     • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
     • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
     • Each hit by the attacker causes the target to move back 5' (1.5 m) if the wielder's PS attribute is high enough to push the target.
     • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
     • All targets within a 5' (1.5 m) radius of the point of impact for ammunition fired by the weapon take 2D6 points of fire damage.
     • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 35% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack causes the target to take 1D6 points of damage directly to the target's hit points.
   
   
4. Breath of the Dying:
   • Item Type: Weapon capable of holding six runes
   • Rune Order: Vex + Hel + El + Eld + Zod + Eth
   • Price: 380,000
   • Powers:
     • The weapon is indestructible.
     • Wielder gains +3 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Weapon inflicts 400% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Weapon inflicts 200% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
     • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
     • Wielder gains +2 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon.
     • Wielder gains an additional +2 to strike undead creatures and +1 to parry attacks from undead creatures with the weapon.
     • Each attack by the weapon reduces target's PPE and ISP by 5% (rounding up) and the attacker regains the same amount of PPE and ISP. The wielder can only gain points if the target lost at least one point.
     • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 15% of the damage inflicted.
     • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
     • Increase wearer's PS, PP, PE, and Spd attributes by +10.
     • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow as a torch.
     • All Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies function as if the wielder was two levels higher.
     • Their is a 50% chance that each time you kill an enemy you cause all opponents within a 20' (6.1 m) radius to make a saving throw vs. lethal poison. A successful roll means the targets take no damage, but a failed roll means the targets takes 3D6 points of poison damage immiediately and at the beginning of each melee for 1D6 melees.
   
   
5. Call to Arms:
   • Item Type: Weapon capable of holding five runes
   • Rune Order: Amn + Ral + Mal + Ist + Ohm
   • Price: 320,000
   • Powers:
     • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack causes +1D6 points of fire damage.
     • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
     • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
     • Wearer regenerates at a rate of 2D4 points per minute.
     • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +30%.
     • All class abilities function as if the wielder were one level higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
     • The wielder gains the ability to deliver a frightening battle cry that can be used once per minute. When used, this cry mimics the effects the second level invocation spell Fear on all opponents with a 20' (6.1 m) radius. Using this ability requires one melee action and this spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
     • The wielder gains the ability to inspire courage and passion in all allies within a 30' (9.1 m) radius, as long as the wielder can speak and the allies can hear the wielder. While using this ability, all allies and the wielder gain +1 attack per melee, +4 to strike, +2 to parry, +2 to dodge, and +1 to all other combat rolls. These bonuses last for 2D6 melee rounds but immediately disappear if the wielder can no longer speak or be heard. This ability can only be used once per hour.
     • The wielder gains the ability to lead and direct all allies within a 40' (12.2 m) radius. This ability only works on allies that choose to follow all of the wielder's orders exactly. All allies, but not the wielder, that do so gain +10 to their PS attribute, which becomes supernatural, their Spd attribute triples, and they gain +2 attacks per melee, +6 to strike, +3 to parry, +3 to dodge, and +1 to all other combat rolls. In addition, all allies become immune to mind control, possession, awe factor, and horror factor while under the direction of the wielder. Unfortunately, all allies that follow the orders of the wielder take 50% more damage from all attacks that hit them. These bonuses last for 3D6+2 melee rounds but immediately disappear if the wielder can no longer speak or be heard. This ability can only be used once per day.
   
   
6. Chaos:
   • Item Type: Slashing weapon capable of holding three runes
   • Rune Order: Fal + Ohm + Um
   • Price: 200,000
   • Powers:
     • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack causes +1D6x10 points of magical damage of no specific type.
     • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Each attack by the weapon has a 25% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
     • Increase wearer's PS attribute by +3.
     • Each time the wielder kills a supernatural creature, the wielder is healed 3D6 points of damage.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 9% chance of casting Ice Bolt (third level Ice Magic, from the Library of Bletherad) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 11% chance of casting Energy Bolt (third level invocation) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
   
   
7. Crescent Moon:
   • Item Type: Axe, Sword, or Polearm capable of holding three runes.
   • Rune Order: Shael + Um + Tir
   • Price: 70,000
   • Powers:
     • Wielder gains +1 attack per melee, but the extra attack must be used to attack with this weapon.
     • Weapon inflicts 200% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have.
     • Everything within 50' (15.2 m) of the wielder takes 25% more damage from any energy attack, magical or non-magical.
     • Each attack by the weapon has a 25% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
     • Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the wielder is reduced by 1D6+6 points and each magical and psionic attack heals the wielder by this same amount. Roll for each incoming attack.
     • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 10% chance of casting Call Lightning (sixth level invocation) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at tenth level of experience.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 7% chance of casting Energy Bolt (third level invocation) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
     • The weapon can instantly summon three Northern Timber Wolves, all with maximum S.D.C. and Hit Points. These animals are under the control of the wielder, but they can only understand simple commands, such as attack this target or attack anyone that enters this area besides me. Using this ability takes one melee round of concentration, but the summoned wolves will remain for 12 hours before disappearing. If a wolf is killed before the duration is over, its body will instantly disappear. This ability can only be used 30 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
   
   
8. Death:
   • Item Type: Axe or sword capable of holding five runes
   • Rune Order: Hel + El + Vex + Ort + Gul
   • Price: 270,000
   • Powers:
     • Weapon inflicts 350% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • The weapon casts Call Lightning at 15th level of experience when the wielder dies. It targets the closest creatures randomly.
     • Each attack causes +1D6 points of energy damage.
     • Each attack has a 25% chance of inflicting 3D6 points of cold damage.
     • The weapon is indestructible.
     • Weilder gains +4 to strike and +2 to parry with the weapon.
     • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 3% chance per level of experience of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
     • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 50% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack by the weapon reduces target's PPE and ISP by 5% (rounding up) and the attacker regains the same amount of PPE and ISP. The wielder can only gain points if the target lost at least one point.
     • All Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies function as if the wielder was two levels higher.
     • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow as a torch.
     • The armor can instantly create a basic Blood Golem (see revised Create Golem ritual) that will obey the commands of the wielder and will disappear after one hour if it is not already destroyed. Activating this ability takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 15 times before the armor permanently loses this ability and only once per week.
   
   
9. Destruction:
   • Item Type: Polearm or Sword capable of holding five runes
   • Rune Order: Vex + Lo + Ber + Jah + Ko
   • Price: 450,000
   • Powers:
     • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
     • Weapon inflicts 350% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Each attack by the weapon reduces target's PPE and ISP by 5% (rounding up) and the attacker regains the same amount of PPE and ISP. The wielder can only gain points if the target lost at least one point.
     • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when hit by the weapon.
     • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has an additional 20% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
     • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
     • Increase wielder's PP attribute by +3.
     • Each attack causes +2D4x10 points of magical damage of no specific type.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 23% chance of casting Earthquake (8th level Earth Elemental) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at 5th level of experience.
     • Each attack from the weapon has a 20% chance of casting Fireball (6th level invocation) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at 8th level of experience.
     • Weapon casts Fireball (6th level invocation) at 15th level of experience on all opponents within 30' (9.1 m) of the wielder when the wielder dies.
   
   
10. Doom:
    • Item Type: Axe, Hammer, or Polearm capable of holding five runes
    • Rune Order: Hel + Ohm + Um + Lo + Cham
    • Price: 400,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Weapon inflicts 350% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Everything within 50' (15.2 m) of the wielder, but not including the wielder, takes 50% more damage from any cold attack, magical or non-magical.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Each attack by the weapon has a 25% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Each attack from the weapon has a 25% chance of casting Lesser Paralyze on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at first level of experience.
      • All Hand-to-Hand combat skills and weapon proficiencies function as if the wielder was two levels higher.
      • All class abilities function as if the wielder were two levels higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
      • Each attack from the weapon has a 5% chance of casting Earthquake (eighth level Earth Elemental) on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at fifth level of experience.
      • All opponents that come within 10' (3 m) of the wielder must make a saving throw vs. magic spell or take 1D6 points of magical cold damage immediately and at the beginning of each melee that they remain close to the wielder.
    
    
11. Edge:
    • Item Type: Missile weapon capable of holding three runes
    • Rune Order: Tir + Tal + Amn
    • Price: 30,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
      • Weapon inflicts 350% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • After each hit, the target must make a saving throw vs. lethal poison of 16. A successful roll means the target only takes 1D6 points of poison damage, but a failed roll means the target takes 5D6 points of poison damage.
      • The wearer is constantly surrounded by a cloud of fast moving thorns. These small thorns circle the wearer and normally avoid touching other objects, but if something hits the wearer with a melee attack, then a swarm of thorns immediately attacks the attacker. These thorns cannot be dodged or parried and inflict 2D6 points of damage to the attacker.
      • Increase wearer's PS, PP, PE, and Spd attributes by +3.
      • Wielder has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 15% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
    
    
12. Eternity:
    • Item Type: Melee weapon capable of holding five runes
    • Rune Order: Amn + Ber + Ist + Sol + Sur
    • Price: 360,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon is indestructible.
      • Weapon inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gains +5 to damage with the weapon.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 20% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Target becomes blind for 1D4 melee rounds.
      • Each attack decreases the target's Spd attribute by 33% and the target receives a penalty of -1 to parry and dodge. These penalties last for 2D6 minutes and are cumulative.
      • PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
      • Wearer regenerates at a rate of 1D6 points every other melee.
      • Wielder cannot be magically paralyzed or have his movement impaired by any spell or psionic power, such as Carpet of Adhesion.
      • Increase wielder's MA attribute by +30%.
      • The weapon casts Resurrection on the wielder if the wielder is killed while holding the weapon. This ability can only be used once per day and only 88 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
    
    
13. Faith:
    • Item Type: Missile weapon capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Ohm + Jah + Lem + Eld
    • Price: 260,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Weapon inflicts 75% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
      • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when hit by the weapon.
      • Wielder gains +2 to strike undead creatures and +1 to parry attacks from undead creatures with the weapon.
      • Wearer gains a bonus of +1 to all saving throws.
      • Each attack causes +2D4x10 points of fire damage.
      • There is a 10% chance that wielder will be instantly ressurected if killed while holding the weapon.
      • While holding the weapon, the wielder gains a bonus of +2D6 to PS, +1 to initiative, +2 to save vs. mind control and possession, +4 to save vs. horror factor, +2 to save vs. pain, and his Spd attribute triples, to a minimum of 40.
      • While using the weapon in combat, the wielder becomes more aggressive, becoming merciless towards his enemies while they are fighting and the wielder has a penalty of -3 to parry and -3 to dodge dodge.
      • Wielder has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 50% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
      • All class abilities function as if the wielder were one level higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
    
    
14. Famine:
    • Item Type: Axe or Hammer capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Fal + Ohm + Ort + Jah
    • Price: 260,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Weapon inflicts 350% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when attacking with the weapon.
      • Each attack causes +1D4x10 points of magical damage of no specific type, or +1D6x10 points of fire damage, or +2D4x10 points of energy damage, or +1D6x10 points of cold damage.
      • Each hit by the weapon against a living creature heals the attacker by 15% of the damage inflicted.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Increase wielder's PS attribute by +3.
    
    
15. Fortitude
    • Item Type: Weapon capable of holding four runes.
    • Rune Order: El + Sol + Dol + Lo
    • Price: 210,000 gold
    • Powers:
      • Each attack on the wielder has a 20% chance of casting Armor of Ithan (3rd level Invocation spell) on the wielder at third level of experience. Once cast, the spell is not cast again until the previous spell's duration has expired or dispelled or its S.D.C. has been depleted.
      • Wearer can cast one additional spell per melee round.
      • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gain +6 to damage with this weapon.
      • Wielder gains +2 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Each hit forces a living target to make a saving throw vs. horror factor against a Horror Factor of 8.
      • Increase the wielder's SDC by +200%.
      • Increase the wearer's hit points by +2 per character level.
      • Wearer gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
      • 15% of all damage inflicted against the wearer is added to the wearer's PPE. However, the wearer cannot possess more PPE than his normal maximum.
      • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
    
    
16. Fury:
    • Item Type: Melee weapon capable of holding three runes
    • Rune Order: Jah + Gul + Eth
    • Price: 210,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 200% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Each attack by the weapon has a 66% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 33% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when hit by the weapon.
      • Weilder gains +4 to strike with this weapon.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Each time the wielder hits a target, the wielder receives a cumulative bonus of +1 to strike and +1 to damage against that target.
    
    
17. Grief:
    • Item Type: Axe or sword capable of holding five runes
    • Rune Order: Eth + Tir + Lo + Mal + Ral
    • Price: 230,000
    • Powers:
      • Each attack by the weapon has a 20% chance of casting Sickness (8th level Invocation spell) on the target at 5th level of experience.
      • Each attack causes +4D6 points of damage.
      • Each attack causes +2D6 points of fire damage.
      • Weapon inflicts 5% of the rolled damage per level of experience as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have when hit by the weapon.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 for 1 melee round when hit by this weapon. This penalty can only affect a target once per melee round.
      • Decrease target's save vs. poisons by -5 for 1 melee round when hit by this weapon. This penalty can only affect a target once per melee round.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • Each time the wielder kills a living creature with the weapon, the wearer is healed 2D6 points of damage.
    
    
18. Hand of Justice:
    • Item Type: Weapon capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Sur + Cham + Amn + Lo
    • Price: 310,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Wearer inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Ignore any natural armor rating a target may have.
      • Each hit by the weapon against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Everything within 50' (15.2 m) of the wielder takes 25% more damage from any fire attack, magical or non-magical.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Target becomes blind for 1D4 melee rounds.
      • Each attack from the weapon has a 25% chance of casting Lesser Paralyze on the target of the attack. This spell is cast at first level of experience.
      • All opponents that come within 10' (3 m) of the wielder must make a saving throw vs. magic spell or take 1D6 points of magical fire damage immediately and at the beginning of each melee that they remain close to the wielder.
      • Weapon casts Fireball (sixth level invocation) at fifteenth level of experience on all opponents within 30' (9.1 m) of the wielder when the wielder dies.
    
    
19. Harmony:
    • Item Type: Missile Weapon capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Tir + Ith + Sol + Ko
    • Price: 120,000
    • Powers:
      • Wearer inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • The wielder gains +3 to PP, +1 to PE, +3 to Spd, and +25 SDC while holding the weapon.
      • Wielder gain +6 to damage with this weapon.
      • Each attack causes +2D6 points of fire damage, +2D6 points of cold damage, and +2D6 points of energy damage.
      • PPE and ISP regenerates 25% faster then normal, including from meditation and sleep.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • If the wielder is an Amazon Warrior, then any Valkyrie summoned by the wielder functions as if the wielder was 1D4+1 levels higher while the weapon is held.
      • The weapon casts Resurrection on the wielder if the wielder is killed while holding the weapon. This ability can only be used once per day and only 25 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
      • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow as a lantern.
    
    
20. Heart of the Oak:
    • Item Type: Staff or Mace capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Ko + Vex + Pul + Thul
    • Price: 210,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 75% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
      • Weapon inflicts 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
      • Wielder gains +3 to strike supernatural creatures and +2 to parry attacks from supernatural creatures with the weapon.
      • Wielder can cast one additional spell per melee.
      • Each attack causes +1D6 points of cold damage.
      • Each attack by the weapon reduces target's PPE and ISP by 5% (rounding up) and the attacker regains the same amount of PPE and ISP. The wielder can only gain points if the target lost at least one point.
      • Wielder regenerates at a rate of 1D4 points per melee.
      • Increase wielder's PP attribute by +3.
      • Increase wielder's PPE by +15%.
      • Wielder gains a bonus of +2 to all saving throws.
      • All class abilities function as if the wielder were three levels higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
      • The wielder gains the ability to increase his defensive abilities. When used, this ability grants the wielder a natural AR of 15 or if they already possess natural AR, then it increases it by +2 or to 15, whichever is higher. In addition, the wielder gains +4D6x10 temporary S.D.C. that is depleted before they lose any of their personal S.D.C. or hit points, even if an attack damages hit points directly. This natural armor and temporary S.D.C. last for one hour, but the temporary S.D.C. cannot be healed and does not regenerate even if the wielder possesses amazing regenerative abilities. Using this ability requires one melee action and it can be used up to four times per day, but no more then once per hour.
      • The weapon can instantly summon one Condor, two Booted Eagles, or three Red Tailed Hawks, all with maximum S.D.C. and Hit Points. These animals are under the control of the wielder, but they can only understand simple commands, such as attack this target or attack anyone that enters this area besides me. Using this ability takes one melee round of concentration, but the summoned birds will remain for 12 hours before disappearing. If a bird is killed before the duration is over, its body will instantly disappear. This ability can only be used 60 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
    
    
21. Holy Thunder:
    • Item Type: Rod or mace capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Eth + Ral + Ort + Tal
    • Price: 40,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gains +3 to damage with this weapon.
      • Each attack causes +1D6 points of fire damage or +3D6 points of energy damage.
      • After each hit, the target must make a saving throw vs. lethal poison of 16. A successful roll means the target only takes 1D6 points of poison damage, but a failed roll means the target takes 5D6 points of poison damage.
      • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
      • Damage from all energy attacks against the wielder, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 5 points.
      • The weapon can cast Call Lightning at tenth level of experience. Casting this spell takes only one melee attack, but it can only be used 60 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
      • All spells related to energy and lightning function as if the wielder was one level higher.
    
    
22. Honor:
    • Item Type: Melee weapon capable of holding five runes
    • Rune Order: Amn + El + Ith + Tir + Sol
    • Price: 90,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 150% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gain +6 to damage with this weapon.
      • Double the range that this weapon inflicts a critical strike. For example, requiring a 19 to 20 to score a critical is a range of two, so when doubled it becomes four, and therefore 17 to 20. Any critical strike inflicted by this weapon has a 20% chance of inflicting triple damage instead of double, or quadrouple damage instead of triple, and so on.
      • Weilder gains +6 to strike with this weapon.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the wielder by 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Wielder regenerates at a rate of 1D6 points per minute.
      • Increase wielder's PS attribute by +3.
      • The weapon can be commanded at will to glow like a normal torch.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • All class abilities function as if the wielder were one level higher. Class abilities do not include skills, spells, or psionics and it does not give access to abilities that are not already possessed.
    
    
23. Ice:
    • Item Type: Missile Weapon
    • Rune Order: Amn + Shael + Jah + Lo
    • Price: 220,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • +140-210% (1D8x10+130) rolled damage bonus.
    • Bonuses:
      • +1 attack per melee, but the extra attack must be used to either attack with this weapon or activate its abilities.
    • Powers:
      • Deadly Strike (Constant): Each successful non-critical attack has a 20% of being dealing damage as if it was a critical strike.
      • Frost Nova Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 25% chance that a burst of cold emanates from the the target of the attack. Everyone within a 50' (15.2 m) radius takes 5D4 points of cold damage. In addition, everyone damaged by this ability must make a save vs. spell magic and anyone that fails the roll receives a penalty of -4 to Spd attribute and -2 to all combat rolls for one melee round.
      • Good Haggling (Constant): Decrease the cost of items purchased from a merchant by 1% per level of experience.
      • Holy Freeze Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself at will with a powerful aura of cold justice. While active, all enemies within a 30' (9.1 m) radius take 3D6 points of cold damage when they enter the radius and at the beginning of each melee round. In addition any enemy damaged by this ability receives a penalty of -2 to Spd attribute and -1 to all combat rolls while they remain within the radius and for one melee round after they leave its effect. Finally, while the ability if active, Ice deals +2D6 points of cold damage with each attack. This is considered an offensive aura.
      • Penetrate Armor (Constant): When attacking with Ice, the wielder can ignore the target's armor rating and natural armor rating.
      • Penetrating Cold (Constant): Cold damage dealt by the wielder is incredibly cold and deals half damage to creatures that are immune to cold damage and full damage to creatures that are resistant to cold damage. In addition, whenever the wielder deals cold damage from sources other than Ice, he deals an additional 25% cold damage.
      • Stolen Life Strike (Constant): After each successful attack against a living creature that deals damage, the wielder is healed an amount equal to 10% of the damage inflicted.
      • Summon Blizzard (Activated): The wielder can summon a powerful, but short-lived blizzard. The blizzard deals 3D6x10 points of cold damage to everything, except the wielder, within a 100' (30.5 m) radius. This ability can only be used once until the wielder gains a new level of experience.
    
    
24. Infinity:
    • Item Type: Polearm
    • Rune Order: Ber + Mal + Ber + Ist
    • Price: 400,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • +255-325% (1D8x10+240) rolled damage bonus.
    • Bonuses:
      • +3 to MA attribute, +1 to PE attribute per level of experience, and +35% to Spd attribute.
    • Powers:
      • Chain Lightning Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that kills an opponent, there is a 50% chance that a bolt of lightning bursts from the opponent's corpse and hits up to eight enemy targets, starting with the closest. The bolt always hit the next closest target, but each target must be within 30' (9.1 m) of the previous target, and no target can be hit more than once. Each target hit by the bolt takes 1D6x10 points of energy damage.
      • Conviction Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself at will with an aura of righteousness and grim determination. While active, all enemies within a 40' (12.2 m) radius have their armor ratings and natural armor ratings reduced by 50%, enemies that were immune to a specific type of damage, such as fire damage, now take half damage instead, and enemies that were resistant to a specific type of damage now take full damage instead. This is considered an offensive aura.
      • Crushing Blow (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 40% chance that the target will lose 25% of its current SDC value. This loss occurs before the attack's regular damage is dealt.
      • Cyclone Armor (Activated): The wielder can surround himself with a swirling mass of charged particles. While protected by the armor, reduce cold, fire, and energy damage dealt to the wielder by 30 points.
      • Penetrating Energy (Constant): Energy damage dealt by the wielder is very powerful and deals half damage to creatures that are immune to energy damage and full damage to creatures that are resistant to energy damage.
      • Unhealing Wounds (Constant): Damage dealt by Infinity can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
    
    
25. Insight:
    • Item Type: Polearm or Staff
    • Rune Order: Ral + Tir + Tal + Sol
    • Price: 80,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • +200-250% (1D6x10+190) rolled damage bonus.
      • +1D4 points of fire damage.
      • +3 to damage.
      • +5 to strike.
    • Bonuses:
      • +2 to MA attribute, +1 to PS attribute, +1 to PP attribute, +1 to PE attribute, and +1 to Spd attribute.
    • Powers:
      • Absorb Released PPE (Constant): The wielder absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m).
      • Channel Magic (Constant): The wielder can cast spells from levels 1 to 7 with one melee attack, spells from levels 8 to 14 with two melee attacks, and spells level 15 and up and spells of legend with three melee attacks.
      • Improved Critical Strike (Constant): The range of natural numbers that the wielder needs to roll to inflict a Critical Strike with Insight is increased by 2.
      • Meditation Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself at will with an aura of calm. While active, the wielder and all allies within a 30' (9.1 m) radius recover PPE at a rate of 2D4 points per melee round. This is considered a defensive aura.
      • Poisonous Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, the target of the attack must make a save vs. lethal poison and a failed roll means the target takes 1D6 points of poison damage immediately and again at the beginning of each melee for the next 2D6 melee rounds.
    
    
26. King's Grace:
    • Item Type: Sword or Rod capable of holding three runes
    • Rune Order: Amn + Ral + Thul
    • Price: 30,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 100% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Weapon inflicts 100% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against supernatural creatures.
      • Weapon inflicts 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
      • Each attack causes +1D6 points of fire damage or +1D6 points of cold damage.
      • Weilder gains +3 to strike with this weapon.
      • Weilder gains an additional +2 to strike supernatural creatures with this weapon.
      • Weilder gains an additional +2 to strike undead creatures with this weapon.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
    
    
27. Kingslayer:
    • Item Type: Sword or Axe capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Mal + Um + Gul + Fal
    • Price: 300,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder gains +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Weapon inflicts 250% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
      • Wielder gains +4 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon.
      • Each attack that does not score a critical strike has a 33% chance of inflicting 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Each attack by the weapon has a 50% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Increase wielder's PS attribute by +3.
      • Wielder has excellent haggling ability, reduce cost of items purchased from a merchant by 20% when the wielder attempts to haggle.
      • Each time the wielder is hit by an attacker, the wielder receives a cumulative bonus of +1 to strike that target and +1 to parry against attacks from that target.
    
    
28. Last Wish:
    • Item Type: Axe, Sword, or Hammers
    • Rune Order: Jah + Mal + Jah + Sur + Jah + Ber
    • Price: 600,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • +350% rolled damage bonus.
    • Bonuses:
      • +1 to MA attribute per level of experience.
    • Powers:
      • Blinding Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, the target of the attack becomes blind for the next 1D6 minutes.
      • Charged Bolt Attack (Constant): After each attack, whether it hits its target or not, there is a 20% chance that air surrounding the wielder becomes filled with short bursts of eletrical energy. There are eight charged bolts that each inflict 1D6+4 points of energy damage and bolts are distributed evenly among enemy targets within a 50' (15.2 m) radius of the wielder. If there are more than eight enemy targets within range or the bolts cannot be distributed evenly, then determine the extra targets at random.
      • Crushing Blow (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 65% chance that the target will lose 25% of its current SDC value. This loss occurs before the attack's regular damage is dealt.
      • Fade Defense (Constant): After each successful attack on the wielder that deals damage, there is a 6% chance that the wielder shifts partially into the astral plain. Once this ability triggers, reduce all cold, energy, and fire damage dealt to the wielder by 50%, reduce all other damage by 10%, and reduce the duration of all spells cast on the wielder, both positive and negative, by 75%. This effect lasts for two minutes and it cannot trigger while the wielder is already subject to the effects of this ability.
      • Life Tap Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 10% chance that the target of the attack is cursed. For the next four melee rounds, the wielder is healed an amount equal to 50% of any damage dealt to the cursed target.
      • Might Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself by the power of righteousness and the strength of justice. While active, the wielder and all allies within 30' (9.1 m) gain +12 to PS and are considered to have Superhuman / Robotic strength. This is considered an offensive aura.
      • Penetrate Armor (Constant): When attacking with Last Wish, the wielder can ignore the target's armor rating and natural armor rating.
      • Unhealing Wounds (Constant): Damage dealt by Last Wish can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
    
    
29. Lawbringer:
    • Item Type: Sword, Hammer, or Scepter
    • Rune Order: Amn + Lem + Ko
    • Price: 110,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • +1D4x10 points of cold damage.
      • +5D6 points of fire damage.
    • Bonuses:
      • +3 to PP Attribute.
      • +12 to dodge long-range attacks.
    • Powers:
      • Decrepify Strike (Constant): After each successful attack against a living creature that deals damage, there is a 20% chance the target has a glimpse of its own mortatlity and it imaginies itself with an infirm body of advanced age. For the next ten melee rounds, reduce the target's PS, PE, PP, and Spd attributes, attacks per melee, and all combat bonuses by half.
      • Consume Soul (Constant): Lawbringer consumes the soul of any living creature killed by the weapon, preventing resurrection spells from working.
      • Good Haggling (Constant): Decrease the cost of items purchased from a merchant by 40%.
      • Penetrate Armor (Constant): When attacking with Lawbringer, for purposes of overcoming armor rating or natural armor rating, lower the armor rating value of the target by 50%.
      • Sanctuary Aura (Activated): The wielder can surround himself by the essence of life and purity, which is extremely painful for undead creatures. While active, all undead creatures within 50' (15.2 m) of the wielder take 1D4x10 points of damage at the beginning of each melee round they remain within the aura's radius and all melee attacks against undead creatures within the aura's radius inflict +600% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus. This is considered an offensive aura.
      • Stolen Life Strike (Constant): After each successful attack against a living creature that deals damage, the wielder is healed an amount equal to 10% of the damage inflicted.
    
    
30. Leaf:
    • Item Type: Staff capable of holding two runes
    • Rune Order: Tir + Ral
    • Price: 20,000
    • Powers:
      • Each attack causes +1D6 points of fire damage.
      • Wielder automatically absorbs 10% of the PPE available when a creature dies within 20' (6.1 m) of the wielder, but they cannot absorb more PPE then their normal maximum.
      • Wielder gains +1 to dodge for every other level of experience starting at level 2.
      • Damage from all cold attacks against the wielder, magical and non-magical, is reduced by 3 points.
      • All Fire Elemental spells and spells related to fire function as if the wielder was five levels higher.
    
    
31. Malice:
    • Item Type: Weapon capable of holding three runes
    • Rune Order: Ith + El + Eth
    • Price: 30,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 33% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Wielder gain +3 to damage with this weapon.
      • Each attack by the weapon has a 100% chance of causing a bleeding wound in a living creature. This wound causes 1 point of damage at the first of each melee for 2D6 melees or until the target regenerates, recieves magical healing, or medical attention from any medical skill. The damage inflicted by these wounds is cumulative.
      • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
      • Each hit permanently decreases target's natural armor rating by -1.
      • Damage inflicted by this weapon can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.
      • Wielder gains +2 to strike and +1 to parry with the weapon.
      • Each hit against a living creature heals the attacker by 10% of the damage inflicted.
    
    
32. Melody:
    • Item Type: Missile weapon capable of holding three runes
    • Rune Order: Shael + Ko + Nef
    • Price: 70,000
    • Powers:
      • Weapon inflicts 50% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus.
      • Weapon inflicts 300% of the rolled damage as an additional damage bonus against undead creatures.
      • Wielder gains +1 attack per melee, but the extra attack must be used to attack with this weapon.
      • Increase wielder's PP attribute by +3.
      • Each hit by the attacker causes the target to move back 5' (1.5 m) if the wielder's PS attribute is high enough to push the target.
      • Wielder gains +4 to dodge.
      • Wielder automatically gains W.P. Archery at a level equal to their own level of experience. If the wielder already had this skill, then increase their effectively level of experience in this skill by four levels. In addition, the wielder gains an additional +2 to strike and all critical hits from this weapon inflict x4 damage instead of x2.
      • All missile weapons, but not magical spells, fired by opponents that pass within a 30' (9.1 m) radius of the wielder are considerably slowed, providing a bonus to the target of the attack of +10 to dodge.
    
    
33. Memory:
    • Item Type: Staff capable of holding four runes
    • Rune Order: Lum + Io + Sol + Eth
    • Price: 160,000
    • Powers:
      • Wielder gain +5 to damage with this weapon.
      • Increase wielder's PPE by +30% and ISP by +10%.
      • Increase wielder's PE attribute by +3.
      • Increase the wielder's SDC by +50%.
      • Decrease target's natural armor rating by -4 when hit by the weapon.
      • Damage from all magical or psionic attacks against the wielder is reduced by 3 points.
      • Wielder can cast one additional spell per melee.
      • All spells and psionic powers function as if the wielder were three levels higher.
      • Wielder can cast Armor of Ithan and Impervious to Energy at tenth level of experience. Each spell can be cast three times per day and casting one of these spells takes only one melee attack.
    
    
34. Oath:
    • Item Type: Axe, Sword, or Mace
    • Rune Order: Shael + Pul + Mal + Lum
    • Price: 210,000 gold
    • Properties:
      • Indestructible.
      • +300% rolled damage bonus.
    • Bonuses:
      • +5 PPE.
      • +2 attacks per melee, but the extra attacks must be used to either attack with this weapon or activate its abilities.
    • Powers:
      • Absorb Magic (Constant): Reduce damage from magical spells cast on the wielder by 2D4+6 points, to a minimum of zero, and heal the wielder by an equal amount.
      • Bone Spirit Strike (Constant): After each successful attack that deals damage, there is a 30% chance that portion of the target's soul is ripped out and sent to the dimension of the dead, dealing an extra 5D6 points of damage. This extra damage is magical in nature and only effects living creatures.
      • Create Iron Golem (Activated): Oath can instantly create a basic Iron Golem (see revised Create Golem ritual) that will obey the commands of the wielder. The Golem will disappear after one hour. This ability can only be used once per week and only 16 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
      • Demon Scourge (Constant): The wielder gains +3 to strike evil supernatural creatures and +2 to parry attacks from evil supernatural creatures and Oath inflicts a +75% rolled damage bonus against evil supernatural creatures.
      • Heart of the Wolverine (Activated): This ability enhances the wielder and his allies in combat by increasing their strength, speed, agility, and natural combat ability. The wielder and up to two additional allies begin to glow faintly blue-green and gain the following bonuses for three melee rounds: +6 to PS, +4 to PP, +10 to Spd, +2 attacks per melee, +1 to all combat rolls, and +4 to save vs. horror factor. The selected allies must remain within 30' (3 m) of the wielder to continue to be affected and this ability can only be used 20 times before the weapon permanently loses this ability.
      • Unhealing Wounds (Constant): Damage dealt by Oath can only be healed at a maximum rate of 1 point per day per point of PE attribute.