Scepter of the Tyrant's Gaze
Added 2023-07-17 15:41:29 +0000 UTCRod, very rare (requires attunement)
This gilded rod features a sculpted eye bound within a mass of entangled tentacles. At the center of the eye is a dark gemstone. While holding the rod, you have advantage on saving throws against spells.
The scepter has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the scepter, you can use an action to expend up to 3 of its charges, firing a beam of colored light for each expended charge. Each beam can target a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you; make a ranged spell attack for each one, using an attack bonus of +7. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 force damage and suffers an additional effect (save DC 15). Roll a d10 and use the table below to determine each beam's color and additional effect.
Alternatively, you can expend 3 or more charges from the scepter to cast counterspell from it, using your reaction. The spell's level increases by 1 for each charge you spend after the third.
Tyranny? Tyranny? Tyrant is an appellation thrown by small minds towards those suited to reign!
How am I suited, you ask? How? How could I not be? I wield fealty, fear, force, disaster, decay, and death, what greater sign could there be?
And so, when fate, fate itself vindicates my power, who are you to dare stand against me?
Comments
This is a fun one! Really great item, modified for my table as follows: - Attunement requires Sorcerer, Wizard, Warlock so that the party doesn't go all counterspell happy (since these classes get Counterspell, as well as a few Paladin subclasses but we'll ignore those lol). - The dark gemstone has a an imprisoned Beholder used to power the eye beams. You see where this is going... :-) - Upon expending the last charge, roll 1d20. On a 1, the dark gemstone cracks, releasing the beholder which appears in nearby space. He's not happy. :-P Additionally, the eye beams property (only) ceases to function going forward. - When expending 2 or 3 charges for the eye beams, re-roll duplicates. As such, you get unique beams per usage.
Ryan Rogers
2023-07-23 09:07:20 +0000 UTCThese bleeds thematic. Fantastic. I already know what NPC is getting this.
Dusty
2023-07-17 21:56:56 +0000 UTC
