Posted on 2023-04-03 23:18:38
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Mmmh, I'd rebalance it a bit:

- Give it 8 charges but make the spells cost charges equivalent to their slot, so:
-> Feeblemind (8 charges)
-> Dominate Monster (5 charges)
-> Crown of Madness (2 charges)
-> Sleep (1 charge)
-> I mean, otherwise why would you ever use a charge to cast a 1st lvl. spell like Sleep when you could also be using that same charge for an 8th lvl. spell like Feeblemind

- I would give the enslavement process some actual mechanics, so it's not just DM fiat. I'd do it like this:
-> Each nightfall, the wearer must make a DC 15 Wisdom Saving Throw against the corrupting influence of the armor. Each failed save moves the wearer's alignment from Good to Neutral to Evil. Once the wearer has reached Evil alignment, they become a souldead drone (mm p. 213) and an NPC under the DM's control.
-> Each time a spell is cast using this armor, the Wisdom Save DC is increased by 1.

The flavour I'd let be as it is. Also, this is all pretty hot!

Posted on 2023-04-03 23:38:57
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Genuinely I am stealing this for my Curse of Strahd game, with Morgoth's suggestion

Posted on 2023-04-04 00:35:38
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Hey,
To what book is "mm pg.213" referring to ?
It isn't p.213 of the 5e monster manual and I don't remember anything like it in 3e.

Posted on 2023-04-04 01:06:24
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@Morgoth, good changes. Originally I did have something similar to the spells consuming different charges but changed it because I was running out of room and didn't want to shrink the text size. The enslavement process was also cut for space.

Love the changes though!

@Hypnolion Sorry there isn't anything relevant on pg 213 of the Monster Manual, I just threw that in there for giggles. Maybe I'll write up a stat block for a souldead drone.

I'm glad folks like this! I'd like to do more in similar veins.

Posted on 2023-04-04 08:15:06
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I'd love to see more MC themed D&D cursed or enchanted items and homebrew creatures ^^

Posted on 2023-04-06 07:45:33
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I feel like 3 half plate and spell casting charges that recharge on a long rest and carry no risk of breaking the item is one of those if its too good to be true things. Depends on the players and party but if I got whats practically an artifact level item for free Id be wary personally.

Posted on 2023-04-07 04:44:16
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@John1248 well assumedly if you're using MC themed items and the monsers the campaign as a whole has a MC theme and the players themselves would expect it ~~and possibly actively pursue the Bad End~~

Overall I love the idea of homebrew MC content for D&D, makes it a lot easier for those of us in the hobby who want to run MC themed games.

Posted on 2023-04-17 06:16:34
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Fighting the party is less fun for a game but love the concept!