Artifacts – Bryan's Dungeons & Dragons Site

Sword and Star of Kold-Robi

Author’s Note: I had planned the Sword & Star as an artifact for Susafras, my brother’s Elven fighter/mage. Again, I can’t remember the details, but if I recall correctly I realized the combination proved FAR too powerful and would upset game balance. So the Sword & Star went into history instead of PC hands. In […]

Cleavers of Epixenie

Author’s Note: The Castle Rendelshod and the Lords of Rendelshod are key items in the history of Trivana. They were the protectors of law and order across Trivana for nearly a thousand years. Their reign ended when the demon lord Jxtl slew their patron goddess, Epixenie. This triggered a war among the gods which ended […]

Rod of Seven Parts

Author’s Note: The search for the Rod of Seven Parts kept my first campaign VERY busy for about 6 months real time. Originally, I planned to let one of the characters keep it, but decided, after much consideration, that the Rod was FAR too much for a character to have. So Ptah got the rod, […]

Nine Steel Horns of Valhalla

Author’s Note: I cannot remember what I intended to do with this. It may be that this was simply my first stab at creating artifacts and that having completed my fit of creativity, I shelved it. I’m guessing this was my first stab at creating an artifact, as the bane for using one of a […]

Artifacts & Relics

Artifacts & Relics are special magic items with powers beyond that of typical enchanted objects. Typically they are singular items, although in a few cases the artifacts were produced in sets. Artifacts & Relics have the some things in common: Have a notable creation story that is far from typical. Embody powers beyond that of […]