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Old 08-13-2007, 06:03 PM   Top  -  End  -  #1
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Coins and Tokens of Fortune

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The Bag of Coins and Tokens of Fortune appears to be an ordinary brown leather coin-pouch of twenty platinum coins of the local currency. But instead, it is a powerful magic item (strong transmutation) imbued with equal portions of fate and chaos. Whenever a coin is taken from the bag and flipped it transforms into a different material with a different face and a powerful effect occurs. Whether it is embossed, etched, painted, colored, or bi-metallic, the faces of the coin (described in parenthesis below) (losely) relate to the material and depict the magical effect. Rather than being minted to commemorate and important event, these coins commemorate themselves. When the longest of its effects end, it transforms into an ordinary platinum coin again, but produces no more magical effects. Before this time, any addition coins flipped by that character produce no effect (but are still magical, and can be used later). For the purposes of this item, a flip consists of any action that removes and releases a coin for the bag, the cause of which can be traced to a single creature and is uncontrolled in regard to which face occurs face up (a character that trips over and spills the bag is considered to have flipped one of the coins; a natural earthquake that spills the bag is not considered a flip but a spell-induced one is; a trick or rigged flip is not considered a flip; two characters fighting over and spilling the bag is not considered a flip for either; simply drawing a coin is not considered a flip). To determine which material the coin transforms into, roll 1d100 on the table below, and to determine which face is up, accompany it with a flip of a coin.

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Old 08-13-2007, 06:12 PM   Top  -  End  -  #2
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This is really cool. My favortie magic items are these luck-of-the-draw kind. Question: If a character doesn't know that its a magical item and, lets say, tries to buy something with a coin, would that coin be flipped?

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Old 08-13-2007, 06:18 PM   Top  -  End  -  #3
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If he drops it on the table when he gives it to the guy, yes. If he sets in on the table, no. Obviously a player won't specify, so I would ask them and have them rake their brains as for why it could possibly matter. More likely than not, or at least how it worked in my campaign, they will cast Detect Magic and discover that it is less than ordinary coins, so figuring correctly that a magic platinum coin is worth more than 10 gp, didn't try and buy stuff.
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Old 08-13-2007, 07:38 PM   Top  -  End  -  #4
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this is the next best thing since "the deck of many things"
i might use this thanks!
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Old 08-14-2007, 06:53 AM   Top  -  End  -  #5
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My cousin has a character who always flips coins for all his desisions, and he's the rogue, so search for traps? [i]tails[i] nah
AHHH!! (arrow pierces eye)
getting his hands on this, the coins would probably last a month.
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Translation:Elan. Elan Thog help nail Elan, not Nale. And Thog knot Elan while Nale nail Elan. Nale, not Elan, now Nail Elan by leaving Elan, not Nale, in jail.

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Old 08-14-2007, 09:27 AM   Top  -  End  -  #6
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How about a homebrew rule where a caught flipped coin is not used? That way, if somebody else knows what the coins do--for example, the whimsical mage who crafted them in the first place...

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Old 08-14-2007, 10:22 AM   Top  -  End  -  #7
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I really like it! Sounds like a fun magic item. Are the damages to equipment or body suffered during an iron/porcelain tails permanent? this could cripple a character really badly. Also, I think the "wild elephant" attack after the ivory tails result is a bit too much. What if they're in a place an elephant can't get to (like a dungeon corridor or a mountain peak)? The initial effect of "nature's enemy" is hilarious and should be enough. Cuckoo attack!
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Old 08-14-2007, 02:17 PM   Top  -  End  -  #8
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only thing that might be needed is caster level and price. or is this being called an artifact?

just for clarification
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