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Appelcline called it "one of D&D's most popular magic items". [32] Thomas Wilde of The Escapist noted that the deck is "one of the oldest magic items" in Dungeons & Dragons and "has been famous for decades as a nearly guaranteed way to derail a campaign. Any card drawn from the deck can abruptly kill, hamper, enrich, empower, or imprison a ...
The Magic Item Compendium was written by Andy Collins with Eytan Bernstein, Frank Brunner, Owen K.C. Stephens, and John Snead, and was released March 2007.Cover art was by Francis Tsai, with interior art by Steven Belledin, Ed Cox, Carl Critchlow, Eric Deschamps, Steve Ellis, Wayne England, Matt Faulkner, Emily Fiegenschuh, Randy Gallegos, David Griffith, Brian Hagan, Ralph Horsley, Heather ...
Ru Yi Jing Gu Bang – Magical staff wielded by the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the Chinese classic novel, Journey to the West.; Some weapons in Chinese folklore do not, strictly speaking, have magical properties, but are forged with materials or methods that are unique in the context of the story.
The D&D version 3.5 Monster Manual, a core D&D rule book, emphatically states that liches are always evil, but there are references to good liches in other manuals. [15] Good liches are presented in Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn, a supplementary rule book for the D&D 3rd edition rules. Good liches differ in that they have sought ...
Austin Wood of PC Gamer described Greenwood's article as "probably the closest thing to science to ever come out of D&D". [6] The monster collection "Creature Catalog III" in Dragon No. 101 (September 1985) featured a creature by contributor Gregory Detwiler known as the metal mimic. The entry states that a metal mimic is a more powerful ...
Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous terms used in the context of specific, individual RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Pathfinder, Fate, and Vampire: The Masquerade. For a list of RPGs, see List of role-playing games.
A lich's most often depicted distinguishing feature from other undead in fantasy fiction is the method of achieving immortality; liches give up their souls to form "soul-artifacts" (called a "soul gem" or "phylactery" in other fantasy works), the source of their magic and immortality. Many liches take precautions to hide and/or safeguard one or ...
Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to Absalom: December 2008 64 978-1-60125-141-1: Paperback PZO9205 Owen K.C. Stephens Pathfinder Chronicles: Dragons Revisited: March 2009 64 978-1-60125-165-7: Paperback PZO9207 Mike McArtor Pathfinder Chronicles: Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh: April 2009 64 978-1-60125-166-4: Paperback PZO9208 Stephen S. Greer ...