Instead, I realize legendary, game-altering, strange items are still waiting for coverage.

The pattern system should be flexible enough to tackle the items without much effort, while conveying a strong sense of purpose behind each of them.

As luck would have it, the next three items alphabetically cover exactly the gap I mention above.

Of these, its two meet the criteria above without much inspection.

However, the third has extreme narrative potential within a game world.

So, once more into the realm of verbose notes and discussion of design.

I hope you enjoy these 5e Magic Item Patterns for Alternate Crafting: The Strange and Legendary.

If you have a world with wizards, you have a world with wizards using magic to make items do their bidding.

They use their magic to tell an object to do X, issue the right combination of words, gestures, and arcane prowess, and the object does what it is told to do.

Of course, if you arent careful, those magic items can go haywire and become overzealous, causing all manner of unexpected chaos.

To me, animated items are just a small step away from sentient magic items.

If you couldnt guess, Im a massive fan of sentient items.

They typically have great story in combination with some sweet abilities.

Animated items dont have quite the same level of native story, but having them be transition items to sentient items is a good narrative bridge.

Besides, you can have animated items become sentient over time, and with use and experience.

The wizard then had to struggle and negotiate in order to get back to the fray.

It was excellent story, and contingent on the story inherent in sentient items.

Unlike other locations that fell to Phaum Mob, Nisha Academy was not without warning.

No less than three Heralds of Zaguben have been discovered, thanks to the markings and signs left behind.

Of course, as one expects by those who receive gifts from Zaguben, there is no guarantee the heralds knew of each other, or were working together even if they did.

Some scholars dedicate their entire academic life to understanding the patterns of Zaguben, the supposed intricate plans in motion, how the heralds relate to each other, and why they, at times, seem to work at cross purposes.

This, gentle readers, is not an area of scholarship that appeals to me.

Still, we must study and attempt to understand the Heralds of Zaguben if we are to understand the fate of Nisha Academy.

Why did so many within the academy vanish Why did the heralds leave behind the signs and warnings they did While it is true Zaguben does not hold much interest for me, it would be quite the lie to say the same of mysteries.

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