Solenum
2019-02-21, 07:47 PM
Hey y'all. Let me begin by saying this is my first time posting. Not just here, but like ANY forum. I've used this site as a resource numerous times (gotta love those handbooks). Now I come to y'all with a mighty quest!!! I'm trying to find an artifact I read about a looooooooong time ago (maybe a decade or so?)
So basically this artifact was a black skeleton that some dude created and, when active, it animated all dead in some ridiculously huge radius (like 200 miles or so). Eventually it was defeated, but couldn't be truly destroyed so all 206 pieces were separated and scattered around the world.
Now, enterprising necromancers and other evil Spellcasters can find these bones and replace their bones with them to gain special abilities. Such as replace a finger and get a moderate touch attack. Replace a whole hand and gain several touch attacks that are stronger and/or have more daily uses.
The more you replace the more power you get. Given time you could replace your entire body, minus skull and spine, and wield the artifact's skull and spine as a mace. Unfortunately, you have to make regular Will saves or else tear out your own skull/spine and become the new black skeleton.
I hope this helps out. I've no idea where I read it. Probably a magazine? I'm making a big bad for an undead HEAVY campaign and I think this would add nicely to it. Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide.
So basically this artifact was a black skeleton that some dude created and, when active, it animated all dead in some ridiculously huge radius (like 200 miles or so). Eventually it was defeated, but couldn't be truly destroyed so all 206 pieces were separated and scattered around the world.
Now, enterprising necromancers and other evil Spellcasters can find these bones and replace their bones with them to gain special abilities. Such as replace a finger and get a moderate touch attack. Replace a whole hand and gain several touch attacks that are stronger and/or have more daily uses.
The more you replace the more power you get. Given time you could replace your entire body, minus skull and spine, and wield the artifact's skull and spine as a mace. Unfortunately, you have to make regular Will saves or else tear out your own skull/spine and become the new black skeleton.
I hope this helps out. I've no idea where I read it. Probably a magazine? I'm making a big bad for an undead HEAVY campaign and I think this would add nicely to it. Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide.