How about the Animated Suit of Armor, or Armour Golem (http://www.pandius.com/armgolem.html)?
Bag of Devouring (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/cursedItems.htm#bagofDevouring)
Eldritch Haunt template (Towers of High Sorcery): creature gets an "alternate form" which is a magical item (say, example Kobold can turn into a Glove of Storing)
Living Tattoo template (Denizens of Dread): turn creature into a tattoo, but it would be able to "detach" and regain the semblance of its "original self"
Body Warping of Gorgoroth spell (Call of Cthulhu d20) allow to change into creatures or objects (although objects are "fleshy" and have no hardness); Sorcerer/Wizard 4; Permanent duration
From The Gallery Of Magical Blades (Version 5):
<John D Scapper:
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This unusual bastard sword has a hilt made up of four metallic “fingers” and a black gem embedded in the
center of the wide blade.
Type: Bastard sword
INT: Avg. to High as Kartok is a spellcaster
Ego: none
Alignment: Evil
Communication: Telepathy
Primary powers: per Kartok, DM’s discretion
Minor powers: per Kartok, DM’s discretion
Major powers: per Kartok, DM’s discretion
Background: The four “fingers” at the base of the blade allow the sword to “crawl” around. If looked at closely, the gem in the center of the blade has a mouth and eyes below its shiny surface. The gem can be removed, and if it is, it comes “alive”, sprouting a mouth, fangs, eyes, hands, and wings. The gem is Kartok, and can cast spells of the DM’s choice. The sword becomes a normal bastard sword whenever Kartok is removed from the blade (the “fingers” no longer function). Kartok will always obey his master, but will seek to twist the meaning of his master’s words if their alignments are not compatible.
Notes: It’s too bad John didn’t get into more detail about Kartok himself. It’s an interesting blade. Can Kartok cast his spells while within the blade? What are his stats when “alive"? As for spells, wizard, priest, or both? What spell levels? Okay, enough questions, we’ll just have to use our own imaginations on this one. - Editors
XP Value: unknown<Jesse Fuller:
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The blade looks like a long sword, but the handle portrays gruesome scenes of squirrel mutilation.
Type: Long sword +1, +2 vs. small woodland creatures, +5 vs. all types of squirrels.
INT: yeah, right!
Ego: none
Alignment: none
Communication: none
Primary powers:
If a squirrel defeats the owner, the blade will turn to a hawk and eat the squirrel. The hawk's size is dependent upon the size of the squirrel - Giant Squirrel = Hawk large enough to eat the squirrel. The sword will then return to it's owner, living or dead. The sword may be sold, traded, found, stolen, or given away to change ownership (it’s not cursed).
For every squirrel killed by a particular owner, it can heal that many hit points when in battle with a squirrel at the words, “It's the squirrels!” (i.e., This owner has killed three squirrels with the blade. In battle with a large squirrel, he says, “It's the squirrels!” - 3 hp is restored. After he kills that squirrel, he attacks a small squirrel saying, “It's the squirrels!” - He is now healed 4 hp. Later he attacks a mongrelman, saying “It's the squirrels!”. Nothing happens, besides the mongrelman taking the head off the poor squirrel-slaying guy.)
Background: This is the sword wielded by Essex Fuller, The Noble Bard, Squirrel's Bane, Son of the LeafScribes.
It was created by Amylose LeafScribe.
Notes: I’ve always hated squirrels. Rats with fuzzy tails. - Editors
XP Value: unknown