Non-violent Magic ItemsOne hundred ways to keep players guessingby Lewis Pulsipher and Roland Gettliffe

In mosr FRP campaigns, virtual lyevery magic item found is more ot lessdirectlv relatecl to domination or combat.Yet in a non-technological society, itfollows that some magical items would beconstructed to servc rhe rich and powerfuli n o the r r a r . . f o r p ra r r i r a l o r l uxu r i ousreasons, rathel than as a means to earnpower olt,reak haloc. In a way, magicalrtems mighl rake thc place o[ moderntechnological r:onlcniences - but onlvfo r t ho .e r r l r o , an a l l o rd rhem.

If one lorgrts "realism" and looks at

this lrorn a refcree s point of vierv, suchnon-viok nt or luxury i tems are a mostdesirabk addir ion ro rhe campaign. Firsr,these are masic items that player charac-ters can acquire and enjov withoutincreasing thei l pou'er, unless they'remost rngenious. Second, adventures canbe bui l t around chalacte$'attempts tosel l or o(l ler\\ , lse cl ispose of luxury i temswhich thc characters don't want to keep.A r ich and interesred buyer must be[ound; lor some specialized items, thistask might nor be at al l easy. Then theitem musr be taken to the buyer, with allrhe potential dangers rhat enrai ls. .And thc bu,ver mav be less than honorablewhen brrvrng t imt, alr ives.

Non-r ' iolcnt i tems are not hard todevise, espccial lv i f vou don't mindduplicating modern convenience itemssuch as toastos or hair dryers. For thosewithour the t imc to do this, below isgiven a l is( of irems (rol l d% for randomselection), some of obvious derivation andsome unique. C;alne referees can have fundescribing irems l ircral ly, u' i th elabora-tion addccl as requested by players. Forexample, don't blurt out, "I t 's

an abacus"(i tem #70) - let the players f igure thrsout. Command rcords can also be fun - afew examples are given in the text.

0l: A small black scarab. Anyone carry-ing i t t{ i l l nor be bit ten or stung bycommon rnsects.

02: An intricarelv carved mahoganyminiat ur e Lr d in a bag ol woven srr ing(netting). Whcn placed underneath a bed,i t d r i ve . awar a i l bedbug r and mosqu i ros .

03: A round, iron 9-inch pan wirh arunic "F" on rhe handle. I t wi l l auromar-ically heat anything placed therein to fry-ing temperarure (and it's non-srick).

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04: A normal-looking strarv broom.Upon the utterance o[ the proper com-mand u'ord (uritten in common on theend of the handle), ir urill sweep our rheroom it occupies. It does not operate out-doors. It rvill attempt ro sweep out allunprocessed organic material such as dirt,leaves, and l iving and dead animals andlnsects, even humans. The reverse of thecommand rvord, or complerion oI thetask, stops the broom.

05: A glass ball (several colors possiblc)about two inches in diameter. Whensomeone breaks the ball, places his or herface and upper body in the rcsulringcolored smoke, and thinks about the kindof r osmetic lreatment he or she de,.rre., , i twi l l be instantly accomplished. One per-son per ball, cosmetic effecr only (not anactual disguise). Generally found in lotsof 3-18. Different colors may signify dif-lerent capabilities.

06: A rune-covered brush of dragon-bone and animal bristles. Upon the utter-ance of a command word (wrirten inelvish runes), the brush will begin togroom the hair of the speaker, responding

to the speaker's telcpathically expresseddesires.

07: A rrhite stonr ol a material rescrrr-bl ing marble. I t is about the size andappearance of a stonc in the game of"Go." When it is throrvn aeainst or ontoa hard object insidc a room, it"explodes," and al l din and dust in rheroom - non-l iving matter only - disap-pears. The command t,ord "clean"

mustbe spoken as thr stonc is thrown. Foundin l o t s o l l 0 -100 . pa r l ed l 2 r o a box i nwooden boxes similar to largematchboxes.

08: A dark green glass botrle, about thesize of a half-gal lon milk carton, with ascrew top. Any liquid placed in the bortlewil l maintain i ts current tempemrureindefinitely rvhi le inside. The botr le rsl ight and tair ly fragi le.

09: A large lr'ood,and-glass hourglassfilled with vellow panicles. It records rhepassing of eight hours rvhen rurned over,after which a deep chime rings out tentlmes.

l 0 : A merhan rsm o l qea r : , a p ro je r t i nglever, and three broad wooden "leaves"

emanating from a hub, a l i tr lc l ike aclovcr but rsi th each "leaf"

t i l ted out ofl i n r w i t h r h e n e r r l l i l e a m o t l r r n c l e r r r i rfan, in ot lrer r lordsT. \ \ ' l ren .omr oneturns or pedals the lt,r'er',handle, the fanpushes forth air which is magicallycooled to a temperatulr' 20 deerees lowerthan the surroundinE environment.

I l : A 9-inch round iron pan rvirh therunic S embossed on thc handle. Anyfood fried in this pan is magically spicedto the cook's ras( - quite a boon inareas where spice is scarce.

l 2 : 4 ra t ved m in ra ru re rnooden tha i r .At a command rl 'ord 1r ar ved in an ancientlanguage on the underside of the seat), irexpands to a full-size chair. Useful fortravelers and somc officials.

l3: As above, but a padded couch ratherthan a simple chair.

l4: A one-inch cube of a hard, whirish,translucent material, with sl ightlyrounded edges and corners. When placedin no more than l6 ounces of liquid at aninitial temperature of no more than 130degrees, it will slowly cool the liquid to35 degrees and maintain it at rhattemperature indefinirelv. It will not affectmore than 16 ounces, and if placed in a

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1i: . \n ordinary-looking oi l lamprr hich, br use of the proper commandrlords, mav bc programmed to l ight ander[nguish i tself at a specif ic t ime eachd;r\ ( \Lith a variable o[ up ro half an hourprr clar ). I 'scd to convincc outsideobser vers that someone is present in arwm. l-ht tommand wotds betome vis.ible t'hcn a little rvine is placed inside theotherrl isr cmpty lamp.

l6; An ordinarv-looking needle. ' fo

userht 'needle magical ly, a person says' 'se\r, and i l wi l l continue to sew a st i tchon a straight l ine unti l ordered to "stop."

l7: A qui l) pen. Anyone using i t canlr i te nvice as fast as normal, with no lossof legibi l i t r ' . l -hese pens are usuallyfound in lots of 2-12, since the qui l ls doI\'ear out. fhe pens are appropriate fornormal rrr i t ing tasks, but not for themagical srr ibing of (for instance) scrol lsol spel l books.

l8: A clar plant pot (size varies). Anyinsect entering the pot, or al ighting on aplant growing in the pot, rvi l l die i f r t is aspecies harmful to that plant. lJsual lyfound in groups, not singly.

l9: A onc-inch obsidian cube and :rmctal tuning lork four inches long. Whenthe fork is stmck, thc sound is reproducedfrom the cube as rvell as from the fork,provided the r ube is no more than threemiles a\La\.

20: An eight-sided lantern. Each sideshincs rr i th a cl i f lerent color, and thecolors ptliodicallv ronte from face to faceat intervals ol l0 seconds to 5 minutes.dcp,t nding on hou far a button on thebottom is prrshcd in.

2l: A hol lou wooden tube, closed atone end , r r i r l r r . l o r i n r he \ i de . Th i . i ' rherding rrhist le. Each npe attracts a dif-fetent hcrd .tnimal and ha. r drstrnt t iveno r r - . l \ - h , n rn an ima l o I r l r e i i pp rop r i a tespecics hcars thc $hist le (\{hich is qurteloud), i t must move to rvithin 25 feet ofthe $hist ler and maintain that positron,fol lorving him or her i l necessarl.

22: I-wo miniature metal blacksmith'sanvi ls, one red, the olher black, eachabout one inch in al l dimensions. I f theblack one is placed in a fire, the red onewill hcat ro rhe temp€raturc rea.hed bvthr. blarl ont. The anvi ls ate rLreful lorboiling stens or for kceping food u'arm atsome distance (maximum range 30 feet)from a fire.

23r A $ooden dra$'er, about l2 by l8 br9 inches high, rvhich mav be inserted intoa suitable desk, wall , etc. When anyonewho opens the drar.r'er speaks the name ofan objcct inside i t , the object pops up attht front o[ thc drawer, within easy reach.I[ st'veral similar objects, such as sheets ofpaper, are placed in the drawer, the per-son placing th( m ma,v speak a wordwhich bccomcs the code uord for onrparticular object in the group. The <iraw-er's maeic works only when i t is in aproper receptacle of the corrcct size.

24: A miniature tree, about three incheshigh, made of an unidentified material.When carried, it adds 20% to a person'schance of successfully climbing a tree. (ltwas made for a lame sylvan elf.)

25: A hemisphere (circumference aboutl0 inches)of hard but f lexible materialsimilar to tire rubber. A steel hook isembedded in the round side. When the[at side is placed against a fairly flat,smooth surface, and the command"adhere" is spoken, the object sticks tothe sudace with a strength equal to au'izard's lock. The command "dishere"

(diss-l?ere)causes it to cease sticking.

semblance of whatever it faces. Normallythis is used for extremely accurate por-rmits. The rcsult looks like a very realisticpainting - aol like a photograph shotwith a wide-angle lens.

28: A bedroll sewn along the edges so asto make it a large bag (in other words, azipperless sleeping bag). Anyone sleepingin this bedroll will remain dry, regardlessof nin, snow, or other moisture, unlessthe bedroll comes to lie in more than oneinch of water. It remains dry inside evenif covered with snow.

29: Appearing to be an ordinary leatherbatkoatk. this onc contains an other-

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26: A blue pill about the size of anaspirin tablet, usually found in a groupof 2-20. When covered with spittle, thepill expands and changes within l0seconds, becoming a gallon of water. Cus-tomarily, one would dab the pill in one'smouth and then quickly pop it into arvaterskin or bucket to expand. I[ rhe pillis lelt in the mouth, the water may (57ochance) drown the victim as it expandsand is forced into the lungs. (This chancerises to 507o if no one is present to helpthe victim. Back-slapping or some similara.tion will help the victim to expel mostor all o[ the water out through hismourh . r l l r he p i l l i r rwa l l owed . t he v i r -

tim's stomach may burst (10% chance),ki l l ing him, but in any case i t wi l l causeincapacitating discomf ort.

27: A canvas stretched on an ordinaryartist's frame. When a magic word isspoken, the canvas magically takes on the

dimensional space which allows up to 30cubic feet of material to be placed in it,provided thar no single object is morethan five feet long. The backpack offersno reduction in the weight of the mate-rials carried, however.

30: An ordinary-looking canteen. Anywater which has been in the canteen forat least 24 hours will be purified; how-ever, deliberately concocted poisons willbe unaffected.

3l: A leather drawstring purse aboutthe size of a small fist. Whether it is fullof coins or holds only a few, no noiseemanates from the purse. (Other objectsin it make a normal amount of noise.). 32: A pair of wooden knitting needles

that enable the user to knit at double hisnormal speed.

33: This is a box of gears and cogs,with a crank handle protruding from oneside. When the crank is tumed, heatemanates from the top of the box, morcheat as the crank is tumed faster.Through magical means, the energy o[motion of the crank is magnified andturned into heat sufficient (with steady

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t'crankine ) k) hrat a rnedium-sizcd room tnw in te l .

3.1: This is a box:rbout l2 bv l2 bv 2inches. 1\ 'hen a p( rson steps onto i t ,n u m e r , ' 1 . i r , l i , . r r i ( h i . r . , i g h r , r p p e a r i nhis minrl-s erc. ()nl l the user can see lhenumb( l \ : (he\ do n()t appear on the boxi t se l l .

3 5 : I I r . l , l , . n l , r . l r r o l r i l l i r ' r l l \ m a i n -tains a r ornloltable rcmperature loranyonc sleef ' lne uncicl i t . I t cannot marn-tarn a tanlpelrn ( ( l i l ference of morethan 30 ckgncs, ho\\ever, from rheambi( l l ( atmosl) l lerc.

36: . t l r is i ' r l i , inch-long srick in theshape ()f a nriniatrrre candle snuffer - ast ick r l i rh a hool at the cnd, ending rrr abel l ni thout a r lapper' . \{ then i t is pointedat a caldle \ \ hi lr t l le \vord o[ command isspokcn, the .an(l l( u i l l be snuffcd out,regardle\s ol rhr la[ee as long as the candle is r isihlc. Ir wi l l not tvork on lanrcrrrs,torches, larnlJ\, rrL. - only candles.

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his objrct, rnade o1 an unknownsubstan.c, is lor nred in thc shape of anebonv candlr rr i th a f lamc arop i t . thervhole bt, ing about- l inches hieh. lVhen-evet an crressivc anlount of smoke ispresenr 1e\cl l iLrsl Irom cooking), i t emlrsa l ,ai l ing, rr lularine beep. (Natulal ly, rhiscannot br Ll\rd in |ooms heated b1 poor.l1made [ i l r s l )

38: This is a blonze miniature bucker,complctc r i th a bronze innet surfacervhich looks much l ike $arer. I f thebucket is l trancl ishetl at a f ire, as thoughwAter \ \ ' r fr l )r lng thlown lrom it , the f ircacts as lholrgl l a nolmal buaket o[ $'atrrhad been r l lot n on i t , excepl Lhat ncrchemi(al rra( l ion (such as the reaction ofsul lrrr t i th l tr tet l takes place. I 'he bucketcan be usrd lcpeatedly on the f ire. I t hasno effc( t on i tn\ t l t ing except ordinal )frre.

39: An onl inar r -appealinrr set of( u t l e r \ \ 1 1 r , 1 , , r r r l ' l - s r l t r u 5 e t r o e i r t I naccordan.c r\ ' i lh the standards or marurcrsof the etoup hi ' is r:at ing l , i th.

40: , \ thick. crcamv-oi ly concoctiorr,rvhich mav be in r i l rual ly any type ofcontaincr I [ a ql laDli ty is used to cover ascar, rLit l l in a lct r ]avs the scar {. i l ls lough o1l and the skin rvi l l appear to bee x d ( t l \ l r k t l r , l r n . r r n u r r d i r . f h r s i .much sought altcr bv rhe vain "upper

c r l l \ l , . l r l , l i . L i l l l ! r ommon , be r a r r . e r l r sdif f icult to avoicl rcqui l ing scars fromchildhoocl cl i :eases, i f nothing else, in anon-mrxicln rvor lcl .

4l: r \ robc o[ charnois-l ined naruralr,,ool or fur s hit h leeps dre u'carer I0degrees rr'armcr than $'ould be expectedof a non-maeical robe o[ similarmate als.

42: Black alrn rvrappings. An insom-niac (or:uvone elsel rvearing these sleepssoundlv zrnd comior rably.

.13: A piece ol.jade carved in rhe shapeof an insect onc inch long, suspendedIrom a l ight chain. l his amulet keepsfleas ancl orlrer insccts o[ similar size fromapproachine \\ ithin three feer of thc

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l{carer. It does not lorce them out of anal. l ]a or location, hoi!evel, so i t could notbe used, for example, to cleat a bed off leas.

.14: Trlo black exible olal objects,eadr about an inclr long, conucctcd by aninch-long flexible l'hite stlap and, fromopposite sides of the ovals, bv anothel 'soap about ten inches long. ( ln ot lrefr vo rds . l i l , . r p r r i r o f s r * imming gogg les\t, i thout the transparent plast ic.) lvhenthe ovals are placed ovef the e,ves, held onb,v the strzrps, thc *earer can see underwater twice as \Lell as expcctcd, and no$ ater touches his e1'es.

49: An ordinalr horse's nose feedbag.Many horses can fcccl Ilom this nosebag,yct i t $' i l l continuc to be ful l of grain.Hou,ever, if molc than l0 differenr horscsfeed lrom the bag in one day, the magrc rslost foreler. No erain can be poured fromthe bag.

50: A $ iDe cup. Oncc pcr dat this c upl u t n \ o r d i n a r \ r r : , r t r r r ' i t h i n i t i n r o l t i q h -quali ty rvine. No magic lvold is required.

5l: A stronglr r:onsttuctcd metal box(size can vary) rvi th a kc1. \Vhen the userutters the word o[ command ("heel '),

thebox stays exactly rrhet ' i t is presenrlvlocated, cien i I the user lets go. I t is

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. l l t : l 'his carved stonc miniarure door,about 4 bv lr t : b) ' l i inch, can be tuned to aparticular door, set of doors, or gatr: byuse of the propel magic rvords. Thereaf-tel, .ll hen its knob is pressetl, any suchdool or gate n' i thin 20 feer rvi l l srr ingopei bv i ts(, I f .

16: ' fhis is: l large leather glove. lVhena pclson puts his or her hand inro ir . drel ingt rnai ls of that hand arc painrcd andpolished to a (olor that rvi l l most suit hiso r l r e r p r n n t . i l i r e . rA mJ I ( hed pa i r i \ncetlecl to do bth hands.)

'17: This is a rvooden ladder l0 feetlong. I hc user mav at rvi l l cause i t toexpand to a maximum of 50 feet inlength; i t rvi l l retain the same srrengrh irhad at thc lo-foor length, but rcmemberthat it is a r{ooden ladder, nor meral.

48 : f h i . 9 b r 5 b1 3 i n , l r box , on ta in .several miniature mctal f igufes playinglnstruments. lvhen the command word isspoken, thc figures emerge lrom the boxand play simple popular tunes for fiveminutes, then return unless the magic'rvord is spokcn again. The music is aboutas loud as a person speaking normally.

anchored to the eth( r, ilnd any forcestrong enough to morc i t rvi l l inevitablydesrro,v it in the proc.ss.

52: This is a black, coveled pitcher orcyl inder rqith one button on i t . Objectsa r r p l r , r t l i n t h , , r l i r r , l e r . r l r c b u r t o n i spushed one or morc t imcs, and the l id isclosed; the i tem then blends, smashes, antlbreaks up rvhatcr cl is inside. Horvever, i fanything hardcl lhi ln Iood or similarlysoft materials is blendcd, the i tem wil lp robah l l pc tmrn 'n t l r , r a . r t o l un r t i on .Chunks of ice are alx) l l t the hardest usa-blc matcrial, and onl l i [ they are in asupport ing l iquid. I he number of t imeslhc bu l t o r l r \ pu .hF t l r l ( 1 r lm inc \ I ' o r !lon59 thc smashing goes on.

53: A large oi l lamp. r\ l thouglr i tappears to be nodrine more than an ordi-na t r f l ame . t l r e l i qh r o l r h i \ l amp i . equ i ralent to ordinar_v-strength sunl ighr forpurposes of 81Fo$ ing planrs indoors.lvi thout the special oi l or wid)our rhelamp itself, thcrc is no magic. Generally,the lamp will be placcrl in the cenrer ofan arrav of plants. Thc rvick and oi lextend far up a slender c,vlinder in order

lo be abo\c lhr l) lants, \ 'ct shcd l i8htdor\ 'n on thrm.

51: fhese lr i i ther, calf-high dless bootscan b( broul lht to a bri l l iant shi[e b\ a' i r r g l , . " r p , l . , t ' r l o t l r . L t , n t . r ' t oh n t.nough ro bleak drrough the leather n i l ldestror thr shinc permanentl l .

55: A pair of onyx dite. The dite rvi l lei !e 11 haterer result the rol ler desires.

. . ' t r \ ' . ' " ' 1 , r r l oc . r bo r r r e i qh r i n r I r e . i r tdiameter lnd t lo feet long. Regardless ofl r n r , o l r e n r l r r . l , ' q i . l r u r n e t l . i r r e m a i n .' lvhole:rnd lradl to bl lrn again Lhe nextda_!. ( l t bul ns out as a nofmal log would,but lear i lg a large husk rather than a

bird, i ts magic prerents rhe bird hom get-t ing out of the brr i lding i t occupirs,except rvhen carried out b] somconc.

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band is too small to f i t an,v bird larger'than a harrk or a maca$,.

62:,\ gold-colored metal peD rr i th areplaceablc qLri l l t ip. ( lnl) staternentsbelieved to be true bl the rvliter can beu r i t ten t i th this pen.

63: Any i tem of clothing (but notarmor). l -his magical ly I i ts an-r 'petsottu'ho tr ies i t on. I t n'cars out thloughnormal use.

61: l his appeals to bc.rn ordrnar)stone oven.

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simpll rr 'on t undrtstaod. Thc harness rsparl i .ularl) u\elLrl lol mulcs ancl camels.

68: A horse s sai lcl lc. ' fhis

saddle u i l lnever' lal l ol i a holsc, even i f the suaps:rreundone and rhe r icler is inexpelienccd. I tr an be l i l t e r l o l l i n t l x ' o rd ina t1 u ' a1 .

69: Anothcl sadtl lc. This onc enableseven a novice l idcl to lrn: l in on a speed-ing horse, proridcri thc l idei is in conuolol his orvn fac lr l t ics.

70: This is a \ !o.rdcn [r 'amc, about 8 byl 0 i r t , l r ' . . r , r o - . r l r r , h * r , r . r l l r c a r .' rvires alc slrrrns paral)cl to oncanother'. On cach rr'ire lre ten $'ooderrba l l s . ( l u o the r wo tds , an abacus . )When

pile ol i rshcs, and therr "rcgcnerates overt l r c cou l s r o l t hc l o l l o r v i ng l 8 hou rs . )Asa bonLLs , i l i s r c r l casv t o i gn i t c .

57 : A l x rn t ' end b l i s t l c b l r r sh o [ un t i dyand unirrr i t ing eppcalenr_c, this impk:-menr ncvrl thelrss irnnrediatcl l unlanglcsthe ha i l o f an ronc $ ho t r se r i t . $ i t hou tpain.

58: A blartk p:t tchntenl sclol l . Alt l t l t i r tgwrit tcn rrpon i t can be reacl orr l l bv ther r r i t , r a r r , l ' , r t l o r r . h o r r l . r n t F \ : , l c \ t i l -ten on thr scloll. It can bc mrsecl ser,cr-alt inle\. Lurl i l r l l r scraping rrquir '( cl torenlole r l le old ink has rr 'orn thlough thepar c hnrcnt.

59: Anv t oman rvearing this neckiaceof pol islred r ' ton-precious stones appearsto bc alr i lcd rn ck:gant, cxpcnsive clothesappropriatt to the place and t imc of da,v.

60: , \n ordiner v rus. \{hen a commandu'ord is :poLen, the lug r ises up anclshale: i trelf l rcc o[ t ]ust and dirt . ( l t doesno1 take i lself outside.) ' l 'he rug may be ofanr lorrn, l lom a small lhro1! rug to alalgc calpct.

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the f ire, ho(evel; the ovcn is hcatcd vra aconncction with thc clemcntai pla c olf i rc. A small nLrmbcr'(109;) of these olensare dcfcct i !c, ho$cvcr' , such that a crea-truc lrorn lhc f i lc plant mav ccrrne"thlough ' dre conncr:t ion (5% chance pcr'mon1h, non-cLrrnulat ive, fol ant ' clclectrve

6 5 : f h r . l , r o l . l r k r r , u r r , r i n r ' r a l l , i u ,closecl at one end. \\rhen the commancl$ord inscl ibed on the side is spokcn, hotair strcams from thc opcn end. I t is ordi-n a r r l r r r * d t o d r r r h r n q . . ' . p n , i a l l r l t a i t .

66r A solt chamois cloth one loots<1uare. This cloth magical lv pol ishesan\' lhing i t is rubbed a!.ainst, immcdiatelr ' , plovided that i t is possible to pol-ish the object. Human faces, ior cxample,cannot h pol ishccl.

67: An animal halncss,/bricl le. \ \ 'herrplacr:d on a rccal< itrant beast, it folces thecreatulc to obey the orcl inarl comrrandso[ i ts master. I t rr i l l not, horvevo, folcean animal to do something i t is alraid of(fol example, run into a [ irc), nor u'r l l i thave anr effect l hen unusual otdets arcgivcn - rhe bcast bcing given the ordcls

mathematiaal lorrrulae in|olvingnumb('r 's an(i simple operations (add, sub-uacl, nrr l t iplr ' , dir i t le) are spoken nearrhe object, thc bel ls shif t abolrt and theens\rcl to the e(luation is spoken aloudbt a diserlbodjecl r oice.

7 l : A s l u l l c ( l . h i t i f . A l t hough th i s c l t a i rIooks and is extrernelr cornlortable,anlone sit t ing in i l cannol go to sk:t p. ( l t\ . i . m a ' L l n r . r , 1 , ' l d c r i n e L r m i l r 1 ' a n i -arch lho dir ln t u ant to emballassh imsc l [ . )

72: Anl arr icle of r lothing. fhis needncver be u,aslret l bc'cause i t shecls dirtl 'hen left in a dark place overnighr.

73:,\nl ki tchen knifc. [ 'his urcnsi lalwals retains e sharp edge.

7.1: ' fhis is anr prosthesis (alt i t ic ialalm, leg, {rtc. ) .

- l ht ' i tem magical ly ena-

bk:s the "s,earer " to hicle the fact that hc

has lost a l i rnb, elr, etc. I t \ \ 'on'( ncccssar-i lv:r l lou ful i usr ol thc bd,v part asdrough i t r 'c lc "r ' r :a1," but thc magic r 'r ' i l lprevent an) obscl\(r l rom noti . ing the\\ ' rare)

's inabi l i t \ ro usc i t ful l1.75: A f lar oval slone, about halI an inch

thick and forrr rnr hes long. \ \ 'hen placcd

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betu'een tlr o hanris, the stone becomcsver] \{afr l l ,

76: A clrt 'ss \ f( or other girme set. ' - fhisirem plars against: i pclson, moving the

pieces magical lr . I t gives a creditable butnot t lul) cxp( r l glme.

77: A rniniatulc btass boot. Whenrubbed ageinst the rrorn hccl or sole o[ ashoe or boot, tes(ott 's i t to i ts originalstrcngth and thit kncss (but wirhout a"new" appealan(c). lTsable once per da,v.

78: A smlrl l , clark-crystal, covered bowl,rather l ikr a sugal bo*' I . When the userplaces both hands on the covered i tem,and spealr thc name of a del icacy (e.9.,

to sweep anv room il is in when themagic word is spoken; it stops whenanother word is spoken.

82: A lady's fan. At a command word,the fan will continue to move in the samepattern ( i [ any) i t was moving in lustbefore the word rvas spoken; lypically, tocontinue to fan the lady while she attendsto othcr things.

83: An ordinary lamp rvhich ignitesu'hen the proper command ("let-there-be") is spoken within 15 feet of i t .

84: A leather rectangular case about 12

by 9 by 5 inches, capable of holding many

separate scrolls or papers. Any scroll or

rwo inches long. When rt is placed on anopen scroll, it holds the scroll open andflat, regardless of an-r tendenc,v in the

scrol l to rol l i tsclf uP.90: A metal box the size of a breadbox.

Anything put into this box is magical lyp rese rved l r om the e l l , , t . o l t rme Fo rerampl., tood therein \\ r l l be as lre' 'h

when removed, as the diiy it went rn

9l: An ordinarl oi l lamP This lamP,however, needs no oil in order to burn

indefinirely.92: A short hollo$ rvooden tube with a

slot cut out of i t . This whist le attracts al l

animals o[ a given type, usually someherd animal, within hearing

93 : An o i l l amp . Th i . l , rmp au loma t i 'cally ignites u'henever any personapproaches within l0 fcet o[ it, going o[frvhen no person is t'ithin l0 [eel.

94: A soft suede leather pouch (size var-ies). Any glass or ceramic i tem in thrpouch will not break as long as thepour h i tselI i \ nol pen' lraled ol de\-troyed. For example, a hammer blorv onthe pouch would not a[[ect the glass,

unless the hammer blo$ uas so porverful

that it broke throlrgh thc leather'95: A small porrch containing 2-12

pills, each shaped like a huge teardrop. Ila pill is dissolved in $ ater, and the rvateris immediately r:onsumed, any effects o[

alcoholic hangovct being experienced bv

the drinker rcill disapPear.96: A nondescript small box. For

approximately eight hours after a buttonon the side is pushed, this i tem is set tomake a cacophon! of noises similar to rheapproach of a large group of PeoPltrvhen, and only u hen, a person comesrvithin five feet of it. ( l'he idea is to scareoff burglars.)

97: Two circles of glass, in the sameplane. ( onne( led br rrn odd-rhaped piet eo l me ta l \ r i l h p to l t r t i on . : f r om oppos i t esides of each glass circle, perpendicular to

l he p lane o l t he g la . . L r r t pa ra l l e l t o ea r l t

o the r , e \ l end l l l r ( | mP tJ l u i r e . wh i r h

hook at the end. This contraption (r'hich

lvill obviously be understood to be spec-tacles, to characters in a world wherespectacles are kno$,n to exisr) enables theweare! to see at night trlice as iaell aswould be expectecl. (This is enhancedvision, nor infravision. )

98: Any ulensi l or plate. When left in abucket overnight, the objecL sheds all dirt,which gathers on thc bottom of thebucket to be discarded. While in thebucket, the object cannot be reached byinsects, and no odor is emitted.

99: A r loak l lot ourdool w( al I ol r ing(for indoors). Anyone rvearing lhis itemappears to be 5-10% lighter in weightthan actual. Generalll, the effect is tomake overweighr people look normal ornormal ones look quitc sl im

100: A simple silvel band ring. Thewearer of this ring is able to speak and actin a court ly manner, rcgardless of hisuDbr i ne ins o r [ am i l r a r i t v w i t h \ oc ia laonven ons. d

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"caviar " ), t l ( ' hou l l i l ls with one ouncc

of same. I 'he magic may be used l0 rtmesa week, rvhctlr t ' r al l l0 r imes for the sameitem or for a mixtute of i tems. Onlydel icacies

" implanted" in the bowl maybe produced. Such borcls usually areimplantecl $ i th l-6 del icacies; a partrcu-lar one might prodrrce caviar, [rog's legs,fr ied ants, gooseberry jam, and port salutcheesc-

79: A dul l grar stone bal l the size of at h r ld . m.n hl, . \ \ l ren plat ed in open air(as opposcd to ir bag, pocket, or otherclosed container l , the stone attracts al lunintel l igent avians u'hich pass within 50feet. Earh ar ian wil l approach the bal land stal uithin f irc feet for f ive minutes,unless lrightencd array, as (for instance)by the obvious presence o[ unfamiliarhumans. (This is used by the rich toenhancc bitd feeders, rock gardens, etc.)

80: An ebonl llure. When a magic wordis spoken, the 0trte plays a haunting tune(soinething like firr,:nsleezes) for fiveminutes. u i thout human part icipation.

8l: A broom. Like the classic broom olSorcerer's Apprenl i .e, this one wil l begin

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sheaf of papers put into lhe case is magi'cally inserted among the conten!s inalphabetical order, rf rhe person puttlngthe item in the case enunciates a $'ord torepresent the item.

85: This looks like a rvooden sundialw i t hou r numerd l \ , l bou t l ou t i n r he t i ndiameter. Close examination will revealrhat there are 16 marks rather than 12.When the command rvord is spoken, the"f in" or "hand" of the dial points duenorth. It does not work underground.

86: A wooden u'and. When used withthe proper u'ords, the wand points tou'ardany animal lost by the person holding thewand, or by his employer. The wandcannot detect any animal over thehorizon.

87: An elegant wooden pipe A Personsmoking this pipe can blon'beautiful,perfect smoke rings at will.

88: A glass half-gallon open pitcher.Each day up to five gallons of warer canbe poured from this pitcher, provided ithas not been tightly covered at any trmein the preceding 24 hours.

89: A ceramic object shaped like a scroll