Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Artifacts & Legends

68 Pages·2012·12.74 MB·English

by  F. Wesley Schneider

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MAJORARTlFACTS
Name Page RelatSeodu rce
ApollyRoinn g 10
Axoef t he Dwaruish Lords ll
Blackaxe 12
Bloodstones
14
Bottolfte h Beo und
Briar 17 l<ingmaAkdevre ntuPraet( h #36)
Codeoxft hIen finPiltaen es
DanciHnugto fBaYboag a 20 ReigonfW inteArd ventuPraet( h #67)
Hornosf Naraga PathfinCdaemrp aiSgent tDiunngg:e oonfsG olarion
lnuiEdyiea n
Lenosf Galundari PathfiCnadmepra iSgent tiHnega:ro tft hjeu ngle
MoaniDniga mond
Orbosf Dragonkind 32
ReloifcKsa zauon Cursoeft heC rimsoTnh ronAed ventuPraet( h #12)
RinogfN inFea cets
SaiCnutt hbeMratc'es 41
ScepotfAe gre s
ScroofKl alk ishon 44 LegaocfyF irAed ventuPraet( h #22)
Shadowstaff
ShieolfAdr oedn 47
SkuolflY dersius SerpeSnktu Aldlv entuPraet( h #42)
SonogfE xtinction 49 PathfiSnodceirSe cteyn a#r2i8Lo:y roifEc xst inction
SworodfSs i n so Risoeft heR uneloArddvse ntuPraet( h #6)
Thorncrooflw onm edae 54
VespeRra'psi er 55
M1NOR ARTF1ACTS
Name Page RelatSeodu rce
BonHeo use 57 Cursoeft heC rimsoTnh ronAed ventuPraet( h #w)
Crowonft hSei murgh 57
DecemuiHrealtme s8 PathfinCdaemrp aiSgent tiPnagt:h fiSnodceirFe iteyGl udi de
Decokf H arroTwaelde s 58 PathfiMnoddeurTl hee:H arrowing
Figuroiftn heCe o nceaCloemdp anion 7
HarrDoewc okf M anTyh ings 24
HourgloafSs hsa dows s8 PathfiMnoddeurTl heDe:e monW ithin
HourgloafsTsr ansfiguration7
idP ortrait 59 PathfiMnoddeurGl ael:l oefrEyu il
MalefiScpuisk e 59 SeconDda rkneAsdsv entuPraet( h #17)
MantBilsa de 6o SerpeSnktu Aldlv entuPraet( h #39)
Ouinrbaane 6o l<ingmaAkdevre ntuPraet( h #35)
Phylacotfte hrFeya iled
RaueHne'asd CarriCorno wAnd ventuPraet( h #46)
ScaorfD estiny 7
Serithtial Cursoeft heC rimsoTnh ronAed ventuPraet( h #n)
Sliovfet rhA em algaMmi nd 7
ToroefK ostchtchie PathfiCnadmepra iSgent tiWnigt:c hLweagra cy
ToteomfA ngazhan SerpeSnktu Aldlv entuPraet( h #42)
VernKaely PathfinMdoedru lFel:i ogfht th e RRaeude n
VisioLneanrsy PathfinMdoedru lRee:a lomft hFee n/i/g QJ;hete n
WardiBnogx JadRee genAtd ventuPraet( h #49)
Auth•o Fr. WesSlcehyn eider
Cover ArtLiuscta•s Graciano
Cartogra•pJ hayr eBdl andaon dR oberLta zzaretti
Interior• ADarvtAeil sltssoD pm,i trByu rmaSkv,e Bny bee,
Tabloef C ontents
Vincent Dutra itI,m FaagibniFaorr iyGe onSrdtlsua d,i os,
KatMea ximoviDcmhi,t rPyr osvirSnciontP,tu rdy,
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SandaTraan gJ,o Wei lsoann,dK ierYaann ner
A lettferro mD javVihnr esCtu,r atoofAr p ocrypahtta h eF oraLeo gosA bisna lom,
SpecTihaaln k•sJ ohnC asker
regardcienrgt aciunr iosfiotuinedst hiegn r ealti bramrayn'yss ubbasements.
CreatDiivree c•tJ oarm eJsa cobs
Editor-i•n -FCW.he isleefSy c hneider
ArtifaicnYt osu Gra me
SeniEodri toJra m•e Ls.S utter 4
DevelopmLeenat•d R obM cCreary Tips raunlder se gardriensge arcahritnigf vaicmate sa ns both magical and
Edit•iJ nugd Bya ueCrh,r istoCpahreeray n,dP atrRicekn ie
mundanaes,w elals a discuhsoswiv oanr iooafur st ifcaacnth esl spo lve
EditoArsisails t•a Lnocgea Bno nner,
JasoBnu lmahn,AdDaami gMlaer,k M oreland, metagamaen ds toriys sues.
StephReand ney-MacFaarnldSa enadKn, R eynolds
Editolrnitae•lm S avannBarho adway LegendaArryt ifacts 8
SeniAortrD irec•t Soarr aEh.R obinson A catalooftg h em ostp owerful, leagnedni dnafraym,om uasj oarr tifeavcettrso
GraphDiecs ig•nA enrd reVwa llas gracteh es urfaocfGe o lariaolno,nw gi tthh eaibri littiheeosir,ri gitnhse,li ars t
ProductSipoenc ia•l Cirsyts tFarla sier
knownw hereaboauntdsm ,o re.
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Ano vervioefaw s sormtiendo arr tifamcatgsii,ct emtsh atth,o ugnho t uansi que
DirecotfoS ra l•e Psi erWcaet ters
Finance M•a nCahgreirs topher Self ands toriaestd h eir maarjtoirfk aicnst,t ill haviem pgarcoetna tt ahdev enturers
StaAffc count•a ln<tu Snejdio ands ociettiherso uwghho shea ndtsh epya ss.
ChiefTechDniirceac•ltV oirWc e rtz
SeniSoorf twaDreev elo•p Gearr Tye ter
Campaign Coor•d MiinkaBetr oorc k
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andC hriLsa mbertz
WarehouTseea m• W ilClh asMei,c haKeeln way, Reference
MattR entoJne,fS ft ranadn,dK eviUnn derwood
Thibso okr efetross e veroatlh ePra thfinRdoelre plaGyaimnegp roducutsisn tgh ef ollowing
CustomSeerr vTiecaem• CosmoE iseElrei,k l<eith,
abbreviatyieottn hse,sa ed ditisounpapll emeanrtes nroetq uitroem da keu seo ft hibso ok.
and SMaarrai Tee ter
Readeirnst ereisntr eedf erentcoPe ast hfinRdPeGhr a rdcovcearnfs i ntdh e comprlueltees
of thbeosoek asv ailaobnllei fnoefr r eaetp aizo.£omjprd.
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Besti2a ry B2
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This proidscu ocmtp liwainttth h eO penG ameU cens(eOGLa)n di ss uitafbolures ew itthh Pea thfinRdoelre playing
Gameo rt he3 ·e5di tioofnht e w orldo'lsd efsatn tarsoyl eplagyaimneg.
Product TIhdef eolnltoiwiittnyegm: s haerree ibdye ntiafsPi reodd uIcdte ntaistd ye,f inientd h eO penG ameL icense
versi1o.no Sae,c tilo(nea )n,d are noCto nOtpeeAnnlt l: tradermeagriksst,te rraedde marks,n apmreo(spc ehra racters,
deitieetsc,d. i)a,l ogpuleo,ts st,o ryllionceast,i cohnasr,a cters, artwodrrke,s (saE.nl de mtetrnhatadste hparveev iously
beedne signaatsOe pde nG ameC onteonrt arteh epi unb ldiocm aianr e niontc ludiend this declaration.)
OpeCno nteExncte:pft o rm aterdieasl igtne<�da sP roducItd ent(isteyae b ove),g atmheme e chaniocfts h iPsa izo
Publishgianmgep roduacrtOe p enG ameC ontenatsd, e finientd h eO penG aminLgi cenvseer si1o.n0S ae cti1o(nd ).
No portiooftn h iwso rko thetrh atnh em aterdieasli gnaatsOe pde nG ameC ontemnaty b er eproduicne da fnoyr m
PaiPzuob lisLhLiCn g,wi thowurti ttpeenr mission.
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llC, Ptahiez goo lem lPoagtoh,f inPdaetrh,f inSdoecri eatnyd,G ameMastearrye registtreardeedm aorfk sP aizo
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researchoeftr hse F oraLeo goAsn tiquities Department
Aty ouri nsisteanncdea ,t t hep ersonraelq ueosftH ead canp utt or esntu meroulso ng-standcionngun drums
Librarian NBareiI,hv aivtle e da t eamo fs tudenstcsh,o lars,a ndc onsternataisom nys a,s sistaanntdIs h avel enotu r
andc ontracetxepde ritnsa surveoyf t hose pieces etxhpee rttiose ea cphi ecaen dh avger aciouisdleyn tifiaendd
AntiquitDieepsa rtmecnutr renhtalsys equesteirnet dh e catalotgheedm a sf ollows.
museum'sse conadn dt hirsdt orage Chronicolfte h eC antoriSapnr inTgh:i si se asiolnye o f
subbasemenOtfst .h esree lics,t hem ostr emarkabdloec umenIt'sv eev esre esne alienda
I wass tartlteodd i scover crataen dl eftf or rtaont isb ble-downo'rtr tyh,e b itmea rks
arem inorO.u ri niticaalt aloging oenflfyro eritn forced
theu ncertaionftt hye o riginraels earchdeers'csr iptions:
a tomew ithw oodenc overasn db lankp archmenotf
an unidentifineadt urIen.a happym istakoen,e o fm y
assistants asc puipol fwl eadt eurp ont heb ooka,n dt,o h er
shockt,h et omeb ursitn tbol oomt,h eg racyo vertsa king
ona ricbhr ownh uea ndt hep agerse vealtihnegm selves
tob el eavewsi,t heraenddb leachbeydp ootre ndinWgi.t h
regulawra terianngd s unlight, delicbuelrtaitvealtye d
veinwsi thitnh ep ageasr er evealtihnegm seltvoeb sea n
anciednita leocftt h ee lvelna nguatghea etv emny elven
assistacnatnsn owth olly decWiep hhearv.eg leantehde
titlCeh,r onoiftc hlCeea ntoSrpiraiannn d.!Jw ,h ats eems
tob ea taloef s tranlgief e-giwvaitnegra sn df oresotns
starIs'.v see nfto rt heb esfte rtiliinzA ebrs alohmo,p ing
toe ncouratgheeb ookt og rowi tsst orwyi tha bitm ore
alacriFteywo. f u sh avaen e lfs't imet ow aita,ft era ll.
DiverFso lioSsu,p poseBdo oko ft heD amnedC opies:
"Supposesdu"m marizmeys j udgmenotft he4 ,266p ages
currenctllay ssifiaesbd e incgo piefdr omt hel egendary
Boookft hDea mneId ha.v ej udgead f ultlh ree-quarters
tob eo fi nsufficaigeetn otc orrespwointdht hel astti me
ourc ollectiinocnl udae cdo mpletree,a dabmlaen uscript
oft hisi nsidiotuosm e.A s suchI,' vcel assifitehde se
documenatsse laborhaotaex easn da ttemptfeodr geries,
likemleya nfto rs aloen t heb lackeosfmt a rkets.
Oft her emainimnign orimtoys,t p rovmee anderianngd
contradicetsopreyc,i allyi tcw ohmeens t ot hee fficacoyf
theiarr canper ocedu(rTehsAe.n tiquiDteipeasr tmewnotu ld
dow eltlo e mploayt l easotn ec ompeteanrtc anitsoat s sist
ins uchr udimentiadreyn tificatYieottn hse.if)ra ntasutsiec
oft hel anguagaensds yntaoxft hel oweprl anessu ggests
thesyh oulbde c lassiafises do methimnogr es inistthearn
hoaxes-perhaaspp su rposemfiusli nformatIi coonu.l d
conjecttuhraett h esien complreitteew se rep ennebdy t he
handso ffi endst oe ncouraugned iscernairncga niisnttso
attemptflianwge dc onjurinbugtst ,h ea uthorisn't entions
aren otf ounadm ongt hespea gesse'c reHtosw.e veIrw ,o uld
wagetrh atth eb loosdt ainipnagg e1s8 B-18t9h roug1h8 B-
<])cdkattoc d<])t chcea dcs
246i sn om erep igb'sl ood.
Threer elativienltya cfto liosst ando uta s beingo f Thea rtifianctt hsi bso okc omef roms ourcsepsa nning
particunloatre , how1e9Dv,e 7r2:F a,n d3 S.O fu nrelated numeroucsu lturceesn,t urileist,e rary genres, and
parchmenlta,n guaghea,n d,a nd origintsh,e steh ree tablertoolpe plagyaimnegsM .a nyo ft hesaer tifhaacvtes
piecemewaolr kcso vetrh et opiocfsc oncewrint ahu thority, beenn oteidn P athfindRePGr p roducbtesf oraesn, o ds
whillea ckianngy e armarokfsf abricaAtlitonh.o uIgd ho n't tot heslee gendtarreya surroelsei'sn s torainesdp rinted
judgteh emf orgerIi ceasn,n octa ltlh ema uthentciocp ies adventufrreosmt heh istoofrp ye n-and-praopleerp laying
oft heB lacBko okw ithofuutr thsetru dUyn.t islu cht ime, gamesa,sw elalsa cknowledgmoeftn htels o ftpyo sitions
Ih avei ncludae cda utionary cnuortaweti otrh'e asc ha nd thehyo lidn t hem emorioefst housandgsa rnoefr Sso.m e
advirsees trictthiensdgeo cumenttoss enisocrh olaornsl y. oft hesaer tifhaacvttesh eoirri giinnms y thasn df olktales
Rubbinogft heS hieolfdA rodeTn:h iswo rkw asm arked froma crotshse w orlbdu,t f orm anyr eadetrhse,wy i ll
asm isidentiafiste hde,i mpreccihsaer coal-iwnocrlku des­ alwaybseo bjecotfst hem oste piacd ventuirneR sPG
impossiblyt-waelllpv iee coefst hes hielMdy. t eamr efutes histoArsys .u cht,h ibso oki sd edicattoet dh ea uthors
thep reliminsacrhyo lacro'nsc lusihoonwse,v erra;t hewre, andg amed esignwehrosl ooketdot hef olkloorfet he
judgteh itso b ea na ccurarteep resentoafttihoesn h attered reawlo rltdo,t heg reawto rkosf f antaslyi teraatnudr e,
shieladsw, h atp asrte searchcelrasit mo b ea t welftphi ece top asrto leplagyaimnegsa ndc hosteo b uiludp ont he
we posiitsa na ccidenatnadli rrelevcaonntt amination­ storoifeg se neratpiaosntIs.t n 'ost j ustth ehiirs tobruyt,
possibtlhyeh ando fw hoevetro otkh er ubbinogr iginally. theciorn tinutianlget sh,amt a kesso m anya rtifhaecrtesi n
Lastwaplill grimtso theS eventChh urchc anl ikely notj uspto werfmualg iict embsu,tl egenadlstl h eoiwrn .
corrobotrhaitse.
SixteeHna rrow DecTkhse:s eh arrodwe cknsu mber
fourteteobn e e xacats,t woa rei ncompleIht aev.ne o thing Asi trse discoveIr leoro,kf orwartdom y team'psr iority
notabtlore epoorntt hiusn remarkacbollel ecotfid oenc ks, opportuniftoirfe usr threers earTchhi.si so neo ft hef ew
butr iflfintgh rougthh emI,n otictehda eta chs eti so f truter easuorfet sh imsa gnituhdeel wdi thionu rc ollection,
a distincdtilfyf ermeankte a ndt heyw erel ikehleyl d andt heh eadc uratwoirl l doubtblede eslsilgyh ttheadst u ch
byd ifferfeanmti liTehsi.sa lonheo ldtsh ep otentfioarl a treasuhraesb eena ddetdo o urh oldings-eivfie tnh as
furthreers earch-aotlr e asat s implisetxihci bwiitt h languisihnes dt orafgoetr h ep as4t9 y ears.
obviopuusb liacp peal. ZenjB arkE tchinogfN ineA nimalTsh:i si sm oret han
Skulolf t heD ragonK azavonA: c ompleatned u tter jusatn examploef j unglfeo lakr tA.l thougihn teresting
misidentificaIta imo nno.t i ntimataeclqyu ainwtietdh fori tasr tisvtailcua el oniet,b egsth eq uestiwohne:r et'hse
thes pecifiocfst hilse genbdu,t t hes kuliln q uestiiosn tentahn imaAln?i macla rvinlgiskt eh iasr eq uitceo mmon,
thaotf a spottSehda rIks land iguanToheds opne.c imen especiaalmloyn gt he peopolfte hse e astearnnd c entral
iso fu nusuasli zheo,w evearn,dI w oulbde m osti nterestedM wangiE xpansbeu,tn oneo ft hemd epitchte mi ns etosf
inr eviewionugrr ecortdosd etermihnoew i tc amet ob ei n nine; most tradittieonnfi sg urdeisAc.dt daittei ontahlel y,
ourc ollectMiyo pne.r sonsauls piciisot nh aitti sa nother creatucriersc al cee ntrgaelm likseh apew,i thn ines pokes
"jokdeo"n atiforno mt heG randL odge. radiatoiuntfg r omi tt owartdh ea nimalDse.l ibersactreu tiny
UnidentifiGeodl deSnh ardM:y team'esx tenssitvued ies reveatlhser emnantosfd istincvteigveet apbilgem enitns
unequivocaaglrletyeh atth i8s- inch-lsohnagri dsa p iecoef eacohf thesrea ys, suggtehsiwtsai sno gn caeb rightly colored,
oneo ftheO rbso fDragonkiIntdgs.o ldehnu es uggesittss andt husr atheirm portapnite,c Teh.e rea' gsr eatsetro rtyo
domaino fi nfluencIen.i tssh attesrteadt teh,eo rbh olds bet olhde rea,n dt hei nsigohfat M wangie xpert-sevoefr al
no powerb,u tt his pitiable conditiionno uprr ovwehdo mvI ci atnar le commend-woubleid n valuable.
furthiedre ntificaIt bieolni.et vhei tso b eo nep iecoef I hopey ou wills haret hesfei ndinwgist hy our
theo rbg iftebdy t hed ragoMne ngkare-whcol aimtsh e subordinajtuesasts,I h avael reasdhya retdh em wiHteha d
northeirsnl oef H ermea-tEol tembroefnH ouseO rmuz LibrariNaane I.h opet hee ntiArnet iquitDieepsa rtment
upont hee xploreerx'pse ditcihorno nicltihnefg a unoaf the findso urr esearecnhl ightening.
SteamiSnega I.n O pparIah adt hec hancteos tudayn other Additionoanla lp ye,r sonnaolt et,h en extti myeo uw istho
fragmeonftw hatIs uspeicstt h es ameo rba,st hed ragohna s consuwlitt mhy departmernatt,h tehra nt rickitnhgeh ead
bequeathed severalt osi uncflhu esnhtairadls politicaclu rfiagtuiornret sho a vinmgy assistacnltesao nu ty ours torage,
throughtohuetr egioansa ssuranocfheiss b enevolweinsth es feeflr eteom erelmya kea na ppointmweinttmh y secretary.
towartdh ey oungerra ceTsh.i ss harldi keclaym et ot he
collecatsip oanr otf H ouseO rmuz'dso natiionn4 701w,h ere
itw entu nrecogniazsem do ret hans omee xotibcau ble.
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USIANRGT IFACTS
KnowledgCeh ecksS:im iltaorS pellcrcahfte ckas G,M
may deemt haat charactcearnl earn abaonu atr tifact's
Certaviang arieexsi sstu rroundianrgt ifapcutrsp,o sefula bilibtyic ehse ckitnosg e weh ethsehre h asp riokrn owledge
graayr eaisn t heP athfinder RoleGpalmaeyr iunlget sh at oft hei temA.l lowiPnCgs t ol earanb ouatr tifaicntt hsi s
exisstoG Ms cant eltlh et ypeosf s toritehse pyl easIen. mannerra isaelstl h es amec hallenagnedcs o nceransus s ing
generaalr,t ifaschtosu ldb e consideruendb alancingS pellcrcahfte cktsor evedaelt aiTlhse.b iggedsitf ference
elemenittse,m wsi tht hep owetro c ompletcehlayn gteh e ist haKtn owledsgkei lelnsc ompaas vsa rieotfay c ademic
coursoefe nticraem paigns. focuseasn,yo fw hichm ightr evesaolm es ecraebto uatn
artifaacbti'lsi taisde est,e rminbeytd h eG M.I fa GMi ntends
�seradt�itttifagc ts
tou seK nowledcghee ckasst hem ethobdy w hicahr tifacts
Manya rtifaacrtess t oriterde asurtehse,il re genpdass sed arei dentifiheeds ,h oulfidr scth oosweh icKhn owledsgkei ll
downt hrougchu lturaensda gesO.t herasr em ysterioef s (osrk ilplesr)t aitnoas p articualratri fKancotw.l ed(gaer cana)
them ultvie rssee,q uestebyre etde rnal paonwdek resp t froms houlndo ts ervaes a catch-faolrtl h ep urposoefl earning
thek nowledogfes hortsighted mortals. thReeigra radbloeusatsr toiffatchtosu,g ahn a rtifwaictths ignifictainetts o
mythso ro wnertsh,o ugha,r tifahcatvsea certawiany o f magicmayls teroiret sh eo thetro pitchses kirlell atteo(s l ike
falliinngtt oh eh andosf a dventuraenrdsa ,d venturperrosv e arcansey mbolcso,n struacntdsd ,r agons) mmiagkhett h is
tob ei nsatiably curiTohuuss a,sn oyrttisma.en artifactt hem ostl ogicsaklit lolu sei nr evealiitnpsgr opertIinte hsi.s
appearaGs M, shoulkdn owh owt hep layecrasnl earmno re wayc,h aractwehrosh avep utn umeroursa nkisn tsop ecific
aboutth ef antasttrieca sunroewi nt heipro ssession. Knowledsgkei lls-espeactiyaplilocyna elsl ikKen owledge
SpellcCrhaeftc kAst:t heimro stb asilce vealr,t ifaacrtes (geograoprhK yn)o wled(ghei stormiyg)h-fitn dt hemselves
magiict emasn dc anb ei dentifiaessd u ch throtuhgeuh s e rewardebdy k nowinsgo methianbgo ustu cha n obscure
oft heS pellcrsakftil HLo wevears,t heD C ofs ucha c heck treasuBryet .h es amet oketnh,i mse thomda kesb arduss ing
isb aseodn them agici tem'csa stleerv etlh,ec hallenget heibra rdkinco wledagbei liptayr ticulaadrelpaytr evealing
ofi dentifyainn agr tifaacbti'lsi ttiyepsi caelxlcye eds an artifascetc'rse tst-aal etnhte maticaaplplryo prifaotre
a DC of3 5A· challenogfte h imsa gnitudeex ceetdhse thactl asAss.w ithS pellcrtahfteD, C ofa Knowledcghee ck
abilitoifme asn yl ow-lepvaerlt iaensd,m akesi mmediate madet ol earanb ouatn a rtifact 1e5+qt uhaeal rst ifaccats'tse r
identificlaetsitsoh na na sureo ri mmediatthe infgo r lev+e alnya dh oca djustmetnhteGs M seefist .
evemni d-legvreolu ps-thousguhc hc haractteyrpsi cally GMs might aclhsooo steo takea cuef rom the
haves pelolnsh andt oi dentimfayg iict em(ss eMea gical Knowledsgkei ldle'ssc riptoifio dne ntifytihneag b ilities
Identificabteiloonw,) . andv ulnerabiolfim toinesst erIsnt. h iwsa ya,G M might
Ifa s ingdlieer o lla'bsi ltiotr ye vetahlea wesompeo werosf reveaoln lyt hem ostb asipcr opertoifea sn artiftaoca t
ana ncieanntd l egendaarryt ifsaecetm tso oc ommonplace,P Cw hom akesa Knowlecdhgeec ekx ceeditnhges etD C.
GMs shoulfde eflr eteo i ncreatsheeD C ofs ucha S pellcraftT hen, for 5e pvoeirnytb sy w hicht hec haractreers'usl t
checbky +1 0o rm oreo,r e vemna ket hea rtifuancitd entifiableex ceetdhse D C,t heG M mighrte veaanla dditiomnoarle,
viat himse thodT.h ism ightb eh eavy-hanidnet dh ec ase obscudreet aWihLi lteh imse thocda nq uickilnyc reatshee
ofs omem inora rtifaocrte sv,e nma joarr tifalcitkOse rbosf alreasdiyg nifiDcCasnrt e quirteodi dentiafryt ifaictt s,
Dra_gonorkt ihenT dh orncorfoiwonm wehdoaseaeb, i liatriee s givetsh eG M aw ayt or etasionm em easuroefa na rtifact's
thes tufoffl egenbdu,tf oarr tifaacltiset noG olarioornt h at mysterwyh,i lset iglrla ntitnhgeP Cst hed etaitlhse nye ed
haveb eenl osfto rm illennia-SliakieCn utt hbMearctoer' s tou tilitzheet reasuArded.i tionatlhlimyse, t hosdh ould
theL enc!fsG alundaworuil-dnib'tett o ou nreasonatbosl aey encouratgheeP Cst os eeokt hemre thodtso r evemaolr e
thatth eP Csh aven eveern countedroecdu mendtest ailingo fa na rtifascetc'rse stusc,ha sm agitch aitm provtehse ir
magiocf t hiksi nda,n ds oa reu nablteoa ccuratiedleyn tifys kilclh eckasn,d t os eekl ocatitoonc so nducrte search
muchb eyontdh ea rtifasccthso'o olfsm agica ndg eneral regarditnhgei tem( seRee searbcehl,o w).
powelre veTlhse.G M shouldde termiwnhee theorrn ota n Magical IdentifiAcsaa rttiiofn:ae cxtcse etdh ep owers
artifcaacntb ei dentifiuesdi nSgp ellcraanftd,t heD C of ofm ostm ortamla gicu-serasn dt heisrp ellisd,e ntifying
thacth ecikfi t'nso nstandabredf,o rien troduciitin ngt o themb ym agicamle ansp rovefsa rm ored ifficualntd
hisg ame. farl esrse liabtlhea ni dentifynionrgm alm agici tems.
Thes pelilsd enatnifYda nalydzwee omspeerc ificadlonl oyt simplnyo th oltdh ei nformattihoecn h aractseereskf ,o rcing
aidi nr evealtihneag b ilitoifa erst ifaTchtissm. a kes! eiJendth eP Cst os earfcohar n other.
!oorneeo ftheo nlsyp elulsse ffuolrr e vealaim nega suroefa n SageSso:m ea rtifaacrtess oo bscurael,i eonru, n ique that
artifascetc'rseT thsi.ss pelhlo,w ever, ndootde ess critbhee theayr eu nknowtno b oth legaenndad c ademiaan,da lmost
itema'bsi liitnice osn cregtaem et erms, indsetteaaidl iitnsg no onek nowsa nythianbgo utth emT.h at'wsh ere sages
histoarnyd t alessu rroundiitnL.ge iJe!nocdra ens tiplrlo ve enteirn I.n t hicsa set,he t erm" sagree"f etrosa nyonwei th
useftuolG Ms,h owevearsi, t h elpasn a rtifraectta iitnas i r specikanlo wledogfea na rtifTahcits.m ightb ea scholar
ofm ysterLye.iJ e!nomdri egh atl loPwC st ol eartnh eg eneral witahv ersyp ecific ofifes ltdu dayt ,o mew rittaelnal b ouat
powerasn dd angerosfa ni tema ndp erhapesv enh owt o certationp iacm ,u mmy thalti vetdh rougahr elevatnitm e,
emploiytw itha degreoefe ffectivebnuets stsi,cl llo atkh e ora na rtifavcetr'cysr eatIonra .n yo ft hescea setsh,es age
fulslu mo fitpsr opertCioenss.e quentthlePy C,s w ill likeilsyt heo nlwya yt heP Csc anl earanb ouatn a rtifahcits'tso ry
nevepro sseass sp eltlh ecya nr eluyp ont oq uickfloyr cteh e andp ropertainedsw ,h ilteh es age's knowledgbee might
GM tod escriabloelf a na rtifascetc'rse ts.
ResearcIhnm: a nyc aseasr,t ifaacrteus n iqucer eations
andd etaialbso utth emp rovfea tr ool imitteodfi ndi nj ust
anyc ommonh istoorrly o rbeo okT.h erefotrheel, i kelihood
ofa PC havinogn ces tumblaecdr osas s peciafirct ifact's
detaialnsd n owb ea blteo r emembetrh emi se ffectively
nilT.h ism akesd eliberraetsee aricnha specialpilzaecde
oflearnionrgr epositoofkr nyo wledngeec esstaorr ye veal
an artifaacbti'lsi tGiMess .w ho choosteh imse thodo f
revealainna gr tifadcett'asi ls enctohuerP aCgste o l eave
thed ungeoann dh eadf otrh el ibraFroyrs. o mep layetrhsi s
mighatd dw eighatn da s ensoefr ealitsoml earnianbgo ut
ana rtifaascw te,l als g ivinlge arnPeCds aonp portuntiot y
shinFeo. ro thertsh,o ugiht,m ights eeml ikae h altto t he
actioBno.t ho pinioanrsev aliadn,d s oG Ms shoulwde igh
whetheorrn otc onductriensge arrcehi nforacnae rst ifact's
sensoefm ystearnyd i sa v aluabalded ititootn h eg ame.
To condurcets eaircnht o aarnt ifalcotr'es,P Ctshm eu stfi rst
determiwnhee rteo i nitiatei ntvheesitri gaTthiiosmn i.g ht
meanh eadintgoa sagec'osl lectaic ointl,yi braarr ye,g ion's
moste steemuendi versoirat h yi,d detnr ovoefk nowledlgoes t
foarg esA.tt heG M'sd iscretsioomnec, o llectmiiognhsnt o t
provsei gnificeannotu gtho h oldd etaialbso uatn a rtifact­
theg oalo ft heP Cs'r esearacfthe,r a lli,s fi ndings ome
obscuwrrei tidnegs cribtihneag r tifapcotw'esr( so ri,ft hat
seemsu nrealisat ciocm,b inatoifod ne scriptions, legends,
andh istortiheastt o,g ethweirt ahP C'isn sighstpsa,r ksso me
relatreedv elatTihouns)a,. n oblec'osl lectoifro onm ances
mighnto tp rovaep proprfioarrte es earOcnht .h eo thehra nd,
oncet heP Csd o find a placwei thc onsidersacbhloel arly
resourctehseG, M mightd ecidteog rantth emb onuseosn
thes kiclhle cktsh emya ket oc ondutchte irre searfcrho,+m 2
ina librwaelrslyt ockweidt rhe latteedx ttso+, si na c ollection
withu niquree souracnedsa helpfsutla f(fo re venh igher
ifc onditiaornest rulpye erleRsess)e.a rchainn agr tifact
requir1ew se eko fi nvestigaattti hoene ,n do fw hicha PC
makesa relatKendo wledcghee c(ks eKen owledCghee cks,
aboveI)ft. h er esuelxtc eetdhsi DsC ,t heP Ch asl earnaend
artifahcits'tsoa rnyda bili(toiarep so rtioofnt hema,s n oted
aboveI)ft. h er esuflta iltsh,eP Ch asd iscovenroetdh ianngd ,
att heG M'sd iscrettihoanct,o llectoifko nno wledmgieg ht
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o
%taBameAr tifacts
uniquien,f ormataiboonut th es agies n otA. f ewD iplomacy
orK nowled(gleo ccahle)c kmsi ghbte a liltt akefso arp arty TheP athfindRePrG isd esignteodb ea gameo fd etails,
tol earanb ouats agee'xsi stensceet,t itnhgeP Csu pont he explanatiaonndso ,p tionAs G.M confoundbeydh owa
propepra thF.r omt herteh,eG M isf reteo m akel earning beaqfdfo rwcoer knse edo nllyo otko s omethitnhga ctr eates
aboutth ea rtifaascs tt raightfoorrwc ahradl lengaishn eg a simileafrf elcitk,re e sislpiheefnortrae n,e xplanatoifo n
wishes-tshaeg mei ghbte l ocaaln de agetroh elpo,rm ight a comparabfluen ctiOonne.p urposegfaupli nt her ules
befi ckloer n earlley gendarreyq,u irfiunrgt haedrv enturese xisftosr a rtifahcotwse,v eTrh.i sw igglreo om allao ws
toe arn hkenro wledogree vefinn dh erU.s intgh imse thod, necessafrelyx ibilfiotrey x citiintge mwsi thouetx isting
theP Csh avne oa bilittoly e aranb ouatn a rtifapcotw'esr s, analogcso,n ceptthsa tb ucke stablisghueidd elinoers ,
butt heG M retaicnosm plete coonvtewrrh oaltd etaitlhse y ideatsh asti mplpyr ovteo oe labortaotq eu antiTfhye.r e's
do eventuallelayr tnh,e v eraciotfty h osfea ctasn,d t he a placbee yonGdo lariwohne rpee oplbee sidveisl laainnds
direocptp ortuntiott uyr nl earnianbgo uatn a rtifianctto heroemsi ghtfi nd thep owero fa rtifatcoth sa nd-wave
itosw na dventure. certagianm ee lemenutsse futlh,o ugThh.e p lace
isa tt heg amet ablaen,dt hep eoplaer eG Ms.
Therea' cse rtasiuns pensoifod ni sbeltiheaft
event hem osti ntricaptleoltyt aendd d eliberately
planneRdP G sessiorenq uires. Somae tpilmaeyse r
doesns'hto wu p ands oh erc haractjeurs ste emst o
vanishS.o metimense w rulesp resenitn novations
toot emptinfgo re stablischheadr actetros ignore.
Sometimpelsa yearnsd G Ms jusdto n'wta ntt oc oncern
themselvweist ht hed etaiolfse ncumbrantcrea,c king
rationuss,i nga lignmenstp,e akiinngc haractoerr ,
countleostsh ecro nventiAornts.i famcitgsh ts ervaes
a wayf ora G M tog ranPtC sa ni n-agmee xlpanation
foro uto-f-gamceo ncerns.
Althouaglhol f t hea rtifaicntt hsi bso oka reo ptional
int haitt 'uspt oa G M tod ecidweh etheorrn ott oi nclude
themi nh isg amet,h ef ollowfionugar r tifaacrtecs a lled
outa ss pecicaals eTsh.e sea rtifaecxtissf to rG Ms to
addressso meo ft her eal-wocrolndc eronfsr unninag
gamea, nda ret herefporrees entweidt houhti storoire s
tietso G olarioCno.n sidtehre steo b eu tiliatryt ifacts,
boonasG M mighgtr anatta ne arllye vaenld t haftu rther
markP Cs ass peciianlh abitaonftt hse c ampaigwno rld.
Theyp robabslhyo uldbn'eut t iliozres do ughatft er
byN PCs,a st heayr enm'eta ntt ob ec ampaign
MacGuffins,b uts houlrda thesre rvteo
eases omeo ft heo ccasioncahla llenges
presentbeydt her ealitoifeR sP Gsa nd
theiprl ayerAsd.d itionaslilnyc,te h ese
artifaacrtems e antt ob er aritainedsh ave
no set goplide cvea luetsh,e iirm pacotn
gameb alancaen dc ertapianr ticuloafhr osw
thewyo rks houllda rgeflayd ien ttoh eb ackground.
Againt,h ef ollowianrgt ifaschtosu ldn otb e
considear ecda nonicpaalr otf G olariohni'sst oorry
somethionfgw hiche vent heg reatesscth olaorfs
thawto rladr en ecessaraiwlayr eR.a thetrh,e ya re
artifactu-tlielvieitlty e mmse antt om aker unninagn d
playitnhgeg amee asiaenrd t op reseandtd itioonpatli ons
ande xplanatfioorin sss uheasn d-waviendm anyg ames,
shoulGdM s seetko e xperimewnitt thh em.
FIGURINET HOECF O NCEALED COMPANION CAMPAIGNU SE
Aursat rotnrga nsmutaCtLi1 o5nt;h Sometimpelsa yegrestb orewdi tthh ecihra racotrefi rnsd
Slonto neW;e igh1lt b . newo ptiotnhse dyi dnh'atv aec cetsosw hent hefiyr sbtu ilt
DESCRIPTION theiPrC .A lthouogvhe rucsaend evaltuhees ignificoafna c e
Ini tnsa turfaorlm ,a figuroiftn hece o ncecaolmepda nliooonk s playecrh'osi caensh ,o urgolfat srsa nsfigucraangt iivpoeln a yers
likneo thimnogr et haanfi st-sihzuendko fd istinctly colsoereekd innegw o ptiornesn eweidn vestmienan g ta me.
claWyh.e nt akeunp b ya c haracwtheorp ossesasd eese p
contentwiiotnah n othcerre ataunrdeb rougihntt coo ntact SCARO FD ESTINY
witthh acto mpanicorne atutrheec, r eatvuarnei sahneds Aursat rocnogn juraCtiL2o ont;h
thec latyr ansfoirnmtasom iniatruerpel oifct ah ec reature Slonto neW;e ight-
sculpted cforloomrs etdo nOen.l cyr eatubroeusn tdo a DESCRIPTION
characvtietarh ea nimaclo mpanifoamni,l ioarrm ,o untc lass Thissc aarp peaornss peciifincd ividautba ilrsto hra, s a r esult
featurcea nb ea ffectbeyda figuroiftn hece o ncecaolmepda niono.fp owerfbuultu nexplamiangeidc caoln fluences. wAintyho ne
Oncea c harachtaesbr o unadc reattuort eh efi gurihneec ,a n thimsa rki su ntethefrreodmr ealaintdym ,i ghstt eopu to f
tosdso wnt hefi gurianneds peaakc ommanwdo rdc,a using existeantac neym omenfto r indetepremriinaotdes -possibly
thec reattuorr ee tutroni tnsa tursatla atned s izAet.a ny foreveArl.ol f t haitn dividpuoasls'ess sviaonnisws iht hhi m,
timweh ilteh ec reatiusri eni tnsa turfaorlm ,t hec reature's thougohc casiosnpaelcliyifi tce ms-seemionftg hlemy a rk
ownecra ns peatkh efi gurinceo'msm anwdo rda ndc austeh e bearecrh'oso sing-laerftbe e hinWdh.e na ndi fa ni ndividual
creattuort er ansfboarcmik n taom iniatuWrhei.li enfi gurine reappehaeri ssu, n harmeadn dh asn ok nowledogfwe h erhee
form,a c reatduoreens o ta gep,e rcetihvepe a ssaogfet ime, wasa,n do nlayv aguied eoafh owm ucht imhea sp asseSdu.c h
orn eedt ob reatehaet,o, rd rinakn,dc anb ek epitn t hifso rm individtuyapliscr aelalpyp enaerao rt hewrhso b eatrh em ark.
indefiniItfteh lecy r.e atbuoruen tdo t hefi guriinske i lltehde, CAMPAIGNU SE
figuroifnt ehc eo ncecaolmepda nrieotnu rtnois t usn shaped, Thiasr tifacts-claaerffv eeclat lstl h eP Csi na p artfyr omt he
clafyor ma ndc anb eb ondetdoa nothcerre ature. poinotfc haracctreera tiWohne.na p laycearn m'atk ei tt oa
CAMPAIGNU SE sessiiotgn i,v etsh eG M aw ayt or emovteh ec haracftreorm
Neglecftameidl iaarnsi,m caolm panitoonosl artgeofi tt hrough the gamem u(lotri gpalmee sw)i thohuatv itnogp latyh e
narropwa ssagaensdm, o untisnc onstannete odf s tabling absenPtC ,h avianngo thpelra yreurnt hec haracotreh ra,v ing
alplr esecnhta lletnhgaectsa nm akea c lafseast uraeb urden. thacth aracftaedrme u teliyn ttoh eb ackgrouFnodrs. o me
Witthh ifisg uripnlea,y enroswh avaew ayt ok eeapn imal partitehseS caorfD estirneqyu ilreessss u spensoifdo ins belief
companisoanfswe h ent heyn'orten eedegde,tm ounttsh rough thatnh eo thecrh allenogfae bss epnlta yetrhso,u gthh iissn ot
tigahrte aasn,de xplawihne rteh euinrm entiofnameidl ihaars thec asfeo arl l.
beefno trh ep asdto zesne ssions.
SLIVEORF THAEM ALGAMMI ND
HOURGLASOSFT RANSFIGURATION Aursat rodnigv inatCiL2o ont;h
Aursat roanlgsl c hooClLs2 ;o th Slonto neW;e ight-
Slonto neW;e ight- DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION Thitsi ncyl,e carry sitsap la rotfa g reaott herwodrelvdiytc hea t
Whoevebrr eatkhsi csr ystahloluirngel balsasc okustf o2r4 shattelroendag g oA.l onteh,es plinter-hlaorndglteyhr a an
hourDsu.r intgh itsi mneo p owecra nr eawakena shs ehrei, s fingernailn-ohp aosw erI.fb rougihntt coo ntawcitt ahn other
graduaslwlayp pipnlga cweist ahn othveerr sioofhn e rsferlofm splinhtoewre,v ebro,t thu rtnh es amec oloSrh.o ultdh ese
someo theprl ace-paa raldliemle nsiaonni ,d ecaoln ceopft slivtehresbn e i nseritnetdto h es kionfs entiienndti viduals,
theg odsa,ni mpossidbilsyt atnitm eo,rt hel ikIeaf. P Cb reaks thosbee aritnhges harcdasn t elepathciocmamlulnyi cwaitteh
theh ourgltahsasPt,C 'psl aymeary c ompletreelcyr ehaetre anyo thecrr eatpuireer cbeyad s harodft hes amec olowri thin
characrteerro,l sltiantgi scthiacnsg,ir nagca en dc lassaelst,e ringl inoefs ighTth.it se lepaatlhlyo twhso spea rticiptaoht eianrg
feaatn ds kislell ectiaonndo st,h erwcihsaen gianngyc hoice onlwyh aott hebresa ritnhges livweirssth h emt oh eara,n dt o
shem ader egardhienrcg h aracatsem ra,j oorrm inoars s he broadcoansltwy h atth ewyi shA. b earhearsc omplectoen trol
pleasTehse.P C'pso ssessrieomnasit nh es ameh,o weveArft.e r ovetrh itse lepaatnhdcy a nb locikto uto ro nlbyr oadctaos t
24h ourtsh,ec haracrteearw akernesv,i saendda ffectaesdi fby speciifincd ividaussa hlews i shes.
theh easlp elHle.rm emoriaersen early idteotn htoiscoeafh l e r CAMPAIGNU SE
previsoeuslt f,h oughhe ra gea ndc ertain cmhiogihrctee ss ult Playeorftse nc onverasreo untdh eg amet abalned o ccasionally
inn umeromuisn odri fferenTcheises.ff ecitsp ermaneanntd acotn i nofrmatitohne cihra rachtaevrneso w ayo fk nowing.
thec haractperre'vsi ionucsa rnactainonnob ter estoerxecde pt Thiasr tifgaicvteP sC sa r eastonok nowt hosteh intghse syo
byfi ndinagn othheoru rgolfat srsa nsfiguration. oftens houldn't.