Gems

Gem of Reverse Missile (Clear Quartz)



When the command word is spoken, the enchantment of this gem reflects attacks from all missile weapons, including spells such as magic missile, and Melf's acid arrow, and large missiles such as ballistae attacks (but excluding non-missile ranged attacks, such as fireball and disintegrate spells.) The missile returns to strike the person who fired it, as long as that person is within the range of the gem, which is 200 yards (if he is beyond range, then the missile drops to the ground upon reaching the range limit). All reflected missiles automatically strike their targets (no attack roll is needed) and always inflicts double damage. The gem's enchantment lasts for 5 turns and then fades away. The Gem user must expend another charge to reactivate the reverse missile protection.

To determine the magical effects the gem of reverse missile affects, use the following criteria: a) is there a physical missile? b) Does the original attacker make an attack roll? If the answer to both is yes, then the spell applies. Magic Missile should be viewed as a special exception; a non-physical energy attack that would normally fall outside the gem's effect. Since it is included, all spells that function as magic missile are also reflected. Since magic missiles automatically hits, it also does so when reflected.

Gem of Runetrue (Malacon)



When the command word for this magical stone is spoken, the enchantment allows the gem-user to infuse the magical symbols he draws (see below) with the power needed to repel summoned or extraplanar creatures. The maximum Hit Die creature that may be fenced in or out is twenty one.

Note: as the above implies, it is possible to fence out summoned or extraplanar creatures of less than 4 HD by using the symbols without runetrue.

The only symbols that this spell empowers are listed below:

Symbol

Protects from

Pentacle Demons, demodands

Pentagram Devils, daemons

Magic circle Spirits of good

Magic (protection) circle Undead

Thaumaturgic circle Spirits of nature and neutrality

Thaumaturgic triangle Elementals

The gem-user must still create the symbol manually, using anything from a stick to gold inlay. The enchantment's duration is seventeen turns.

Gem of the Secret Torch (Hyacinth)



When the command word for this magical stone is spoken, the enchantment lights one or more ordinary torches. The flames will, however, be cold and dark, shedding no ordinary light. The wielder of the torch will however be able to see by the torch, as if it was an ordinary torch, as long as he has it in his hand. Only one person can benefit from the torch at a given time: if two or more persons touch it, no-one will benefit. The wielder must hold it in his bare hand if he wants to see by it, and the flames will seem warm to him. The torch can be put aside or handed over, as an ordinary torch would be, but cannot set fire to anything. It can be extinguished by any normal means, for example water or very strong winds. The torch will slowly smolder and burn out, as an ordinary torch would.

The enchantment's area of effect is eight torches, and the duration of the enchantment is six turns.

Gem of Shadow (Obsidian)



When the command word for this magical inky black gem is spoken, it causes the user's body and possessions to become a shadow of himself. The gem user will remain on the ground or against a wall, like a normal shadow, until a person or creature walks across his path. In this instance, he becomes the shadow of that person or creature. The shadow merely moves with the person or creature and cannot attack or take physical actions during the gem enchantments duration - 2d12 turns. When the gem's effect wears off, the user appears next to the person or creature he was "attached" to. This gem is often sought after by assassins and spies due to this effect.

Gem of Shape Change (Star Sapphire)



With this gem, the gem-user is able to assume the form of any living thing or creature below demigod status (greater or lesser deity, singular dragon type, or the like). The gem bearer becomes the creature he wishes, and has all of its abilities save those dependent upon Intelligence, innate magical abilities, and magic resistance, for the mind of the creature is that of the gem bearer. Thus, he can change into a griffon and fly away, then to an efreet and fly through a roaring flame, then to a titan to lift up a wagon, etc. These creatures have whatever hit points the wearer had at the time of the shape change. Each alteration in form requires only a second, and no system shock is incurred.

For example, the gem-user is in combat and assumes the form of a will o' wisp. When this form is no longer useful, the gem bearer changes into a stone golem and walks away. When pursued, the golem-shape is changed to that of a flea, which hides on a horse until it can hop off and become a bush. If detected as the latter, the gem-user can become a dragon, an ant, or just about anything he is familiar with.

The gem-user adopting another form also adopts its vulnerabilities. For example, the gem bearer who becomes a spectre is powerless in daylight, and is subject to being turned, controlled, or destroyed by opposing clerics. Unlike similar spells, a gem bearer who is killed in another form does not revert to his original shape, which may disallow certain types of revivification.

Gem of Solid Fog (Pearl: Pure white)



When the command word for this magical stone is spoken, the gem-user creates a billowing mass of misty vapors similar to a wall of fog spell. The gem-user can create less vapor if desired, as long as a rectangular or cubic mass at least 10 feet on a side is formed. The fog obscures all sight, normal and infravision, beyond 2 feet. However, unlike normal fog, only a very strong wind can move these vapors, and any creature attempting to move through the solid fog progresses at a movement rate of 1 foot per round. A gust of wind spell cannot affect it. A fireball, flame strike, or wall of fire can burn it away in a single round.

The gem's range is 30 yards, and the enchantments area of effect is 240 feet x 120 feet x 120 feet, the enchantments duration is 2d4 rounds + 12 rounds. There is no Saving Throw.

Gem of Spheres (Peridot)



All the gem does is create spheres - giant, transparent, floating bubbles that glow with a faint silver-blue radiance. These bubbles are 6' in diameter and, upon their creation, can be commanded to remain floating and motionless, to follow or precede the gem-user at a certain distance, height, and orientation, or to follow a straight-line journey away from the gem-user, in any direction. A bubble can carry any collection of things of up to 140 lbs. total weight, including living matter (if this limit is exceeded, the bubble will instantly burst). Any pointed or sharp objects allowed to contact the surface of such a bubble will also destroy it. A bubble gives off enough light to read by, but not enough to blind any creature or affect undead.

If cast around beings, a sphere allows the enclosed creatures clear vision and breathing, and it protects them with a feather fall spell if its movement is directed downward or it bursts in a location that spills its occupants out for a fall (if the bubble fails due to weight overload, this protection does not apply). A spell, magical item, or artifact power of any sort cast into or out of a sphere will be negated, but it will destroy the sphere. If a sphere fails due to such contact, it negates any magic (including spell-like creature powers) entering or leaving its area in that round, not just one spell or effect.

Spheres are not prisons; any conscious, mobile being can easily break a sphere to escape (securely bound creatures cannot, nor can caged creatures, if the sphere is formed around their smooth-edged cage). Mages typically use such spheres as traveling storage for coins, food, weapons, or even open spell books, for which the sphere provides handy reading light. Spheres can also be used to convey food, treasure, or other items to creatures one does not wish to approach too closely. A sphere has a movement rate of 16 when traveling "free" (that is, not linked to the location of the gem that formed it), but it can never develop sufficient velocity to break or move objects in its path, nor to deliver a weapon in an attack. Spheres can serve to deliver lit oil pots or torches to intended destinations, as non-magical flame does not affect a sphere.

Such a gem can create a maximum of one sphere a round. Each sphere drains one charge during its creation, which requires an entire round to complete.

Gem of Spider Summoning (Dark Green Jade)



When the command word for this gem is spoken, the gem's enchantment summons 10d8 spiders to do the bidding of the gem-user. Each spider has the ability to bite (1d4) and poison (1d4, saving throw vs. Poison at end of each round.) Due to the shear numbers of spiders that can be summoned, the spiders have the ability to cause fear, per the spell fear. Only one gem of spider summoning can be used at a time due to the shear number of spiders. During this time, the spiders move as a single group to whatever target the gem-user wishes. The user need only think of the target, and the spiders will do the rest. This leaves the user free to do other things, like cast spells. Once summoned, the spiders remain under the user's control for three turns, and then they vanish and return to where they originally came from.

These gems were created by a Drow Archmage long ago, and were only known to be in the possession of high nobles of the top ten houses in Menzoberranzan. Over the years a number of these gems have found their way to the surface world.

Stats: AC 8, 7 HP, THAC0 20, #Att 1, Dam 1d4 (save vs. poison), Size 6" or less, Move 12

Gem of Spitfire (Yellow Chrysoberyl)



When the command word for this magical stone is spoken, the enchantment causes the chosen target creature to be surrounded by a swarm of small, popping, firecracker-like bursts of fire. While these bursts do little damage (only 1 point of damage per round) and only 1 point of damage per turn to anyone wearing armor other than a shield - they make it impossible to concentrate to the degree necessary to cast any spell. This enchantment will do no damage at all to anyone who is thoroughly soaked in water, but the concentration breaking effects of the magical gem still function.

The enchantment's range is three yards, the duration is five rounds, and there is no saving throw allowed.