Nerdarchy on Most Forgotten D&D Magic Items
In this 14-minute video on Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted delve into the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide to find obscure magic items DMs and players often forget about.
The conversation begins by explaining what charms are in 5E D&D and how they function like a spell, potion or other magic item. The seven examples provided in the DMG aim to give DMs additional boons for the adventurers in their campaigns. Some of the example charms function by using charges, a particular number of times each day or create an ongoing effect that dwindles over time.
The discussion then turns to a question — why aren’t charms used more in 5E D&D? In Nerdarchy’s own games charms feature regularly since almost the very beginning of this era in the game’s history. In fact we created a whole bunch of charms over the years, many of which are collected and shared in another post on the website here.
We’ve also incorporated a variety of charms into our Mage Forge collection of 250 magic items. Nerdarchist Ted has been crushing it as art director and with almost all the illustrations in we’re swiftly moving towards finalizing everything and sending to the printer. You can find out more about Mage Forge here.
In the video Dave and Ted share their favorite charms from our own collection. Enjoy!
Charm of Fortitude
Wondrous item, rare
While you wear this bracelet of troll hair, as a reaction when you take damage you can spend your Hit Dice to recover hit points. In addition you can use your action to regenerate damaged body parts and any conditions you have gained from the damage.
Charm of Unchained
Wondrous item, uncommon
While you wear this broken silver locket you are immune to the grappled, restrained and paralyzed conditions. You are immune to any spells or magical abilities that would imprison, banish, teleport, move or reduce your physical speed.
One of the 250 magic items in our Mage Forge collection goes where designers fear to tread and provides a path for spellcasters to concentrate on more than one spell at a time. A villain from Nerdarchist Ted’s monthly live campaign wielded the Glaive of Wizardry against the heroes and nearly destroyed them. You can incorporate this powerful weapon into your own games along with hundreds more exciting new magic items with your own Mage Forge collection. Check it out!
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