Sanity's Utility Items

A collection of items designed to replace common utility spells with flavorful and interesting limited use items. Also includes my take on some common magic utility items.

Rare Wondrous Item

You make no sound while moving.

While concentrating you can project the sound of footsteps to any place you can see.

Uncommon Wondrous Item

Fly Speed 10.

Riding a Broom of Flying requires concentration or special training.

Walpurgis Night: Needs to be recharged once per year by dancing a full night around a bonfire.

Uncommon Consumable (1 Charge)

Can be used to upgrade a Make Camp Field Rest to a Safe Rest.

Item Slots: 2+2 per Hero

Camping Supplies enhance the quality of your rest and usually contain things like premium food, a relaxing bath and a bit of entertainment.

Uncommon Consumable

Apply to weapon: 1 action.

On Crit: Incapacitated (any damage or 1 action from an ally to end).

On Damage: Dazed.

On Miss: You are Dazed.

(Might not work against some enemies or against the same enemy multiple times in a row)

Rare Consumable (3 Uses)

Makes a creature or object invisible for 1 scene.

Gives off a strong minty smell.

Uncommon Consumable (1 Use)

Sound Absorption: 1 Action. Absorbs all sounds and silences a 3x3 area around it for 1 minute, getting charged in the process.

Sound Grenade (Charged only): 1 Action. (2x2 area in reach 6). 2d10 thunder damage, destroying the Echo Stone in the process.

May roll damage with dis/advantage when absorbing low/high amounts of sound.

Variants of higher rarity and quality can absorb sound for longer and deal more damage:

Rare: 10 minutes: 2d20

Very Rare: 30 minutes: d44

Legendary: 60 minutes: d66

Common Wondrous Item

You gain advantage on skill checks while playing any dice games.

The Cheat only: You can instead change the roll to whatever you like.

Don't get caught with those.

Uncommon Wondrous Item (1 charge)

1 charge: Spend 1 action to succeed on a failed roll.

Recharge - Pay it forward: Pass the coin on to a stranger.

This old worn coin gives you a feeling of warmth and safety.

Holding on to an uncharged coin is rumored to be a magnet for bad luck.

Uncommon Wondrous Item

Alakazam! 1 Action: Speak the magic words to summon a tiny harmless beast.

You don't know where they come from..

Uncommon Wondrous Item

Hieromancer's Binding. Lawfully cuffed targets are additionally Silenced.

Rare Wondrous Item

Transform into a harmless beast for 1 scene. While transformed, you can speak with animals. 1/Safe Rest.

Uncommon Wondrous Item

When filled with a handwritten letter and tossed into a river or ocean the bottle will somehow find its way to the recipient after a while (a few days or weeks depending on the distance).

Uncommon Consumable (3 charges)

Temporarily reinforces the area to be as durable as a stone wall (doors also become locked).

1 Use is enough to cover a door sized area.

Also known as Basilisk's Blessing.

Uncommon Wondrous Item

While worn, you are transformed into a medium sized human.

A silver ring adorned with a monkey. (Made by Santuric)

Rare Consumable (3 charges)

This solution turns stone into mud.

1 Use is enough to affect a 10ft cube of earth.

Rare Consumable (3 Uses)

A handful of this sand can be sprinkled over an ancient object to reveal how it looked in the past. The illusion lasts only a brief period.

Rare Wondrous Item (1 charge)

1 Charge: Concentration up to 1 hour: Scry the body of water where the See-Shell was last recharged.

Recharge: Place into a body of water for 1 hour.

Common Consumable

(3x3 area in Range 6) the area provides cover against ranged attacks for 1 round.

Uncommon Wondrous Item (1 charge)

Shines bright light like a torch when activated.

Recharge: Needs to be placed in sunlight from sunrise to sunset.

Praise the Sun!

Rare Familiar (3 Uses)

Dinner Time (1 Use). Discretely dissolve a lock made out of common material (needs a few minutes and a treat for motivation).

Recharges after going without food for a while.

A tiny Ooze trained on melting locks. Favourite food: Peanut butter.

Very Rare Consumable

Heals 20HP and all conditions.

Unicorns are very rare and sought after for their phenomenal healing capabilities.

Uncommon Consumable

Creatures that drink a glass of the wine of truth can’t lie to each other for 1 scene. A bottle contains enough wine for 4 glasses.

In vinum veritas est.