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VI

Mythos Items and Artifacts

Mythos Magic Items and Artifacts
This section examines some of the most common and

arcane caster level of at least 5th. The head has hardness

notorious magic items of the Cthulhu Mythos. Such

of 5 which improves instead of natural armor as its

items are appropriate treasure for many of the monsters

bonded spellcaster gains levels. As an intelligent item,

and cults described elsewhere in this book, but many

it has base saving throw modifiers of +4 for all saving

are hard to find otherwise. As normal, the GM decides

throws and no class skills. The head's ability to deliver

if any particular item is available to be crafted or

touch spells does not allow the head to move. Instead,

purchased. Table: Magic Items lists all included

the head holds the spell until touched by a valid target

magic items by price.

for the spell, at which point the spell is automatically

Mythos Magic Items

delivered. When bonded as a familiar, the brazen
head can cast the following spells 1/day each—doom

BOKRUG EGG

(DC 12), hold person (DC 13), summon monster II. A

Aura strong conjuration; CL 15th; Slot none; Price 49,000
gp; Weight 2 lbs.

spellcaster with a minor brazen head familiar can cast

This clammy iron sphere allows its holder to summon a
ghost of Ib (see page 221) once per day on command.
CO NSTRUC TI O N

Cost 24,500 gp; Requirements Craft Wondrous Item,
summon monster VIII

BRAZEN HEAD, MINOR
Aura faint evocation; CL 5th; Slot none; Price 5,200 gp;
Weight 15 lbs.

Alignment chaotic neutral; Senses 30 ft., darkvision; Int
10; Wis 13; Cha 10; Ego 2; Languages speech (Aklo,
Common)

This half-scale brass bust has a minor, normal, major,
and legendary version. It functions as a minor ring of
spell storing except it must be held to be used and it
holds only 1 spell level.
The minor brazen head has 5 ranks in Profession
(Yog-Sothothery philosopher), for a bonus of +6.
Unlike most intelligent items, the brazen head can use
its ego to influence any character who spends at least
24 hours within 100 feet of it. The head maintains this
link until claimed by or given to another owner. The
head can activate itself normally to cast a spell stored
by its spell storing function.
A minor brazen head can serve as a spellcaster's
familiar if the master has Improved Familiar and an

contact other plane once per week with a command
word while in contact with the minor brazen head to
ask 6 questions.
CO NSTRUC TI O N

Cost 2,600 gp; Requirements Craft Wondrous Item or
Improved Familiar, contact other plane, doom, hold
person, imbue with spell ability, summon monster II

BRAZEN HEAD
Aura moderate evocation; CL 7th; Slot none; Price 23,000

gp; Weight 15 lbs.
Alignment chaotic neutral; Senses 30 ft., darkvision; Int
10; Wis 18; Cha 10; Ego 8; Languages speech (Aklo,
Common, three others)

This half-scale brass bust functions as a minor brazen
head except that it can store up to 2 levels of spells and
it is a more skilled and potent familiar.
A brazen head has 10 ranks in Profession (YogSothothery philosopher), for a bonus of +14. It can only
bond with an arcane spellcaster of at least 9th level that
has the Improved Familiar feat. Its base saving throw
bonuses are each +5. Its familiar spell DCs are 3 higher
than the minor brazen head due to higher Wisdom.
CO NSTRUC TI O N

Cost 11,500 gp; Requirements Craft Wondrous Item
or Improved Familiar, contact other plane, doom, hold
person, imbue with spell ability, summon monster II

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