TOPIC: 2019 Rare Token Suggestions

This thread is to propose 2019 New Rare Tokens.

With wands getting a lot of love through MoMM and IS Flourite Cube, I believe we need to help scrolls out. Perhaps a rare Ioun Stone that adds to scroll healing and damage?

What about an Ioun Stone that allows free movement, one that allow immunity to fear and charm? Trying to find some things that feel defensive (as most IS are).

IIRC - last year's rare Charm of the Sage was converted to a scroll bump at the last second for this very reason. Also, the arcane scroll tube helps as well.

Not that scrolls can't use some love- they are consumable so they should offer an edge over wands IMHO.

Ring of +2 ranged damage.

Ammunition that allowed rogues to sneak attack (without lenses of vital insight).

I believe the sneak attack ammunition was mentioned last year and Jeff said to remind him of it again this year.

How about a shark tooth armor equivalent

Also if we are by chance doing something related to the underthing I feel like last time we missed an opertunity to have our GP include things like Gold Marks, Silver Talents, Copper Jots, and Iron Drabs

How about another wisdom boosting item?

Bill wrote: How about another wisdom boosting item?

Or even a reprint of the charm of enlightenment, its getting kind of pricey for a rare.



Figurine of Power Something +2 hit on your next melee attack 1/game

Figurine of Power SomethingElse +2 Healing/spell Damage until end of room 1/game



Twice bright Ring of Autumn gold 400 gp (book mentions an amber stone and the ring hinting of demons)

Not sure how much we want to reprint things that go into legendary recipes. At least I think this needs to be a consideration.

Functional reprint might be the way to go, allow both if someone really wants.

Or a similar effect in a different slot.

Obvious design space is Wand of Hellfire - 8 fire damage (1 // room).

Honestly, I'd like to see more drawback tokens at the Rare level. The Infernal items were interesting, and while the drawbacks were too big for me to want to add them to our loaner kits, I really like that design space. And Gauntlets of the Midgard Serpent being +3 to an important stat with a way to work around the drawback was nice. I'd like to see something similar for DEX // CON soon.

isauteikisa wrote: Obvious design space is Wand of Hellfire - 8 fire damage (1 // room).

I'd actually suggest cold instead of fire. First, thematically, you could say we picked it up this year in our adventures to the chilly hinterlands. Second, fire is likely to not be so useful hurting things in hell.

Fiddy wrote:

isauteikisa wrote: Obvious design space is Wand of Hellfire - 8 fire damage (1 // room).

I'd actually suggest cold instead of fire. First, thematically, you could say we picked it up this year in our adventures to the chilly hinterlands. Second, fire is likely to not be so useful hurting things in hell.

I could definitely see that. We got Lightning this year from Norse stuff instead of Cold, though, so I could honestly see it going either way.

Picc wrote:

Bill wrote: How about another wisdom boosting item?

Or even a reprint of the charm of enlightenment, its getting kind of pricey for a rare.



Figurine of Power Something +2 hit on your next melee attack 1/game

Figurine of Power SomethingElse +2 Healing/spell Damage until end of room 1/game



Twice bright Ring of Autumn gold 400 gp (book mentions an amber stone and the ring hinting of demons)

The +2 healing idea for a figurine sounds like it would be awesome. A figurine that a starting cleric / druid could really get excited for.

isauteikisa wrote: Obvious design space is Wand of Hellfire - 8 fire damage (1 // room).

Honestly, I'd like to see more drawback tokens at the Rare level. The Infernal items were interesting, and while the drawbacks were too big for me to want to add them to our loaner kits, I really like that design space. And Gauntlets of the Midgard Serpent being +3 to an important stat with a way to work around the drawback was nice. I'd like to see something similar for DEX // CON soon.

Don't forget the Belt of the Berserker. That was a really neat token as well that was accessible to red-level barbarians and fighters.