Jan 11, 2015 House Rules for upcoming D&D 5E campaign License(s) Tables in the DMG and their Page Number by Jeremy Friesen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. I'm designing some legacy items for my level 3 players (magic weapons, armor, doodads that start with small magic abilities that grow and multiply as the players level up) and I want to set them up so that each item has 2 minor properties to start. But the table in the DMG is a little sparse. Please suggest more minor properties! The item is imbued with illusion magic, allowing its bearer to alter the item’s appearance in minor ways. Such alterations don’t change how the item is worn, carried, or wielded, and they have no effect on its other magical properties.

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Source: Dungeon Master's Guide

Weapon (longsword), legendary (requires attunement by an elf or half-elf of neutral good alignment)

Property; 01-40: Increase the bonus to attack and damage rolls by 1, to a maximum of +3. Reroll if the moonblade already has a +3 bonus. 41-80: The moonblade gains a randomly determined minor property (see 'Special Features' DMG p143). 81-82: The moonblade gains the finesse property. 83-84: The moonblade gains the thrown property (range 20/60. Immune to deadly or high critical hit properties from the optional weapon rules. Resizing Armor (optional) For realism, the DM may require that, in order for armor to fit a creature it was not intended for, an expert in crafting apply her craft to resize armor up to one size category larger or smaller, at a cost of 1d4 x 10 (or 10% to 40%) of.

Of all the magic items created by the elves, one of the most prized and jealously guarded is a moonblade. In ancient times, nearly all elven noble houses claimed one such blade. Over the centuries, some blades have faded from the world, their magic lost as family lines have become extinct. Other blades have vanished with their bearers during great quests. Thus, only a few of these weapons remain.

A moonblade passes down from parent to child. The sword chooses its bearer and remains bonded to that person for life. If the bearer dies, another heir can claim the blade. If no worthy heir exists, the sword lies dormant. It functions like a normal longsword until a worthy soul finds it and lays claim to its power.

A moonblade serves only one master at a time. The attunement process requires a special ritual in the throne room of an elven regent or in a temple dedicated to the elven gods.

A moonblade won't serve anyone it regards as craven, erratic, corrupt, or at odds with preserving and protecting elvenkind. If the blade rejects you, you make ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws with disadvantage for 24 hours. If the blade accepts you, you become attuned to it and a new rune appears on the blade. You remain attuned to the weapon until you die or the weapon is destroyed.

A moonblade has one rune on its blade for each master it has served (typically 1d6 + 1). The first rune always grants a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Each rune beyond the first grants the moonblade an additional property. The DM chooses each property or determines it randomly on the Moonblade Properties table.

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Moonblade Properties

Sentience. A moonblade is a sentient neutral good weapon with an Intelligence of 12, a Wisdom of 10, and a Charisma of 12. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.

The weapon communicates by transmitting emotions, sending a tingling sensation through the wielder's hand when it wants to communicate something it has sensed. It can communicate more explicitly, through visions or dreams, when the wielder is either in a trance or asleep.

Personality. Every moonblade seeks the advancement of elvenkind and elven ideals. Courage, loyalty, beauty, music, and life are all part of this purpose.

The weapon is bonded to the family line it is meant to serve. Once it has bonded with an owner who shares its ideals, its loyalty is absolute.

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If a moonblade has a flaw, it is overconfidence. Once it has decided on an owner, it believes that only that person should wield it, even if the owner falls short of elven ideals.