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What is the rarity of my homebrew melee weapon that banishes on critical hits?
I want to make a melee weapon that, if you score a critical hit, casts banishment on the target. I don't mind it being of a high rarity, but I don't want it to be broken. I wasn't planning on making ...
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What is the rarity of my homebrew shortbow?
I want to create a custom magic item - a shortbow in particular. I want it to have a illusion theme but also a psychic damage theme, so here's what I've come up with.
It will require attunement; it ...
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Is this homebrew magic item balanced for a level 5 party?
I made a weapon to give to my party at level 5. Is this overpowered to give (one) to a level 5 party of 4 characters?
The Halting Rod
Uncommon (unique), 2 lbs.
2d4 force damage
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Pricing a homebrew magical item allowing the use of a random spell
Most of my players are magic users, so I created a homebrew wondrous magic item that I hope they will find slightly useful and mostly enjoyable for many game sessions to come (they are mostly level 6 ...
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Is this Onyx Spear homebrew magic weapon overpowered for a low-level (3-5) character?
I'm building a unique weapon that can be looted off a boss creature in a very early portion of my campaign (expected for characters level 3-5), and I want to ensure that I can fairly hand it out to ...
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What damage values are appropriate to complement the given effects? [closed]
I have developed a homebrew magic item designed to give more choices to a ranged weapon user so that it isn't just attack rolls every round. I think I have a good solution, but I'm inexperienced with ...
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Does this "Memory Orb" cause any game-breaking problems?
I have created this item as a way to discover lore and history in a unique way for my campaign.
Memory Orb
Wondrous Item, Rare
When a spell is cast into this 10-inch diameter, semi-transparent, ...
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Is the rarity of this homebrew item appropriate?
For an upcoming home game, I came up with the following item and am wondering if the rarity is right.
Time-Forgotten Sands
Wondrous item, very rare
A pinch of these dull-grey sands ...
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Is this "Elven Thrower" magic dagger balanced?
Based on the Dwarven Thrower, this homebrew magic weapon is essentially an elven dagger with the similar returning feature. The exact specifics:
Elven Thrower
Weapon (dagger), rare (requires ...
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Is this homebrew sword of wind control based on "Grasscutter" overpowered?
I'm not the best when it comes to homebrewing magical weapons but I really want this to be in 5e. There is a sword from japanese mythology called Ame-no-urakumo-no-Tsurugi (天叢雲剣, "Sword of Gathering ...
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How much should this homebrew ioun stone cost?
I want one of my NPCs to have a custom Ioun stone:
Ioun stone, dark galena
Aura moderate evocation; CL 12th
Slot none; Weight —.
With a command word, the user may activate or de-activate the fast-...
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Is a homebrew item which gives disadvantage to all targets of spell once per day balanced?
Long story short, I was the DM running my adventure when one of the players asked if he could DM for a few session. In the last session, the level 6 party acquired a few magic items, one of them ...
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Is this homebrewed Magical Mandolin unbalanced?
I have created this D&D 5e item for a player's Bard character in my new campaign, but I'm not sure if this could be abused or is simply over- or underpowered. This is a brand new campaign with a ...
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Is this proposed Brutal Destroyer magic weapon balanced against the Holy Avenger?
In a game I'm involved in, we've been offered the opportunity to request certain magic items that we'd like to encounter, including custom items. Taking the offer, I'm interested in something along ...
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Creating custom magic item: Teleporting Tea Ball
I am playing a silly little old lady Druid in my upcoming campaign (D&D 3.5).
I want her to specialize in poisons. My DM has let me create a list of minor poisons herbs that I can use.
What I ...
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