Podcast and a Themed Magic Item (Contrast)

I created a design diary podcast for my work on Vieled Denizens.

I have been working on some magical items that are rooted in the themes of AE because I don't think the DMG really works for AE as well as it could. This is an item that is based on the contrast between a sprite and a giant who has completed all the his transformative rituals, I decided to limit its use as I wanted to still make taking the classes more than worth it.


Belt of the Ghi-Nammor Chrysalis.

Price (item level): 38,400gp (10th)
Body slot: Waist
Caster level: 9th
Aura: Strong Transmutation (DC 20)
Activation: Swift
Weight: 1 lb

This belt appears to be made from green silk, reminiscent of a cocoon, it grows (or shrinks) to fit you as you examine it, on the stone that serves as the buckle there are two words one written in Giant, the other written Ogham, the secret language of the ollahm lorekeepers; once deciphered they read as Ghin-Nammor and Chrysalis.

(Akashic DC 15)Giants and Faen share a special friendship after the Dramojh War these belts were created by the Ollahm Lorekeepers of the Harrowdeep Court so that both giant and faen could experience a bit of the others perspective, (DC 25) the minor curse that accompanies them was placed by a secret darkling among the lorekeepers.

2/day you may change your size to tiny or huge, if the previous encounter you changed to huge the next encounter you must change to tiny; you remain this size until the beginning of the next encounter (subject to DM adjudication). This item bears a small curse in that a person cannot manipulate its use so that the subject is always one size or the other in an particular type of encounter (huge in combat, tiny in stealth), as occasionally the object changes you to the contrasting size (DM adjudication governs this minor curse). All attended gear is transformed to the appropriate size for the duration, this effect cannot be dismissed.

Size affects any special ability the creature has that is affected by size. Size also affects a creature’s ability scores, AC, attack bonuses, and damage values as indicated on the tables below. Repeat the adjustment if the creature moves up more than one size, reverse these adjustments when moving down size categories, minimum ability score of 3.

Old size, new size, Str, Dex, Con, Natural Armor, AC/Attack
Tiny Small +4 -2 Same Same -1
Small Medium +4 -2 +2 Same -1
Medium Large +8 -2 +4 +2 -1
Large Huge +8 -2 +4 +3 -1


Size AC Size Modifier GrappleModifier Hide Modifier Height Weight Space Natural Reach
Tiny +2 -8 +8 1 ft.. 1-2 lb. . 2½ ft. 0 ft.
Huge -2 +8 -8 16 ft. 2-16 tons 15 ft. 15 ft.

Speed: if you drop below medium size reduce your land speed by 10 feet, if you go above size large increase your land speed by 10 ft.
Table: Damage By Size Repeat the adjustment if the creature moves more than one size category, reverse for those going down a category.
Old new
1d2 1d3
1d3 1d4
1d4 1d6
1d6 1d8
1d8 2d6
1d10 2d8
2d6 3d6
2d8 3d8
Prerequisites: Craft Constant Item (greater master’s reduction, greater form of the master)
Cost to Create: 19,200 gp (1,536 xp)

1. It was created 338 years ago.
2. The last person to touch the object was Valli Pereddottir.
3. The last person to touch the object was a human.
4. The name of the creator of the object was Cearn Artstar.
5. The creator of the object was faen.
6. The purpose of the object was to allow giants and faen to share the others perspective.
7. The object is made of organic resin, sea water and stone.
8. The object was created at Harrowdeep Court.
9. The most recent owner of the object was the Pered Radreddottir
10. The magical function of the object is to cast a change a creature’s size.