114 CHAPTER 5 | MAGIC ITEMS
Magic Items ...............................................................
Consider how these magic items from throughout
Khorvaire can add to your campaign.ARCANE FOCUSES
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of arcane focuses to choose from. For a
wandslinger, the choice of an arcane focus carries
the same weight as a duelist deciding between a
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An arcane focus is a tool, and only provides its
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pack; you must have it in your hand.
In Khorvaire, arcane focus items are
recognized as weapons: if guards are securing
swords and bows, they’ll also require you to turn
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of energy.
An arcane focus provides a +1 bonus when you
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of damage, as shown below.- .MZVQIV)[P"Fire damage.
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- 3a\PZQIV5IVKPQVMMT"Acid or poison damage.
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damage. - 5IJIZIV-JWVa"Necrotic damage.
- 9]WZQ*MMKP@WZQIV?MVOM"Psychic damage.
- :Q[QIV8QVM"Cold damage.
- ;PI^IZZIV*QZKP"Force damage.
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aligned to one of the planes. While you are
holding the WZJ, it shields you from a particular
type of energy. Any time you take damage of that
type, reduce it by 1d4. The materials and their
associated damage types are listed below.- .MZVQIVJI[IT\" Fire damage
- 1ZQIVY]IZ\b" Radiant damage
- 3a\PZQIV[SIZV" Acid or poison damage
- 4IUIVVQIVÆQV\" Lightning or thunder damage
- 5IJIZIVWJ[QLQIV" Necrotic damage
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In Eberron, an arcane focus is a weapon.
As such, it can be interesting to give a focus
some of the same trade-offs as mundane
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greater power?
If you use this optional rule, when a caster
uses a two-handed arcane focus to cast an
offensive cantrip (a cantrip requiring a saving
throw or an attack roll), the range of the
cantrip is increased by 50 percent.
By this rule, a staff always requires two
hands, while rods can be used with either
one or two hands. Using a two-handed
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requirement for a spell.