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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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Relics

Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 94
Some extraordinary magic items grow in power along with a character, gaining abilities that add to an adventurer’s legend. These are called relics, and owning one can define a character more than any other magic item could.

Relic Gifts

Gifts are divided up into three tiers. Minor gifts grant useful, often scaling abilities and are available early in a character’s career. Major gifts define a relic, determining its true purpose and granting powerful abilities. Grand gifts are the pinnacle of power, and most relics never have more than one.

The more gifts there are of one aspect, the more the relic reflects that aspect, and the more influence the aspect has on the character who wields it. An item with multiple shadow gifts might begin to lose its color. With four or five, the character that wields it might take on an ashen tone and the relic might become entirely made of shadow.

Gift Saves and Spell Attack Rolls

Many gifts allow for a saving throw or have other abilities that change as the relic goes up in level. The DC for any saving throw called for by a gift is its owner’s class DC or spell DC. The spell attack modifier of a gift is 10 lower than that DC. A relic’s counteract modifier is equal to its owner’s counteract modifier.

Soul Seeds

Part magical item, part undefined mote of sentience, soul seeds are sources of magic that come to reside within a creature, granting diverse and powerful abilities. In the rare cases when a soul seed isn't already bound to a living soul, it looks like a glowing mote with a crystal-like center, often centering on a point of light. For more detailed rules on soul seeds, read here.

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Celestial Gifts

Divine RetributionMinor Gift

Evocation 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 97
Aspect celestial; Prerequisite The relic is a weapon.
Activate command; Effect Drawing upon divine fury, you single out a target that damaged you or an ally within the past round and fill your relic with divine vengeance against them. Make a Strike against that foe, dealing an additional damage die on a hit. If the target is evil, it is also enfeebled 1 until the start of your next turn on a hit (or enfeebled 2 on a critical hit).

Heaven's GraceMinor Gift

Abjuration 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 98
Aspect celestial; Prerequisite The relic is a worn item.
The heavens protect you from harm. While wearing the relic, you gain a +1 status bonus to AC against attacks by fiends and resistance to an energy type corresponding to the relic’s celestial origin (such as sonic resistance from a choral angel). The resistance is equal to half the relic’s level (minimum 1).

Word of FaithMinor Gift

Healing Necromancy Positive 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 98
Aspect celestial
Activate command, Interact; Frequency once per hour; Effect Placing your hand on yourself or an ally, you heal their wounds and bolster their spirit. The target regains 1d8 HP per item level and reduces their frightened value by 1.

Holy LightMajor Gift

Evocation Good 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 98
Aspect celestial
Activate command, Interact; Effect Your relic shines with holy light. This creates bright light in a 30-foot emanation around the item. Evil creatures in the area are frightened 1, and can’t lower their frightened value below 1 as long as they remain in the light. Fiends in the area increase any weakness to good damage they have by 5. You can Sustain this Activation for up to 1 minute.

Righteous CallMajor Gift

Evocation Good 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 98
Aspect celestial
Activate command, Interact; Frequency once per day; Effect Holy magic fills your armaments, making them true weapons against evil. For 1 minute, your weapons and unarmed attacks gain the holy weapon rune while you hold them. If a weapon is at its limit on property runes, you can choose one property rune on the weapon to go dormant while the holy rune takes effect. In addition, any successful Strikes your allies make while they’re within 30 feet of you deal 1 additional good damage.

Angelic VesselGrand Gift

Conjuration Good 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 98
Aspect celestial
Activate command, Interact; Frequency once per day; Effect At your invitation, a celestial imbues your body with the divine. You gain 50 additional Hit Points, increasing both your maximum and current Hit Points, as well as weakness 10 to evil damage. If the relic has the righteous call gift, this activation grants the effects of that gift as well, without expending its daily use. You can Dismiss the effect. If you do, you can unleash a wave of holy power, causing the relic to cast an 8th-level divine decree, choosing good for the alignment.