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Artifacts

 Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 106
A globe of utter darkness that consumes all things. Powerful weapons created in antiquity carrying the hopes of an entire people. A simple deck of cards representing fortunes both transcendent and deadly. These are artifacts—items of incredible power, spoken of in thousands of stories and beyond the capability of modern people to create.

Stranger and more powerful than other magic items, artifacts can change the course of history in the right hands—or the wrong hands. Simply finding an artifact is a pivotal moment in your campaign, and its presence then ripples throughout your entire game, warping the story around it. Some entire adventures revolve around one artifact!

Adding an artifact to your game should never be taken lightly. Artifacts shouldn’t be found in normal treasure hoards, even at 20th level, and you’ll need to structure moments in your plot that play into the artifact’s presence. Prepare yourself for encounters being easily overcome by the artifact. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t include such encounters, since part of the thrill of an artifact is that it breaks the normal rules! Though you should include an artifact mindfully, you should allow it to have its full impact so that it can do itself and the story of your game justice.

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NamePFS LegalityRarityTraitsLevelPriceBulkSpoilers?
The Whispering Reeds RareArtifact, Divination, Occult10—2Abomination Vaults
Eye of the Wise UniqueArtifact, Divination, Invested11—LAge of Ashes
Final BladePFS StandardRareArtifact, Death, Evil, Necromancy, Occult20—40—
Gauntlight UniqueArtifact, Magical, Necromancy20——Abomination Vaults
Orb Shard RareArtifact, Enchantment, Magical20—1Age of Ashes
Talisman of the Sphere RareArtifact, Evocation, Magical20———
Cane of the Maelstrom UniqueArtifact, Conjuration, Cursed, Divine22—LAgents of Edgewatch
Deck of Many Things RareArtifact, Magical, Transmutation22———
Kortos Diamond UniqueArtifact, Divine, Evocation22—1Extinction Curse
Hunter's Dawn UniqueArcane, Artifact, Enchantment23—1Extinction Curse
Serithtial UniqueAbjuration, Artifact, Divine, Intelligent23—1—
Shot of the First Vault RareArtifact, Divine, Evocation23———
Forgefather's Seal RareAbjuration, Artifact, Divine24———
Aroden's Hearthstone UniqueArcane, Artifact, Enchantment25—LExtinction Curse
BlackaxePFS RestrictedUniqueArtifact, Cursed, Evocation, Primal25—2—
Elder Sign RareAbjuration, Artifact, Occult25—1—
Flawed Orb of Gold Dragonkind UniqueArtifact, Enchantment, Magical25—1Age of Ashes
Mirror of Sorshen UniqueArtifact, Enchantment, Magical25—L—
Orb of Dragonkind UniqueArcane, Artifact, Enchantment25—1—
Radiant Spark UniqueArtifact, Conjuration, Occult25—LAgents of Edgewatch
Tears of the Last Azlanti UniqueArcane, Artifact, Invested, Transmutation25—LExtinction Curse
Axe of the Dwarven Lords UniqueArtifact, Conjuration, Magical, Transmutation26—3—
Horns of Naraga UniqueArtifact, Invested, Magical, Necromancy26—2—
Sphere of Annihilation RareArtifact, Magical, Transmutation27———
Essence Prism UniqueArtifact, Transmutation28—5—
Philosopher's Extractor RareArtifact, Evocation, Magical, Transmutation28—8—