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Archives of Nethys

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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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NamePFSSourceRarityTraitsCategorySubcategoryLevelPriceBulkSpoilers?
The Whispering Reeds — Pathfinder #163 Rare Artifact, Divination, Occult Artifacts — 10 — 2 Abomination Vaults
Eye of the Wise — Pathfinder #147 Unique Artifact, Divination, Invested Artifacts — 11 — L Age of Ashes
Final Blade — Night of the Gray Death Rare Artifact, Death, Evil, Necromancy, Occult Artifacts — 20 — 40 Night of the Gray Death
Gauntlight — Pathfinder #163 Unique Artifact, Magical, Necromancy Artifacts — 20 — — Abomination Vaults
Orb Shard — Pathfinder #150 Rare Artifact, Enchantment, Magical Artifacts — 20 — 1 Age of Ashes
Phoenix Fighting Fan — Pathfinder #166 Rare Artifact, Conjuration, Healing, Magical Artifacts — 20 — L Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
Phoenix Necklace — Pathfinder #166 Rare Artifact, Healing, Magical, Necromancy Artifacts — 20 — — Fists of the Ruby Phoenix
Ridill PFS Standard Monsters of Myth Unique Artifact, Evocation, Magical, Transmutation Artifacts — 20 — 4 —
Spear of the Destroyer's Flame PFS Standard Monsters of Myth Unique Artifact, Evocation, Magical Artifacts — 20 — 3 —
Talisman of the Sphere — Gamemastery Guide Rare Artifact, Evocation, Magical Artifacts — 20 — — —
Void Mirror — Malevolence Unique Artifact, Conjuration, Divination, Magical Artifacts — 20 — 3 Malevolence
Halcyon Heart — Pathfinder #174 Rare Artifact, Divination, Magical Artifacts — 21 — 1 Strength of Thousands
Jahan Waystone PFS Restricted The Mwangi Expanse Rare Artifact, Conjuration, Magical, Teleportation Artifacts — 21 — — —
Cane of the Maelstrom — Pathfinder #162 Unique Artifact, Conjuration, Cursed, Divine Artifacts — 22 — L Agents of Edgewatch
Deck of Many Things — Gamemastery Guide Rare Artifact, Magical, Transmutation Artifacts — 22 — — —
Kortos Diamond — Pathfinder #156 Unique Artifact, Divine, Evocation Artifacts — 22 — 1 Extinction Curse
Shadowed Scale, the Jungle Secret — Pathfinder #174 Unique Artifact, Conjuration, Invested, Magical, Primal Artifacts — 22 — L Strength of Thousands
Hunter's Dawn — Pathfinder #156 Unique Arcane, Artifact, Enchantment Artifacts — 23 — 1 Extinction Curse
Primordial Flame — Pathfinder #176 Unique Artifact, Cursed, Evocation, Fire, Light, Magical Artifacts — 23 — 1 Quest for the Frozen Flame
Serithtial — Gamemastery Guide Unique Abjuration, Artifact, Divine, Intelligent Artifacts — 23 — 1 —
Shot of the First Vault — Gamemastery Guide Rare Artifact, Divine, Evocation Artifacts — 23 — — —
Forgefather's Seal — Gamemastery Guide Rare Abjuration, Artifact, Divine Artifacts — 24 — — —
Aroden's Hearthstone — Pathfinder #156 Unique Arcane, Artifact, Enchantment Artifacts — 25 — L Extinction Curse
Blackaxe — Bestiary Unique Artifact, Cursed, Evocation, Primal Artifacts — 25 — 2 —
Elder Sign — Gamemastery Guide Rare Abjuration, Artifact, Occult Artifacts — 25 — 1 —
Flawed Orb of Gold Dragonkind — Pathfinder #150 Unique Artifact, Enchantment, Magical Artifacts — 25 — 1 Age of Ashes
Mirror of Sorshen — Gamemastery Guide Unique Artifact, Enchantment, Magical Artifacts — 25 — L —
Orb of Dragonkind — Gamemastery Guide Unique Arcane, Artifact, Enchantment Artifacts — 25 — 1 —
Radiant Spark — Pathfinder #162 Unique Artifact, Conjuration, Occult Artifacts — 25 — L Agents of Edgewatch
Tears of the Last Azlanti — Pathfinder #156 Unique Arcane, Artifact, Invested, Transmutation Artifacts — 25 — L Extinction Curse
Ancestral Embrace — Pathfinder #174 Unique Artifact, Divine, Invested, Necromancy Artifacts — 26 — 1 Strength of Thousands
Axe of the Dwarven Lords — Gamemastery Guide Unique Artifact, Conjuration, Magical, Transmutation Artifacts — 26 — 3 —
Horns of Naraga — Gamemastery Guide Unique Artifact, Invested, Magical, Necromancy Artifacts — 26 — 2 —
Sphere of Annihilation — Gamemastery Guide Rare Artifact, Magical, Transmutation Artifacts — 27 — — —
Essence Prism — Gamemastery Guide Unique Artifact, Transmutation Artifacts — 28 — 5 —
Philosopher's Extractor — Gamemastery Guide Rare Artifact, Evocation, Magical, Transmutation Artifacts — 28 — 8 —
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