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The rules of this game are:

One player creates a magic item (specifying the army).

The second player critiques this item, and then makes their own. Or, you can set a challenge for the next poster.

I'll kick this off.

Vampire Shield (VC) 60 points
When the equipped character causes an unsaved wound, choose one of the below:
Blood Spray-one unit within 18" & line of sight suffers D6 strength 1 poisoned attacks.
Infuse-The character gains one of the below:
Bloodfury- +1 strength, +1 Initiative, frenzy
Petrification-+1 wound, +1 toughness, always strikes last
Bloodsword-+1 Attack, +1 WS, -1 strength
Bloodsteed-+2 Movement

Have fun!

Race: Skaven
Item Name: Blightstone
Category: Enchanted Item
Description: A radiating trinket made of warpstone favored by members of Clan Pestilens for it's horrific effects against races unaccustomed to warpstone radiation.
Limitations: Clan Pestilens models only.
Effect: The bearer causes fear and all attacks by the bearer are considered poisoned and armor piercing.
Price:
50 pts

Nice job there. Although I'm slightly scared that low-level heroes will cart this around and screw up any low Ld army. maybe Lords-only or up the points cost.

Also, you forgot to review my one or post a challenge.

Next: Make an enchanted bow of some sort.

ungulateman wrote:The rules of this game are:

One player creates a magic item (specifying the army).

The second player critiques this item, and then makes their own. Or, you can set a challenge for the next poster.

I'll kick this off.

Vampire Shield (VC) 60 points
When the equipped character causes an unsaved wound, choose one of the below:
Blood Spray-one unit within 18" & line of sight suffers D6 strength 1 poisoned attacks.
Infuse-The character gains one of the below:
Bloodfury- +1 strength, +1 Initiative, frenzy
Petrification-+1 wound, +1 toughness, always strikes last
Bloodsword-+1 Attack, +1 WS, -1 strength
Bloodsteed-+2 Movement

Have fun!

good fun, but I think there's too many options available. For simplicity sake, I say narrow it down to three effects. Outside of that, It think it'd work great.

ungulateman wrote:Nice job there. Although I'm slightly scared that low-level heroes will cart this around and screw up any low Ld army. maybe Lords-only or up the points cost.

Also, you forgot to review my one or post a challenge.

Next: Make an enchanted bow of some sort.

I actually based it's effects vs price compared to the hide of the cold one in the new lizardmen army book. It gives +1 toughness, counts as heavy armor (which lizardmen don't normally have access to that due to their scaly skin saves. It also causes fear, all for 50 pts. But I suppose breaking the 50 pt mark wouldn't hurt it too much.

Oh, right. I understand it a bit better now.

Sooooo.....any enchanted bows yet?

ungulateman

It's not quite what you had in mind, I suspect, but:

Great Bow of Tlanxa (Lizardmen)
40pts
Magic Weapon
Skink Chiefs riding an Ancient Stegadon or a Stegadon only.
The bolts fired by this bow almost seek out those with power, flying true to strike them down.
This replaces the standard Giant Bow or the two Giant Blowpipes on the howdah of a Stegadon. It is always fired using the Skink Chief's BS.

It is treated as a normal Bolt Thrower, except the bearer may choose which model to shoot at. This must be a model in the facing that the Stegadon can fire at, and if this option is used the shot suffers a -1 To Hit penalty. Look Out Sir may be used against this as normal.

If the target is a Hero or Lord, the shot gains an additional +1 modifier to wound the target. It counts as normal S for the remaining ranks.

Talisman of the Ever Dawn [Lizardmen]

60 pts.

This talisman shines as brightly as the dawning sun.
Legend says , so radiant is this artifact, its able to illuminate the whole city even at night.
Which has warded off Skaven ambushes for over millenniums.

All missle / CC attacks are at -2 to hit to the bearer and the unit joined.
The bearer loses all forms of attacks. Only spells may be casted.

ungulateman wrote:

Sooooo.....any enchanted bows yet?

Erm, I can't see Skaven using bows.. but I could see them using:

Race: Skaven
Item Name: Warplock Scattergun
Category: Magical Weapon
Description: A weapon inspired by the Chaos Dwarf Blunderbuss, this weapon has been significantly modified to allow the user to kill massive numbers of individuals in one blast.. even the user himself.
Limitations: Clan Skryre models or warlords only.
One use only. When used, roll two artillery dice, as long as neither is a misfire take the highest die value. The bearer makes that many strength 4 armor piercing shooting attacks to any one unit in line of sight and within 12". These shots must roll to hit, using the bearer's BS. Any unit suffering one or more unsaved wounds from this attack must take a panic test. If either or both artillery dice are misfires consult the chart below
Misfire Chart:
1-2 The gun explodes. Place a small blast template centered over the bearer. Every model completely underneath take a strength 4 armor piercing hit, and partial models are hit on a 4+. If any friendly models suffer an unsaved wound from this attack, a panic test must be taken
3-4 The bearer unintentionally discharges the weapon as he draws it to fire. The bearer's unit suffers d6 strength 4 armor piercing hits. If any friendly models suffer an unsaved wound from this attack, a panic test must be taken
5-6 The bearer pulls the trigger and nothing happens.. The Warplock Scattergun may not be used until the bearer's next shooting phase.
Cost: 50 pts

Maybe this would've been better off in the Survivor Games/Chain Fiction Forum

Anyway
Race: Orcs and Goblins
Item Name: Concealed Squig
Description: Somewhere on his person the Orc has concealed a hungry Squig, at some point he will release it and it will attack his foes before bounding off or dying
Limitations: Orcs only, One Use Only
Points: 18

When used, the Squig causes D6 Str 3 hits on any enemies in base contact, on the roll of a 1, the squig attacks the Orc. If used in a challenge, the Squig causes D3 hits on the opponent and D3 on the rest of his unit

LunaHound wrote:
Talisman of the Ever Dawn [Lizardmen]

60 pts.

This talisman shines as brightly as the dawning sun.
Legend says , so radiant is this artifact, its able to illuminate the whole city even at night.
Which has warded off Skaven ambushes for over millenniums.

All missle / CC attacks are at -2 to hit to the bearer and the unit joined.
The bearer loses all forms of attacks. Only spells may be casted.

Actually, I think this item is a whee bit overpowered as it can be combined with other items in the lizardmen army book to become even more powerful. Imagine a unit of skink skirmishers with a chieftain battlestandard bearer with the sun standard and a lord choice with this item. It would be a -4 to shoot even before you added in long range and cover. Also, it's somewhat redundant as the sun standard does the same thing against shooting and the amulet of quetzl does the same thing in close combat (although only -1 to hit, not -2)

P4NC4K3 wrote:Maybe this would've been better off in the Survivor Games/Chain Fiction Forum

Anyway
Race: Orcs and Goblins
Item Name: Concealed Squig
Description: Somewhere on his person the Orc has concealed a hungry Squig, at some point he will release it and it will attack his foes before bounding off or dying
Limitations: Orcs only, One Use Only
Points: 18

When used, the Squig causes D6 Str 3 hits on any enemies in base contact, on the roll of a 1, the squig attacks the Orc. If used in a challenge, the Squig causes D3 hits on the opponent and D3 on the rest of his unit

This item is awesome. Not too powerful, but very characterful and useful. Although I'd probably make it an even 15 or 20 pts instead of 18.. How'd you come up with that for the cost? It's like a 23 mph speed limit sign..

LunaHound wrote:
Talisman of the Ever Dawn [Lizardmen]

60 pts.

This talisman shines as brightly as the dawning sun.
Legend says , so radiant is this artifact, its able to illuminate the whole city even at night.
Which has warded off Skaven ambushes for over millenniums.

All missle / CC attacks are at -2 to hit to the bearer and the unit joined.
The bearer loses all forms of attacks. Only spells may be casted.

The lizards almost already have this item in the Sun Standard. he toad never attacks anyways.

themandudeperson wrote:This item is awesome. Not too powerful, but very characterful and useful. Although I'd probably make it an even 15 or 20 pts instead of 18.. How'd you come up with that for the cost? It's like a 23 mph speed limit sign..

I guessed for points cost, I thought 15 was too cheap and 20 too dear, so I went inbetween, and my street has a 23 mph speed limit and no-one has died as long as it has been in place! But thanks for complementing my brilliance! Lol

Race: Skaven
Item Name: skaven globe of death
Description: Just the right trick for when something must die!
Limitations: One use only
Points: 50
Effect: the model carrying the globe may activate it in his own shooting phase.
the globe explodes, causing a large blast.
all models hit suffer a S10 hit.
the model using the globe is killed by the blast and allowed no saves of any kind.


ok, it may be a little much for 50 points, but lets face it, skaven would think about this thing as worth while lol

JD21290 wrote:Race: Skaven
Item Name: skaven globe of death
Description: Just the right trick for when something must die!
Limitations: One use only
Points: 50
Effect: the model carrying the globe may activate it in his own shooting phase.
the globe explodes, causing a large blast.
all models hit suffer a S10 hit.
the model using the globe is killed by the blast and allowed no saves of any kind.


ok, it may be a little much for 50 points, but lets face it, skaven would think about this thing as worth while lol

How big is the blast? 3" template; 5" template; d6"; base contact?

Race: Wood Elves
Item Name:Trueshot
Description: Long have the elves of Loren practiced their skills with the bow. This ancient weapon, Trueshot, is perhaps one of the greatest bows in the elves' enchanted arsenal.
Limitations:None
Points:60
Effect: The Trueshot bow has 40" range. It has S5. Characters equipped with Trueshot may always pick between targets. (i.e. crewmen, unit champions, characters)

Cryonicleech wrote:Race: Wood Elves
Item Name:Trueshot
Description: Long have the elves of Loren practiced their skills with the bow. This ancient weapon, Trueshot, is perhaps one of the greatest bows in the elves' enchanted arsenal.
Limitations:None
Points:60
Effect: The Trueshot bow has 40" range. It has S5. Characters equipped with Trueshot may always pick between targets. (i.e. crewmen, unit champions, characters)

Nice job, it's pretty much spot on.

Skullflail (WoC)
Character with Mark of Khorne only
Each unsaved wound by the Skullflail causes 3 wounds. The character using the Skullflail rolls twice on the Eye of the Gods table each time, and chooses either option.
55pts

Nice, but I think it should be a little more expensive...

Race: Daemons of Chaos
Name: Uncontrollable Madness
Points: 10
Limitations: Daemons of Tzeentch only
Description: The Daemon has been 'blessed' with a portion of Tzeentch's unpredictability, unfortunately this leaves them raving mad...
Rules: At the start of each turn, roll 1D6 and consult the table below (do not roll if the Daemon is in Close Combat)
1-BLAGGLEFRAGGLE!: The Daemon goes totally mad and attacks his allies, resolve all of the Daemons ranged attacks on the nearest Allied unit (LOS not required!) If the Daemon is in a unit, then it must instead perform all of it's Close Combat attacks against the unit, (not counting any bonuses from magic items etc)

2-Unstable: The Daemon Flickers in and out of reality, confusing his foes and himself, the Daemon and any Unit it is in must immediatly take an instability test as if it had lost a combat by 1 point, but enemy units cannot target the Daemon/s with spells, shooting attacks or charges, the Daemon/s do not block march moves this turn

3-Duh?: The Daemon's intellect temporarily vanishes, leaving a slavering zombie, the Daemon and any Unit it is in are subject to Stupidity this turn

4-YEARRRRGH!: The Daemon flings itself forward, desperate for BLOOD!, The Daemon and any Unit it has joined are subject to Frenzy for this turn

5-Power! Sweet power!: The Daemon suddenly finds itself capable of channeling more magic than it did before, the Daemon generates 1 extra power and dispel dice this turn

6-Master of Sorcery: The Daemon suddenly finds itself infinitely more capable a spell caster, The Daemon instantly gains 1 Wizard Level, randomly generate it's new spell each time you roll this, this also means the Daemon generates an extra dispel/power dice (note that if the Daemon is already level 4, it counts as being level 5, even though this doesn't normally exist!)

All effects of the Madness are replaced by the next roll, they never last more than a turn

BLAGGLEFRAGGLE! I love it!

although it may be a bit cheap.

It's cheap because of the likelyhood of getting a negative result, considering it's Tzeentch only, th last two results are the only useful ones

It almost seems like an orc item.. Then again, Chaos are about power lust, so I wouldn't put it past them to take unnecessary risks to achieve such greatness.

Race: Tomb Kings
Item Name: Banner of the Marching Dead
Type: Magic Standard
Description: This Magic Icon long served to rally the armies of King Rah-nutt, and their pace was exceeded only by the swift chariot of the King himself
Limitations:None
Points:60
Effect: Bound Spell, Power Level 4. Casts Mankara's Incantation of Urgency. May only be cast on the unit containing the banner.

Tomb Kings need this badly in order for Icon bearers to be useful. Note the points value, preventing this to be given to a normal unit without the icon bearer. The banner could also be 100/125 points, but with a higher power level. As it is, the Icon bearer becomes a bit more like a reliable Tomb Prince. Sadly, the Prince is probably still better....

I don't play TK, so cannot comment on Vaul's item
However, here's one of my own

Race: Wood Elves
Item Type: Spite
Cost: 15 points
Name: A Snatch of Thievlings
Description: The Highborn's cloak contains a swarm of Thievlings, malicious pests that like to steal things
Rules: In any round of combat, the user may unleash the Thievlings on any model in base contact, unless the target can roll a 6 on 1D6, any one magic or mundane item it bears (WE players choice) is temporarily transferred to the Highborn/Noble, they may use it this turn. However, Thievlings cannot be used on the same unit twice, as after one use everyone firmly secures their belongings

EDIT: Changed the name to Thievlings, it sounds more Spite-y

Hmm, P4NC4K3, I like it, but perhaps either a points increase, (20) or make it an initiative test rather than a 6, thus making it easier for the opponent to "dodge" the item.

Anyways, here's mine

Race: Dark Elves
Item Name: Soulflayer
Description: "The Soulflayer is a weapon dreaded by all of the mortal races. With it, a man's immortal soul is flayed into shreds, then released into the Realm of Chaos, suffering eternal torment forever.
Limitations: None
Points: 70
Effect: For every wound suffered, Roll a D6. Consult the Chart Below. On a 6, after the effect takes place, the sword becomes a mundane hand weapon with +1 S and Killing Blow.

1. The Soulflayer backfires as its victims are brought back from the Realm of Chaos. Both the character holding the weapon and EVERY model in base contact, friend of foe, takes a S5 hit with no armor saves (regen is allowed, as are ward saves)
2-3 The opposing model somehow survives the Soulflayer's abilities. Nothing is done.
4-5 The opposing model takes an additional D3 wounds with no type of save or regeneration allowed.
6. The opposing model's soul is flayed in a horrid display of gore and bone. Remove it from play.

They are only 15 points because they can only be used on each unit once and the effects only last 1 turn.

But nice item! It isn't overpowered and relies purely on luck! Although result 4-5, D3 what? Hits? Wounds? Pies?
Anyway, item no. 4 from the vault of P4NC4K3

Race: Dwarfs
Item Type: Runic Talisman
Name: Rune of Control
Points Cost: 40
Restrictions: Runesmiths only, One per army
Description: The Rune of Control allows the wearer to exert a modicum of control over the speed of nearby enemies, slowing them to a crawl.
Rules: The wearer (and any unit he has joined) block enemies from marching within 16" of them, rather than the usual 8"

Sorry, bout that P4NC4k3, the 4-5 result was fixed.


Also, nice item! quite fluffy actually...