Least Necklace of Adaptation

CL 9 Neck Slot Item • Weak Abjuration

Cost: 10,000 gp

Weight: 1 lbs.

A Necklace of Adaptation is a powerful device worn about the neck, which oddly enough, is highly prized even though it does not add a single combat-effective feature to the wearer. Instead, the potent magics in this device empowers the attuned wearer to endure their environment in incredible ways, aiding them against many of the worst and most hazardous effects of the natural (and especially the unnatual) world.

These necklaces are usually made of gold or one of the even more noble metals, but they often incorporate elements of nature, either in their design or as sprigs of leaves or pressed flowers incorporated into the design. No matter how they look, they all are potently protective against the rigors of the elements, and attacks that are similar to such rigors.

The simplest and most profound effect is how they harden the attuned wearer against privation. All these items provide clean, breathable air to their wearer at all times, no matter their circumstance. Swimming in a bog? You can breath. Buried by a tidal wave? You can breathe. Chained to a stone at the bottom of a lake of lava? Well, that's going to suck terribly, but at least you can breathe.

More powerful items can remove the need for water, food, or even sleep, although this turns out to be less excellent that you might hope.

In addition to these effects, the potent magics of the item disperses fogs, gases, and clouds around thw wearer, in a small or large area, depending upon the power of the item. This surrounding sheathe of comfortable ait also provides a potent defense against the effects of non-lethal Environmental Effects. Any and all non-lethal effects of your environment will be mitigated or anulled by the Necklace of Adaptation, which is a surprisingly potent effect!

For the exact benefits of each such item, refer to the information below for details:

The Least Necklace of Adaptation constantly surrounds the attuned wearer in a gusty shell of clean, breathable air that fills a single five foot square. This shells means the wearer may never be subject to suffocation or drowning from surrounding materials, although it doesn't help aginst being choked, such as by an angry girlfriend. (Bards, am I right?)

If the wearer is somehow larger than size Medium, they gain all benefits of this item but must each round (when it matters) choose which of their squares holds their head, which is where the comfortable breathable air resides.

This shell of air serves to disperse any obscuring spells or similar environment effects which intersects the wearers chosen square. This dispels and negates such obscuring effects in each square which intersects this area. Thus, the wearer of such an item may 'carve out' clear squares in such a hazardous fog as they move through it, although such squares may (or may not) fill in over time. The exact effects are left to the referee to adjudicate.

As if this isn't amazing enough, this item also provides ER/1 against non-lethal Environmental Effects damage, no matter the source. No matter how hot or cold, how inimical the 'air' becomes to life, this item will shield you against such effects. This protection stacks with the effects of the Endurance (Feat), as well as the protections granted by such items as tents, cold or hot weather clothing, or the effects of some types of armor.

The GM adjudicates all unusual circumstances, of course.

The owner of this magic item must wear it continuously for 24 hours to attune it to their aura, and until that time has passed, it provides no benefits to the wearer.

Creation: Creator (Feat), Bailiwick Check (DC 28 (10 + double CL)), Pale (tier 2) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 5,000 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).

Least Necklace of Adaptation

Least Necklace of Adaptation

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