Scuro's Gauntlets of Ogre Power
(wondrous item, uncommon, requires attunement)
Last Updated: January 19, 2023
Campaign: The Lost Mine
This pair of gauntlets is made from the mummified hands of an actual ogre
and feels cold to the touch when worn. There is an unknown arcane mark on each gauntlet.
Your Strength score is 19 while you wear "Scuro's Gauntlets of Ogre Power Strength".
They have no effect on you if your Strength is 19 or higher without them.
History:
"Scuro's Gauntlets of Ogre Power" were made from the hands of an actual ogre by Scuro Forzar
as indicated by the arcane mark on each gauntlet.
This particular ogre had displeased its master, Scuro Forzar, for the last time.
After chopping off its hands and letting the pathetic excuse for an ogre bleed out to death,
Scuro Forzar turned its mummified hands into this pair of "Gauntlets of Ogre Power"
to give to a more competent minion. Scuro Forzar then attached permanent scythes where its hands
once were, then animated the ogre's corpse into a zombie so it could better serve its master.
Over the past centuries, there have been rumors that such a creature has been seen wandering through the woods
as if looking for something it once lost.
At some point in the past, a hobgoblin tribe outside Phandalin had found a fogotten stash
of magic items dating back to the fallen Netheril Empire, an ancient human kingdom.
Pearl recovered "Scuro's Gauntlets of Ogre Power" from a leader of a hobgoblin patrol
Pearl found a shiny steel pair of "Gauntlets of Ogre Power" in Wave Echo Cave,
so gave "Scuro's Gauntlets of Ogre Power" to Deikonran in case he needed it
for that "Hammer of Thunderbolts" triple combo threat.
Design Notes:
Its cost is 100 gp.
- 100 gp for gauntlets of ogre power (uncommon item).
Inspired by the tables in the DMG on page 142-143 to make this magic item unique.
Basically, they provide ideas for the creator, history, minor property and quirk.
- creator: Undead
- history: Arcane
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