Mystic Object

An object that grants its user magic-based powers. A variation of Powerful Objects.

Capabilities
Mystic artifacts are capable of granting great mystical powers to their owner. Some of the best known objects in this category include wands, staffs, rings, cloth and weapons. The most powerful of these objects allow a powerful magic user to unleash the full extent of their skills. It may be more easily utilized by a user who was born with an affinity for the arcane, although this is not always the case.

If users with little to no prowess in the arcane arts enter into contact with them, then the power of the artifact may overwhelm them, causing many side-effects such as not being able to use the power or being driven to madness, or even dying. Note that the object can be wielded by anyone, even those who are not born with an affinity for magic. In this case, it may take more time to learn or control all of the abilities that the artifact possesses. In the case it is a weapon which the user is already familiar with, like Magic Arrows for example, than it may be easier to utilize them even without any experience in the mystic arts (although producing them may be more difficult).

Applications

 * Enchanted Armor
 * Magic Books
 * Magic Weaponry
 * Magic Arrows
 * Magically Enhanced Physiology
 * Power Bestowal
 * Sentient Weaponry
 * Spell Casting

Associations

 * Alchemy
 * Healing
 * Magic
 * Necromancy
 * Powers Via Object
 * Purification
 * Reality Artistry
 * Reality Warping
 * Vocifery
 * Wish Granting

Limitations

 * Inexperienced users may have difficulty controlling the power granted to them.

Known Objects

 * Ioun Stones (AD&D)
 * Arthur Gaz's Bodyparts (Hitsugi no Chaika)
 * Mystic Codes (TYPE-MOON)
 * Fragarach
 * Thompson Contender
 * Jeweled Sword of Zelretch
 * Magical Ruby
 * Magical Sapphire