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Item - Shifting Silver
🕑 Added 2025-01-15 10:01:46 +0000 UTCShifting Silver
Wondrous Item, rare (requires attunement by a creature missing an arm)
Shifting Silver is a revolutionary prosthetic limb engineered by the Tower of Arcanum. Its core consists of a sturdy skeletal frame forged from lahanium and iron, while the outer layer is composed of a unique liquid metalβa fusion of mercury and lahanite. The infusion of lahanite grants this quicksilver-like substance the ability to channel arcane energy, seamlessly interacting with the enchantments etched into the frame. This synergy enables the user to manipulate the liquid metalβs shape through sheer will. Though fluid in nature, once the metal settles into a form, the lahanite within reinforces its structure, rendering it remarkably resilient and durable.
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This prosthetic limb is covered by a layer of magical liquid metal that shifts and flows like quicksilver. Once attuned, it seamlessly attaches to the wearer, functioning as a fully articulated arm. The Shifting Silver grants the following benefits:
Adaptive Form. As a bonus action, you can reshape the armβs outer layer into one of the following. If any part of the arm is more than 10 feet away from you, it automatically retracts and reforms into its default shape. The transformation lasts indefinitely until you choose to change it or until you become incapacitated or unattune from the item. The arm can only take one form at a time, and changing its shape replaces its previous form:
A simple tool or small object (no larger than 1 foot in any dimension, such as a key, lockpick, or crowbar).
A thin metal wire up to 30 feet long, capable of supporting up to 200 pounds.
A weapon of your choice that has light or finesse properties. The weapon is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage.
A small shield thatβs attached to your forearm and grants a +1 bonus to AC. If you wield another shield, this effect does not stack.
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Thanks to the prompt 'transformation' and my mood when making Aizlyn, I got the urge to create a series of prosthetic limbs. So here is the first one. This won't be an actual series or set like the usual, just me wanting to make a bunch of fancy prosthetic limbs~~
(Don't worry, I'll still make at least one modular set item; I just need to figure out a design and mechanic that I like...)
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Comments
Gerald Villaran
hi sinlare, do you have some item/weapon illustrations I can use for free? I'm creating a prototype for an RPG. I don't have budget yet for comissions
Johnny Rider
You ever consider making these as PDF's instead?
Delton
It is amazing ideas like this that makes me want to be a dungeon master again! I want to make an entire empire where the knights and nobility willingly give up an arm or a leg to have it be replaced by one of these. The metal could signify rank like knights get steel or silver while nobility gets gold. Your creations are so good you could build an entire culture built around it!
kadog 63
I'm back baby finally get to see your beautiful art again and truly showing that with this one love the liquid metal
Nottulf
Love the looks of this and all the fun utility of it. Definitely gonna be used in my campaign.
Quentin Bouttier
Hehe no worries, just wanted to let you know !
Sinlaire
Oh I forgot to change the name on the text XD the original name was Mercurial Arm (before I found a suitable alliteration name XD)
Quentin Bouttier
It says "the Mercurial Arm grants the following..." Shouldn't it be the name of the item ?
