Artifacts WTF? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Artifacts WTF? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
spadehammerfist
08-02-04, 02:32 PM Okay, I know before I start that some of you out there are going to think the game I'm in is over-powered and a bit Monty Haul, but we have quite a few artifacts in the party (the Gifts of the Stag, Staff of the Magi, Hammer of Thunderbolts, etc.)

Now, up to now, the DM has had the characters just learn what the artifacts do; but we recently found three more items that cannot be identified with identify or analyse dweomer. Has anyone got any ideas as to how they can be identified?
Chachi
08-02-04, 02:36 PM Bardic knowledge or a legend lore spell might not be able to identify the items directly, but they can point you to something that can. Try seeking out a gold dragon and bargaining with it for the knowledge. Chances are a gold wyrm has been around long enough to know a few things about the items in question, or at least something to further narrow the scope of your search.
Rocco Manitta
08-02-04, 02:44 PM If you really want to risk it, you could also try a Corpse Tearer or Dread Linnorm. Those guys know a lot of crap about artifacts and what not.

Rock.
Seeker95
08-02-04, 02:50 PM Find a loremaster, and interrogate (or bribe).
VirgilCaine
08-02-04, 05:24 PM Or find a high-level wizard and pledge to run errands for him (i.e. do missions appropriate to your level for a month/year/etc.) in exchange for the information.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
spadehammerfist 08-02-04, 02:32 PM	Okay, I know before I start that some of you out there are going to think the game I'm in is over-powered and a bit Monty Haul, but we have quite a few artifacts in the party (the Gifts of the Stag, Staff of the Magi, Hammer of Thunderbolts, etc.) Now, up to now, the DM has had the characters just learn what the artifacts do; but we recently found three more items that cannot be identified with identify or analyse dweomer. Has anyone got any ideas as to how they can be identified?
Chachi 08-02-04, 02:36 PM	Bardic knowledge or a legend lore spell might not be able to identify the items directly, but they can point you to something that can. Try seeking out a gold dragon and bargaining with it for the knowledge. Chances are a gold wyrm has been around long enough to know a few things about the items in question, or at least something to further narrow the scope of your search.
Rocco Manitta 08-02-04, 02:44 PM	If you really want to risk it, you could also try a Corpse Tearer or Dread Linnorm. Those guys know a lot of crap about artifacts and what not. Rock.
Seeker95 08-02-04, 02:50 PM	Find a loremaster, and interrogate (or bribe).
VirgilCaine 08-02-04, 05:24 PM	Or find a high-level wizard and pledge to run errands for him (i.e. do missions appropriate to your level for a month/year/etc.) in exchange for the information.