From publisher blurb:
Artifacts & Artifice has been completely remastered, expanded, edited, and refined for its Second Edition. Seven years after its Gold-bestselling initial release, AA is getting a new coat of paint... plus a TON of additional content and value.
In addition to all of the things that made AA great to begin with, you get all of the following:
New content: New Quests, new effects, new abilites, and new descriptions in many cases.
All in one: This single book includes rules-specific language for all 5 supported rules systems (Pathfinder, 5E, Pathfinder Second Edition, Dungeon Crawl Classics, and OSR).
System-neutral: Each magic item and its rules has also been described in generic terms, so they can be used with practically any fantasy tabletop roleplaying game system.
FlexTale integration: The new tables and tools in this book fully support easy integration with IGS' own FlexCrawl system: Quests, Rewards, and Rumors are all at your fingertips to easily insert into any campaign.
Rumors Rules: A brand-new introduction section contains a complete set of tools and tables to help guide Rumors, Hooks, and Lore: Usable in the context of this book, or as a general tool for any TTRPG campaign.
What is Artifacts & Artifice?
It's a compendium of magical items.
WAIT! Don't click away. We know that magic-item lists are a dime a dozen. These days, you can even use AI to generate new ones in seconds.
So why is Artifacts & Artifice worth your time and money? Simple: It's much more than a list of new magic items.
Each of the 47 items in this book gets six pages of content. These items are designed to be interesting, engaging, and useful for any PCs, of any party size, in any campaign, at any character level.
These items are centerpieces. From the Rumors and Hooks that the party hears about, to the Quests that they follow to obtain them, to the Rewards they receive for doing so, there's enough content for each and every one of these items to be a one-off adventure session on its own.
Specifically, each and every artifact receives the following detail:
Full profiles for 4 magic items corresponding to a range of character levels.
History, description, appearance, and other "fluff" for flavor.
Hooks for integrating the weapon into your campaign.
Rumors & Lore for dynamically integrating the rumors into your campaign.
Six Quests ready to run in any campaign setting, incorporating the magic item.
Handfuls of Quest Seeds to give GMs with more prep time inspiration.
Some sample items from this book:
The Potion Gorget, an innovative leather neckpiece that lets the wearer imbibe potions quickly in combat.
The Vorpal Scabbard, a sheath that grants benefits to any weapon stored therein.
The Corset of Last Resort, a seemingly cosmetic bodice of particular use by concubines in rough neighborhoods.
The Mistskin Suit, a leather suit that grants incorporality effects to the wearer.
Artifacts & Artifice is an approach intended to achieve many goals:
Add unique, interesting, and useful magical items (weapons, armor, spells, artifacts, wands, rods, rings, potions, and much more) to any RPG campaign.
Serve as a sourcebook of quick and easy-to-insert Quests and NPCs featuring the new items, that can be used in any RPG campaign or adventure.
Zero-prep: Use any one of these items at any time with zero preparation time necessary.
The Items
Here's a list of all of the items in Volume 1:
Alchemical Collar
Bandicoot Sheath
Bandolier of Options
Belt of Dark Knives
Diadem of Despair
Ferngirdle
Gloomsheath
Grimcollar
Mortal Pendant
Potion Gorget
Spellbinder Sheath
Thighknife Garter
Toolwebbing
Vorpal Scabbard
Bleakmoth Mask
Blink Greaves
Brittle Barding
Corset of Last Resort
Corsetshield Armor
Corvanni Shouldergarb
Crimson Parade Armor
Dragshield
Dreadhawk Visor
Dunnari Promise Choker
Dunnari Royal Headpiece
Dunnari Royal Leather
Dunnari Swiftguard Helm
Headdress of the Fern Priestess
Hooded Armorcoat
Leatherweb Corset
Lychwing Crest
Lyrehelm
Magekiller Helm
Mistskin Suit
Oaken Tiara
Poisonous Pauldrons
Rampart Shield
Ravendown Helm
Riftwoven Leather
Slavecrest
Spyrecrest
Tonic Greaves
Transient Tunic
Umbral Diadem
Veneer of Tendrils
Vorpal Bracers
Vyrral Crown