Pouch of Runestones

Wondrous item

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Item Details

Type:: Wondrous item
Rarity:: rare
Attunement:: Not required

Description

This ordinary bag, made from cured animal hide, appears empty. Reaching inside the bag, however, reveals the presence of a number of flat, bone tiles. The bag weighs 1/2 pound.

You can use an action to pull one of the tiles from the bag and throw it into the air in front of you. The tile floats 5 feet off the ground and displays a runic symbol. Make a DC 12 Wisdom check. The symbol on the tile is upright on a successful save, and it is reversed on a failed save. Roll a d12 and consult the appropriate table to determine the rune’s effect. If a result requires a saving throw, the DC is 15. The tile vanishes after it displays a rune, but the bag never runs out of tiles.

Once used, the bag shouldn’t be used again until the next dawn. Each time it is used again before then, the DC of the Wisdom check increases by 5 for each tile drawn after the first. You can be affected by more than one rune’s effect at a time.

Unless otherwise noted, each rune’s effect lasts until you finish a long rest.

*Upright Runestone*

d12	Rune	Meaning	Effect
1	Ansuz	Truth	When this rune appears, a zone of truth spell is triggered, centered on you, and it moves with you for 1 hour.
2	Naudiz	Necessity	You have advantage on the next saving throw you make before this effect ends.
3	Hagalaz	Winter	You can cast the ice storm spell once before this effect ends.
4	Laukaz	Sea	You can breathe air and water for 5 hours.
5	Algiz	Protection	You gain a +2 bonus to AC.
6	Mannaz	Teamwork	You and up to five creatures of your choice that you can see gain 10 temporary hit points.
7	Isaz	Ice	When you hit with an attack, the attack deals an extra 1d6 cold damage.
8	Berkanan	Bear Maiden	You can use an action to cast polymorph on yourself, transforming into a brown bear. While you are in the form of the brown bear, you retain your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You can end this effect early as a bonus action.
9	Perto	Mystery	You can cast disguise self at will.
10	Ehwaz	Freedom	Until this effect ends, you can spend 5 feet of movement to automatically escape from nonmagical restraints, such as manacles or a creature that has you grappled.
11	Raido	Easy Travel	Your walking speed increases by 10 feet.
12	Kaunen	Enlightenment	You can cast the lesser restoration spell as a bonus action once before this effect ends.

*Reversed Runestone*

d12	Rune	Meaning	Effect
1	Ansuz	Falsehood	You believe everything you hear to be a lie.
2	Naudiz	Consequence	You have disadvantage on the next saving throw you make before this effect ends.
3	Hagalaz	Blizzard	When this rune appears, a freezing sphere spell is triggered, centered on you.
4	Laukaz	Sky	When this rune appears, a reverse gravity spell is triggered, centered on you. The effect ends at the start of your next turn.
5	Algiz	Vulnerability	Your Armor Class is reduced by 2.
6	Mannaz	Dissension	You and friendly creatures within 30 feet of you have disadvantage on attack rolls while within 10 feet of each other.
7	Isaz	Ice	You have vulnerability to cold damage.
8	Berkanan	Bear Matron	When this rune appears, a brown bear also appears an unoccupied space nearest to you, and it attacks you.
9	Perto	Unwanted Revelation	You have disadvantage on Charisma checks.
10	Ehwaz	Shackles	When this rune appears, a maze spell is triggered, targeting you. The effect lasts for 10 minutes or until you escape the maze.
11	Raido	Hard Travel	Your walking speed is reduced by 10 feet.
12	Kaunen	Insanity	You suffer a long-term madness.