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Koriän’s Magical Compendium:

Runestones

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Kyle hompson was introduced to role-playing in the ancient days of

the year 2000 by a friend. Two years later he was hooked and began to

buy D&D supplements and modules any chance he could. When his

gaming group isn’t traipsing through Eberron he is writing, reading, or

drawing. Kyle’s lifelong dream is to get a degree in literature and write

fantasy novels.

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Contents

Credits

Introduction

Chapter 1: Runestone Lore

Runestones: An Overview

Rűnite: A Deinition

Rűnite: Crafting and Using

Rűnite: Other Uses

Runestones: Crafting

Equipping Runestones

Chapter 2: Skills and Feats

Same old skills, all new uses

Chapter 3: New Spells

Chapter 4: Runestones

Random Generation

Runestone Descriptions

Runestone Alchemy Lab

Chapter 5: Prestige Classes

Rune Master

Chapter 6: New Monsters

Rűnite Golem

Rune Stalker

Conclusion 18

Koriän’s Magical Compendium:

Runestones in Your Game

One Final Note

Introduction

Koriän is a mage who has made it his goal to travel the lands,

collecting tidbits of interesting information, both magical and

non-magical. He is continuously cramming all of his indings

into a phenomenal series of books called Koriän’s Magical

Compendium. Koriän’s Magical Compendium is a very small

series at current. In fact, it is still budding, as Koriän has just

inished the irst volume on a new form of magical item he has

discovered: runestones.

Runestones are small rocks with a special rune carved into them.

hey are absorbed into a body and connect with its soul. here

is only one way to remove a runestone from someone’s soul and

that is with the spell, runestone removal , described later in this

supplement. Each runestone has a diferent efect on the user.

Koriän’s discovery of runestones led to the subsequent related

discoveries included in this supplement which encompass rules

for using runestones, statistics for twenty-seven runestones, two

new spells, a new prestige class, a new item material and two

new monsters that are tied to the discovery of these runestones.

Introduction from Koriän’s Magical Compendium:

Runestones

his is the irst volume in my series of the magical and

occasionally mundane (but still wondrous none the less). his

book details one of my most recent discoveries: the exciting and

alchemical art that is runestones. he runestones described here

are of course on the market, along with many I did not create

because the secret of their creation is already spreading. I have

yet to igure out how, as this book was not even published at the

time I wrote it (obviously). Still, the secret slipped out somehow

and it is my pleasure to bring you the formulas for the stones and

their uses.

Runestones are an alchemical creation combined with other

aspects of magic. Part of the process requires a special alchemical

laboratory, the setup of which we will discuss later. his may

sound diicult, but the actual alchemy does not require much

beyond a basic knowledge of simpler stones. However, we must

begin by discussing the basics of this discovery.

Rűnite: Crafting and Using

Rűnite is crafted by taking a regular stone and treating it with

a wide array of alchemic substances that are commonly found

in any alchemist’s lab. To craft rűnite a character must meet the

following prerequisites:

Chapter 1: Runestone Lore

It is here, my friends, that I will teach you all the basics of

crafting runestones..

Runestones: An Overview

Runestones are a magically and alchemically treated stone that

modify the body by attaching to one’s soul. Each

runestone grants a diferent ability that varies

depending on the type of rune carved into

the stone. his can prove highly useful to

any adventurer as they take up their own

special slot on the body. When integrating

these into your campaign, remember that

PCs are not the only ones with access to

magical items. NPCs are a great way to

introduce runestones and their use into

your existing game.

Caster Level: 3 rd ( Weak Universal ); Feats: Craft Runestone; Skill

Checks: Craft (alchemy) DC 13; Spells: arcane mark , read magic ;

Other Materials: A small stone.

he average market price for a piece of rűnite is

100 gp.

Crafting a runestone requires one piece

of rűnite and the crafter must meet all

prerequisites for crafting the runestone in

question. In all other aspects, crafting a

runestone works just like crafting any other

magical item.

Physical Description: A typical runestone is small,

generally about a quarter of the size of a human’s palm.

Runestones never have any weight worth noting, weighing in

at about an ounce or two. Runestones are always made from a

special type of alchemically treated stone called rűnite. hey are

a dull gray and the rune carved into them always glows with

arcane power.

Rűnite is the basic form of a runestone, the

caterpillar if you will. hrough further alchemical

additions and spellcasting a piece of rűnite grows into a fully-

ledged runestone just like its metaphorical counterpart the

butterly.

Rűnite is simple to craft. An arcane mark and read magic spell,

along with minor hardening alchemical treatments applied to

a regular stone will create a piece of rűnite. his part of the

creation step often takes less than a day and can be done in any

standard alchemy lab. Feel free to stop reading now and try your

hand at creating your own piece of rűnite.

Activation: Runestone abilities are constantly active unless

noted otherwise. Usually, the exceptions are spell-like abilities

that are activated as noted in the entry. Any oddity is recorded

in the entry itself.

Rűnite: Other Uses

On top of making runestones, rűnite may be used in crafting

arms and armor as well. he use of rűnite arms is beneicial

because they are more lightweight than metal but as strong as

steel. Anything made of rűnite weighs ľ of the same item made

of steel and only objects that are originally made of metal, such

as a lantern or a suit of armor, can be eiciently made out of

rűnite. he market price for any item made of runite is +100 gp

per pound.

If a user dies, the stone is immediately ejected as there is no

longer a soul for the stone to attach to within the physical body.

Runestones are small stones that attach to the user’s soul. his

bond is formed by the soul of the user and the runestone. he

runestone actually begins to function as part of the user’s soul,

becoming part of the essence that forms the soul. hrough this

process, the runestone literally becomes part of the user, allowing

the stone to extend their mental and physical abilities beyond

the norm. Occasionally the stone refuses the user, but only

when certain requirements such as mental alignment or mental

strength and ability are not met. Removing the stones can be

marginally painful, but the usage of a runestone is worth a little

pain. As a note, a runestone is immediately ejected if the user

dies.

A friend of mine has found a new use for large slabs of rűnite.

hey can easily be crafted into any item that is usually made

from steel.

An item made from rűnite instead of steel is more pricey,

generally a hundred gold or more over the metal counterpart.

he item is just as strong, but weighs less than a similar object

made from iron. Some adventurers may ind this fact useful.

he rune engraved into the stone constantly glows with power.

I have noticed that the color and nature of the glow often has

something to do with the power they grant.

Runestones: Crafting

Crafting a runestone using rűnite is like crafting any other

magic item. Crafting rűnite and runestones both require the

feat Craft Runestone (see Chapter 2) and the crafter must

also meet any additional prerequisites to craft the stone. For

example, an acid stone requires the caster to be able to cast resist

energy and acid arrow and requires the use of a lask of acid in

the creation process. he caster level of the creator must be at

Rűnite: A Deinition

Rűnite is the basic building block of any runestone. Rűnite is

essentially a magically prepared version of a mundane stone

that allows for the creation of a runestone. Without rűnite there

can be no runestones, for no mundane rock will allow for the

creation of a runestone.

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