DnD Magical Item Apparatus of Kwalish

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Magical Item – Apparatus of Kwalish

Base Item – Apparatus of Kwalish

Legendary Item Value
Price: (2d6) x25,000 gp (50,000 to 300,000 gp) – 50% for consumable items
Base Price: 100,000 gp or 50,000 gp for expendable
Expendable Items can be attuned on use, at the cost of a random attuned item and slot.
Cursed Items auto attune on use and replace a random attuned item and slot.

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C – Common, U – Uncommon, R – Rare, VR – Very Rare, L – Legendary, A – Artefact, Cu – Cursed

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• Magical Item – Legendary – Apparatus of Kwalish – 100,000 gp
  • Standard: This item first appears to be a Large sealed iron barrel weighing 500 pounds. The barrel has a hidden catch, which can be found with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Releasing the catch unlocks a hatch at one end of the barrel, allowing two Medium or smaller creatures to crawl inside. Ten levers are set in a row at the far end, each in a neutral position, able to move either up or down. When certain levers are used, the apparatus transforms to resemble a giant lobster.
  • To be used as a vehicle, the apparatus requires one pilot. While the apparatus’s hatch is closed, the compartment is airtight and watertight. The compartment holds enough air for 10 hours of breathing, divided by the number of breathing creatures inside.
  • The apparatus floats on water. It can also go underwater to a depth of 900 feet. Below that, the vehicle takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage per minute from pressure.
  • A creature in the compartment can use an action to move as many as two of the apparatus’s levers up or down. After each use, a lever goes back to its neutral position. Each lever, from left to right, functions as shown in the Apparatus of Kwalish Levers table.
  • Attunement: While attuned to the item, you can move an additional lever.
  • Relic: A gnome has double the amount of air when a passenger, or it attuned does not run out of air.

The apparatus of Kwalish is a Large object with the following statistics:

• Armor Class: 20
• Hit Points: 200
• Speed: 30 ft., swim 30 ft. (or 0 ft. for both if the legs and tail aren’t extended)
• Damage Immunities: poison, psychic

APPARATUS OF KWALISH LEVERS

• Lever 1
  • Up – Legs and tail extend, allowing the apparatus to walk and swim.
  • Down – Legs and tail retract, reducing the apparatus’s speed to 0 and making it unable to benefit from bonuses to speed.
• Lever 2
  • Up – Forward window shutter opens.
  • Down – Forward window shutter closes.
• Lever 3
  • Up – Side window shutters open (two per side).
  • Down – Side window shutters close (two per side).
• Lever 4
  • Up – Two claws extend from the front sides of the apparatus.
  • Down – The claws retract.
• Lever 5
  • Up – Each extended claw makes the following melee weapon attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage.
  • Down – Each extended claw makes the following melee weapon attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 15).
• Lever 6
  • Up – The apparatus walks or swims forward.
  • Down – The apparatus walks or swims backward.
• Lever 7
  • Up – The apparatus turns 9.0 degrees left.
  • Down – The apparatus turns 90 degrees right.
• Lever 8
  • Up – Eyelike fixtures emit bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
  • Down – The light turns off.
• Lever 9
  • Up – The apparatus sinks as much as 20 feet in liquid.
  • Down – The apparatus rises up to 20 feet in liquid.
• Lever 10
  • Up – The rear hatch unseals and opens.
  • Down – The rear hatch closes and seals.

Example Campaign Items – Apparatus of Kwalish

Original Item – Apparatus of Kwalish

Source: Dungeon Masters Guide (dmg151)

APPARATUS OF KWALISH

Wondrous item, Legendary

This item first appears to be a Large sealed iron barrel weighing 500 pounds. The barrel has a hidden catch, which can be found with a successful DC 20 Intelligence (Investigation) check. Releasing the catch unlocks a hatch at one end of the barrel, allowing two Medium or smaller creatures to crawl inside. Ten levers are set in a row at the far end, each in a neutral position, able to move either up or down. When certain levers are used, the apparatus transforms to resemble a giant lobster.

The apparatus of Kwalish is a Large object with the following statistics:

• Armor Class: 20
• Hit Points: 200
• Speed: 30 ft., swim 30 ft. (or 0 ft. for both if the legs and tail aren’t extended)
• Damage Immunities: poison, psychic

To be used as a vehicle, the apparatus requires one pilot. While the apparatus’s hatch is closed, the compartment is airtight and watertight. The compartment holds enough air for 10 hours of breathing, divided by the number of breathing creatures inside.

The apparatus floats on water. It can also go underwater to a depth of 900 feet. Below that, the vehicle takes 2d6 bludgeoning damage per minute from pressure.

A creature in the compartment can use an action to move as many as two of the apparatus’s levers up or down. After each use, a lever goes back to its neutral position. Each lever, from left to right, functions as shown in the Apparatus of Kwalish Levers table.

APPARATUS OF KWALISH LEVERS

• Lever 1
  • Up – Legs and tail extend, allowing the apparatus to walk and swim.
  • Down – Legs and tail retract, reducing the apparatus’s speed to 0 and making it unable to benefit from bonuses to speed.
• Lever 2
  • Up – Forward window shutter opens.
  • Down – Forward window shutter closes.
• Lever 3
  • Up – Side window shutters open (two per side).
  • Down – Side window shutters close (two per side).
• Lever 4
  • Up – Two claws extend from the front sides of the apparatus.
  • Down – The claws retract.
• Lever 5
  • Up – Each extended claw makes the following melee weapon attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft, one target. Hit: 7 (2d6) bludgeoning damage.
  • Down – Each extended claw makes the following melee weapon attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: The target is grappled (escape DC 15).
• Lever 6
  • Up – The apparatus walks or swims forward.
  • Down – The apparatus walks or swims backward.
• Lever 7
  • Up – The apparatus turns 9.0 degrees left.
  • Down – The apparatus turns 90 degrees right.
• Lever 8
  • Up – Eyelike fixtures emit bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
  • Down – The light turns off.
• Lever 9
  • Up – The apparatus sinks as much as 20 feet in liquid.
  • Down – The apparatus rises up to 20 feet in liquid.
• Lever 10
  • Up – The rear hatch unseals and opens.
  • Down – The rear hatch closes and seals.

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