You can also invent new beneficial and detrimental properties. You can choose such properties from the tables in this section or determine them randomly.
An artifact might have other properties that are either beneficial or detrimental. 219 Artifacts might have special propertiesĮach artifact has its own magical properties, as other magic items do, and the properties are often exceptionally powerful. It could have been created in the midst of a crisis that threatened a kingdom, a world, or the entire multiverse, and carry the weight of that pivotal moment in history. An artifact might have been created by gods or mortals of awesome power. There's a few places in the rules where Artifacts are called out as being materially different than any other Magical Item, but nowhere as substantially as in the section in Chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master's Guide labelled "Artifacts":Īn artifact is a unique magic item of tremendous power, with its own origin and history. Is there a definition for the term 'Artifact' in D&D? Is there a difference between an 'Artifact' and a magical item?Īrtifacts are Magical Items but only a tiny few of Magical Items are Artifacts However, after comparing the traps, I am lead to believe that there is perhaps a more specific designation for the word 'Artifact'. In my mind, the Holy Avenger wouldn't be disintegrated in the first trap due to its artifact status, but the latter would.Ĭolloquially, I've understood the term 'Artifact' to indicate either an antiquated, rare item or a magical item. The latter only destroys mundane items (magical items immune).Ĭurrently, my party is in possession of a Holy Avenger, which I would consider an artifact (however, that term is nowhere to be found in its description.) My party is also in possession of some magical, generic weapons that I wouldn't consider artifacts since they can be crafted. The propeller destroys all nonmagical objects lodged between its spinning blades.Ĭomparing the two traps, it seems clear to me that the former trap destroys all but artifacts (magical items included). Other magic items wedged between the blades are knocked aside as the propeller turns. One can jam the propeller by fixing an immovable rod in place between two of the blades. Artifacts are immune to this corrosion.Ĭompare this to a different trap found in the module (on p. Any metal object that comes into direct contact with the shield disintegrates, showering the floor with powdered rust. 134):Ī magical field around the statue attracts metal objects of any kind (not just ferrous metal). In the Tomb of Annihilation adventure, I've encountered a specific instance where the term "Artifact" is used meaningfully (on p.
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