Tuesday Magic Item – Charm: Paper Armor

The priestess walked slowly down the line of nervous villagers, each clutching a simple tool that they hoped to use as an effective weapon. Stopping in front of each, she placed a charm against each villagers chest and in a second, they were clad in white paper armor.  While the protection the charms gave was limited, it gave the villagers hope that they would be able to stand against those

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who would harm their homes and families.

Charm: Paper Armor

These paper charm are marked with the symbols for protection and safety.  When the command words (or prayers) are spoken and the charm is placed on a person, it unfolds into a suit of paper armor to protect them for a short time.

Activating the Paper Armor Charm is a standard action, the armor created provides a +2 armor bonus, that is effective against incorporeal creatures and touch spells, and the first save made while wearing it, is made with a +1 resistance bonus.  The armor has no weight and causes no penalties, it lasts for three hours and then dissolves into a handful of shredded paper.

Aura faint abjuration; CL 3rd
Slot none; Price 80; Weight –
Construction Requirements
Scribe Scroll, Wondrous Item, mage armor or shield of faith, mending, resistance; Cost 40 (+3 XP for D&D)

Notes: I like simple, expendable magics.  A character should probably be allowed to make batches of these quickly if needed, they are not very powerful but useful is some circumstance.

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