It would not possibly be damaging even if there were many of them, note the requirements.
Pearls will have significance for the religion, and this pearl should be different from a common one... if only in a special sheen visible to a priest, or a devout worshipper. It could also seem slightly bigger.
On an unrelevant note, a US gallon is about 3.8 liters, the UK gallon ~4.5 liters. Checking http://www.aircav.com/survival/asch13/asch13p02.html (link supplied by all-knowing MoonHunter), on a hot desert could a pearl keep you perfectly healthy and active for some two days, more if only survival is asked for. So it is more an insurance than a life-saver, be sure to bring that water along. Go to Comment
This is a cool item. Since I'm a rather low-magic sort (in some ways), I think I'd probably use it as a tool of nature priests and messianic cult leaders and such to awe people. I can see some Jesus-like holy man sending his devotees into the desert to contemplate their gods or whatever, and giving them this miraculous pearl.
This is a good enough idea that I can almost overlook the lack of a backstory... But you ought to have one, even if it's as basic as "the Lord of the Mountain gave 100 of these to his wisest priest as a gift of devotion" or something like that.
I just edited some spelling errors and adjusted the item categories. (No biggie on the item categories and free-text, that just takes a bit more familiarity. They are much more clear (and better explained) on version 2.0. Go to Comment
Yeah, I like this item too. It is nice and not world shattering when theres only one or two of them. 4/5 for coolness.
I kinda like the fact that it stops giving water after about three days worth of water. It is a welcome refreshment from al the cups of unending water.
One question, would one be able to tell this apart from a normal pearl, and if not then wouldn't all pearl be, if not venerated, at least respected by the clergy? Go to Comment
I'm American, and do a lot of camping. To 'survive' you need about 2 liters, a gallon has a bit less than 4. In temperate climate you could last about a week off of one of these. However, if you are traveling more than 10 mi(16 km) a day you're going to need more than 2 liters. Thats just from experiance though, I know people who can get by on 3/4 of that, and others that need twice that to keep going. Go to Comment
Not bad, the idea certainly seems novel to me at the moment. I like the idea of it having been made from a silver gavel of divine nature. I would make the illusion matter more clear to the reader, as it is easy to get the mechanics of the platter confused. A god way to keep an eye on the servants, though. Go to Comment
Good idea, One question though. You said that the owner can see the illusions, but also that to see illusions you needed to know and understand what this tray is/does. Does that mean that the owner needs to know this also or not?
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I like it. Would you mind if I would use this effect for my nature priests? Religions would thrive on such effects. Go to Comment