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Full Item Description
A gray cloak that seems to have been made for a stunted humanoid, most likely a dwarf. The shoulders are broad and the length somewhat lacking.
When worn, it feels like laying on a pile of cold pebbles. In fact, you can now notice small stones all over the outside of the cloak. They seem to be magically held to the side of the cloak, yet still free-rolling.
History
The Cloak of Pebbles was created by dwarfs long ago as a method of quickly descending mountainsides and has since become popular among thrill-seeking children (Who now call it an Avalanche Sled). It is a simple enough enchantment for one in-tune with the way the earth slides, like a dwarf, but may prove more difficult for others.
Magic/Cursed Properties
A Cloak of Pebbles functions much like a piece of cloth (or anything else) on top of a mass of ball bearings. When you put your body just into the cloak and push off of something, have someone push you, or just have gravity pulling you down a slope, you will slide.
It also function as a minor protective device, shielding one from harsh impacts by absorbing a small amount of damage.
March 31, 2009, 21:03
March 31, 2009, 21:08
Some of my thoughts on this item that are sort of on a tangent to what you put down:
1. Maybe the creator of this item not only had in mind a quick way to descend a mountain but rather, a quicky and stealthy way to descend a mountain
2. This camouflage property of the cloak might be useful if the wearer wants to sneak up on say hill giants or sth similar living on mountaintops and attack them or when a castle on a mountaintop is under siege, the cloak might enable someone to sneak out and summon reinforcemnts.
March 31, 2009, 22:26
April 1, 2009, 15:03
April 5, 2009, 13:48
Nice text type, well I gave this one a 2/5 cause, but other than that I have given posts a 1 or 5. And I think I have only given you 5s. So you are welcome.
I still think this is little more than a "wouldn't this be cool item".
NCN
April 1, 2009, 0:54
April 1, 2009, 6:30
"Honey, have you seen my cloak of pebbles? I'm sure I left it in the hall closet."
"Little Delrid took it to Guffman's hill to go sledding with his friends."
"What the #$@#$%! I'm supposed to meet the guys down at the Capering Gnome; we're having another go at the lich's crypt!"
"Why don't you wear your displacer cloak? You are always complaining that the cloak of pebbles rubs your shoulders raw."
April 1, 2009, 6:50
NoncontrivedName: Look at the other comments here for an example of how to be critical in a positive manner.
April 1, 2009, 8:22
I really like this cloak.
April 1, 2009, 15:00
April 1, 2009, 15:47
Player: "So the floor is quite smooth, right?"
DM: "Sure, why?"
Player: "Running, I throw myself on the floor and aim for his legs to take him down. IT'S BOWLING TIME!"
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A fun and perfectly reasonable little item. And as should all pessimists see by now, it has some very practical uses. Short and sweet again!
April 1, 2009, 18:49
April 2, 2009, 14:56
(And yes, that item should exist, too.)
April 1, 2009, 21:32
October 9, 2010, 6:11
Dwarves are fun.
September 22, 2012, 23:47