Strolen's Citadel: Compass Stones By CirrusWind

Compass stones come in sets of two. The first stone, the tuner stone, is shaped like an arrow head and is about two inches long and an inch wide. The other stone, the marker stone, is flat and round with a hollow on one side for the tuner stone to fit in for storage.

Magical Properties:

These magic set of stones can be the difference between life and death for those travelers with a poor sense of direction. To find your way back to a location, leave the marker stone buried or hidden (or wherever it won’t be disturbed) at the location you wish to return to. The tuner stone is magically attuned to the marker stone. By holding the tuner stone in your hand and saying allowed “Show me the way to go home”, the tuner stone will turn and point in the direction of the marker stone.
(DMs, if you wanna get evil, you can make Anti-Compass Stones which point in the opposite direction or add a limited number of charges)

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Agar
2003-10-20 10:23 PM

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Good item and a good way to get the players to go where you want them. Have somebody they'd believe tell them the marker stone is in some treasure or with someone they want found, and off they go.

Barbarian Horde
2003-10-21 11:14 AM

Oooh, that's a good idea. Never thought to use them that way.

manfred
2005-07-29 01:13 PM

Now at look at what I accidentally found: another member of the "class of items" submission. We should do something about those... they are usually easy to transplant into any campaign, and likely to be created sooner or later.

The description of the compas stones is very brief, but frankly, it doesn't need much detail.

MoonHunter
2006-05-07 04:44 PM

This is one of those items I really like. It is a small nitch magic item that is nothing more than a small edge.

manfred
2006-05-08 05:59 AM

Good reminder. Linked to the right Codex.

Iain
2006-05-08 09:26 AM

Simple but good.

Cheka Man
2006-05-08 10:10 AM

I wish I had these.

Nap
2006-05-09 12:04 AM

Awesome idea, Cirruswind! A seemingly low-level magical item that, when used correctly, could be invaluable! I like the idea of using the marker stone as a "homing device" that would allow the pc's to find the target wherever he/she is.

Michael Jotne Slayer
2011-02-21 07:50 AM

Good solid idea, I put stuff like this in the ideas section, but that is just me. A basic 3.0 for being old and usable.

MysticMoon
2011-02-21 12:04 PM

As others have said - a good, simple, and useful idea. Could be useful in a "find the dingus" adventure, where the players must track down the tuner stone so they can find the marker stone, which has been buried near the dingus.

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