Or, 30 Ways for Mad Science to go Delightfully Awry

Seven deadly sins plague man kind

Arrogance, Lust, Envy, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony

Seven deadly blades for man to find

For man to cause the world great agony

Not all hammers are tools of creation. Some are made for destruction, and some rare few truly excel at it.

Moon Water Jewel was a woman of breathtaking beauty, so no ordinary gift would do.

With but a name, these places fill common folk with apprehension and dread

The most melodic of notes, the most soothing of tunes.

"It would help if I knew how to play the thing, though."

A magical device that grants the ability to shapeshift

A dagger wielded in defense of the Modoc tribe, freezing its enemies in their tracks.

"Isn't it just a skillet?"

"That's what I thought... Now I'm not so sure."

The Good, who do what they have to do, the Bad, who pervert their ideals, and the downright Ugly.

If kindness is the currency

that you most often use;

Then Silverbreath may come one day

to light Good Fortune's fuse.

-- Opening to 'The Ballad of the Shepherd and the Wyrm'

An unusual set of armor.

"Make sure you wing it before the Emperor draws back his arrow son, a few times if you can, but try not to be too obvious..."

Give your magic item a quick history. Then use the history to tie a whole bunch of things together that will make you look like a genius.

"All the guests were thoroughly checked before they entered the manse, my Prince. There was no sword on him...yet, he pulled the blade from his belt! But how..."

That Which Kills Without A Touch. The Sorrow of Aler.

A gun made by the God of the Dwarves

A Caribbean raft city

"Mad you call me? Every great mind is mad, and I would see the whole world great...."

-the Miskatonian, to one of his more talkative captives

'Oh great, another mouth to feed'