Relic Files: Treasures of Camelot II – Caladbolg

This pdf clocks in at 4 pages, 1 page SRD, 1 page introduction on the first page, leaving us with two pages for the relic, so let’s take a look!

So what are relics? well, relics were introduced in the Genius Guides to Relics of the Godlings I + II and they essentially are Rogue Genius Games’ take on magic items that increase in power with your character – and if you know anything about my stance on that topic, then you won’t be surprised by me really liking this take. Now unlike Rite Publishing’s Legacy Items and Purple Duck Games’ Legendary Items, most Relics are inspired by real life mythology, for better or for worse, and increase in power every level.

Speaking of real life mythology – we begin with a concise explanation of what this item actually is, which should prove enlightening to those not as thoroughly versed in the intricacies of the Arthurian myth and its variations. Much like its predecessor item, the blade has, if required, a CL equal to the blade’s wielder’s character level. At 1st level, Caladbolg is considered magical for purposes of overcoming DR and grants scaling bonuses to diplomacy alongside scaling electricity resistance. The blade also becomes a+3 shocking burst elven curved blade and grants bonuses to Dex and Cha that scale up to +6 at 20th level. Finally, the blade allows you to call forth lightning storms a limited amount of times per day.

Conclusion:

Editing and formatting are good, I noticed no truly significant glitches, though e.g. once the weapon special abilities have not been properly italicized. Layout adheres to a printer-friendly 2-column standard with a neat full-color artwork of the relic. The pdf does not have any bookmarks, but needs none at this length.

Author Andrew Marlowe provides a version of Caldbolg that is, quite frankly, as much loathe as I am to say it, nothing special. Standard enchantment progression, a spell-in-a-can thrown in and some attribute bonuses may make for a suitable, powerful weapon, yes. But nothing I couldn’t have made myself and imho not worthy of the cool legend. There’s nothing wrong here, but tomorrow, I’ll probably have forgotten this relic. My final verdict will clock in at 3 stars.

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Endzeitgeist out.

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