Karmalith (3.5e Equipment)
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Karmalith
The wearer of this mysterious gold-glowing stone can seemingly do everything they set their mind to, as if the universe itself is subtly manipulated to accommodate them.
A karmalith, often called 'luckstone' or 'eternal fortune' by the less initiated, is a stone of supernatural origins, often inlaid in an ornate chain or some other form of jewel or talisman. While the effects of the stone or the exact nature of its influence on its surroundings cannot be explained by material magic or science, it is generally accepted that the karmalith is somehow able to harnass the unquantifinable phenomenon known as luck. Within a small radius around it, the stone subtly manipulates reality in a method that defies all mortal comprehension, allowing its wearer to become exceptionally fortunate in all endeavours undertaken.
A karmalith affects and empowers its wearer with luck, and by extension also the items and objects he has on his person. To the wearer, it grants a +2 luck bonus to attack rolls, Armor Class and saving throws, and a +10 luck bonus to any skill and ability checks, except for Knowledge based checks. After all, luck can influence how you fare, but not what you know.
Karmaliths are extremely rare phenomena. A character may identify a karmalith with a DC 35 Knowledge (arcana) check.
Karmaliths in Society
While at first glance the life of a karmalith's owner may seem perfect, people that come in contact with these illustrious artifacts often die young or in violent ways. Many of their owners have in the past risen to greatness over their close peers, passed others by for promotion or usurped positions of power intended for somebody else. The stone has many enigmatic rumors and theories surrounding it. Some say that a karmalith does not create luck, but rather siphons it from its surroundings somehow, while others theorize that success not earned creates 'negative karma' in the wearer's future that will eventually seek to balance itself out. The ramifications of such artificial fortune cannot be measured or predicted, and can result in becoming receptive to avarice, jealousy or enmity. People may voice unruly dissent, or feel like they have been cheated or underprivileged, allowing for hatred and conspiracy to manifest. The fortune of a karmalith owner will often herald their rise up the corporate or hierarchic ladder, their propensity for success setting them up to be admired, vilified, feared or used, until it eventually becomes the shovel with which they dig their early grave.
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