Campaign: 61

Milestone: No

Announced on Discord: Yes

This white jade stone pendant confers the ability to channel the spirit of a deceased entity once per day. Channeling a spirit in this way grants the caster the benefits of Speak with the Dead as well as a proficiency bonus in one skill for one hour. The use of this item comes at a price, however, as the spirit of the deceased seeks to exert agency over the bearer for the duration, forcing the player to make a DC 10 Charisma save each round or be afflicted by Confusion (as per the spell).

An affected target can’t take reactions and must roll a 1d10 at the start of each turn to determine its behavior for that turn:

• 1: The creature uses all its movement to move in a random direction. To determine the direction, roll a d8 and assign a direction to each die face. The creature doesn’t take an action this turn.
• 2-6: The creature doesn’t move or take actions this turn.
• 7-8: The creature uses its action to make a melee attack against a randomly determined creature within its reach. If there is no creature within its reach, the creature does nothing this turn.
• 9-10: The creature can act and move normally.

Unlike the Confusion spell, the target does not become immune to the effect upon having saved successfully but rather continues to be subject to its effects for 1 hour. Without the threat of combat dividing the affected target’s attention, the character has no difficulty maintaining control.

Requires attunement.