Forgottenlance library of ages artifacts staff of magius. It is called the staff of magius but he dint make it just like the hammer of honor is. So i bought the series for a young, smart friend, who is nearly 11 and loves fantasy. A hidden gem, and one of my absolute favorites growing up. The heroes of the lance battle dragons, ruthless invaders, and the minions of dark gods to keep their beloved homeland from falling under the pall of evil. Lets read dragonlance adventures page 59 rpgnet forums. Favorite itemweaponmagic spell archive dragonlance. Raistlin is either an archetypal antihero or tragic hero. The bloodstone was used against fistandantilus by raistlin, who. He is a wizard of high sorcery, bearing the red robes of neutrality, marking him as a worshiper of the red moon, lunitari. In her book religious concepts in fantasy literature, nadine.
Eight hobgoblin warriord are advancing on the heroes, determined to kill them. Dragonlance saga graphic novel book one january 1987. Dragonlance chronicles trilogy gift set mass market paperback september 1, 2001. I dont know if the staff is truly sentient as the master of the tower in wayreth or whether its an intelligent artifact, but it does seem to have a limited sentience. List of dragonlance artifacts chronicles of astinus fandom.
I think the dlcs is the book that mentions takhisis recuperating in godshome after expending all of her energies. His spellbook was kept in the tower of high sorcery until it was given to palin majere, who used a powerful warspell even magius could not use. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in dragonlance legends in which he was both primary protagonist and antagonist. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. The mage wielded the staff of magius against the beast, almost slaying immolatus, and forced the dragon to flee for his life. Encounter distance is 30 feet and initiative should be rolled immediately. A magical staff before magius, who fought alongside huma, came to possess it, the staff of magius passed in time to raistlin, and later to palin majere. In addition to taking the red robes, raistlin was also given the staff of magius, a powerful artifact from before the cataclysm that belonged to the famous mage of the same name.
Thousands of years old, the fable staff of magius has been used by wizards of high sorcery since it was first used by a silvanesti elf more than. Lets read dragonlance adventures page 64 rpgnet forums. On command, the staff emits light in a large burst template centered on the staff. Dragonlance chroniclesdungeons and dragons artforgotten.
Even though it was named the staff of magius, the staff was actually created long before magius ever received the staff. Jan 11, 2015 thousands of years old, the fable staff of magius has been used by wizards of high sorcery since it was first used by a silvanesti elf more than 2,000 years ago. Raistlin majere staff of magius by colonelliamross fantasy art. But the staff is extremely overpowered, its just to test the staff. The thennew studio had a lot of material to draw from, so they began with the most wellknown aspects. I would recommend those 6 and then follow up with the lost chronicles. Gnatch the gnome and kalthanan a dark elf are travelling together when they are attacked by river pirates. I was a little slow to get organized, but now i feel, i want to get round 1 done and over with by midnight tonight eastern standard time, we have three characters that have not submitted their actions. The staff of magius dragonlance chronicles obsidian portal. Dragonlance collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop rpg. However in the shadow of dracos, magius realised that he would not escape his fate and decided to again follow his own path.
Legend say the wizard magius aided huma in his quest to drive dragons from the face of krynn. The following are fictional artifacts from the dragonlance universe. It is possible that the bloodstone had some intelligence. Palin rintalaisin majere born in 362 ac is a fictional character that appears in the dragonlance series of books. List of dragonlance artifacts neo encyclopedia wiki fandom. Raistlin is the master of the tower of high sorcery at palanthas and a wizard of extraordinary power, thus he has access to any nonartifact magical item given time. I remembered it being a great series, and very prolific this boy reads. Ironically, palins test marked the return of raistlin majere to krynn, who gave the young wizard the staff of magius. The bloodstone was created during the age of dreams. We used the 3rd edition dragonlance campaign setting as a general reference to write it.
Dec 29, 2019 yeah, no mention one way or the other about quarterstaves, which i think hit harder than daggers. He was lithe and tall, and gifted with handsome features that gave him a noble air. This fic was going to center around the life of magius, but then i realized that that story would be long enough for a novel and that i should just wait to get a job with dragonlance before writing it. Magius is killed by galan dracos when he is captured and tortured by him. The link might be a bit dated at this point but it does talk about starting with the holy 6 and going from there. The second book in the dragonlance chronicles series, this was preceded by the first which was dragons of autumn twilight. A pair of alert blue eyes stared up at him as a small smile appeared on the angelic skin. I laughed, i cried, i drew pictures of the staff of magius in my trapperkeeper. At some point in his career, magius faced off against the red dragon immolatus. It is a revered artifact of the wizards of high sorcery not due to its powers, but in honour of the wizard who once used it magius, the legendary ally of huma.
The staff of magius is a magical staff created long before magius. Raistlins jade frog see dhamon trilogy, starjewel, magius spellbook, dalamars braided gold ring, miceram kingpriests crown of power, heart of the irda, arcyan crest, etc. He is twin brother to caramon majere, halfbrother to his protective sister kitiara uth matar, and a significant. Since that time, its legend has only grown, most recently used by raistlin and palin majere. Fewmaster toede male hobgoblin fighter plus 8 hobgoblins. Dragonlance 3e where the heck is the staff of magius rpgnet. Word of advice, read these 3 books dragons of autumn twilight, dragons of winter night, dragons of spring dawning before picking up any other dragonlance book.
Dec 16, 2012 credit is due to sue cooks komplete krynnish kollection articles in the legends of the lance newsletters, michael falconers dragonlance product list from alt. One of the magic items well get to is the dagger of magius, which along with the staff of magius was owned by raistlin. Got this out to answer users questions about the staff of magius. Sitting down on the side of the bed, he felt a cold hand touch his warm flesh. Raistlin majere staff of magius by colonelliamross on deviantart character inspiration. The staff of magius was a wooden quarterstaff that had a disembodied golden dragon claw on the top that clutched a pale blue crystal orb. The legendary staff wielded by raistlin and palin majere.
In the five years in which the future heroes of the lance go their separate ways, raistlin, after taking the test in the tower of wayreth, has changed. Grabbing his staff of magius tightly, he walked towards the bed that held his beloved kira. Magius is a mage who dons white, red, and black robes, as well as becoming a renegade wizard for a time. The dragon swore revenge against magius or his descendants, but was. Raistlin majere is a fictional character from the dragonlance series of books created by margaret weis and tracy hickman. A ton of books were cranked out under the dragonlance label in the 90s, and many of them were barely worth the paper they were printed on. Sep 01, 2001 dragonlance chronicles trilogy gift set weis, margaret, hickman, tracy on. Even though i have seen the dl game book since i was a kid, it was not until i saw it again in this post that i.
Also the staff of magius just seemed a little underpowered as presented in the dragonlance book so i upgraded it as per the diferent aliblites for different users quote, also i figured it would power up with the owner to stay worthy of its artifact title. Dragons of the hourglass mage 3rd book of the lost chronicles is my favorite dl book and probably the best one too. It was published in hardcover in 1987 later followed by darksword adventures, greyhawk adventures, forgotten realms adventures, and others and has not been revised or reprinted since. This is a list of dragonlance characters and their early life in the series. Once per short rest, the staff enables its wielder to cast light centered on the crystal at the top of the staff. This book details the twins joining the mercenary army of the mad baron, baron ivor of langtree. Raistlin is known to have in his possession two artifacts from the age of dreams, the staff of magius and a portal to the abyss. So i bought the series for a young, smart friend, who is nearly 11. It was an artifact used by fistandantilus to transfer his soul to an apprentices body, allowing fistandantilus to become young and powerful again. Staff of magius at oblivion nexus mods and community. In 2003 the company released a main campaign setting book for dragonlance, but for further sourcebooks and material gave limited licensing rights to sovereign press for 5 years, which then became margaret weis productions around 2007. The staff of magius was a wooden quarterstaff that had a disembodied golden.
Of the ones detailed i find the staff of magius most interesting. The mercenary years with the test of high sorcery under his belt, raistlin and caramon traveled across the land, selling their services as mercenaries to whoever might. The chronicles trilogy is the perfect place for readers to start their dragonlance journey the story of the companions and the battle to save krynn from takhisis, the queen of darkness. Dalton in the old marquette mall and purchased this book when i was in 6th or 7th grade. I vaguely remember there being something stated about the dagger was supposed to resemble the dragonlance as further justification. He is the companion of huma dragonbane and aids huma in the fight against takhisis. The spell used by palin to help defeat the chaos during the chaos war, magius s light of truth was developed by the famous warmage during the time of huma, though it had never before been used until it was given to palin by his uncle, the archamge raistlin majere, with the permission of the orders of high sorcery. Jan 05, 2020 in 2003 the company released a main campaign setting book for dragonlance, but for further sourcebooks and material gave limited licensing rights to sovereign press for 5 years, which then became margaret weis productions around 2007. At tsr tracy hickman met margaret weis, his future writing partner, and they gathered a group of associates to. They had plenty of fighters and thieves, goldmoon as the cleric, but having raistlin as the only source of mass damage and utility spells really hampered effectiveness. Published in july, 1985, this was the book that saw the rise in the overall popularity of the series, establishing its tone and premise further. It is called the staff of magius, and it is from the dragonlance books.
I have the dragonlance campaign setting, the age of mortals book, and the war of the lance. There is realy nothing about him except from that book. Kalthanan travels into town with a dragon army patrol that attacks the pirates, gnatch is rescued by myrella, one of the pirates. Used by a caracter called raistlin majere and magius of course. Based in the world of krynn, elves, dwarves and humans are merely the beginnings of the fun. A dragonlance adaptation to the 5th edition of dungeons and dragons. It was owned by the wizard magius who fought alongside huma. The hickmans conceived dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to tsr for a job interview. The dragonlance book series began in 1984 with the dragons of autumn twilight, which began the original dragonlance chronicles. This is a completely new mesh and texture and a little weapon icon. Ironically, palins test marked the return of raistlin majere to krynn, who gifted the young wizard with the staff of magius. Topped by a crystal in the clutching claw of a bronze dragon, this mahogany staff is an ancient weapon of the wizards of high sorcery.
After his test, palin traveled with his brothers, tanin majere and sturm majere, seeking adventure while they attempted to prove their worthiness to join the knights of solamnia. The dragonlance nexus is the worlds largest fan site for the world of krynn, home of the dragonlance setting. Crown of tides, fist of eli, dragonlance, gauntlet of ventyr, reorxs grin aka dhamonrigs glaive, lost star, nightbringer, wyrmsbane. The bulk of the items to be found in the book are scattered about in sidebars. Dragonlance is a shared universe created by laura and tracy hickman, and expanded by tracy hickman and margaret weis under the direction of tsr, inc.
The annotated dragonlance chronicles, autumn twilight, p. Palin majere wikibooks, open books for an open world. What im trying to do is to spread the word that my company is putting out dragonlance comic books starting with the legend of huma. It came into raistlin majeres possession after he took his test of high sorcery. The staff of magius the legendary staff wielded by raistlin and palin majere. This is an excellent book that shows how raistlin came to find out some of the secrets that his staff of magius held and how caramon progressed from a farm hand to a mercenary soldier. Having seen the dragonlance modules played through with the pregen characters, i think the real problem that the staff of magius was poweredup to fix was that there was effectively only one mu in the party. Dragonlance collectors guide morrus unofficial tabletop. But a few were very good, and the legend of huma was the best of them. Its the dragonlance classics 15th anniversary book for saga and 2e rules.
This organization seems haphazard and counterproductive. With great authors, this series has evolved into a fiction of its own. Thousands of years old, the fable staff of magius has been used by wizards of high sorcery since it was first used by a silvanesti elf more than 2,000 years ago. Ravenloft is a dark reflection of the lord, in this case a solamnic knight, so it is in some sense very much the dragon lance setting. Raistlins staff is magical so its called the staff of the magius, the town of haven, solace and gateway werewell, you get the point. I distinctly remember when i went to the bookstore b. Knaak delivers an epic, thrilling fantasy story thats simply an enormous amount of fun. Jan 23, 2015 raistlin majere staff of magius by colonelliamross. Staff of magius staff, unique requires attunement this staff of polished mahogany, topped by a bronze dragon claw clutching a crystal orb, is beyond ancient. When this spell is cast, it creates a radiant cone of pure light, drawing it.
The staff of magius is a magical staff created long before magius obtained it. It was later sealed in the laboratory at the tower of high sorcery at palanthas by dalamar. There hasnt been a new novel in the series since 2010, which was the novel the fate of thorbardin. The dragon swore revenge against magius or his descendants, but was unable to fulfil his vow. Below is a list of the dragonlance books in order of when they were. The spell damaged the book, but it meant little as magic had left the world with the gods of magic. Dragonlance chronicles special collectors edition october 2006. I added the first defenders of magic, and then knight of the black rose which very briefly is set in dragonlance. The staff od magius manifests different power and abilities for its various wielders. After his test, palin traveled with his brothers, tanin majere and sturm majere, seeking adventure while they attempted to prove their worthiness to. But there are probably more, and in brother in arms, immolatus was scared and wanted staff if magius because he lost to magius and his staff. Staff of magius staff, unique requires attunement this staff of polished mahogany, topped by a bronze dragon claw clutching a. Pc 1018 pc was a male human of solamnia that was one of the mightiest wizards of his day, and one of the most well known mages in the entire history of krynn.
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