THE VAULT
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Game By: Ben Dutter
Jessica Dutter
CONTENTS
1. Viridian Knight’s Tabard
Art: Anandah Janaé 2. Hook Of Infinite Lifting
3. Monkey’s Tentacle
4. Toad Of Explosive Echoes
Logo Design: Sam Mameli
5. Bowman’s Bane
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Additional TurtleHat and the RPG Talk 6. Porthole Cannon
Thanks: discord server, as well as our 7. Sand Of Seance
many loyal playtesters 8. Diver’s Homunculus
9. The Soulforge
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10. Smart Snare
11. Liarsbreath Fly
12. Artificer’s Wrench
13. Higby’s Huge Mallowpuff
14. Edge Of Entropy
15. Conniver’s Door
16. Dungeoneer’s Compass
17. Encypter’s Chalk
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18. Cartographer’s Scroll
19. Intellivore’s Pipe
20. Egg Of Infinite Blood
21. Cord Of Golemenesis
22. Memory Siphon
23. Corpsejump Cudgel
24. Illusion Bomb
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25. Cube Of Extreme Weight
26. Mask Of Innocence
27. Diadem Of The Woodlands
28. Treeherd’s Crook
29. Sac Of Seeing
30. Pack M.U.L.E.
WHAT IS THIS?
2 FTD: THE VAULT is a fantasy rpg supplement
2 that provides an expanded list of bizarre,
2 surreal, or otherwise interesting magic
3 items. Many of these have been designed to
3 dramatically alter the nature of a campaign,
and don’t adhere to any sense of “balance.”
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4 IDEAL CAMPAIGN & USE
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This supplement is ideal for OSR campaigns
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that focus on non-combat solutions for
weird and unpredictable obstacles. An entire
session, adventure, or campaign could focus
on finding even one of these items and using
it to irrevocably change your world.
COMPATIBILITY
7 FTD: THE VAULT is designed for use with Five
8 Torches Deep (FTD), but is compatible with
8 any six-stat adventure or OSR game.
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9 A NOTE ON “PASSWORDS”
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9 PASSWORDS are required for many of the
10 items in FTD: THE VAULT to properly function.
10 The specifics of these PASSWORDS are left
10 vague so that the GM can fit them into
11 their world. However, PCs should be able
11 to deduce the PASSWORD by identifying the
magic item or through days of study.
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1. VIRIDIAN KNIGHT’S TABARD
BASICS Belted tabard, magic
Worn, attune
500 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT In any forest or woodland:
• Rests are safe rests
Tabard, Hook, Tentacle
• Advantage to stealth checks
• Fey sense you as a beast
• Others sense you as Fey
LOOK Sleeveless, knee-length tabard
of coarsely woven, deep green
fabric. The fabric smells of
pollen and wet leaves, and is
detailed with silver and black
filigreed, leafless tree patterns.
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Cinched with a broad, braided,
black rope. The silver buckle has
an etched Crowned Tree sigil.
HOOKS The fabled Viridian Knights were
protectors of the ancient forests.
They and their Queen sacrificed
themselves to imprison an Evil.
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The Knights were rumored to be
practically invisible, even when
heavily armored. Their desic-
cated corpses rest in the field of
their final battle, Tabards still
adorned over armor and bones.
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2. HOOK OF INFINITE LIFTING
BASICS Wood and iron hook, magic
One hand, password
6,000 gp value, 1 load
EFFECT Hold, speak the password:
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• Use to lift a free standing item
• Ignore its weight or size
• It must have an edge, loop, or
hole that can support its own
weight and fit the hook
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LOOK
Hooked objects behave as if they
only weigh 1 lb. Once the Hook
releases them weight and inertia
return to their original capacity.
Crude driftwood fashioned into
a handle with a 1’ wrought iron
hook screwed into it; like a tool
used to snatch and toss bales of
hay or drag flanks of meat. When
active, the hook vibrates rapidly
and makes a loud drone.
HOOKS Likely the work of a capricious
demigod, bent on annoying the
rational archons who oversee the
laws of physics and gravity.
Duplicates flood the market.
The last wielder was a halfling
famous for tripping giants.
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3. MONKEY’S TENTACLE
BASICS Tentacle grappling hook, magic
Two hands, hold
1,500 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT Swing like a grappling hook:
• Sticks to any point in 100’
• Grappling hook end remains
stuck until wielder wills it not
• Swing like an agile monkey
across this distance; no check
LOOK A compact coil of furred leather
on the “outside,” and sticky
suction cups on the “inside” like
a gross hybrid of a monkey’s
arm and an octopod’s tentacle.
The handle is a simple bullwhip
leather braid over a bone base.
The grappling end is a magically
sticky, spindly claw resembling a
cross of a hand and a spider.
HOOKS Legendary thieves across the
ages have used the Tentacle to
reach the otherwise unreachable.
It might be held by a petrified
rogue deep in a Hellspire Keep;
or it was confiscated by the Gold
Emperor’s elite royal guard. It
leaves behind a distinct, magical
residue trackable by mages.

4. TOAD OF EXPLOSIVE ECHOES
BASICS Small statue, makes noise, magic
Activates with a button
500 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT When pressed, echoes loudly:
• Speak/make sound into it
• Statue repeats sound with
increasing volume and power
• Sound is repeated 1d8 times,
double the volume each time
LOOK
detail there once was has been
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A carved bone statue pocked and
cracked with brittle age. What
smoothed by countless erosions.
Shaped as a simple toad, its vocal
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sac bulging out as if in mid-call.
The “holes” carved for the eyes
and ears are actually dense
arcane runes, easy to overlook
given their size and age.
HOOKS Gertrude the Deaf Druid will
warn any who seek the Toad.
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Auditory Golems covet the
magical statue, and will use it
to amplify their powers. Tala
the Skald infamously seeks the
Toad and will pay an outrageous
fortune for it.
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5. BOWMAN’S BANE
BASICS 3’ totem, blocks arrows, magic
Set on ground, twist to activate
3,000 gp value, 5 load
EFFECT Activated: projectiles stop in 30’:
• Active action to activate
• Physical projectes are deleted
once within 30’ of the totem
LOOK A peculiar artifact, forged during
the Dawn Sea War to protect
ships from enemy barrages.
The material is of its era: an
unknown compound somewhere
between bone, wood, and steel.
A heavy cylinder, perfectly flat
on one end and conical on the
other. Ergonomic grooves circle
the center, making it easy to
twist it open. Complex, intricate
innards obnoxiously vibrate and
distort the air in 30’ while open.
HOOKS A mercenary company focused
in seizing and selling castles has
used the totem. A monastery
devoted to peace wielded it to
stymy any fighting. It’s rumored
that The Songbird, an infamous
pirate ship, mounted it to their
bow before a raid.
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6. PORTHOLE CANNON
BASICS Gun that punches holes, magic
Two hands, attune
2,000 gp value, 2 load
EFFECT Open and/or seal a porthole:
Echoes, Bowman’s, Porthole
• Active action to activate
• Target an inert wall in 60’
• Open/close a 1’ - 3’ wide hole
that’s up to 3’ deep per shot
LOOK
Hole is magically stable; wall
won’t collapse on it. It is perma-
nent until sealed by cannon.
A brass and wood cylinder full of
twisting glass tubes and intricate
glowing wires with a simple grip.
Barrel glows a deep blue when
active, emitting hot steam. Once
fired the glow brightens to pink
and finally intense white; the
hole it opens glows and fizzles
with this pinkish white energy.
HOOKS The Vaultcracker’s Guild
urgently seeks the Cannon.
It’s said that the dwarves of
Zindlegar Barrow used these in
their war against the goblins.
Archivist Yunar Tremane is an
expert on ancient artifacts.
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7. SAND OF SEANCE
BASICS Sand that shows murder, magic
Bag of sand, password
500 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT Cast some sand in the room:
• It highlights areas of death
Sand, Diver, Soulforge
• Sand forms shapes for clues
• Recent dead can use the sand
to commune with the living
LOOK
Clues are simple; only ghosts,
shadows and vague signals.
A leather oilskin cinched with a
delicate, bronze chain. The bag is
marked with a brand of a crude
skull, faded from the years.
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The crystallized skull of a seer
sacrificed to the underworld has
been ground into fine granules,
easy to mistake as the “sand.”
Scrutiny grants the sense that
the pale, salt-like crystals are
more nefarious than first glance.
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HOOKS Using the sand weakens the veil
of the underworld. Investigators
and exorcists seek the sand for
their own benefit. The family of
Jegulba, the sacrificed seer, will
pay handsomely for it.
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8. DIVER’S HOMUNCULUS
BASICS Slimy slug-like construct, magic
Swallow and feed to activate
750 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT Swallow it, breathe underwater:
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• It resists being swallowed
• You must eat live fish to feed
• Lasts 3d6 hours per feeding
Keep it fed or it will painfully
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LOOK
escape through an orifice.
A creepy little cretin that
looks like an octopus made of
a mixture of snot and copper
wires. It pulses and wriggles and
slinks along, leaving a slimy trail
with a distinctly metallic smell.
The construct does not want to
be swallowed and will actively
try to escape. It is susceptible to
bribery (living small fish). Once
attached, its host feels buoyant
and has an upset stomach.
HOOKS Dunvin was sentenced to death
by drowning, and survived a
week submerged. These are
known to be found in jars of
vivomancers. Cultivated by the
nomadic Bitishi Sea People.
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9. THE SOULFORGE
BASICS Duplicating barrel, magic
Needs fresh souls to operate
10,000 gp value, 2 load
EFFECT Pay with a soul, copy a material:
• Place 1 load of material inside
• Kill a 1 HD+ creature nearby
• It duplicates 1 load of material
per HD of the sacrifice
LOOK
Ex: take 500 gp, kill 1 HD goblin.
Emits 500 gp (1,000 gp total).
A disturbing device vaguely
shaped like an hourglass. Its
dual chambers are held in a dark
umber material akin to boiled
leather, with glass, bronze, and
bone affixed to them.
Each chamber’s end has a small
door like a vault, with heavy
metal bars and locks. The forge
turns black and oozes noxious
fumes while producing a copy.
People feel sick holding it.
HOOKS A new surprisingly wealthy cult
has formed in the wilderness.
Ancient mages stole the Forge
from the archons who built it.
The Temple of the Dawn seeks it.

10. SMART SNARE
BASICS Tripwire trap, magic
Quick action to setup, password
250 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT 10’ tripwire that ignores allies:
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• Nearly invisible trip/snare
• Placed with a password
• Allies of the user are immune
• Breakable only by magic
LOOK A ten foot long strand of blue
ribbon that when commanded
with the password (an ancient
word for “block”) becomes
blurry and translucent, sticking
easily to whatever corners,
frames, or edges it can sense.
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Once placed, the user/their allies
can detect its presence but pass
through it as easily as smoke;
enemies who come within range
see little but a line of blurred air.
It snaps with a satisfying twang
whenever it ensnares its prey.
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HOOKS Rumors of invisible snares. The
Deepdrop dungeon is littered
with skeletal feet. A ghostmage
spider seeks the snare to study it
for potential incorporation.
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11. LIARSBREATH FLY
BASICS Fly that detects lies, magic
Bottled, activates when opened
500 gp value, 0 load
EFFECT Insect construct that smells lies:
• Lands on who lied recently
• Only detects intentional lies
• Easily destroyed if caught
• Returns to its bottle at will
LOOK A chunky insect construct like
a large fly. Its rusty carapace is
dull red and black; small copper
legs and buzzing mechanical
wings. It is attracted to mouths,
especially deceitful ones.
The fly has an accompanying
small bottle painted with waxy
black sigils and spring-steel cap.
HOOKS The judicious Arbiter Jermine
used the Liarsbreath to great
effect in her pursuit of the law.
The Masked Monks practice
their beguiling techniques
against the fly to test their
falsehoods. It was allegedly con-
structed by Veras, the petty god
of cowards, who used it to track
down and ensnare those who
had lied to avoid punishment.
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12. ARTIFICER’S WRENCH
BASICS Doughy rod, great tool, magic
Changes shape, password
3,500 gp value, 1-2 load
EFFECT Magical multi-purpose tool:
• Changes shape to any tool
• Grants permission to attempt
Snare, Fly, Wrench
tasks (or gives adv/+prof)
• Invents a new/perfect tool
LOOK
It always knows the “best”
shape to take. Limited to 3’ size
and can create simple clockwork.
While inert, is a white doughy
cylinder similar to unbaked
bread. It stiffens to the touch and
will constantly change its shape
to match and pair with whatever
surface or application its user
touches to it. The Wrench always
maintains its white color and
wraps around the user’s hand in
an unsettling, alien way.
HOOKS The Monastery of Holy Workship
seeks the Wrench to destroy
it. Grigor the locksmith used
it to open the sealed tombs of
Yogzrebor, unleashing terror.
An automaton wishes to find the
Wrench to repair its innards.