Mace of Cuthbert
| Mace of Cuthbert | |
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 The Mace of Cuthbert and its master, as depicted in Deities and Demigods (2002). | |
| General information | |
| Type: | Artifact (weapon) |
The Mace of Saint Cuthbert ( or simply the Mace of Cuthbert)[1] is a powerful artifact, and the property of the deity Saint Cuthbert.
According to Dragon #100, for a time the mace was hidden on Earth, to keep it safe from evil forces. It was said to reside in London.
Description
The Mace of Cuthbert has a bronzewood haft Dragon #358 describes the Mace as made of bronzewood. It also says there are other, lesser versions of the Mace made by his church as an homage to the original which are not the artifact personal weapon of the Saint. there may be more than one powerful mace with this name.
Powers
The powers of the artifact have varied in different editions, but, among them are:
+5 holy lawful disruption heavy mace which allows the wielder to cast searing light (caster level 20) at will as a spell-like ability.[1][2]
It can also detect evil, cast light, heal, and makes the wielder immune to fear, and to cause fear with a glance.[2]
The Mace can also bless, (by touch), know alignment, tongues, and remove curse.[3]
Lastley, by detecting the wielder's alignment, it can force an alignment change, or beguile the wielder to follow a lawful good alignment. People having held the artifact have reported "they changed to some degree in personality afterwards."[2]
References
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1993.
- Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk." Dragon #67. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1982.
- Gygax, Gary. Dungeon Master's Guide. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1979.
- Gygax, Gary, and Brian Blume. Eldritch Wizardry. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1976.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2002.
- Reynolds, Sean K. "Core Beliefs: Saint Cuthbert." Dragon #358. Bellevue, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2007.
- Sargent, Carl. Ivid the Undying. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995. Published online. PDF by William Allman with maps. Original RTF archived:Wizards.com. WGR7 or WGRx
- Schroeck, Robert. "The City Beyond the Gate." Dragon #100. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1985.
- Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1988.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Artifacts and Legends, Pathfinder 1e | 41 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Book of Artifacts, AD&D 2e | 52 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Deities & Demigods, D&D 3.0e | 92 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dungeon Masters Guide 1st Edition | 124, 159 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dungeon Master's Guide, D&D 3.5e | 281 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #067 | 26 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #100 | 46, 53, 54, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #299 | 102 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Dragon magazine #358 | 32 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Eldritch Wizardry | 41 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Greyhawk Adventures | 9 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | Living Greyhawk, Living Onnwal Gazetteer, D&D 3.5e | 5 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 122 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | The Adventure Begins | 43 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 66 |
| Saint Cuthbert, Mace of | Item | Artifact, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 40 |