Steadfast Gut-StoneSource Ultimate Equipment pg. 320 Aura faint abjuration; CL 3rd Slot none; Price 800 gp; Weight 2 lbs.DescriptionThis fist sized chunk of off-white stone
seems too large to fit inside a human’s
mouth, but may be swallowed with
ease as a standard action. Once
ingested, the gut-stone remains active
for up to a week, maneuvering itself within the body to protect its bearer’s vital organs. Any time
an attack would subject the bearer to precision-based damage
(such as a critical hit or sneak attack), that damage is instead
directed to the gut-stone. All other damage from the triggering
attack, as well as damage that surpasses the gut-stone’s hit
points, is applied to the character normally. A gut-stone has 10
hit points and hardness 0.
When a gut-stone is damaged by a melee weapon attack,
as a free action its owner may sacrifice the stone to damage
the attacker’s weapon. Treat this as the bearer making a free
sunder combat maneuver against the weapon, except that
it does not provoke an attack of opportunity, bypasses the
weapon’s hardness, and deals 1d4 points of damage.
Only one gut-stone may be in a creature’s body at a time.
Any attempt to swallow a second destroys both stones and
forces the creature to make a DC 15 Fortitude save or be
sickened for 1 round. If a gut-stone is not used within a week
of being swallowed or is destroyed it crumbles apart and is
passed harmlessly out of the body.
ConstructionRequirements Craft Wondrous Item, magic stone, shield other; Cost 400 gp
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