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Baldur's Gate Game Guide

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Miscellaneous Magic Items

Description of Item

Special Ability Conferred

Usability

Amulet of Metaspell Influence: the Amplifier (49)

+1 second level spell

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Amulet of Protection +1 (5), (11), (47)

+1 AC and savings throw bonus

All

Boots of Avoidance (10)

+5 AC bonus vs. missile weapons

All

Boots of Grounding (13)

+50 percent electricity resistance

All

Boots of the North (16)

+50 percent cold resistance

All

Boots of Speed: The Paws of the Cheetah (40)

Increases wearer's speed of movement

All

Boots of Stealth (8), (26)

+35 percent stealth

Not usable by fighter, mage, cleric, druid

Bracers of Archery (12)

+2 missile weapons

Not usable by mage, cleric, druid

Bracers of Defense (AC6): Bracers to the Death (40)

Reduces wearer's armor class to six

All

Bracers of Defense (AC7) (29), (35), (44)

Reduces wearer's armor class to seven

All

Bracers of Defense (AC8) (5), (15)

Reduces wearer's armor class to eight

All

Claw of Kazgaroth, The (7)

AC +1 bonus, missile class bonus +4, save vs. death -4, save vs. wand +3, save vs. polymorph +3, save vs. breath +3, save vs. spells +3, constitution -2

Not usable by cleric, druid, thief

Cloak: Algernon's Cloak (Nymph's Cloak) (5), (42)

+2 charisma to wearer

All

Cloak of Balduran (42)

+1 AC bonus and saving throws

All

Cloak of Nondetection: Whispers of Silence (36)

Wearer is nondetectable by magical means such as detect invisibility and scrying, weight 3

All

Cloak of Protection +1 (1), (41), (42), (43), (45)

AC +1, +1 saving throws

All

Cloak of Protection +2: The Spirit's Shield (1)

AC +2, +2 saving throws

All

Cloak of the Wolf: Relair's Mistake (20)

Polymorph into wolf at will, weight 3

All

Girdle of Bluntness (14)

+4 AC bonus vs. blunt weapons, weight 2

All

Girdle (Golden Girdle of Urnst) (29)

+3 AC bonus vs. slashing weapons, weight 2

All

Girdle of Masculinity/Femininity (Cursed) (3)

Converts the sex of the wearer

All

Girdle of Piercing (3)

+3 AC bonus vs. piercing weapons, weight 2

All

Gauntlets of Dexterity: the Brawling Hands (17)

Set dexterity to 18, weight 2

All

Gauntlets of Fumbling: Elander's Gloves of Misplacement (Cursed) (19)

-10 THACO penalty, -2 dexterity penalty, weight 2

All

Gauntlets of Ogre Power: Hands of Takkok (44)

Sets strength to 18/00, weight 2

All

Gauntlets of Weapon Expertise: Legacy of the Masters (28), (34), (50)

+1 to hit, +2 damage

All

Helm of Balduran (48)

AC bonus +1, +5 hp, +1 saving throw bonus

Not usable by mage, bard, thief

Helm of Defense (22)

+1 saving throws, +20 percent electrical, cold, fire resistance, weight 3

Not usable by mage, bard, thief

Helm of Glory: Helm of the Noble (49)

+1 AC bonus, +1 charisma

Not usable by mage, bard, thief

Helmet of Infravision (10)

Grants infravision to wearer

Not usable by mage, bard, thief

Horn of Kazgaroth, the (7)

Immunity to first and second level spells, +2 saving throw bonus, AC bonus vs. missile attacks +5

Not usable by cleric, druid, thief

Manual of Bodily Health (20)

Constitution +1 permanently

All

Manual of Gainful Exercise (1)

Strength +1 permanently

All

Manual of Quickness of Action (42)

Dexterity +1 permanently

All

Necklace of Missiles (11), (47)

Range 50 feet, 6d6 fireball created in a 30 foot radius

All

Ring of Animal Friendship: Druid's Ring (36)

Charm animal unless save vs. wand, range 40 feet

All

Ring of Clumsiness (Cursed) (42)

Dexterity and stealth reduced by 50 percent, 75 percent casting failure

All

Ring of Energy: the Victor (31)

Damage a target 2d6, no save

All

Ring of Fire Resistance: Batalista's Passport (1)

Fire resistance +40 percent

All

Ring of Folly (Cursed) (22), (37)

Sets intelligence and wisdom of wearer to three and infects the wearer with feeblemind

All

Ring of Free Action: Edventar's Gift (44)

Wearer immune to all things that affect movement

All

Ring of Holiness (13)

Grants an extra priest spell of each level from first to fourth

Only usable by cleric or druid

Ring of Infravision (10), (11)

Wearer gains the ability of infravision up to 120 feet

All

Ring of Protection +: Ring of the Princes (Koveras' Ring of Protection) (1)

+1 AC and savings throw bonus

All

Ring of Protection +1 (1), (5)

+1 AC and savings throw bonus

All

Ring of Protection +2: The Guard's Ring (49)

+2 AC and savings throw bonus

All

Ring of Wizardry: Evermemory (4), (45)

Doubles the number of first level spells a mage can memorize

mages

Shield Amulet (11), (42)

Casts the first level mage spell, shield, and gives +2 AC vs. missile attacks for five turns

All

Tome of Clear Thought (49)

Intelligence +1 permanently

All

Tome of Leadership and Influence (17)

Charisma +1 permanently

All

Tome of Understanding (1)

Wisdom +1 permanently

All

Wand of Fear (1), (7), (34), (40), (42)

Cause enemies to run in fear unless they save vs. spells, duration 20 rounds

Not usable by fighter, thief

Wand of Fire (1), (26), (33), (42), (44)

Casts a ball of fire that does 6d6 points of damage, but all "1s" are counted as "2s." The second ability is akin to the spell Agannazar's scorcher, striking a single victim with a 6d6+6 column of fire

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Frost (13), (40), (42)

Inflicts a column of ice on a target, for 8d6 of damage

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Heavens (42), (44)

Casts flamestrike against a target for 6d8 damage at a range of 120 feet

Not usable by fighter, mage, bard, thief

Wand of Lightning (42), (44), (46)

Casts lightning bolt for 6d6 damage (save vs. wands for half) at a range of 100 feet

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Magic Missiles (2), (5), (27), (42), (45)

One magic missile to strike target per casting

All

Wand of Monster Summoning (24), (42)

Summon 12 HD of monsters

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Paralyzation (20), (42), (46), (49)

Paralyzes a single opponent per use unless opponent saves vs. wands with a -4 penalty

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Polymorphing (48)

Polymorphs victim into a squirrel unless a save vs. polymorphing is made

Not usable by fighter, cleric, druid, thief

Wand of Sleep (7), (42)

Sleep unless victim saves vs. wands

All

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