Mace of Cuthbert

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Mace of Cuthbert
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The Mace of Cuthbert and its master, as depicted in Deities and Demigods (2002).
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. a b DMG3.5, p.281.
  2. a b c Dragon #100 (Aug 1985), p.68.
  3. Greyhawk Adventures (1988), p.9.

Bibliography[edit]

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Index is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, and his work as continued and updated by Eric Johnson, Richard DiIoia, Jason "PupickDad" Jacobson, a French fan group, and numerous other fans over the years. The wiki page for the EGI has a list of sources, full product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

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