{"name":"Stone Aegis","item_type":"Armor","rarity":"Varies","price":"Dormant :1,700 gp Awakened: 9,000 gp Exalted : Priceless\/42,000+ gp","weight":"65 lb","attunement":"legendary: must survive a fall of 100+ ft. while wearing","item_needs_attunement":"1","description":"Relic Armor (Heavy), Crownspine Peaks\r\n\r\nThe Stoneward Aegis is not merely forged steel \u2014 it is mountain given form.\r\n\r\nIts plates are carved from storm-veined ore mined high in the Crownspine Peaks, then fused with steel and rune-bound granite dust. The armor\u2019s surface resembles chiseled stone layered over iron, each plate bearing angular ridges like cliff faces and escarpments. Fine silver inlays trace geometric patterns across the breastplate, echoing fault lines and tectonic fractures.\r\n\r\nWhen worn, the armor feels immensely solid \u2014 heavier than it should be, yet strangely grounding. Each step lands with certainty, as though the earth itself steadies the wearer\u2019s stance.\r\n\r\nIt smells faintly of cold stone and high-altitude air.\r\n\r\nAppearance by Relic State\r\n\r\nDormant\r\nThe plates are matte gray with faint mineral flecks embedded within. In cold weather, frost gathers naturally along its edges. When the wearer braces, small chips of gravel occasionally tumble from the joints, though the armor remains unmarred.\r\n\r\nA faint echo follows heavy footsteps on stone.\r\n\r\nAwakened\r\nHairline cracks of pale blue light appear along the armor\u2019s etched fault-lines during combat. When struck by force, a deep, resonant sound rings out \u2014 like a hammer against bedrock. Dust and debris seem to slide away from the wearer\u2019s feet, leaving stable footing even on treacherous slopes.\r\n\r\nThe armor grows subtly heavier when the wearer plants their stance, as if anchoring itself.\r\n\r\nExalted\r\nThe Stoneward Aegis radiates immovable authority. The etched lines glow with steady mountain-light, and faint spectral silhouettes of towering peaks shimmer around the wearer during moments of great strain. Impacts that would stagger others send shockwaves outward instead, cracking the ground at the bearer\u2019s feet.\r\n\r\nWhen the wearer stands firm against overwhelming force, a low rumble rolls outward like distant avalanche thunder.\r\n\r\nSensory Details\r\n\r\nCool to the touch, regardless of climate\r\n\r\nEmits a low, grinding resonance when absorbing heavy blows\r\n\r\nFeels denser and more solid the longer the wearer stands still\r\n\r\nSlight vibration when near unstable stone or high winds\r\n\r\nLore\r\n\r\nThe Crownspine clans say the Stoneward Aegis was first shaped for a guardian who stood alone against a collapsing mountain pass, holding back falling stone long enough for their people to escape. The armor did not bend. The mountain did.\r\n\r\nIt symbolizes endurance above all else \u2014 not aggression, not speed, but unwavering presence. To wear it is to accept the mountain\u2019s burden: to be the thing that does not move when everything else does.\r\n\r\nSome whisper that if the armor is left atop a high peak during a thunderstorm, it gathers strength from the storm and stone alike \u2014 remembering every cliff it has ever endured.","properties":"Armor (Plate), Relic (Evolving)\r\nRequires Attunement\r\n\r\nBase Armor Statistics (All States)\r\n\r\nArmor Type: Heavy (Plate)\r\n\r\nAC: 18\r\n\r\nStrength Requirement: 15\r\n\r\nStealth: Disadvantage\r\n\r\nWeight: 65 lb.\r\n\r\nRelic Traits (All States)\r\n\r\nCounts as magical armor.\r\n\r\nEvolves: Dormant \u2192 Awakened \u2192 Exalted\r\n\r\nRequires attunement.\r\n\r\nReverts to Dormant if unattuned.\r\n\r\nDORMANT STATE\r\n\r\nUncommon (Relic)\r\nRequires Attunement\r\n\r\nStonebound Defense\r\n\r\nYou gain a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor.\r\n\r\nSurefooted\r\n\r\nYou have advantage on saving throws to avoid being knocked Prone.\r\n\r\nAWAKENED STATE\r\n\r\nRare (Relic)\r\nRequires Attunement\r\n\r\nThunder Resistance\r\n\r\nYou have Resistance to thunder damage.\r\n\r\nFall Mitigation\r\n\r\nWhen you fall, you can use your reaction to reduce the falling damage by half.\r\n\r\nEXALTED STATE\r\n\r\nLegendary\r\nRequires Attunement (You must have survived a fall of 100 feet or more while wearing this armor.)\r\n\r\nMountain\u2019s Endurance\r\n\r\nWhen you take damage, you reduce that damage by an amount equal to your Proficiency Bonus (once per turn).\r\n\r\nUnmovable Stance\r\n\r\nYou have advantage on saving throws against being forcibly moved or knocked Prone.\r\n\r\nIn addition, if you are standing on solid ground and are subjected to forced movement, you can use your reaction to reduce that movement to 0 feet.","armor_type":"Heavy","armor_class":"18","strength_requirement":"15","stealth_disadvantage":"1","weapon_subtype":"None","weapon_mastery":"-","weapon_damage":"","weapon_damage_type":"None","weapon_secondary_damage":"","weapon_secondary_damage_type":"None","weapon_range":"","imageid":"","source":"","vintage":"1","tags":"","isShared":"on","templateId":"17209","blockId":"1625777","world":"778ec4fb-bcd3-453e-970f-5115eb8a2873","folder":"null"}