Mace of Cuthbert
The Mace of Cuthbert is a powerful artifact of the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The mace is the property of the deity Saint Cuthbert.
Saint Cuthbert's mighty cudgel is one of the better-known legendary artifact weapons wielded by one of the deities of the Dungeons & Dragons core pantheon.
According to Dragon #100, for a time the mace may have been hidden on Earth, to keep it safe from evil forces. It was said to reside in London.[1]
Publication history
Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)
The Mace of Cuthbert first appeared in the fourth supplement to the original D&D rules, Eldritch Wizardry (1976).[2]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The Mace of Cuthbert was also mentioned in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's Guide.[3]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
The Mace of Cuthbert was further developed in 1993's Book of Artifacts.[4]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)
The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2000) for this edition.[5]
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)
The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2003) for this edition.[6]
Dungeons & Dragons 5.0 edition (2014-)
The Mace of Cuthbert and the story of it once being hidden in the Victoria and Albert Museum is mentioned again in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014) for this edition.[7]
Description
The Mace of Cuthbert is a bronzewood +5 holy lawful disruption heavy mace which allows the wielder to cast searing light (caster level 20) at will as a spell-like ability.
References
- ↑ Schroeck, Robert. "The City Beyond the Gate". Dragon #100 (TSR, 1985)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), D&D Supplement IV: Eldritch Wizardry, Lake Geneva WI: TSR, pp. 43–44
- ↑ Gygax, Gary (1979), Dungeon Masters Guide, Lake Geneva WI: TSR
- ↑ Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
- ↑ Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ↑ James Wyatt, Jeremy Crawford, and Christopher Perkins. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2014)
Additional reading
- Gygax, Gary. "The Deities and Demigods of the World of Greyhawk". Dragon #67 (TSR, 1982).
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Redman, Rich, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Deities and Demigods (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes (TSR, 1992).
- Ward, James M. Greyhawk Adventures (TSR, 1988).