Notable adamantine weapons perseuss sickle half adamantine, halfimperial gold, hermess sword half adamantine, halfimperial gold. Adamantine wafers are worth 15000 each curiously, less than the strands they are smelted from. It also has similar materials ranging from adamant of antiquity to marvel comics adamantium and its almost universally really, really hard and really, really rare. The structure became known as direnni tower in honor of the direnni clan, and is located on the isle of balfiera. They are usually found sequestered across the battlefield. This suit of armor is reinforced with adamantine, one of the hardest substances in existence. Adamant was extremely rare throughout the realms, materializing in spherical clusters within solidified volcanic flows. Usually black in color, adamantine had a green sheen when viewed by candlelight or a purplewhite sheen when viewed by magical light. Most of the following information is from volos guide to all things magical. This ultrahard metal adds to the quality of a weapon or suit of armor. It is ferromagnetic like steel, and vulnerable to a rust monsters grasp. Adamantine is the most common of the incredibly rare skymetals, and is known for its incredible hardness, strength, and ability to hold an edge. It was found only in veins of ore near earth nodes and areas of faerzress in the underdark.
Seth thomas is well known for their adamantine black mantel clocks, which were made starting in 1882. Adamantine minerals possess a superlative lustre, which is most notably seen in diamond. The adamantine taint is immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form. It is believed to have been built by the aedra soon after the creation of mundus, around me 2500.
Adamantine is so costly that weapons and armor made from it are always of masterwork quality. Described as the metal of the gods, adamantine is golden in color and has several mystical properties such as preventing both psychic and magical influences, as well as deflecting massive blasts of concussive energy. Fell iron is a dark metal with properties similar to adamantine and dark iron. Although not the most intelligent of dragons, adamantine dragons are far smarter than their brutish, shorttempered behavior would suggest. This suit of magically animated plate armor clamors as it moves, banging and grinding like the vengeful spirit of a fallen knight. All monsters, from all editions of the game, on the wiki. Weapons fashioned from adamantine have a natural ability to bypass hardness when sundering weapons or attacking objects, ignoring hardness less than 20. Adamantine veneer was made in black and white, and in colored patterns such as wood grain, onyx and marble.
The weight of adamantine is fairly simple to deduce. The core rulebook tells us the weight of certain adamantine objects, for example the adamantine breastplate whose weight is the same as the conventional steel breastplate as listed under medium armor. This includes official material tsr, wotc, reproductions dndtools, and dubious pdfs. Dec 06, 2016 weights of materials wow we got this great new thing. The per pound price of mithral doesnt matter much, because it is so light.
Adamantine dragon dungeons and dragons wiki fandom. A black dragon casts spells and uses its magical abilities at 5th level. Adamantine definition of adamantine by merriamwebster. Adamantine is a celluloid veneer, glued to the wood case. Despite its extreme hardness, adamant was so brittle that a weapon or shield forged. Such equipment turns to dust when exposed to sunlight. History of seth thomas adamantine antique mantel clocks. The adamantine version of a melee weapon or of ten pieces of ammunition costs 500 gp more than the normal version, whether the weapon or ammunition is made of the metal or coated with it. Occasionally, small meteorites consisting of some adamantine would fall to abeirtoril as well. Adamantine is an old word which appears in various works of. Mar 18, 2019 provided to youtube by epidemic sound adamantine jon bjork gather and go. Although not the most intelligent of dragons, adamantine dragons are far smarter than their brutish, short.
An adamantine golems slam attacks threaten a critical hit on a 19 or 20. Adamant was a pure, jetblack metal ore that was found on toril. The tsr logo and monstrous manual are trademarks owned by tsr, inc. Sex law is the most adamantine instrument of sexual stratification and erotic persecution. Adamantine is described as a super strong metal and glitters translucent white, sort of like a cross of silver and diamonds. Ac description adamantine 5000 gp ferrous 23 an alloy of adamant a strong but brittle metal, silver and electrum. Adamantine was a jetblack alloy of adamant and other metals. Also known as cave dragons, or occasionally underdark dragons, adamantine dragons are little known on the surface world. Such minerals are transparent or translucent, and have a high refractive index of 1. Through its acquisition and turn over to ulthane, he will smelt it down and use it to augment furys arsenal. This monster manual is definitely my favorite 5e book so far. Adamantine armor and weapons appear in the dungeon masters guide 5e 2014, as does the daerns instant fortress.
Abominable yeti allowak variant explorers guide to wildemount. The adamantine dragon appears in monster manual 2 4e 2009, p. Adamantine armor turns critical hits against the wearer into regular hits. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. Adamantine explained that he was the vendor and the. While youre wearing it, any critical hit against you becomes a normal hit. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. The adamantine taint has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Adamantine is a synthesis material elements which can be collected throughout the darksiders universe as you travel the broken earth. Legendary olympian metal for which adamantium was named, used in hercules golden mace and the gates of pluto. Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal. This resistance means that either a magical weapon or an adamantine weapon deals normal damage, it does not need to be both.
Adamantine special item traits pathfinder kingmaker wiki. Adamantine dictionary definition adamantine defined. Bouilles sword glittering in his hand, adamantine resolution clouding his brows. Curiously, most of the weapons made out adamantine have imperial gold in them too. Adamantine is extremely strong and favored by weapon and armor smiths alike for its ability to cut through solid barriers with ease and endure heavy blows. It was among the hardest, lightest, and most brittle ores on the planet, being used in the creation of the alloy adamantine. When thing sat down a mechanism lowered him into their secret base. Adamantite and adamantium a metallic name derived from the neolatin ending ium are also common variants. Armor made from adamantine grants its wearer damage reduction of 1 if its light armor, 2 if its medium armor, and 3 if its heavy armor. Adamantine strands may also be woven into cloth using the weave metal cloth task in a loom. The direnni tower, also known as the adamantine tower, adamantia, or urtower, is believed to be the oldest building in tamriel, if not the entirety of nirn.
Thac0 is the attack roll the monster needs to hit armor class 0. Metal weight per cubic foot weapon or armor weight adamantine 400 lb. Its up to your dm how this works, but it should be a viable strategy against a tough armored opponent. Adamantine wafers are treated much like bars of other metal, and can be forged into a variety of useful items. Adamantine armor and weapons appear in the dungeon masters guide 5e 2014. Both adamant and diamond derive from the greek word, adamas, adamantos, meaning untameable. The dm selects 3 sets of armor left from a beholders victims. Fury can find fragments of adamantine while on her journey to apprehend the seven deadly sins. Adamantine items is a category for collecting items made of adamantine. Armor medium or heavy, but not hide view all items delete this page.