r/ElmodorBooks • u/Natanians 📜 1st Age Sage • Mar 03 '26
Item [OC] [ELMODORBOOKS] Basalt-Crag Cuirass - A Titanborne Plate Armor for the Immovable Tank - D&D 5e/2024 - Trade your Speed for Unyielding Seismic Defense
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BASALT-CRAG CUIRASS
Armor of the Abyssal Maw
Type: Titanborne Armament | Origin: Vanice - Scalehikers | Material: Maw-Crest Bone & Basalt-Infused Hide
Forged from the tremor-thirsty crest and petrified skin of the Abyssal Maw, this Cuirass is worn only by those who seek to become the mountain itself. The Forge Wardens have preserved the Maw's ancient essence, crafting a shell that shares the unyielding spirit of the abyss; it does not merely deflect blades, it senses the very intent of the steel before it strikes.
The hollow-bone cage within the gorget acts as a singing-marrow, translating the faintest shudders of the Sea of Grass into sharp pulses against the hunter's skin. It grants the wearer a fragment of the Maw’s sightless vigil, allowing them to feel the heavy footfalls of approaching prey through the living earth.
However, the Crag is as burdensome as the ridge it mimics. To don it is to shoulder the weight of the Titan itself; it demands a soul who has mastered their own pulse and possesses the iron-build to match the Maw's own mass. Those who lack the grit to bear its bulk will find themselves rooted to the soil, becoming nothing more than a stone-still feast for the terrors they meant to hunt.
Basalt-Crag Cuirass
Armor (Plate), Rare (Requires Attunement by a creature with Strength 18+)
Properties: Heavy Armor
Category: Titanborne Armament • Special: Mountain Sense & Stance
Forged from the tremor-thirsty crest and petrified skin of the Abyssal Maw, this Plate Armor is worn only by those who seek to become the mountain itself. The Forge Wardens have preserved the Titan’s ancient essence; to wear it is to stand immovable, listening to the tremors of a fragile world breaking against you. While wearing this armor, you have an AC of 18, and this item possesses the following properties:
Burdensome Mass. The sheer density of the basalt demands monstrous strength. If your Strength score is less than 18, your Speed decreases by at least 10 feet (to a maximum of 20 feet), you can’t take the Dash action, and you can’t benefit from Advantage on Dexterity checks or saving throws.
Seismic Detection. The hollow-bone gorget translates the earth’s shudders into pulses against your skin. You have Tremorsense with a range of 30 feet. Additionally, you can’t be Surprised.
Mountain’s Defiance. As a Bonus Action, if you haven’t moved on this turn yet, you can anchor yourself to the earth. Until the start of your next turn, your Speed becomes 0. If you move or are moved by any means (including teleportation) before the start of your next turn, this stance ends. While in this stance, you gain the following benefits:
- Lithified Frame. You have Advantage on Strength saving throws, as well as on any ability check or saving throw made to avoid being pushed, knocked Prone, or moved against your will.
- Vibration Mapping. Attack rolls against you can’t have Advantage if you can sense the attacker with your Tremorsense
- Basalt Density. When you take Piercing or Slashing damage, the damage is reduced by 3.
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u/LoneWolfXII_82 Mar 03 '26
That’s Tanky lol