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Coptic 742 of Anger

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Item Classification and Slot

  • Item Name: Coptic 742 of Anger
  • Item Rank: Tier 1 (Common)
  • Equip Slot: Neck Slot (Occupies exactly 1 gear slot)
  • Attunement Requirement: Simple Attunement (Requires 1 minute of uninterrupted focus while holding or wearing the amulet)

Lore

  • In the ancient records kept by early scribes across the island nation of Badarian, priests and artisans crafted brass and papyrus talismans inscribed with sacred Coptic dialects brought into Saṃsāra by early reincarnated souls. These amulets were designed to store righteous indignation, converting internal fury into tangible divine protection.
  • The numerical designation “742” stems from the specific series of ritual incantations etched into the rear face of the brass plate by Coptic metallurgists working the steam-driven foundries in state workshops.
  • It is believed that the original catalyst for Coptic 742 of Anger was forged using localized magic crystalline cells harvested from aggressive, high-temperature feral beasts, capturing the essence of pure irritation and turning it into an arcane focus.

Description

  • The amulet consists of a thick, heavy medallion fashioned from unpolished red brass, hung upon a sturdy braided cord made of coarse, dark linen.
  • The front surface features deeply carved Coptic script encircling a raised, angular sunburst motif, while the center holds a small, unfaceted crimson garnet that glows faint red whenever the wearer feels a spike of temper.
  • The back surface is rough and uneven, stamped with the numeral “742” alongside fine, hairline etchings of protective prayers designed to ground chaotic magical currents.
  • When held or worn against the skin, the metal feels warm to the touch, vibrating with a subtle, rhythmic pulse that matches a heightened heart rate.

Detailed Statistics

  • Item Armor Check (AC): +1 AC (Does not exceed the maximum limit of 3 AC per item level for Tier 1 gear).
  • Item Health Points (HP): Maximum Avatar HP + 10 (Calculated using a base Resilience rating of 10 multiplied by Tier 1, added to the wearer’s maximum HP pool).
  • Damage Resilience: 10
  • Weight: 0.5 pounds
  • Tier Restriction: Tier 1 and above. Touching or attuning to this item does not cause pain to Tier 1 or higher avatars, as it matches their current tier level.
  • Durability State: If reduced to half or fewer health points, the item becomes broken and its magical properties cease to function until fully repaired by an artisan.

Passive Magics

  • Fervent Defiance:
    • While worn and attuned, the amulet grants the avatar a +1 bonus on saving throws against effects that attempt to cause the Frightened or Dazed conditions.
    • The protective Coptic inscriptions channel the avatar’s internal irritation into emotional grounding, preventing mind-altering magical influences from subduing their spirit.
  • Vengeful Spark:
    • Whenever an attacker hits the attuned avatar with a melee attack, the crimson garnet flashes with incandescent red light.
    • The attacker takes 1 point of fire damage generated by the release of stored ambient anger, passing through as immediate physical reaction without requiring a separate action or die roll.

Activable Magics

  • Invective Blessing:
    • Action Cost: 1 Action
    • Casting Type: Somatic / Normal Chant (Less than 6 seconds, spoken aloud with intense emotional vigor)
    • Effect: The avatar recites an incantation of judgment while targeting a creature within 30 feet. The target must make a Difficulty Check (DC 11) saving throw or suffer 1d4 fire damage (matching the Tier 1 tier die). If the spell is cast using Silent casting (no words spoken), the total damage dealt is reduced by 25%. If performed as a Ritual chant (shouting or reciting for longer than 6 seconds), the damage increases by up to 25%.
  • Wrathful Aegis:
    • Action Cost: 1 Action (Can be prepared as a Reaction)
    • Casting Type: Normal Chant
    • Effect: The wearer touches the medallion and speaks the Coptic command word of wrath. For 1 round, the avatar gains a temporary shield that absorbs damage equal to 1d4 + 2. If an enemy breaks this temporary shield before the start of the avatar’s next turn, the stored energy erupts, forcing all hostile creatures within 5 feet to make a DC 11 saving throw or become Flat-Footed until the end of their next turn.

Roleplay Emphasis: Anger

  • Temperament Shift:
    • While attuned to Coptic 742 of Anger, the avatar’s emotional baseline shifts heavily toward impatience, agitation, and boiling irritation.
    • Minor inconveniences—such as slow-speaking merchants, delayed transport, or weak tea—prompt visible scowls, clenched fists, and sharp verbal responses.
  • Combat Expression:
    • In combat encounters, the avatar does not fight with cold, detached logic; instead, every strike, movement, and spell chant is delivered with explosive fury and righteous indignation.
    • The player is expected to describe the avatar shouting accusations, grinding their teeth, or channeling personal grudges into their offensive actions.
  • Social Interactions:
    • During social encounters, the avatar struggles to maintain a calm facade when encountering hypocrisy, injustice, or incompetence.
    • Diplomatic negotiations are often strained, as the avatar prefers direct, aggressive confrontation over subtle politeness, treating evasive answers as personal insults.

Tags

Coptic 742 of Anger, Neck Slot, Tier 1, Common, Amulet, Fire Damage, Protection, Blessing, Anger, Divine Focus, Brass, Garnet, Somatic, Chant, Necklace, Relic, Badarian, Coptic Magic, Item AC, Reaction, Resilient, Defense Buff, Red Brass, Retaliation, Sacred Inscription

Commercial Acquisition and Trade Venues for Coptic 742 of Anger

Authorized Guild Artisans and Family Relic Shops

  • Location and Atmosphere:
    • Found within the dense merchant districts of state capitals or large coastal cities across island nations like Badarian, Magdalenian, and Amratian.
    • These businesses operate as small, family-owned shops or officially recognized Guildhall booths run by master metalworkers and clerical enchanters.
    • The storefronts feature glass counter displays, brass scales, and walls lined with specialized storage drawers for small protective warding items.
  • Transaction Dynamics:
    • Shopkeepers inspect the item using active concentration with the Mind’s Eye to verify the integrity of the Coptic 742 etching and the clarity of the central garnet.
    • Merchants selling to full guild or faction members apply a standard 10% discount based on the seller’s tier level.
    • If sold by an adventurer to an authorized merchant, the merchant will haggle down the purchase price by approximately 10% multiplied by the character’s tier level, with the proceeds deposited directly into the character’s World Bank account.
  • Pricing:
    • Buying Price: 10 to 15 Silver coins (or equivalent local coinage such as Nickel or Electrum equivalents). Guild members may purchase it for 9 to 13 Silver coins after applying member discounts.
    • Selling Price: Merchants will purchase the item from a Tier 1 avatar for approximately 8 to 9 Silver coins, depositing the currency straight into their World Bank ledger.

Back-Alley Black Market Stalls and Furtive Fence Outlets

  • Location and Atmosphere:
    • Located in the hidden underbellies of port cities, subterranean megacities, or unregulated docks outside city gates where state state guards do not routinely patrol.
    • These shops operate out of dimly lit basements, curtained backrooms of taverns, or mobile covered wagons that move between state borders to evade local warlord property taxation.
    • Goods sold here are predominantly unsourced, looted from fallen avatars, or smuggled past state state customs to avoid the standard 3% to 5% trade tariffs.
  • Transaction Dynamics:
    • Transactions are strictly conducted using physical, hard coinage (Gold, Silver, or Nickel) rather than World Bank account transfers, as traders demand anonymity.
    • Fences will maintain total secrecy regarding where the item originated and will not ask questions about previous owners or character marks.
    • No guild or faction discounts are honored at black-market locations under any circumstances.
  • Pricing:
    • Buying Price: 20 to 30 Silver coins (or 2 to 3 Gold coins). Fences mark up the cost significantly due to the illegal, untraceable nature of the trade.
    • Selling Price: If the black-market buyer urgently needs protective Tier 1 gear or fire-aligned components, they may pay up to double the standard merchant rate, offering 16 to 18 Silver coins in physical gold or silver cash. Otherwise, they offer a flat rate of 8 Silver coins in physical coin.

Local Warlord Outposts and Frontier Adventurer Exchanges

  • Location and Atmosphere:
    • Situated in rural frontier towns, garrison checkpoints, or small settlements with populations under five thousand residents near wilderness boundaries.
    • These exchanges operate under the direct oversight of local warlords who double as regional adventuring guild leaders and town law enforcement.
    • The shops are rugged, multi-purpose general stores stocking travel rations, fluid collectors, basic ammunition, and secondhand gear turned in by local adventuring parties.
  • Transaction Dynamics:
    • Local town judges or warlord clerks assess municipal entry and transaction taxes on the spot, adding a 1% to 3% local tax fee to all incoming and outgoing goods.
    • Prices fluctuate wildly based on localized supply, proximity to hostile wilderness areas, and how desperately the local population requires protective wards against aggressive fauna.
  • Pricing:
    • Buying Price: 12 to 18 Silver coins, plus a mandatory 1 Silver gate or seaport passage fee upon entering the city or town jurisdiction.
    • Selling Price: Warlord clerks will offer 7 to 9 Silver coins, deducting local municipal transaction taxes directly from the cash payout.

Environmental Roleplay Dynamics: Offensive and Defensive Tactical Utility

Urban Environments and Dense City Precincts

  • Offensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • In cramped alleyways, crowded market squares, or bustling central city thoroughfares, the avatar utilizes the tight space to channel aggressive outbursts without collateral confusion.
    • When cornered by hostile thugs or corrupt state guards, the avatar initiates combat by gripping the medallion and shouting a harsh Coptic judgment via the Invective Blessing.
    • The player roleplays the avatar aggressively stepping forward, pointing directly at the opponent’s face, and using the noise of the city to amplify their furious chant, striking the foe with direct fire damage before they can react.
  • Defensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • Urban confrontations often involve surprise ambushes or quick melee strikes from close quarters.
    • When struck by a rogue’s hidden blade or a club, the Vengeful Spark passive instantly retaliates, causing the brass medallion to flare and scorch the attacker’s hand.
    • If surrounded by multiple foes, the avatar prepares Wrathful Aegis as a reaction, shouting at the aggressors to stand back; when an enemy breaks the barrier, the sudden burst of warding energy leaves nearby attackers Flat-Footed, allowing the party to secure the bottleneck of an alley or doorway.

Dense Wilds, Jungles, and Toxic Botanical Zones

  • Offensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • When navigating the untamed, hostile plant life of Saṃsāra’s wilderness, the avatar’s heightened temper manifests as fiery impatience against encroaching flora and predatory fauna.
    • The player describes the avatar furiously hacking through thick vines while muttering incantations under their breath.
    • Upon encountering feral beasts, the avatar channels their irritation into the medallion, unleashing a Ritual chant of Invective Blessing by bellowing across the clearing for over six seconds, elevating the spell’s fire damage by 25% to ignite hostile beasts or clear aggressive, magical plant growth.
  • Defensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • Wilderness environments present environmental hazards and psychological pressures, such as terrifying beast roars or disorientation from toxic spores.
    • The Fervent Defiance passive keeps the avatar grounded; the player roleplays the avatar gritting their teeth and transforming rising panic into raw irritation, completely shrugging off fear-inducing roars or dazing pollen.
    • When ambushed by pouncing predators, the avatar activates Wrathful Aegis, absorbing incoming claw strikes behind a red shimmering force barrier while barking commands to party members.

Subterranean Caverns, Dark Cave Megacities, and Ruins

  • Offensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • In echoing, pitch-black underground tunnels, the central garnet of Coptic 742 of Anger serves as a physical beacon of the avatar’s emotional state.
    • When ambushed in the dark, the avatar uses the crimson glow of the central stone to target nearby subterranean foes.
    • The player roleplays the avatar invoking the true name of a target (if revealed through the Mind’s Eye) alongside a Somatic chant of Invective Blessing, causing the spell damage to double as the Coptic incantation echoes loudly off the stone cavern walls.
  • Defensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • Underground combat involves tight choke points where damage mitigation is critical to protect weaker party members.
    • The avatar places themselves in narrow tunnels, taking the brunt of enemy attacks.
    • The tripled Armor Check in safe designated areas (or standard AC in subterranean wilderness) keeps incoming hits manageable, while any successful blow lands on the avatar’s extra Health Point pool granted by the item’s resilience.
    • When hit in melee, the constant 1-point fire retaliatory damage from Vengeful Spark provides a steady, reliable defense against swarming, low-health cavern creatures.

Maritime Vessels, Airships, and Cloud City Perches

  • Offensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • Aboard swaying sea galleons, high-altitude zeppelins, or narrow cloud city bridges, the avatar uses the environmental tension to feed their anger.
    • During boardings or aerial dogfights, the avatar channels their frustration with unstable footing directly into their magic.
    • The player describes the avatar locking their legs into place, clutching the brass cord, and unleashing a Normal chant against enemy pirates, burning targets on opposing rigging or deck stations within 30 feet.
  • Defensive Tactical Roleplay:
    • Combats on ships and sky docks carry high risks of disorientation and falling hazards.
    • If an enemy attempts to push or daze the avatar near a ledge, the Fervent Defiance passive provides the mental fortitude needed to resist displacement or disorientation effects.
    • When hit by ranged attacks or boarding strikes, the avatar uses a prepared Wrathful Aegis action to cushion incoming blows, ensuring their HP pool remains intact while using the explosive shield burst to off-balance deck attackers.

Perception of Activation: Coptic 742 of Anger

Five Senses Perception

  • Sight:
    • User’s Perspective: The central garnet erupts into an intense, molten crimson radiance that surges through the carved sunburst channels of the red brass medallion, casting a dark red glow across the user’s chest, chin, and hands.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Observers see the dull brass pendant suddenly ignite with a blinding spike of ruby-colored light, with the carved numeral “742” and surrounding Coptic script momentarily burning white-hot against the metal.
    • Positives: Clearly indicates to the user and party members that the item’s defensive or offensive magical channels are fully charged and active.
    • Negatives: The sharp, bright flash immediately reveals the user’s position in darkness or stealth conditions.
  • Hearing:
    • User’s Perspective: A loud, localized crackle resembling dry kindle wood catching flame instantly fills the user’s ears, accompanied by a low, rhythmic thrumming sound that vibrates in sync with their accelerating heart rate.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Nearby individuals hear a sudden metallic hum combined with the distinct hiss of intense heat, as if hot metal was plunged into cold water.
    • Positives: Provides an unmistakable auditory confirmation that the spell or reactive ward has successfully triggered.
    • Negatives: The sharp metallic hiss and crackle can alert nearby hostile entities in close-quarters environments.
  • Touch:
    • User’s Perspective: The unpolished red brass medallion converts from cool metal to a surging, feverish warmth against the skin, delivering a sharp, tingling prickle across the sternum without causing physical harm.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Anyone in physical contact with or attempting to strike the user feels a wave of dry, radiating thermal heat washing off the pendant’s surface.
    • Positives: The physical sensation gives the user direct feedback on the duration and intensity of the activation.
    • Negatives: The sudden wave of intense heat against the chest can be startling or uncomfortable during extended combat engagements.
  • Smell:
    • User’s Perspective: The user breathes in a sharp, ozone-rich scent mixed with the distinct aroma of heated copper, dry desert sand, and scorched linen.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Those standing within five feet catch a quick whiff of ozone and hot metal, similar to the air right after a spark strikes gunpowder.
    • Positives: Adds a distinct atmospheric cue that can help identify the nature of the magic being invoked.
    • Negatives: Lingering metallic and ozone odors can be picked up by tracking beasts or creatures with heightened natural senses.
  • Taste:
    • User’s Perspective: A sharp, metallic, copper-like tang fills the mouth, accompanied by a dry, pepper-like sting on the back of the tongue.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Observers do not directly taste the activation, though those in extreme proximity might report a subtle, static-like dry sensation on their lips.
    • Positives: Serves as an immediate internal physiological marker that the magic has taken hold of the user’s energy.
    • Negatives: The unpleasant metallic taste can cause momentary mouth dryness or coughing during verbal spell chants.

Extra-Sensory Perceptions

  • Mind’s Eye Awareness:
    • User’s Perspective: The user’s internal Mind’s Eye perceives a sudden surge of structured numerical data and glowing rune lines, clearly indicating the active spell parameters, damage buffers, and remaining duration.
    • Observer’s Perspective: An observer actively focusing their Mind’s Eye sees the item’s intrinsic stats flare vividly, displaying a temporary peak in active magical output and a surge in the user’s protective threshold.
    • Positives: Allows the user to track precisely how much damage buffer remains or when the activation cycle completes.
    • Negatives: Receiving a sudden surge of structured mental information during combat can cause brief sensory distraction if overwhelmed by multiple active items.
  • Soul Sight Spectrum:
    • User’s Perspective: The user perceives their own soul presence momentarily flare with jagged, bright violet and crimson highlights that extend outward toward the target or surrounding area.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Beings utilizing Soul Sight or True Sight perceive a concentrated halo of ultraviolet and deep red arcane energy swirling intensely around the user’s neck and chest slot.
    • Positives: Illuminates hidden ethereal connections or magic-tainted targets within the user’s immediate vicinity.
    • Negatives: Makes the user extremely conspicuous to otherworldly entities, celestial beings, or foes using specialized sight types.
  • Emotional Resonance:
    • User’s Perspective: A sharp spike of righteous anger sweeps through the user’s mind, converting fear, doubt, or hesitation into a hyper-focused state of fiery irritation.
    • Observer’s Perspective: Nearby individuals with empathic or telepathic sensitivity feel a sudden, jarring wave of hostile irritation emanating from the user.
    • Positives: Instantly clears hesitation, granting mental fortitude against fear and disorientation effects.
    • Negatives: Can strain diplomatic efforts or social interactions, as the user radiates palpable hostility during the activation window.

Crafting Recipe: Coptic Brass Amulet of Indignation

Materials Needed

  • Base Metal: 1 pound of unrefined Red Brass alloy (composed of copper, zinc, and trace iron).
  • Central Focal Gem: 1 small, unfaceted raw Crimson Garnet.
  • Catalyst: 1 Tier 1 Magic Crystal (coin-sized and coin-weighted, harvested from a magic-using or aggressive creature).
  • Inscribing Medium: 1 Fluid Collector vial of tree sap extracted from an ancient hardwood or desert flora.
  • Suspension Cord: 3 feet of coarse, dark linen thread or braided fiber cord.
  • Crafting Reagents: Basic alchemical flux and polishing compound.

Tools Required

  • Metalworking Setup: High-temperature furnace or magic-driven steam forge, crucible, casting mold for a round medallion, and blacksmithing tongs.
  • Engraving Equipment: Hardened steel gravers, scribes, and punches for carving fine Coptic script and numerical designations.
  • Gem Setting Tools: Small jeweler’s pliers, bezel pushers, and burnishers.
  • Testing Focus: A basic conduit of magic or spell focus to verify arcane flow through the completed piece.

Skill Requirements

  • Metalworking / Jewelry Crafting Skill Level: Minimum Level 5 (to properly handle red brass casting, bezel setting, and precise rune engraving).
  • Arcane / Alchemical Crafting Skill Level: Minimum Level 1 (required to handle and safely infuse the Tier 1 Magic Crystal during the smelting process).
  • Language / Literacy: Knowledge of ancient Coptic dialects or script patterns to accurately engrave the protective prayers and numerical tags.

Crafting Steps

  • Step 1: Preparing the Crucible and Alloy
    • Place the red brass alloy into the crucible inside the furnace or steam forge.
    • Heat the metal until it reaches a fully molten state.
    • Add alchemical flux to clear impurieties from the molten brass, ensuring a smooth finish for the final casting.
  • Step 2: Infusing the Catalyst
    • Carefully crush the Tier 1 Magic Crystal into a coarse powder.
    • Introduce the crystal powder directly into the molten red brass along with the extracted tree sap.
    • Stir the mixture using an iron rod to evenly distribute the magical crystalline cells throughout the metallic matrix.
  • Step 3: Casting the Medallion
    • Pour the molten, infused brass into the prepared circular medallion mold.
    • Ensure the mold forms the central raised sunburst pattern, the top cord loop, and the surrounding bevels.
    • Allow the casting to cool slowly to prevent stress fractures in the metal.
  • Step 4: Engraving and Marking
    • Remove the cooled brass medallion from the mold and clean the surface with polishing compound.
    • Using steel gravers, deeply etch the required Coptic protective prayers and script around the outer ring of the front face.
    • Engrave the specific series designation “742” clearly on the rough back surface alongside the secondary warding lines.
  • Step 5: Setting the Central Gem
    • Prepare the central bezel within the sunburst motif to receive the gemstone.
    • Place the unfaceted raw Crimson Garnet securely into the center of the sunburst.
    • Use bezel pushers and burnishers to fold the brass lips over the edges of the garnet, locking the stone firmly in place.
  • Step 6: Finishing and Assembly
    • Thread the coarse dark linen cord through the top loop of the medallion and tie it into a secure, braided loop for the neck slot.
    • Perform a final inspection using active concentration through the Mind’s Eye to verify that the arcane channels flow smoothly between the garnet, the brass, and the numerical script.

742 Copper Plate of Great Displeasure

Long time ago before the former years came to be counted by the scribes of the sands, there existed a priest-smith named Koptos of the Red Earth. Koptos lived in a place where the sun was too heavy and the water tasted of old stones. He was a man whose spirit was filled not with peace, but with a very great, eternal annoyance. The flies bit his legs, the bread contained small gravels, and the kings of the land were constantly asking for higher taxes on his donkey.

It was written in the broken skin of papyrus that Koptos walked into the hot hills where the red rocks spit fire-water. He did hold in his left hand a vessel of tree-sap and in his right hand a small stone of red fruit-color, which was the garnet. He shouted at the sky, saying, “Why is the earth so full of foolish people and why do the donkeys walk so slow?” His mind was like a boiling pot that has no lid, overflowing with the soup of fury.

He gathered the brass that was red like the skin of a boiled crab. He put the brass into the stone-pot over the great heat. While the metal was turned into water-metal, a wild beast of four legs and many sharp teeth came out from the dry bushes. The beast was very angry because it had no food, and its eyes were like small suns. It did bite the leg of Koptos. But Koptos did not cry out in fear; instead, he became twice as much angry as the beast.

Koptos took the beast by its ears and did speak to it many bad words from the old language that no mother teaches her child. He grabbed the magic life-cell from inside the chest of the beast—it was a small crystal of the tier one size—and he threw both the crystal and the tree-water into the hot red metal. The metal did make a very big noise like a wet cat dropped into a fireplace.

Then Koptos poured the red liquid metal into a round hole in the mud. While it was cooling, he took a iron nail and he carved upon the face of the metal plate many words that were translated poorly by later men as: “Go away from me, you foolish traveler, or I shall strike your elbows with a heavy stick.” On the back of the plate, because he was tired of counting his own grievances, he simply struck the numbers seven, four, and two with a hammer, for it was the seven-hundredth and forty-second time that day he had felt a great irritation in his liver.

He placed the red garnet in the middle of the sun-burst drawing and attached the plate to a rope made of rough grass. He placed it around his neck. Immediately, his neck felt very warm, as if he was wearing a soup bowl full of hot porridge.

Shortly after this time, three men of the bad-way came down the mountain. They were thieves who carried big knives made of bronze and wore leather skins that smelled of ancient goats. They said to Koptos, “Give to us your donkey and your silver coins, or we shall make your blood to flow like river water.”

Koptos looked upon them with extreme displeasure. The red garnet on his chest began to shine like a hot coal from a furnace. He spoke the ancient words of the Coptic prayer with a very loud shouting voice, which the ancient translator translated as: “May your knees become soft like overcooked cabbage and may your teeth fall into your boots!”

A great flame of red light jumped from the brass plate. The first thief, who had tried to cut Koptos with his knife, received a sudden burning upon his hand, as if a bee made of fire had stung him. He dropped his knife into the dirt and made a loud screaming noise like a small pig.

The second thief attempted to strike Koptos with a heavy wooden club. But the magic of the seven-hundredth forty-second plate made a red wall of invisible thickness around Koptos. When the wooden club hit the red wall, the wall exploded with a sound like a big drum being broken by an ox. The three thieves were knocked down upon their backs on the ground, and their minds became like milk that has gone sour in the sun—they were flat-footed and could not stand up for many minutes.

Koptos did not take their money, nor did he kill them. He simply yelled at them for forty minutes about how they had ruined his afternoon and how his tea was getting cold. He then walked away down the mountain path, his face still red with temper, while the amulet around his neck continued to hum with the sound of a angry beehive.

The story was carried across the seventy-three land-masses by sailors who did not speak the language well. They said that whoever wears the Coptic seven-hundred forty-two shall never be frightened by wild lions or tax collectors, because their own internal anger shall be greater than any fear brought by another man.

Moral of the Story

When the world gives you small annoyances and great troubles, do not hide your temper in the dark; for if you forge your anger with proper discipline and sacred purpose, even your smallest irritations can become a shield to protect you and a flame to scatter your enemies.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)

Coptic Relic #742: The Amulet of Righteous Wrath

Item Type: Relic / Arcane Artifact

Era / Setting suitability: 1920s / Modern / Pulp Cthulhu

Sanity Cost: 0 (1d4 Sanity to activate deliberate supernatural effects)

Description & Lore

A heavy, tarnished red-brass medallion hung from a braided linen cord. It is hand-carved with Coptic liturgical script surrounding a crude, sunburst motif with a dark crimson garnet embedded at its center. The reverse side is stamped with the numerals “742”. The amulet absorbs and converts its wearer’s raw frustration and rage into protective, reactive supernatural force.

Artifact Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Attunement / Binding: The wearer must wear the medallion against bare skin for at least 24 hours while harboring significant anger or resentment.
  • Passive Effect — Fiery Temper (Mind Shield): While worn, the amulet converts fear into anger. The wearer gains a +10% Bonus to all POW or Sanity rolls made to resist mind-affecting spells, intimidation, or supernatural fear effects that would cause disorientation or paralysis.
  • Passive Effect — Vengeful Spark: Whenever the wearer takes damage from a hand-to-hand or melee weapon attack, the amulet emits a sudden searing arc of heat. The attacker takes 1 point of Fire damage instantly (ignoring minor armor).
  • Active Ability — Invective Curse (Costs 1d4 Sanity & 3 Magic Points):
    • Action: 1 Turn (Somatic & Spoken Incantation).
    • Range: 30 feet.
    • Effect: The wearer directs a harsh, vocalized curse at a visible target. The user makes an Opposed POW Roll against the target. On a success, the target suffers 1d4 + 1 Fire/Arcane damage and must pass a CON roll or be Stunned until their next turn due to agonizing blistering heat. If the user screams or chants loudly for a full round prior to casting, they gain a Hard Success threshold on their Opposed POW roll.

Blades in the Dark

Coptic 742: The Wrath-Bound Talisman

Item Type: Arcane Implement / Relic

Load: 1 Load (Equipped as a trinket or neck slot item)

Description & Lore

Forged in forgotten, sun-drenched wastes before the Sun Death, this brass and garnet amulet feeds on the user’s anger and desperate fury. In the dark streets of Doskvol, Whisperers and bravos wear it to turn pure spite into defensive armor and devastating retaliation.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Passive Ability — Fuel the Fire: When you take Harm from a violent physical attack or face psychological horror, you may choose to take +1 Stress to instantly clear the Frightened or Hesitant condition by channeling pure anger.
  • Passive Ability — Retaliatory Burn: Whenever an enemy inflicts physical Harm on you in close quarters, the medallion flashes incandescent crimson. The attacker suffers minor heat burns (Level 1 Harm: Scorched or Reduced Position on their next action).
  • Active Special Action — Invective Blast:
    • Cost: 2 Stress | Action Roll: Attune or Command.
    • Effect: You unleash a booming Coptic incantation as the central garnet flares. You target an enemy within close range to blast them with searing, force-infused heat.
      • Critical: Target suffers Level 3 Harm (Searing Blast) and is knocked off-balance (Lost Footing).
      • 6 (Full Success): Target suffers Level 2 Harm (Severe Burns) and is momentarily stunned (Flat-Footed).
      • 4/5 (Partial Success): Target takes Level 1 Harm (Scorched), but you face minor fallout (e.g., loud noise attracts unwanted attention, or heat damages your clothing).
      • 1-3 (Bad Outcome): The spell backfires; you take 1 Stress and suffer a harsh complication while dealing no harm.

Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Wondrous Item, uncommon (requires attunement)

Description & Lore

This red-brass medallion is suspended from a thick braided linen cord. It features intricate Coptic script around a central sunburst setting that holds a raw crimson garnet. Stamped into the back is the designation “742”. The item glows with a dim red aura whenever its wearer experiences intense frustration or anger.

Item Traits & Mechanics

  • Item Slot: Neck
  • Armor Class Bonus: While wearing this amulet, you gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Passive Properties

  • Fervent Defiance: You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened, stunned, or incapacitated by magical effects.
  • Vengeful Spark: Whenever a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the central garnet flares with heat. The attacker takes 1 fire damage.

Active Properties

  • Invective Blessing: As an action, you point at a creature you can see within 30 feet and shout an incantation of wrath. The target must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw, taking 1d4 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
    • Chanting Bonus: If you spend your full turn loudly chanting the spell before casting it, the save DC increases to 15, and the damage increases to 1d4 + 2 fire damage.
  • Wrathful Aegis (1/Long Rest): As an action (or as a reaction when you are reduced below half your maximum hit points), you invoke the medallion’s command word. You gain 1d4 + 2 temporary hit points for 1 minute. While these temporary hit points persist, any creature that hits you with a melee attack takes fire damage equal to the remaining temporary hit points.

Knave (2nd Edition)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Type: Magical Relic

Item Slots: 1 Slot (Worn on neck)

Durability: 3 / 3

Description & Lore

A heavy brass medallion carved with ancient Coptic symbols and set with a rough crimson garnet. The back is crude and stamped with “742”. It warms to the touch when the wearer grows angry, channeling internal rage into physical protection and fiery retribution.

Item Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Slot Cost: Takes up 1 Item Slot.
  • Defense Bonus: Counts as +1 Armor (added to Armor Defense).

Passive Effects

  • Rage Fortitude: The wearer gains Advantage on all Wisdom and Charisma saves against fear, confusion, or mind-affecting hazards.
  • Retaliatory Heat: Whenever an enemy successfully hits the wearer with a melee strike, the attacker takes 1 point of direct Fire damage.

Active Effects (Direct Use)

  • Invective Blast (Requires 1 Action / Cast): The wearer points at a target within 30 feet and shouts an ancient curse. The target must make a Dexterity Save (DC 15) or take 1d4 Fire damage. If the wearer spends an extra turn loudly chanting before casting, the target takes the save with Disadvantage.
  • Wrathful Shield (1 Use per Day): The wearer speaks the medallion’s true word. They gain a temporary shield equal to 1d4 + 2 Hit Points. While this shield lasts, any enemy that breaks the shield must pass a Strength Save (DC 15) or be knocked Prone / Flat-Footed for 1 round.

Fate Core

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Type: Magical Extra / Aspect Attachment

Permissions: Requires an Aspect related to anger, righteous fury, or ancient relics (e.g., Fueled by Righteous Indignation or Bearer of Coptic Relics).

Description & Lore

A heavy red-brass medallion etched with ancient Coptic script and stamped on the reverse with “742”. Set with an unfaceted crimson garnet, this relic feeds on the wearer’s temper, transforming internal fury into kinetic force, fiery retaliation, and an unyielding mental shield.

Game Mechanics & Aspect Stat Block

  • Item Aspect: Coptic 742 of Anger
    • Invokes: Resisting fear, intimidating foes, channeling righteous rage, fire damage.
    • Compels: Explosive outbursts, impatience, escalating social tension, revealing position through sudden bright crimson flares.
  • Stunts:
    • Vengeful Spark: Whenever an attacker successfully creates a boost or succeeds on an Attack action against you in close quarters (Melee), you may spend a Fate point to inflict a 2-Stress physical hit (Fire) back on the attacker as a free reaction.
    • Invective Blessing: When you use the Provoke skill to attack a target within zone range by loudly shouting a Coptic curse, you gain a +2 bonus to the roll. If you spend a full exchange loudly chanting beforehand, you add +2 Weapon Value to the damage dealt on a hit.
    • Fervent Defiance: You gain a +2 bonus to defend against mental attacks, fear, or disorientation created by supernatural or magical sources.

Numenera & Cypher System

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Type: Artifact

Level: 3 (1d6 + 2)

Form: A heavy, red-brass medallion set with a raw crimson garnet and hung on a braided linen cord. The back is stamped with the characters “742”.

Depletion: 1 in 1d20 (checked after invoking active abilities)

Description & Lore

Originating from a forgotten prior world or dimensional rift, this artifact converts the user’s emotional turmoil—specifically anger and frustration—into protective energy barriers and bursts of searing thermal power.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Passive Properties:
    • Mental Shield: The wearer reduces the difficulty of Intellect defense rolls against fear, confusion, or mind-affecting effects by one step.
    • Thermal Retaliation: Whenever an enemy within immediate range inflicts physical damage on the wearer, the garnet flashes with heat, inflicting 1 point of ambient fire damage to the attacker (ignores armor).
  • Active Properties:
    • Invective Shock (Cost: 2 Intellect points): The user shouts an ancient incantation at a target within short range. The user makes an Intellect roll against the target’s level. On a success, the target takes 3 points of ambient fire damage and is hindered on their next action (difficulty of their next task increased by one step). If the user spends an extra turn chanting loudly, the attack deals 4 points of fire damage instead.
    • Wrathful Aegis (Cost: 3 Might points): As an action, the user triggers the artifact’s protective core. The user gains +1 Armor for 1 hour. Additionally, the next time an enemy breaks through this armor to deal damage, the medallion erupts in a force shockwave, causing all targets within immediate range to become hindered on their next turn.

Pathfinder (2nd Edition)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item 3

Uncommon, Magical, Evocation, Fire, Investment

Price: 55 gp

Usage: worn (neck slot); Bulk: L

Description & Lore

This red-brass medallion hangs from a braided cord of dark linen. Inscribed with Coptic liturgical script surrounding a central sunburst motif, the amulet holds a raw, unfaceted garnet that glows crimson when its wearer grows agitated. The back bears the stamped designation “742”.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Item AC Bonus: +1 item bonus to AC.
  • Fervent Defiance (Passive): You gain a +1 item bonus to saving throws against effects with the fear or emotion traits, or effects that would impart the frightened or dazed conditions.
  • Vengeful Spark (Passive): Whenever a creature within your reach hits you with a melee strike, the garnet flares. The attacker takes 1 fire damage.

Active Abilities

  • Invective Blessing [two-actions] (concentrate, evocation, fire, linguistic, magical)
    • Frequency: once per round.
    • Effect: You point at a creature within 30 feet and shout an incantation of judgment. The target must attempt a DC 18 Basic Reflex save. On a failure, the target takes 1d4 fire damage. If you spend 3 actions instead of 2 to perform a vocal ritual chant, the save DC increases to DC 20 and the damage increases to 1d4 + 2 fire damage.
  • Wrathful Aegis [reaction] (abjuration, magical)
    • Frequency: once per day.
    • Trigger: You take damage from a melee attack while below half your maximum Hit Points.
    • Effect: The medallion generates a temporary barrier. You gain 5 Temporary Hit Points until the end of your next turn. Any creature that hits you with a melee attack while you have these Temporary Hit Points takes 2 fire damage.

Savage Worlds (SWADE)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Type: Arcane Relic / Minor Artifact

Min Str: d4 | Weight: 1 lb.

Description & Lore

A heavy medallion forged of red brass and inscribed with ancient Coptic script, setting a raw crimson garnet at its center. The back is stamped with the designation “742”. It channels the wearer’s rage into defensive fields and burning blasts of retribution.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Armor Bonus: Grants +1 Armor to the Torso (stacks with mundane armor up to maximum limits).

Passive Effects

  • Fervent Defiance: The wearer receives a +2 bonus to Spirit rolls made to resist Fear, Intimidation, or magical Test actions that inflict confusion or disorientation.
  • Vengeful Spark: Whenever an attacker hits the wearer with a Fighting attack in close quarters, the garnet flashes with heat. The attacker takes 1 point of direct damage (bypasses mundane armor).

Active Abilities

  • Invective Curse:
    • Action: Action.
    • Range: Smarts x 1.
    • Effect: The wearer shouts a Coptic curse at a target. Make an Arcane Skill or Intimidation roll opposed by the target’s Spirit.
      • Success: The target takes 1d4 Fire damage and is Shaken.
      • Raise: The target takes 1d4 + 2 Fire damage and suffers a Wound.
      • Chanting Extra: If the user spends a full turn chanting loudly prior to casting, they gain a +2 bonus to the roll.
  • Wrathful Aegis:
    • Action: Reaction (when taking damage or entering combat).
    • Frequency: 1/Daily.
    • Effect: The wearer speaks the command word. The wearer gains +2 Toughness until the end of their next turn. If an enemy breaks this boost to inflict a Wound, the shield bursts, forcing all adjacent foes to make a Vigor roll or become Distracted and Flat-Footed until their next turn.

Shadowrun (6th World)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Type: Foci / Magical Focus (Sustained Combat & Protection Focus)

Availability: 4 (R)

Cost: 12,000 Nuyen + 6 Karma (to bond)

Essence Cost: 0 (Requires Bonding)

Description & Lore

Discovered in an abandoned archaeological vault beneath the ruins of Old Cairo, this heavy red-brass medallion features hand-engraved Coptic script encircling a dark crimson garnet. The back is crude and stamped with the number “742”. Modern hermetic scholars and street shamans alike have verified that the artifact operates on a mana-conversion loop: it absorbs the Awakened user’s adrenaline, rage, and frustration, transforming those emotions into kinetic forcefields and reactive thermal mana discharges.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Focus Rating: Force 2
  • Bonding Requirement: The character must bond the focus while experiencing intense agitation or anger.

Passive Properties

  • Fervent Defiance (Mana Shielding): While bonded and worn on the chest, the focus grants a +1 Bonus Dice to all Willpower + Logic (or Intuition) resistance tests against Opposed Spellcasting, Complex Illusions, or Critter powers that cause Fear, Confusion, or Paralysis.
  • Vengeful Spark (Reactive Mana Discharge): Whenever an opponent succeeds on a Close Combat attack against the wearer, the garnet flares with localized thermal mana. The attacker takes 1 point of Fire Damage (AP -1) as a direct magical feedback, bypassing physical armor unless elemental fire protection is present.

Active Properties

  • Invective Curse (Sorcery Activation):
    • Action: Major Action
    • Pool: Sorcery + Spellcasting (Focus rating adds +2 bonus dice to this specific spell-like activation).
    • Effect: The user points at a target within Line of Sight (up to 30 meters) and shouts a harsh Coptic incantation. The activation deals (Net Hits + 3) Physical Fire Damage. If the user spends a full combat turn loudly chanting the invocation prior to casting, the damage increases to (Net Hits + 5) Physical Fire Damage.
  • Wrathful Aegis (Defense Surge):
    • Action: Minor Action (Once per Scene)
    • Effect: The user triggers the stored thermal mana inside the garnet. For 1 Combat Turn, the wearer gains +2 Defense Rating and +2 Armor Rating. If an enemy breaks through this defense to inflict Physical Damage, the shield bursts, inflicting the Off-Balance Status on all adjacent targets within 2 meters.

Starfinder (2nd Edition)

Coptic 742 of Anger

Item Level: 3

Price: 1,200 Credits

Bulk: L

Usage: Worn (Neck Slot)

Category: Magic Item / Relic

Description & Lore

Recovered from a sun-baked ruin on an ancient Pact Worlds colony planet, this heavy medallion is forged from a dense red-brass alloy inscribed with ancient Coptic script and stamped on the reverse with the numbers “742”. Utilizing a micro-crystalline mana cell embedded within a central garnet, the relic draws upon the emotional turbulence of its user to power localized kinetic barriers and targeted plasma-heat discharges.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Item AC Bonus: Grants a +1 Item Bonus to EAC (Energy Armor Class).

Passive Properties

  • Fervent Defiance: You gain a +1 Item Bonus to saving throws against emotion, fear, or mental effects, as well as condition tracks that inflict the Dazed or Frightened states.
  • Vengeful Spark: Whenever a creature hits you with a melee attack while adjacent to you, the garnet discharges stored heat. The attacker takes 1 Fire Damage (bypasses Kinetic Resistance).

Active Abilities

  • Invective Blessing [Two Actions] (Concentrate, Evocation, Fire, Magical)
    • Frequency: Once per round.
    • Range: 30 feet; Target: 1 creature.
    • Effect: You point at a target and utter a booming ritual curse. The target must attempt a DC 18 Basic Reflex Save. On a failure, the target takes 1d4 Fire Damage. If you spend 3 actions instead of 2 to chant the curse loudly, the save DC increases to DC 20 and the damage increases to 1d4 + 2 Fire Damage.
  • Wrathful Aegis [Reaction] (Abjuration, Magical)
    • Frequency: Once per day.
    • Trigger: You drop below half your maximum Stamina Points due to a melee attack.
    • Effect: The medallion deploys an energy shield granting you 5 Temporary Stamina Points for 1 minute. Any creature that strikes you with a melee attack while you have these Temporary Stamina Points takes 2 Fire Damage.

Traveller (Mongoose 2nd Edition)

Coptic 742: Ancient Psionic Amulet

Tech Level: TL 15 (Ancient Origin)

Mass: 0.2 kg

Price: Cr 50,000 (Black Market)

Description & Lore

An anomalous metallic medallion discovered within an ancient ruin site. Made of an unknown brass-like composite metal with an embedded crimson crystalline focus, the front features unknown script while the back is stamped with the numerals “742”. Imperial Psionic Institutes categorize this object as an emotional-resonance bio-interface device that converts adrenaline and rage into bio-psionic defense fields and thermal surges.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block

  • Requirements: Must be worn around the neck against the skin. Operates automatically for characters with or without formal Psionic training by drawing on biological distress and anger.

Passive Properties

  • Psionic Fortitude (Mind Shield): The wearer receives +2 DM to all END or SOC checks (and Psionic Resistance checks) made to resist mental attacks, intimidation, terror, or psionic stun effects.
  • Retaliatory Thermal Surge: Whenever an enemy inflicts damage on the wearer in Melee Combat (Unarmed or Blade), the central gem discharges a sharp heat spike. The attacker takes 1 point of direct thermal damage (ignoring non-environmental armor).

Active Properties

  • Invective Blast (Active Strike):
    • Task: Difficulty Average (2+) Psionics or END check (1 Action).
    • Range: Personal (up to 10 meters).
    • Effect: The user shouts an ancient Coptic phrase while focusing their frustration. On a success, the target suffers 1d6 Thermal Damage (Armor Rating applies normally). If the user spends an extra Combat Round vocally chanting before firing, they gain +2 DM to the Skill Check and add +2 to the total damage.
  • Wrathful Shield (Emergency Field):
    • Usage: 1 Use per day.
    • Effect: When the wearer takes damage that reduces them to half their total END characteristic, the amulet automatically projects a momentary force field. The wearer absorbs up to 4 points of incoming damage from the next hit. In addition, the force wave forces all adjacent combatants to pass an Average (2+) DEX Check or be knocked Prone.

Warhammer 40,000 (Rogue Trader / Dark Heresy / Wrath & Glory)

Coptic Relic #742: The Medallion of Righteous Indignation

Item Tier: 2 (Rare Relic)

Keywords: Imperial, Anathema, Sanctified, Relic

Rarity: Very Rare

Description & Lore

Dating back to ancient Terra prior to the Dark Age of Technology, this heavy brass amulet is inscribed with archaic Coptic liturgical incantations surrounding a central sunburst motif holding a raw crimson garnet. Stamped on the reverse side is the High Gothic numeral “742”. Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus class it as a sanctified warp-interface focus that absorbs the wearer’s righteous rage against heresy, converting furious zeal into protective kine-shields and searing holy fire.

Game Mechanics & Stat Block (Wrath & Glory Syntax)

  • Armor Bonus: Grants +1 Armor to the Torso (stacks with non-power armor).
  • Corruption / Malignancy: Worn without peril by Imperial loyalists. Psyker usage does not trigger Perils of the Warp for this specific item’s abilities.

Passive Properties

  • Fervent Defiance: The wearer receives +1 Bonus Die to all Willpower or Resolve tests made to resist Fear, Pinning, or psychic powers that inflict the Dazed or Restrained conditions.
  • Vengeful Spark: Whenever an enemy strikes the wearer with a Melee Attack, the garnet flares with holy heat. The attacker suffers 1 Mortal Wound as a direct fire feedback response.

Active Properties

  • Invective Curse (Ranged Attack):
    • Action: Action
    • Test: Ballistic Skill (or Willpower) vs Target Defense
    • Range: 15 meters
    • Damage: 7 + 1d4 ED (Energy / Fire Damage) | AP: -1
    • Effect: The user shouts an ancient incantation of judgment at a target within range. If the user spends a full turn chanting the holy litany prior to unleashing the attack, the damage increases by +2 ED and the target gains the On Fire condition on a successful hit.
  • Wrathful Aegis (Relic Barrier):
    • Action: Reaction (1/Respite)
    • Trigger: The wearer suffers a Critical Hit or is reduced below half their Maximum Wounds.
    • Effect: The medallion projects a shimmering red force barrier. The wearer gains +2 Resilience until the start of their next turn. If an enemy attacks and fails to penetrate this increased Resilience, the barrier bursts, forcing all adjacent enemies to pass a DN 3 Strength Test or be knocked Prone and Stunned.