Teleportation Anchors

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Teleportation Anchors

Wondrous Item, Rare
Teleportation Anchors are a set of three masterfully crafted rods designed to stabilise and mark precise locations for teleportation. Forged from polished mithral and etched with flowing arcane runes, these rods are both functional and elegant. Each rod collapses to a compact six inches for easy transport and extends to three feet when deployed using interlocking segments.

Functionality

Teleportation Anchors work in tandem with consumable teleportation crystals, creating a stabilised arcane bubble when the rods are arranged in a triangular formation. This field enables safe and precise teleportation to a pre-keyed destination, such as an established teleportation circle or a previously attuned location.
Once activated, the teleportation crystals are consumed, and the rods remain behind as a persistent beacon. The Anchors’ unique arcane signature allows precise targeting by teleportation spells, ensuring near-perfect accuracy for return trips. To make a future trip from the rods to another destination, new crystals must be carried, attached, and attuned to the rods.

Usage and Costs

• Setup: The rods must be deployed in a triangular formation, with consumable teleportation crystals (400 GP) attached and attuned.
• Activation: When activated, the crystals burn out, transporting all creatures within the arcane bubble to the specified destination.
• Return Journey: After teleporting back to the rods, a new set of crystals (400 GP) must be brought and attuned for subsequent teleportation.

Magical Features

• Arcane Beacon: The rods emit a persistent magical signature recognizable to wizards and other spellcasters. This signature ensures precision when targeting the location with teleportation spells, reducing mishaps and deviations.
• Stabilization Field: In areas of planar instability or magical interference, the rods stabilise the teleportation process, offering a safer alternative to freeform teleportation spells.
• Durability: The rods are built to last, resistant to magical and physical damage (AC 17, 20 HP, immune to nonmagical corrosion). Extreme magical strain may necessitate recalibration or minor repairs.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Item Details for Players

• Weight: 6 lbs (2 lbs per rod).
• Value: 500 GP for the set (rods only).
• Consumables: Teleportation crystals cost 400 GP per set.

Teleportation Anchors are indispensable tools for parties seeking swift travel, but their use requires careful resource management and preparation.

History

Lore

Teleportation Anchors are rare and prized tools of seasoned adventurers, planar travellers, and magical scholars. Their mithral construction is said to resonate with the leylines of the multiverse, while the runes blend conjuration and transmutation magic, allowing precise stabilisation. Legends speak of forgotten Anchors left behind in dangerous locations, still faintly pulsing with their arcane signature, waiting for rediscovery.

Item type

Magical

Rarity

Rare

Weight

6 lbs

Dimensions

3 rods at 6" length

Base Price

400 gp