Item: Explosive Missive
Activate 2 (concentrate, manipulate)
An explosive missive is slightly warm to the touch, regardless of the surrounding environment. When composed and then activated, the missive explodes. The tenor of what you write or the theme of your illustration determines the damage type and adds the corresponding trait to the missive: acid for a caustic inscription, cold for an aloof one, electricity for an energetic one, fire for an angry one, or sonic for an overly emphatic one. The missive deals 4d6 damage to each creature in a 5-foot burst from a corner of the missive's space (DC 18 Basic Reflex). A creature who rolls a critical failure also takes 1d4 persistent damage of the same type. The missive burns to ash while releasing its magic.
1d4 persistent,acid 1d4 persistent,cold 1d4 persistent,electricity 1d4 persistent,fire 1d4 persistent,sonic
Trait Effects
Consumable: An item with this trait can be used only once. Unless stated otherwise, it’s destroyed after activation. Consumable items include alchemical items and magical consumables such as scrolls and talismans. A character can Craft consumable items in batches of four.
Magical: Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.
Missive: A missive is a piece of magical stationery that must be crafted and composed before it can be activated. All missives have the missive and consumable traits. Missives are often constructed of paper, parchment, or vellum, but any other thin, portable material that can hold writing or embossing upon it can be crafted into missives. After being crafted, the missive is a blank sheet until a message is composed upon it, completing its magic.
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|---|---|---|
| Glimmering Missive | 4 | Common |
| Messenger Missive | 4 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Butterfly) | 5 | Common |
| Stage Fright Missive | 5 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Bull) | 6 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Rabbit) | 6 | Common |
| Heartening Missive (Turtle) | 6 | Common |
| Messenger Missive (Multiple) | 7 | Common |
| Red-Handed Missive | 7 | Common |
| Captivating Score | 11 | Common |
| Analysis Eye | 4 | Common |
| Bloodstone Doll (Minor) | 4 | Rare |
| Camp Shroud (Minor) | 4 | Uncommon |
| Chilled Fire Noodles (Greater) | 4 | Uncommon |
| Cloud Buns | 4 | Uncommon |
| Conspirator's Cookie | 4 | Rare |
| Deteriorating Dust | 4 | Uncommon |
| Feather Token (Fan) | 4 | Common |
| Featherlight Fletching | 4 | Common |
| Grave Token | 4 | Uncommon |