Mace of Cuthbert

The Mace of Cuthbert is a powerful artifact of the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The mace is the property of the deity Saint Cuthbert.

Saint Cuthbert's mighty cudgel is one of the better-known legendary artifact weapons wielded by one of the deities of the Dungeons & Dragons core pantheon.

According to Dragon #100, for a time the mace may have been hidden on Earth, to keep it safe from evil forces. It was said to reside in London.[1]

Publication history

Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)

The Mace of Cuthbert first appeared in the fourth supplement to the original D&D rules, Eldritch Wizardry (1976).[2]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

The Mace of Cuthbert was also mentioned in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's Guide.[3]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The Mace of Cuthbert was further developed in 1993's Book of Artifacts.[4]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2000) for this edition.[5]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2003) for this edition.[6]

Dungeons & Dragons 5.0 edition (2014-)

The Mace of Cuthbert and the story of it once being hidden in the Victoria and Albert Museum is mentioned again in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014) for this edition.[7]

Description

The Mace of Cuthbert is a bronzewood +5 holy lawful disruption heavy mace which allows the wielder to cast searing light (caster level 20) at will as a spell-like ability.

References

  1. Schroeck, Robert. "The City Beyond the Gate". Dragon #100 (TSR, 1985)
  2. Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), D&D Supplement IV: Eldritch Wizardry, Lake Geneva WI: TSR, pp. 43–44
  3. Gygax, Gary (1979), Dungeon Masters Guide, Lake Geneva WI: TSR
  4. Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. (TSR, 1993)
  5. Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
  6. Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
  7. James Wyatt, Jeremy Crawford, and Christopher Perkins. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2014)

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