04/12/2025
A homebrew magic item for use in any campaign.
đŞ The Coin of the Jokewalker
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
Origin: Gifted by a desert djinn out-riddled beneath a starlit sky in Zakhara, this coin embodies the power of chance, charm, and chaos.
Properties:
Balanced on the Edge. The coin always lands on its edge unless magically compelled otherwise. If the owner flips it and calls heads or tails, it lands accordingly only if itâs funny or dramatically appropriate.
Once per day, the owner can flip the coin and invoke one of the following effects (roll a d6 or choose based on tone):
d6 Result
1 âTails, I bail!â â Teleport up to 30 feet to a spot you can see (bonus action). A faint echo of laughter is left behind.
2 âHeads up!â â Gain advantage on your next attack or ability check.
3 âCoin-toss Curse!â â Enemy within 30 feet suffers disadvantage on their next saving throw.
4 âHeads or Tails?â â Cast Mirror Image on yourself (lasts 1 minute).
5 âFlip the Odds!â â Reroll any single d20 roll (including enemy rolls) once. You must accept the second result.
6 âJackpot!â â Regain one expended superiority die, rage, or spell slot (1st level only). The coin chuckles when this happens.
Attunement Options:
đ¸ Option 1: Trickster's Rite
To attune to the Coin of the Jokewalker, a character must perform a prank, riddle, or comedic act that causes genuine laughter or surprise in a creature theyâve just met.
âMagic follows mirth, and luck loves the bold.â
Optional Twist: If the act backfires or isnât funny, the coin doesnât attuneâuntil the character laughs at themselves.
đ¸ Option 2: The Laugh Heard âRound the World
The character must make three different people in three different regions of FaerĂťn laughânoble, commoner, and outlaw alike. When the third person laughs, the coin glows faintly warm, and attunement is granted.
đ¸ Option 3: A Flip of Fate
The character flips the coin during a moment of uncertainty or danger (a crossroads, trial, or moral dilemma). If they follow the coinâs resultâregardless of consequenceâthe coin recognizes their faith in chance and bonds with them.
đ¸ Option 4: A Foolâs Blessing
Attunement is only possible after failing spectacularlyâfalling in battle while telling a joke, getting publicly embarrassed but laughing it off, or causing unintended chaos that still led to good.
Itâs not about failureâitâs about grace and humor in the face of it.
đ¸ Option 5: Laughter Over Law
The character must reject a rigid law, unjust authority, or oppressive tradition in defense of someone weaker. The coin bonds to those who prize freedom over order, and mirth over misery.
