Variant Ioun Stones (5e Equipment)

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Wondrous item, rarity by stone (requires attunement)

See Ioun stone.

Arcane Knowledge (Rare). You gain proficiency in the Arcana skill, or a +1 bonus
to checks with that skill if already proficient, while this rough, bronzed rhomboid
orbits your head.

Attunement (Very Rare). While this blue-and-white gem orbits your head, you can
attune to two additional items. While the stone is not orbiting your head, your
attunement to those items is suspended and you no longer benefit from their
magical effects. When your attunement to the stone ends, your additional
attunements which depend upon it also end.

Beast Speech (Rare). While this silver-capped fang orbits your head, you can cast
speak with animals without expending a spell slot. Once you do, you can't do so
again until you finish a short or long rest.

Breath (Rare). While this tiny green spindle orbits your head, you can hold your
breath indefinitely.

Endurance (Rare). While this dusty scarlet sphere orbits your head, you ignore the
effects of one level of exhaustion. If you have six levels of exhaustion and you
suffer an effect that would add another, you die.

Expertise (Very Rare). When you attune to this item, choose an Intelligence or
Wisdom based skill you have proficiency in. While this deep green rhomboid orbits
your head, you can add double your proficiency bonus to checks made using that
skill.

Dispelling (Very Rare). While this marbled lavender and red ellipsoid orbits your
head, you can cast dispel magic as a 5th-level spell without expending a spell slot.
Once you do, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Gazing (Very Rare). While this tiny fossilized eye orbits your head, you can cast
arcane eye without expending a spell slot or material components. Once you do,
you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Greater Protection (Very Rare). You gain a +2 bonus to AC while this deep
crimson prism orbits your head.

Greater Reserve (Very Rare). This radiant blue-and-purple prism stores spells cast
into it, holding them until you use them. The stone can store up to 5 levels worth of
spells at a time. When found, it contains 1d6 − 1 levels of stored spells chosen by
the GM. Any creature can cast a spell of 1st through 5th level into the stone by
touching it as the spell is cast. The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the
stone. If the stone can’t hold the spell, the spell is expended without effect. The
level of the slot used to cast the spell determines how much space it uses.

Identification (Rare). While this slightly pink pearl orbits your head, you can cast
identify without expending a spell slot or material components. When you do, you
can choose to change the casting time to 1 action. You cannot change the casting
time in this way again until you finish a short or long rest.

Levitation (Legendary). While this spotty, black-and-gray sphere orbits your head,
you can hover 1 foot above the ground at will, ignoring difficult terrain and
ground-based effects.[1] In addition, you can cast levitate targeting yourself without
expending a spell slot.

Longevity (Legendary). While this fossilized beetle orbits your head, you age five
times slower.

Lore (Very Rare). While this shard of obsidian orbits your head, you can cast
legend lore without expending a spell slot, and you require only 100 gp worth of
incense. Once you do, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Magic Detection (Very Rare). While this peach-colored crystal orbits your head,
you can cast detect magic without expending a spell slot.

Magic Resistance (Legendary). While this marbled magenta and black ellipsoid
orbits your head, you can use a reaction when targeted by a spell or magical effect
to impose disadvantage on one attack roll against you or gain advantage on one
saving throw made.

Pathfinding (Rare). While this red coral needle orbits your head, you can cast find
the path without expending a spell slot or material components. Once you do, you
can't do so again until you finish a long rest.

Plant Speech (Very Rare). While this smooth piece of petrified wood orbits your
head, you can cast speak with plants without expending a spell slot. Once you do,
you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Power (Legendary). While this pitch-black stone orbits your head, your cantrips
are more powerful. When you make a spell attack with a cantrip, you deal
additional damage to one of the spell's targets equal to your spellcasting ability
modifier on a hit. When a creature succeeds on a saving throw to avoid damage
against your cantrips, they instead take half damage but suffer no additional effects.

Reflection (Legendary). While this flat, mirror-shine stone orbits your head, you
can use your reaction to reflect a spell of 6th level or lower cast by a creature you
can see and targeting only you. The caster becomes the new target of the spell,
using the same save D.C. or attack bonus. Once the stone has reflected 30 levels of
spells, it burns out and turns dull gray, losing its magic. If you are targeted by a
spell whose level is higher than the number of spell levels the stone has left, the
stone can't reflect it.

Scrying (Very Rare). While this swirling crystal ball orbits your head, you can cast
scrying without expending a spell slot.[2] Once you do, you can't do so again until
you finish a long rest.

Spell Mastery (Legendary). When you attune to this item, choose a 1st-level spell
you know or currently have prepared. While this glassy, prismatic cuboid orbits
your head, you can cast the spell at its lowest level without expending a spell slot.
You can cast the spell at a higher level by expending a spell slot as normal. You can
change the spell this stone affects by repeating the attunement.

Sufficiency (Legendary). While this radiant, pulsing diamond orbits your head,
you can hold your breath indefinitely, you don't need to eat, drink, or sleep, and
you cannot be forced to sleep by magic.

Swiftness (Rare). While this rough chunk of amber orbits your head, your walking
speed is increased by 5 feet.

Truesight (Very Rare). While this milky purple gem orbits your head, you have
truesight to a range of 10 feet.

Truth (Very Rare). When found, this glazed ceramic prism has 30 charges. While it
orbits your head, you can expend a charge whenever you fail an ability check or
saving throw using Intelligence to succeed on that check or save instead. The prism
crumbles to dust when you expend the last charge.

Wakefulness (Rare). While this star-speckled stone orbits your head, you do not
require sleep and you cannot be forced to sleep by magic.

 Want of Knowledge (Rare). You gain proficiency in the Investigation skill, or a +1

bonus to checks with that skill if already proficient, while this jagged, cloudy
crystal orbits your head.

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1. "Ground-based effects" includes almost anything which could be ignored by

flying over it, such as caltrops or the grease spell. If the effect is a fire or
would otherwise reasonably reach more than 1 foot above the ground, you are
still affected by it.
2. This Ioun Stone can be used as the material component for scrying.

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