5E - Sentient Items

[MyGivinOpinion]

DM's can now bestow wonder onto the party in the form of Sentient Items. The items contained in this extension and module, with more modules to follow(which will sell for 500 coins), will work with the extension to allow the DM to bestow upon the party items that modify their description. This is the sentience hiding it's abilities until one "worthy" of it's abilities comes around.

What this means is this extension scans the character sheet for the classes and race of the PC. If either class and/or race matches the requirements set forth by the item, it leaves that section of the description available for review. Otherwise it deletes that section and displays only a basic description of the item.

::UPDATE::
Extension now takes into account character level, not class level, and Alignment in the form of abbreviated text like LG for Lawful Good or CE for Chaotic Evil. Neutral should be N for simplicities sake.

:: DM NOTES ::
These items do not require attunement as the item attunes to the user. Any Sentient Items made by yourself should NOT be attunable.
Any custom items made by yourself must come from a module.
User made modules can be updated in session by simply reloading the module after exporting, for quick fixes.

The extension can be found here.
A video showcase is available here.

Syntax Required:
[Race: whatever] (Only goes off primary race)
Display whatever abilities the item gives the race.; (End section with a ; )
[Class: whatever whatever](two classes allowed)
Display whatever abilities the item gives the class/es.(End section with a ; )
[Character Level: number]; (not class level)(End section with a ; )
[Alignment: abbreviated terms]; (examples: LG, N, CE)(End section with a ; )
[Base Description:](add the items description after this)

[Dudin]

Cool concept!

I think this post belongs within the "Paid Creations" group though given it is a paid extension.

[MyGivinOpinion]

Thanks for the tip! Posting there now as well.

[BushViper]

DM's can now bestow wonder onto the party in the form of Sentient Items. The items contained in this extension and module, with more modules to follow(which will sell for 500 coins), will work with the extension to allow the DM to bestow upon the party items that modify their description. This is the sentience hiding it's abilities until one "worthy" of it's abilities comes around.

What this means is this extension scans the character sheet for the classes and race of the PC. If either class and/or race matches the requirements set forth by the item, it leaves that section of the description available for review. Otherwise it deletes that section and displays only a basic description of the item.

:: DM NOTES ::
These items do not require attunement as the item attunes to the user. Any Sentient Items made by yourself should NOT be attunable.
The DM must drag a new item from the ref doc if the item is transferred between players. The description has already been modified and will no longer function with the extension should a player share the object with another player. It must come from the DM.
Any custom items made by yourself must come from a module.
User made modules can be updated in session by simply reloading the module after exporting, for quick fixes.

The extension can be found here.
A video showcase is available here.

One of the most common 'gatekeeping' mechanics of Sentient items is the characters level and/or alignment. Are race and class the only elements that your extension checks for? If so, this would be almost entirely useless for me.

[MyGivinOpinion]

Updated to include level and alignment.

[MyGivinOpinion]

If so, this would be almost entirely useless for me.

see above post.

The newest update makes it so that if the level and/or alignment are not met the racial and/or class descriptions say Minimum level required and Alignment change required, for each of racial and class descriptions if available.

[MyGivinOpinion]

NOW INCLUDED

Self-updating Items. The items will now reveal their abilities automatically when the character makes the necessary changes without the dm needing to drag a new item to the inventory list once the requirements are met!

The DM will need to reset the item one time after this update if they are already using a Sentient Item.