The Boots of Much Mud
donated by Rian Nettlebranch
Description: A pair of leather boots, sized to fit
an average dwarf. They appear to be
brown, although they're so filthy with
dry mud, it's hard to tell. They can
never be properly cleaned.
History: As the legend goes, the boots once
belonged to a gully dwarf named Botz,
that for a short period of time
accompanied a kender named Druno
Weedcowl on his wanderlust. Botz had
this clay ring, which he claimed could
teleport any inanimate object. As he
tried to demonstrate by teleporting a
puddle of mud into his vicinity, the
ring somehow appeared on Druno's finger
(what do you know, I guess it
was magic). As the kender
attempted to take the ring off so he
could return it to Botz, it got stuck
on his finger, and the gully dwarf got
the totally wrong impression that Druno
was trying, believe it or not, to
steal it. Well, you can't blame
gully dwarves for having too much
intelligence, you know... back to our
story, Botz, mad with rage, pulled and
pulled at the ring while yelling at the
poor kender, "kender no can make magic
work! Ring big Botz magic! Ring make
Botz much mud!" . Just as Botz yelled
that last sentence, the ring became
loose and fell to the ground, hitting
Botz's boots on it's way. With a flash,
Botz found himself standing in a big
puddle of fresh mud, much to his
delight. The ring was gone, but its
magic had transferred to Botz's boots,
where it stayed from this day forward
(the boots, however, later appeared in
Druno's backpack).
How it Works: once worn, the boots magically fit the
wearer's feet, providing he or she is
no bigger that a dwarf. Upon saying the
word of command, "Make Much Mud", the
boots create a puddle of thick mud
around them (radius of 6'). The mud can
cause anyone standing in it to slip and
fall, while the wearer can walk in it
with ease. Creatures shorter than 2'
could get stuck in the mud. The mud
itself isn't magical, and it will stay
in place untill it dries. The boots can
be used 3 times a day, and each
creation of a mud puddle takes 1 round. |