Talisman of Pure Good 5e
Wondrous Item, legendary (requires attunement by a Creature of Good Alignment)
This talisman is a mighty symbol of goodness. A creature that is neither good nor evil in alignment takes 6d6 radiant damage upon touching the talisman. An evil creature takes 8d6 radiant damage upon touching the talisman. Either sort of creature takes the damage again each time it ends its turn holding or carrying the talisman.
If you are a good cleric or paladin, you can use the talisman as a holy symbol, and you gain a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls while you wear or hold it.
The talisman has 7 charges. If you are wearing or holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 charge from it and choose one creature you can see on the ground within 120 feet of you. If the target is of evil alignment, a flaming fissure opens under it. The target must succeed on a DC 20 Dexterity saving throw or fall into the fissure and be destroyed, leaving no remains. The fissure then closes, leaving no trace of its existence. When you expend the last charge, the talisman disperses into motes of golden light and is destroyed.
Commentary by Sam West, Twitter: @CrierKobold
Counterpoint to the Talisman of Ultimate Evil is this handy little Talisman of Pure Good! It’s for the Life Domain clerics and Devotion paladins who want to put an end to evil-doers for good!
Creatures don’t have to willingly touch the talisman to take damage- you can force them to touch it, dealing damage on contact.
The talisman only benefits spell attack rolls, not spell save DC.
Talismans of Pure Good don’t regain charges, so choose the evil-doers you want to purge from existence wisely, and consider banking at least 1 charge to maintain a +2 to your spell attack rolls.
Thank you for visiting!
If you’d like to support this ongoing project, you can do so by buying my books, getting some sweet C&C merch, or joining my Patreon.
The text on this page is Open Game Content, and is licensed for public use under the terms of the Open Game License v1.0a.
‘d20 System’ and the ‘d20 System’ logo are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
and are used according to the terms of the d20 System License version 6.0.
A copy of this License can be found at www.wizards.com/d20.
