[Eldritch Seas] Leviathan's Ink (Patreon)

Leviathan’s Ink

Wondrous item (tattoo), uncommon (requires attunement)

Component: phial of Monstrosity (kraken) blood

Only the most fearless sailors and dastardly sea dogs dare to etch this design onto their skin, many seeing it as an open invitation for savage storms and sea monsters. Others, however, welcome the chance to prove themselves against such forces of nature with open arms.

Tattoo Attunement. To attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to appear, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns into the ink that becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin. If your attunement to the tattoo ends, it vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space.

Inky Tendril. As an action while the tattoo is on your skin, you can speak the tattoo’s command word, causing the ink of the tattoo to protrude as a jet-black tentacle or to retract back onto your skin. The tentacle has a reach of 15 feet and you can use it, as a bonus action, to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. The tentacle can wield a weapon that has the Light property or a shield. You can use this weapon to engage in two-weapon fighting, even if the weapon you’re wielding in your hands doesn’t have the light property.

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Rare variant: The item has the Blinding Ink property.

• Blinding Ink. As a reaction when a creature within 10 feet of you hits you with an attack, you can fire a jet of ink at the creature. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or be blinded for 1 minute, or until it uses an action to wipe away the ink. Once this property of the item has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dawn.

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