Stone of Creation

D&D 2024 item: Stone of Creation. Source: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms: A Verdant Tomb. type Wondrous Item, Artifact rarity, Requires attunement Rare legends and lore that speak of the Stone of Creation claim it fell to the Material Plane like a meteor from some distant edge of the Outer Planes or the Far Realm. Similar legends across various worlds, all describing stones that grow buildings and islands from magic, like a house from a seed, suggest the Stone of Creation is not a unique artifact-or that all the various pieces of it are derived from a single source of stone even larger than sages imagine. The raw, black stone appears flaky like slate but is as hard as granite and marbled with veins of gold and platinum. The original, complete Stone of Creation took the form of a blocky slab like a standing stone, but it may be impossible to know the Stone's true size, or if the concept of a "whole" Stone of Creation even applies to the artifact. Perhaps other slabs and boulders made from the Stone have been scattered across the multiverse, being cut down and recombed through interplanar movements and the magic of the artifacts themselves. Random Properties The Stone of Creation has the following random properties: 2 Artifact Properties; Minor Beneficial Properties properties 1 Artifact Properties; Major Beneficial Properties property Stone Smithing While attuned to the Stone of Creation, you are proficient with mason's tools and can use them to cut pieces from the Stone's slab, thereby creating lesser artifacts. Cut into Pieces The Stone of Creation is a source for smaller artifacts that derive their power from it. These pieces allow you to shape and bestow a portion of the slab's power for yourself or others. You can cut pieces in two general sizes: a chip of creation or a keystone of creation. These lesser artifacts require their own attunement. Up to eleven chips of creation can be created from the existing slab, plus up to nine keystones. A chip resembles...