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Intelligent Item Alignment

Any item with Intelligence has an alignment. Make sure that the alignment choosen or determine randomly (using Table: Item Alignment) matches any alignment-oriented special abilities of the item. Any character whose alignment is not compatible with that of the item gains one negative level for every 10 points of the weapon’s Ego (see Item Ego, below) if he or she so much as picks up the item. Although this never results in actual level loss, the negative levels remain as long as the item is in hand and cannot be overcome in any way (including restorationspells). These negative levels are cumulative with any other penalties the item might already place on inappropriate wielders.

Table: Item Alignment

d%Alignment of Item
01–05Chaotic good
06–15Chaotic neutral1
16–20Chaotic evil
21–25Neutral evil1
26–30Lawful evil
31–55Lawful good
56–60Lawful neutral1
61–80Neutral good1
81–100Neutral
1 The item can also be used by any character whose alignment corresponds to the nonneutral portion of the item’s alignment (in other words, chaotic, evil, good, or lawful). Thus, any chaotic character (CG, CN, CE) can use an item with chaotic neutral alignment.