Will-o'-Wisp Lantern | New 5th Edition Magic Item (Patreon)

Will-o'-Wisp Lantern

Wondrous item, Rare (requires attunement)

This eerie lantern contains a trapped will-o'-wisp that emits dim, ghostly light in a 10-foot radius. While attuned to the lantern, you can use an action to command the will-o'-wisp to perform one of the following tasks:

Illuminate: The will-o'-wisp sheds bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet. This effect lasts for 1 hour or until you use an action to dismiss it.

Mislead: You can expend one or more charges to command the will-o'-wisp to move up to 60 feet away from you. Creatures that can see the will-o'-wisp within its light radius must make a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature is distracted by the will-o'-wisp. A creature is distracted for 1 round per charge expended. A distracted creature has disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and cannot take reactions. The effect ends early if the creature takes damage.

Reveal: The will-o'-wisp emits a pulse of energy that highlights hidden doors, traps, and secret passages within its light radius. Creatures within the radius gain advantage on Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks made to find such features for 1 minute.

Confusion: Once per day, you can use an action to command the will-o'-wisp to cast the confusion spell (save DC 14) on a creature within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or be affected by the spell for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

The Will-o'-Wisp Lantern has 3 charges. Using any of the three tasks consumes 1 charge, while casting the confusion spell consumes all remaining charges. The lantern regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dusk. If you expend the lantern's last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the will-o'-wisp escapes the lantern and vanishes, rendering the lantern nonmagical.

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