Merry-Maker Ball (Patreon)

Wondrous item, rare

A lovely souvenir that foretells a frosty evening. You can change the illusory image on the inside of the ball to whatever structure you wish, but snow is always falling. This ball is always ice cold to the touch.

Snow Day. You can spend an action to swirl this ornament around in your palm to cast the Sleet Storm spell centered on you. Each turn you use a bonus action to continue to swirl this item in your hand, the radius of the spell increases by 5 feet up to a maximum of 60 feet. The spell is centered on you and the radius moves with you. You ignore the effects and difficult terrain of this spell. This effect ends after a minute or if you do not spend a bonus to action to swirl the item in your hand. Once you use this feature you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Blizzard. As an action you can throw this item at a point within 60 ft. Upon contact the orb shatters, destroying it and casting the Ice Storm spell centered on that point.

The young desert dwelling boy had heard such tales of frost and snow and all the joy that came with wintery blessings. Yet he was never to experience the crisp morning air or the joy of a snowball fight so long as the cruel sun beat down upon him. Till one day, he awoke to a small glass ball adorned with an intricate scarlet bow placed beside him. When he shook it the air turned chilled and sleet and snow rained down upon the land. When he opened his eyes, the boy was in a wonderland of pure white, as other children came to play in the beautiful flurry that now covered his home.