Questions tagged [magical-items]
Magical items can be anything that has been infused with some kind of spell or other magical power - quite popular in fantasy, and range from rare (the One Ring in Lord of the Rings) to common (portkeys in Harry Potter). Many magical items have considerable side effects to balance their use, and care needs to be taken to avoid injury.
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Anime where both boys and girls transform with their weapons
I'm very sorry if this is vague. I barely remember much so the curiosity is the biggest thing killing me.
I just remember this old anime (nothing new, not PreCure type anime either) where both girls ...
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Manga with artifacts/magical items that transform body parts into animals parts -> arm into dog head
I remember reading the first tome, and it's a story with artefacts or magic objects that give powers and I remember one gave arm expansion or strength, it was an arm brace or something.
I also ...
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How did James Potter get his Invisibility Cloak?
In the Harry Potter series, the titular hero is in possession of a "true" magical cloak of invisibility, one which isn't charmed and will not wear out, but seems to make the wearers truly ...
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Young adult fantasy book - boy finds wizard finger (kind of like a Horcrux)
I remember reading many fantasy adventure books in the early '80s. Would have been a book checked out of the library (either public or school). And this might have been part of a trilogy or set of ...
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What is the first fictional container that is magically smaller on the inside?
A container that is magically larger on the inside than on the outside is something that appears more or less often in fiction. What is the first fictional container that, for some reason or another (...
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Is the D&D 5e magic item "Ioun stone" derived from the magic of Mandor from Zelazny's "Amber"?
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So I just learned about the "Ioun stone of Intellect".
In action, it is described as:
When you use an action to toss one of these stones into the air, the stone orbits your head ...
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Was Link using the Master Sword in the first two NES Legend of Zelda Games?
So yes, the basic question:
Considering the tweaks in Legend of Zelda canon throughout the years, is it meant to be presumed that Link was [even retroactively] using the Master Sword as his ...
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How was Excalibur forged? [closed]
This may depend on the "version", but one of the greatest legendary blades known is Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur. Contrary to popular misconception, Excalibur is not the sword Arthur pulled ...
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What were all the Treasures of Thundera and their effects?
In one of the latter seasons of Thundercats, the planet of Thundera was magically reformed, and the over-arching arc was finding the "Treasures of Thundera." I remember some of them, such as:
The ...
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In Thundercats [1986] is the Sword of Omens magical on its own, or empowered by the Eye of Thundera?
Within the classic Thundercats universe, is the Sword of Omens itself a magical item that was further empowered by the Eye of Thundera?
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Is the sword itself no more than a weaponized conduit, ...
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An 1980s or early 90s cartoon about a girl's doll that came to life and had limited magic powers
This is a vague memory, but I seem to recall a TV pilot, based on a toy doll that was in existence at that time, but for the life of me, I cannot remember either the doll or this one-time show. This ...
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What is the difference between a Secrecy Sensor and a Probity Probe?
What is the difference between a Probity Probe and a Secrecy Sensor?
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Fantasy story with a war and magic usable via stones; main character was trapped in a collapsed mine
I'm looking for a book, I'm not sure if it was part of a series or a single tome.
I remember that in the story, magic was usable via stones (I'm not sure what kind but it might have been real-life ...
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Are there any rare magical objects that Harry has never seen?
In the Harry Potter series, Harry always gets his hands on the rarest and unique magical items of the wizarding world:
He saw the Mirror of Erised,
He found the Philosopher's Stone,
The Sword of ...
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Book series for kids with boy and stones that went on belt [duplicate]
I remember reading a book series during elementary school that had a boy who found a magic stone that went into a belt. I think that he kept finding more of them to keep them from who/whatever the ...
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A story about a demon who has to steal a jewel to free his sister
I read it originally with kindle (amazon book). It is a book about two main characters, one female and the other a male - I believe it is a young adult book, Sci-Fi, paranormal, romance and magic.
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Guy goes to another world (video game?) and receives a cursed bracelet that can slot gem power-ups
I can't remember a lot about this book. However, I remember a guy going to another world or maybe stuck in a game. He gets a bracelet with slots that gems go into, which gives him major power. The ...
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Weapons that glow when the enemy is near. Are there precedents before Tolkien?
In Tolkien's works are notorious elvish blades like Sting that glow when there are orcs or goblins nearby. Although Tolkien's work is profoundly original as a whole, the author himself always ...
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Do the enchanted locations in the Harry Potter books occupy another dimension?
I've finally watched more than the first 2 films, and am curious as to any explanation about the magical areas shown. In the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry goes to Diagon Alley. He sees a wall that is tapped ...
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Do magic carpets exist in the Wizarding World?
Magic carpets, prominent in Middle Eastern literature, are carpets that have the ability to fly (or in some stories, teleport), allowing anyone on it to travel vast distances quickly. Do these exist ...
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What would happen if someone tried to resurrect Voldemort using the Resurrection Stone?
I know there is probably no direct cannon to support any hypotheses made, but I have been mulling the question over in my head for some time and cannot come up with a fully satisfactory answer.
The ...
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What cannot be done with a wand, that must be achieved using other means, such as potions? [closed]
I've been reading Harry Potter and every time I see something done via the use of potions or external objects (such as curing someone of petrification, or making someone fall in love, or becoming ...
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Story about reincarnated warrior who gets his old tattoos and swords then goes on a quest
I read it a couple years ago and it was about a warrior who died and then was resurrected. He got his old tattoos and swords which are magical artifacts then was asked to go on a quest to some kind of ...
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Valyrian Steel in the Citadel [duplicate]
It is revealed that the Maesters have acess to Valyrian Steel when Maester Luwin shows Bran his Valyrian steel link. We are told that when Maesters learn a new skill, they forge a new link, I assume ...
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Is Lembas (Elven bread) magical?
I always had the feeling that Lembas bread was magical and that's what helped it be so fulfilling; however I've recently started to think that it was most probably just highly nutritious, and I had ...
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Why does Frodo see his sword glow red at Weathertop?
[...] He shut his eyes and struggled for a while; but resistance became unbearable, and at last he slowly drew out the chain, and slipped the Ring on the forefinger of his left hand.
Immediately, ...
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What are all these Harry Potter objects?
The first three or four were especially confusing to me, I'm not sure what they are. What are all these Harry Potter objects?
(it's apparently from this article, though I couldn't view the page).
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Why didn't Harry have to wait for the right time to use the portkey?
In GoF, Harry touches the port key and is immediately transported back to Hogwarts. But why did the port key function immediately?
During the world cup they had to wait for a specific time that the ...
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Fantasy book series; Brother is jealous of sister's magical (sword) glove
I read a series of books a few years ago but I never finished the series.
The main characters were a brother and sister. The brother was jealous of the sister having put on a glove that does not ...
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What is the first story with a magical Taco?
Being inspired by Cinco de Mayo and the recent in-flux of history-of questions...
Are there any stories than involve a magical taco; or if there are numerous stories with magical tacos, What was the ...
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How many inventions did Fred and George have?
Fred and George Weasley are known for their trouble-making and general "solemnly swearing they are up to no good". Their antics/adventures give something to smile about and show us not all ...
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Do Vanishing Cabinets come in pairs or singles?
After seeing this question and some of the discussion on it got me wondering if this pair of Vanishing Cabinets was common or rare...
How did Dumbledore not know that the Vanishing Cabinet was one ...
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Why don't muggles use bezoars effectively?
While I can understand why most magical herbs and creatures go unnoticed by muggles, it really bugs me that bezoars are not a known medical technology.
Bezoars appear naturally in goats, one of the ...
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How do the Hogwarts staircases move in the books?
When I read the Harry Potter books, I imagined the whole "the staircases change" thing to be more like the weeping angels from Doctor Who in that they change when you're not looking or without you ...
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In the Harry Potter universe, is there a difference between magical objects and enchanted objects?
In other words, does the Harry Potter universe have both enchanted things (a normal object with a spell on it) and magical things (objects that are innately magical)? For example, a magic fire-sword ...
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To whom does each of these wands belong?
To whom does each of these wands belong?
Note: inspired by this meta question
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Do muggles react the same way to potions in Harry Potter?
For example, if a muggle drank Felix Felicis and went to Las Vegas, would be win every game he played? How about the other potions such as the engorgement charm seen in Book 2, or the skelegrow? Would ...
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What would happen in a battle of Felix Felicises (?)
If two equally skilled and similar (in terms of physique and metabolic processes) wizards played against each other in a game of chance (dice, card games, whatever) after drinking the same amount of ...
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What brooms do the Weasleys own?
I know the Weasleys all use older brooms, but do we know what brooms they own?
I remember that over the summer Harry and the Weasleys all play pick up games of Quidditch in the woods near the ...
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How did they get away with making the Tri-Wizard Cup a Portkey?
I know there are many questions going on this very topic - like why the Triwizard Cup Portkey was two-way and why the Portkey didn't return Harry and Cedric to the center of the maze, where it was ...
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In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, why can't the Order plant an unauthorized Portkey, if Dumbledore can with ease?
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Why in 'Deathly Hallows' was a Portkey not used in the beginning?
I remember Lupin saying, when transporting Harry in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
"Brooms," said ...
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Maximum range of a Portkey?
What is the maximum range one could travel with a single Portkey? Across the world? To the moon?
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Is "Giftwish" this novel?
When I was younger (in the 80's) I greatly enjoyed a book that I believe was called Giftwish. There is a fantasy book by the same name referenced here, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1316830....
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Do all elven blades glow blue in the presence of orcs?
There have been a couple of questions that I believe are related to this one, for example this one that asks why Sting glowed blue in the presence of orcs, and this one about the origins of Sting ...
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Do non-Elven blades damage the Nazgûl despite being destroyed?
As I understand it (correct me if this is wrong) swords not crafted by elves are destroyed upon striking a Nazgûl- but do they do any damage to him (it?) in the process?
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Why does the Ring have such an obsessive possessive effect?
In The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, we see in Bilbo and Frodo and, to a more extreme extent, Gollum, all bearers of the one ring, that they become extremely possessive of the ring and do ...
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How many Stars of Elendil were there, and what happened to each of them?
In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn wears a jewel called the Elendilmir, or Star of Elendil, upon his brow. This stone, which was also known as the Star of the Dúnedain and the Star of the North, was ...
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What makes this character worthy to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir?
After being created and brought to life by a stroke of Thor's lightning
I think there was a gasp from the cinema audience at this point, I'm quite confident this was not in the comics.
Why is this ...
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How strong / sharp is Celestial Bronze
In the Percy Jackson universe how Strong/Sharp is celestial bronze compared to mortal weapons? And is there a in universe example?
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What's the point of a Remembrall?
Not sure if there's a canon answer for this or not, but in the Harry Potter books, how would a Remembrall be useful? Does it do more than just turn red when someone forgets something?
