I'm currently playing in the wrath of the righteous campaign and have a legendary shield that has been pivotal in the creation of the character.
It is adamantium and used regularly with the 'sacrificial shield' mythic ability to absorb large hits from enemies, most of the time negating 50+ damage at a time without concern.
Furthermore, it can cast blur/displacement to further aid in damage avoidance.
It is also spiked and used as the character's primary weapon.
The character using it is an Aasimar Paladin of Iomedae, one proving very resilient in combat.
It -HAS- actually been destroyed before becoming an artifact (The owner was mind-controlled via Magic Jar and the party all attacked her, the shield being destroyed by the only person that could hit her, the party archer)
Now, she will soon gain a new mythic tier, and the shield will become a lesser artifact, which requires a specific action to destroy.
I need ideas for what that would entail. As I will eventually make it a greater artifact, keep in mind the destroy requirement should get harder when that happens, but rather similar to the original requirement.
So--Fire away with ideas!
... for a popculture reference as to the durability of the shield (ignoring the fact it's an artifact) Imagine captain America's shield, and think of what would have to be done to destroy it.
(someone already made the joke of it requiring being struck by a major artifact hammer....)
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Lesser artifact: must be heated in a forge desecrated by Flauros for a week.
Greater artifact: must be crushed under Flauros himself for a day and a night, until his heat melts it to slag.
That's just the first idea that came to me - you could do something with "crushed under the hooves of Baphomet", but that seemed a little too on-the-nose for Wrath of the Righteous.
A paladin of Iomadae must fall and become an antipaladin. This lost soul can destroy the shield by absorbing the attempted smite of another paladin of Iomadae, who will in her divine wrath break the shield. (Lesser)
Bury beneath one of the Midnight Isles for a year and a day. Which one? One that was once a demon lord of fire. (Greater)
The shield is broken if the tears of a demon prince (or princess) are collected and the shield dissolved in the liquid. (Greater)
(lesser) can only be destroyed by a Smite from an Antipaladin
(Major) can only be destroyed by a Sunder attack from a major artifact weapon
Maybe it can be turned into a non-artifact by a ritual from the god of Toil? (name escapes me.) The time / level requirement for this ritual depends on if it is a minor or major artifact.
It is destroyed if the wielder uses it to murder an innocent person.
This is what I have come up with, thoughts?
Evalach must interpose itself between an incoming attack from a good creature to protect an evil creature that has exerted it's control over it's ego score.
Evalach must be wielded by a fallen paladin of Iomedae whom has exerted control over it for at least 1 uninterrupted week before using it to block an adamantium arrow shot by a lawful good creature of a mythic tier at least that of the wielder.