A masthead of durability was a type of enchanted mast step that vastly improved the durability of any mast that was installed into it. They were primarily used in Realmspace among spelljammers.[1][2][3][note 1]
Description[]
These small silver items[2] were structural supports installed at the base of masts, physically bolting them to their decks.[1][2][3]
Powers[]
Any mast that was equipped with a masthead of durability would be vastly strengthened, becoming virtually indestructible to physical attacks. Additionally, if a spelljammer were to ever attempt shearing off the top of a mast, the ship would suffer damage equivalent to its tonnage. However, they could not protect masts against destruction by fire.[1][3]
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Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This item is a "masthead" in name only. A masthead is defined as being the top part of a mast, whilst this item is consistently described across sources as being the "lower support for a mast". The more appropriate term for such a structural component would be a "mast step", something that's located at the base of a mast and designed to support its weight and secure it to a deck.
- ↑ The original printing of this item in Realmspace gives it a value of 1,800 gp. A year later, War Captain's Companion lists the item at a value of 8,500 gp. And three years after that, Encyclopedia Magica Volume II prints the price of this item as 18,000 gold pieces. As the first source is specifically relating to Realmspace, its listed price is given priority over the other two.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dale "slade" Henson (April 1991). Realmspace. Edited by Gary L. Thomas, Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc), pp. 71–72. ISBN 1-56076-052-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dale "slade" Henson (March 1992). “War Captain's Guide”. In Jon Pickens ed. War Captain's Companion (TSR, Inc.), p. 84. ISBN 1-56076-343-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 slade et al. (February 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume II. (TSR, Inc.), p. 700.