Draconic memory crystals are used by dragons to preserve their idle thoughts during their decades of long sleep. (Such thoughts are otherwise often lost within the winding corridors of a dragon’s dreams.) When the dragon awakes, they merely need to reach into the draconic memory crystal to recall dormant trains of their thoughts.
Other creatures can attempt to use a draconic memory crystal by simply grasping it firmly, but they must make a Will save (DC 1/2 dragon’s HD + dragon’s Wisdom modifier) or be overwhelmed by the immensity of draconic thought. If the saving throw is a failure, the victim falls into a coma for 1d10 days. On a success, however, they hear the last thoughts the dragon imprinted into the crystal.
Nice timing, I could use something like this in what is rattling around in my head! Thanks.
For 3rd edition, this could be a way to multi-class in to sorcerer!
Kinda reminds me of the German roleplaying game “The Dark Eye”. There, every dragon’s soul is stored in some kind of pearl located somewhere in its brain. Sort of like a more advanced form of this memory crystal.
And yay, I finally made a comment here!
I’ll use this in the session I’m gonna run as GM next Sunday.
Thank you.