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The Mace of Cuthbert is a powerful artifact of the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The mace is the property of the deity Saint Cuthbert.

Saint Cuthbert's mighty cudgel is one of the better-known legendary artifact weapons wielded by one of the deities of the Dungeons & Dragons core pantheon.

According to Dragon #100, for a time the mace may have been hidden on Earth, to keep it safe from evil forces. It was said to reside in London.[1]

Publication history

Dungeons & Dragons (1974-1976)

The Mace of Cuthbert first appeared in the fourth supplement to the original D&D rules, Eldritch Wizardry (1976).[2]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

The Mace of Cuthbert was also mentioned in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's Guide.[3]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The Mace of Cuthbert was further developed in 1993's Book of Artifacts.[4]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2000) for this edition.[5]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The Mace of Cuthbert appears in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2003) for this edition.[6]

Dungeons & Dragons 5.0 edition (2014-)

The Mace of Cuthbert and the story of it once being hidden in the Victoria and Albert Museum is mentioned again in the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014) for this edition.[7]

Description

The Mace of Cuthbert is a bronzewood +5 holy lawful disruption heavy mace which allows the wielder to cast searing light (caster level 20) at will as a spell-like ability.

References

  1. ^ Schroeck, Robert. "The City Beyond the Gate". Dragon #100 (TSR, 1985)
  2. ^ Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), D&D Supplement IV: Eldritch Wizardry, Lake Geneva WI: TSR, pp. 43–44
  3. ^ Gygax, Gary (1979), Dungeon Masters Guide, Lake Geneva WI: TSR
  4. ^ Cook, David. Book of Artifacts. (TSR, 1993)
  5. ^ Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
  6. ^ Cook, Monte, Skip Williams, and Jonathan Tweet. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
  7. ^ James Wyatt, Jeremy Crawford, and Christopher Perkins. Dungeon Master's Guide (Wizards of the Coast, 2014)

Additional reading