Snowman Incubator (5e Equipment)

Wondrous Item, very rare The object is a crudely constructed snowman standing up to about 6 feet in height. It has two twig arms coming out of its middle section, two coal eyes and a carrot nose. The snowman will not melt when introduced to heat. It will suddenly appear in snowy areas usually on the outskirts of a small village or settlement. If no humanoid has come into contact with the snowman, it will reappear in a new location closer to the town, even getting as far as appearing before a person's window. The origins of these snowmen are as of yet unknown. When a humanoid comes into contact with the snowman, they must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a success, nothing will happen and they must repeat the saving throw if the come into contact with the snowman again. On a failure, the snowman will cause a transformation within the person. This transformation is capable of restructuring the skeletal system alongside controlling organ and cell functions to distort the host’s body to appear as a featureless snowman. The transformation has been noted to be extremely painful to those affected. The transformation takes about 3 days. During this period of time, the effects can be lifted with a Greater Restoration spell, returning the subject back to normal in 1d4 days. Day 1.Your body temperature will begin to decrease and you may experience symptoms caused by the common cold. You will begin to appear similar in appearance to a severely anorexic humanoid and your skin will also change to a pale shade of white. The your femur and fibula will begin to dissolve, causing extreme physical pain when attempting to walk or put pressure on them. All appendages other than your arms and legs(ex. wings, tails) will begin to recede into your body. Your hair and nails will also be released from your body. Day 2.Your legs will seem to melt together and swell into a large spherical shape, giving you a walking speed of 0ft. All the blood and fat in your body will pool into the lower body and solidify. The your upper skeletal system and skull will begin restructuring to take on a spherical appearance. Your arms will also extend out and calcify, turning them into simple wooden twigs. Your body temperature will also continue to decrease. Day 3. Your mouth will close and your ears will recede into your head. Your eyes will harden and turn black, becoming a material similar to coal and your nose will turn orange and extend out, eventually becoming indistinguishable with a carrot. You will then begin to secrete large amounts of an unknown liquid. Due to your extremely low body temperature, the liquid freezes upon contact with your skin. The result is similar in appearance and texture to snow. Once the transformation is complete, you will be visually identical to a typical snowman. The only way to return you to normal post transformation is with a wish spell. Your body will be host to about (1d6 +2) white, spherical eggs. Over the next 1d4 days, your form will serve as a frozen incubator for these eggs. Upon hatching, you will produce a series of Young Snow Spiders equal to the amount of eggs present within you. Upon the eggs hatching, your body is subject to melting and destruction through other means and does not gain the properties of the snowman that transformed it.

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