Tactician's Board (Patreon)

Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement)

A small, yet ornately decorated go board that carries the marks of games long past. You can use this magic item as a spellcasting focus. 

While holding this magic item, you can use a bonus action to speak a command word to activate it. When you do, choose a number of creatures you can see within 90 feet of you up to your Intelligence modifier. For each chosen creature, a magical stone appears on the surface of this item (black for friendly creatures and white for hostile). These stones move according to the position of these creatures as long as they remain within 90 feet of you (the stones only move across the face of the board, and cannot indicate if the creature has moved higher or lower). If a creature moves more than 90 feet from you, the stone vanishes, reappearing if the creature comes within 90 feet of you. 

While this item is active, you can use an action to magically compel one of the chosen creatures within 90 feet of you to use its reaction to move up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks. An unwilling creature must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw to be unaffected by this property. 

After 10 minutes, the stones turn to dust and vanish. 

Once you use this property, you can’t do so again until you finish a short or long rest. 

The battle is often won long before the first blade is drawn. But sometimes, a little improvisation is essential for victory.

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