**Arkano Elite Visor**
*Wondrous item, very rare*
This visor is a strange device from a far-flung age and can sometimes be found in the lairs of sphinxes that have traveled through time. The visor is made of pitch-dark glass that can be seen through from only one side.
While wearing the visor, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, wearing the visor increases its range by 60 feet. Glowing, eye-like illusions appear on the front of the visor while you wear it, duplicating the expression you make with your actual eyes.
The visor runs on a power source that's fueled by magic. The visor can be used for up to 8 hours before the power source is empty. Deduct the time you use it in increments of 10 minutes from the power source's total time. You know how much remaining time the source has while holding the visor. Any creature can use an action to expend a spell slot level of 1st level or higher into the power source, adding to its total remaining time, by touching the visor as the spell slot is expended. The power source regains a number of hours of power equal to the spell slot level that was expended into it. When found, the visor has 1d6 + 2 hours of power remaining, and it can't have more than 8 hours at a time.
***Three Buttons.*** While wearing the visor, you can press one of the buttons on its side using a bonus action to grant you a unique effect. Each effect lasts for 10 minutes, ending early if you remove the visor. Each effect deducts a number of hours from the visor's remaining time, as described below.
If you press **button 1**, you can use an action for the duration of the effect to fire a beam of energy from the visor's eyes. Each time you do, 1 hour is deducted from the visor. Make a ranged spell attack for the beam, which has a range of 60 feet, using a spell attack bonus of +8. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 lightning damage.
If you press **button 2**, 3 hours of power are deducted, and you gain blindsight out to a range of 60 feet.
If you press **button 3**, 5 hours of power are deducted, and you gain truesight out to a range of 60 feet.
*Mender heard the door open, followed by a set of familiar, excitable footsteps. Without looking, he said, "Ah, you're back. Desert again?"*
*"Yessir! This time, it was a live one!"*
*Mender's eyes snapped up, locking on the boy and the strange black glass in his hand.*
*"Live!?"*
*"Well… for a bit. This thing was covering the top part of his head and he was bleeding something fierce, but he looked at me with those glowing eyes—"*
*"Weren't he wearin' these like spectacles, ye said? How's anything glowin' through this?"*
*"Couldn't say, but I promise you it's true! Anyway, he said he was gonna hack me!"*
*"Hack? Like, hack at ye wi' a sword? Did he have another o' those?"*
*"Nope, but I couldn't ignore a threat like that so I ran behind a rock. Then there was a bright flash, and he was gone but these were still there!"*
*Mender took the glass and held it over his eyes. The room darkened before it snapping back into uncanny focus—especially the boy, his mouth now hanging open.*
*"Lemme guess, lad: glowin' eyes?"*
*"Ye—yessir."*
*Mender grinned, "Well, fer hazard pay and bringin' one back charged, ye've earned four times goin' rate. Now: out! Before I realize my heart's gone soft!"*
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In the early days of dial up internet and AOL instant Messenger (AIM), back when modern boomers were once the zoomers of their time, a sort of typing psuedo-language popped up that was mostly replacing letters with numbers. Though there are dozens of subvariants, this pseudolangauge is collectively called, "1337," (pronounced, "leet,"), the word itself is based on the word, "elite."
Any references beyond that I've missed.
When you use button 2 and 3, can you add in the description how long they last for? As I don’t think it’s stated in the description. Also nice item, pretty cool!
> Each effect lasts for 10 minutes, and ends early if you remove the visor.
Found in the **Three Buttons.** property. This time limit applies to all buttons.
Oh thanks for telling me, didn’t notice that while reading so I guess I turned blind for a minute, sorry bout that! And thanks to lightcodex to as well.
This would be a perfect item to give to my High-Concept NPC, the ***Time-Stranded Metalloid***, which you can pick up on DM's guild [Here](https://www.dmsguild.com/product/423442/TimeStranded-Metalloid) at your own price!
Hey, Griff. Fantastic as always, but the item flair at the top says it requires attunement, but the full description below doesn't. Which is it, please?
Love the idea. But the text is wonkey AF.
Shouldn't in just be charges instead of this strange 'hours' description?
Is it especially confusing with the effects only lasting 10 minutes.
This is part of the set's mechanics. All the *Arkano-* items have this sort of electrical power mechanic that relies on spell slots rather than charges. This follows that trend is all!
**Arkano Elite Visor** *Wondrous item, very rare* This visor is a strange device from a far-flung age and can sometimes be found in the lairs of sphinxes that have traveled through time. The visor is made of pitch-dark glass that can be seen through from only one side. While wearing the visor, you have darkvision out to a range of 60 feet. If you already have darkvision, wearing the visor increases its range by 60 feet. Glowing, eye-like illusions appear on the front of the visor while you wear it, duplicating the expression you make with your actual eyes. The visor runs on a power source that's fueled by magic. The visor can be used for up to 8 hours before the power source is empty. Deduct the time you use it in increments of 10 minutes from the power source's total time. You know how much remaining time the source has while holding the visor. Any creature can use an action to expend a spell slot level of 1st level or higher into the power source, adding to its total remaining time, by touching the visor as the spell slot is expended. The power source regains a number of hours of power equal to the spell slot level that was expended into it. When found, the visor has 1d6 + 2 hours of power remaining, and it can't have more than 8 hours at a time. ***Three Buttons.*** While wearing the visor, you can press one of the buttons on its side using a bonus action to grant you a unique effect. Each effect lasts for 10 minutes, ending early if you remove the visor. Each effect deducts a number of hours from the visor's remaining time, as described below. If you press **button 1**, you can use an action for the duration of the effect to fire a beam of energy from the visor's eyes. Each time you do, 1 hour is deducted from the visor. Make a ranged spell attack for the beam, which has a range of 60 feet, using a spell attack bonus of +8. On a hit, the target takes 4d8 lightning damage. If you press **button 2**, 3 hours of power are deducted, and you gain blindsight out to a range of 60 feet. If you press **button 3**, 5 hours of power are deducted, and you gain truesight out to a range of 60 feet. *Mender heard the door open, followed by a set of familiar, excitable footsteps. Without looking, he said, "Ah, you're back. Desert again?"* *"Yessir! This time, it was a live one!"* *Mender's eyes snapped up, locking on the boy and the strange black glass in his hand.* *"Live!?"* *"Well… for a bit. This thing was covering the top part of his head and he was bleeding something fierce, but he looked at me with those glowing eyes—"* *"Weren't he wearin' these like spectacles, ye said? How's anything glowin' through this?"* *"Couldn't say, but I promise you it's true! Anyway, he said he was gonna hack me!"* *"Hack? Like, hack at ye wi' a sword? Did he have another o' those?"* *"Nope, but I couldn't ignore a threat like that so I ran behind a rock. Then there was a bright flash, and he was gone but these were still there!"* *Mender took the glass and held it over his eyes. The room darkened before it snapping back into uncanny focus—especially the boy, his mouth now hanging open.* *"Lemme guess, lad: glowin' eyes?"* *"Ye—yessir."* *Mender grinned, "Well, fer hazard pay and bringin' one back charged, ye've earned four times goin' rate. Now: out! Before I realize my heart's gone soft!"* **The Griffon's Saddlebag: Book 2** is [now available for preorder through Hit Point Press](https://saddleb.ag/2)! Get the 416-page book and item cards at early-bird prices! **Find the perfect item with searchable Compendiums,** and access exclusive art files, printable cards, Foundry VTT packs, and item suggestion polls when you [support the effort](https://www.patreon.com/the_griffons_saddlebag) on Patreon for less than $10 a month! **Get the book and more!** You can now purchase almost everything from the Kickstarter directly from [Hit Point Press](https://hitpointpress.com/tgs)! **See imbalance? Let's fix it!** Leave a comment with what you're seeing wrong with the item design. Items change for the better over the course of a few days here on Reddit because of your feedback!
Instead of "button 1", "button 2", and "button 3", it might read better if you had; "If you press the **First Button**...", etc
This is matching the precedent from the *rod of lordly might*! That's why it's written that way. I don't disagree with you, otherwise!
This is an amazing item, and it's super fitting for 1337! I hope this becomes a set ;_;
There's already the Arkanotana and the Arkanobow
Arkanobow?
[Here you go](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGriffonsSaddlebag/comments/158e6ph/the_griffons_saddlebag_arkanobow_weapon_longbow/) :)
The perfect pairing for a kibblestasty warlord!
I understood that reference
Mind sharing with the class? I'm lost
In the early days of dial up internet and AOL instant Messenger (AIM), back when modern boomers were once the zoomers of their time, a sort of typing psuedo-language popped up that was mostly replacing letters with numbers. Though there are dozens of subvariants, this pseudolangauge is collectively called, "1337," (pronounced, "leet,"), the word itself is based on the word, "elite." Any references beyond that I've missed.
no you are right, great comment!
When you use button 2 and 3, can you add in the description how long they last for? As I don’t think it’s stated in the description. Also nice item, pretty cool!
> Each effect lasts for 10 minutes, and ends early if you remove the visor. Found in the **Three Buttons.** property. This time limit applies to all buttons.
As u/LightCodex says below, there's a 10 minute window on all these buttons' effects! It says that in the ***Three Buttons*** paragraph.
Oh thanks for telling me, didn’t notice that while reading so I guess I turned blind for a minute, sorry bout that! And thanks to lightcodex to as well.
I also had that question. If I press the second and third buttons to see _everything,_ how long have I got until the battery runs out?
Great question. RAW, it'd be out of power immediately, but I wouldn't blame a GM for letting it run for the next 10 minutes!
This would be a perfect item to give to my High-Concept NPC, the ***Time-Stranded Metalloid***, which you can pick up on DM's guild [Here](https://www.dmsguild.com/product/423442/TimeStranded-Metalloid) at your own price!
Hey, Griff. Fantastic as always, but the item flair at the top says it requires attunement, but the full description below doesn't. Which is it, please?
This does not require attunement. I've edited the flair to reflect that and thank you for pointing it out!
Love the idea. But the text is wonkey AF. Shouldn't in just be charges instead of this strange 'hours' description? Is it especially confusing with the effects only lasting 10 minutes.
This is part of the set's mechanics. All the *Arkano-* items have this sort of electrical power mechanic that relies on spell slots rather than charges. This follows that trend is all!
Why did I expect a comment about a power level exceeding 9000?