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Broom of Flying

Broom Of Flying
  • Category: Wondrous Item
  • Rarity: Uncommon (Requires Attunement)

This wooden broom functions like a mundane broom until you stand astride it and take a Magic action to make it hover beneath you, at which time it can be ridden in the air. It has a Fly Speed of 50 feet. It can carry up to 400 pounds, but its Fly Speed becomes 30 feet while carrying over 200 pounds. The broom stops hovering when you land or when you're no longer riding it.

As a Magic action, you can send the broom to travel alone to a destination within 1 mile of you if you name the location and are familiar with it. The broom comes back to you when you take a Magic action and use a command word if the broom is still within 1 mile of you.

Tactical Applications​

Combat Strategy: Provides excellent aerial mobility and positioning advantages. Most effective for hit-and-run tactics and gaining elevated combat positions.

Class Synergies:

  • Ranged Combatants: Natural synergy with archers and spellcasters who benefit from elevated positions
  • Any Class: Universal benefit for aerial mobility and tactical positioning
  • Support Classes: Excellent for maintaining safe distance while providing battlefield assistance

Build Considerations: Most valuable for characters who can take advantage of aerial positioning. The autonomous travel feature provides unique utility options.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires enchanted wood, flight magic components, and specialized woodworking techniques. Typically costs 4,000-7,000 gp.

Common Sources:

  • Rewards from aerial creatures or sky-dwelling communities
  • Inheritance from mages or characters who valued aerial mobility
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in flight magic
  • Trade agreements with organizations that use aerial transportation

Alternative Acquisition: Some magical academies create these brooms for students who need aerial access to research locations.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 5,000-9,000 gp, with higher demand from characters needing reliable aerial transportation.

Trade Considerations: Highly valued by adventurers, scouts, and anyone requiring aerial mobility or reconnaissance capabilities.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests familiarity with aerial travel or magical transportation. May indicate practical approach to mobility solutions.

Character Concepts:

  • Aerial scout or reconnaissance specialist
  • Mage who values elevated positions for spellcasting
  • Practical adventurer who appreciates reliable transportation
  • Character with experience in aerial magic or sky-based communities

Adventure Hooks​

The Aerial Mission: A task requires reaching locations accessible only by flight, making the broom essential for success.

The Sky Patrol: Reconnaissance missions require sustained aerial surveillance of large areas.

The Emergency Messenger: Time-sensitive communications require the broom's autonomous travel capabilities.

The Elevated Heist: A mission requires accessing high locations while maintaining stealth and mobility.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Broom of Flying (Rare): Provides faster flight speed, longer autonomous range, or enhanced carrying capacity.

Combat Flying Broom (Rare): Includes defensive capabilities or benefits for aerial combat maneuvering.

Stealth Flying Broom (Uncommon): Provides silent flight or concealment benefits while airborne.

Specialized Variants:

  • Messenger's Broom: Enhanced autonomous travel range and navigation capabilities
  • Scout's Broom: Additional benefits for reconnaissance and observation from aerial positions
  • Cargo Broom: Increased carrying capacity for transporting equipment or supplies

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by practical mages who needed reliable aerial transportation for research and exploration.

Historical Significance: Several famous explorations and missions succeeded due to the aerial access these brooms provided.

Cultural Impact: In magical communities, flying brooms represent the ideal of practical magic that solves everyday transportation challenges.

Transportation Magic: The brooms reflect advanced understanding of sustained flight magic and autonomous magical control.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Can be introduced at mid-levels (6-10) when aerial mobility becomes increasingly valuable for exploration and tactics.

Campaign Impact: Provides significant utility without overwhelming combat encounters. Encourages creative thinking about three-dimensional problem-solving.

Autonomous Features: The self-directed travel capability adds unique utility without breaking encounter balance.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Exploration scenarios requiring aerial access or reconnaissance
  • Combat encounters where aerial positioning provides significant advantages
  • Time-sensitive missions where rapid travel is crucial
  • Situations requiring access to elevated or hard-to-reach locations

Tactical Adjustments: Enemies may include aerial threats, ranged attacks, or environmental hazards that challenge aerial movement.

Flight Magic: Other items that provide aerial movement or transportation capabilities.

Transportation Equipment:

  • Items that enhance travel speed or provide alternative movement options
  • Equipment that improves navigation or autonomous operation
  • Tools that provide benefits for reconnaissance and exploration

Complementary Equipment: Items that work well with aerial positioning, such as ranged weapons or observation enhancing magic.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Aerial Perspective: Characters gain new viewpoints on problems and environments, encouraging creative approaches to challenges.

Transportation Mastery: The broom encourages players to think strategically about movement and positioning in three-dimensional space.

Practical Magic: Players appreciate magical items that solve practical problems and enhance everyday capabilities rather than just providing combat benefits.