D&D 5E Sling Stones as Magic Items

[TaranTheWanderer]

Just wanting to brain storm: Anyone have interesting ideas/resources for sling stones as magic items other than just +1 ammo?

I was thinking of a reusable 'philosopher's Stone' which can change its properties to negate damage reduction. Not sure if it'd be a one-shot item or a 'returning' item or an item that you have to go look for after the fight is done.

 

[J-H]

Stone of Dispel
Siege Stone (changes size in flight to do more damage)
Stones made out of different substances (silver, etc.)
Sharpened stone (does slashing damage, maybe a higher damage dice)
Stone of Seeking (advantage or something on the to-hit roll)
Stone of Stunning

 

[Count_Zero]

Have some elemental related effects - ongoing electrical or cold damage on impact, an explosive blast of heat.

Possibly related to this - Sling Stones that can have a touch-range spell cast on them, and have the spell go off on whatever target you hit with the stone.

 

[Stoutstien]

In a a game I had a player craft sticky sling stones. They didn't do anything past being annoying.

 

[jgsugden]

• (uncommon) Grows into a boulder once per day when fired, turning into a +8 (for 3d10+5) attack (60'/240') - like a Hill Giant boulder. Reusable.
• (rare) Turns into a Freezing Sphere spell - 300 ft range, 60' radius, DC 17 Con for 1/2. Single use.
• (uncommon) Turns into a Geonid and follows the instructions provided prior to shooting it. Reusable.

 

[Vael]

One Artificer concept I had was one that delivered most spells via sling bullets, Web is a special bullet with a spider carved into it, etc.

Putting most consumables as runes engraved on sling stones seems a great place to start.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Stone of Goliath Slaying.

 

[Richards]

I had a player who ran a wizard PC (with an earth elemental as a familiar) who wielded a magical slingshot of rock shrinking. At will, he could shrink a rock - or an object made entirely of stone, to include earth elementals, galeb duhrs, animated stone statues, and the like - to pebble-sized by touching it with the magic slingshot. The object could then be fired like a sling stone, dealing normal sling stone damage, but regaining its full size upon impact. He generally used this to get his earth elemental familiar (Small size when first summoned using the Improved Familiar feat - this was a 3.5 game - but later polymorphed to become Large size) across the battlefield in record time, but he also used to carry around shrunken, pebble-sized boulders in his pockets because he never knew when having a boulder or two suddenly block a door would come in handy. (It also once reduced a fight with an Earth Titan to a single hit with his slingshot.)

Johnathan

 

[Mistwell]

Now I want a magic sling which turns your sling stone into a randomly rolled magic stone for each use.

 

[Richards]

What would that be - a slingshot of wonder, like the (in)famous rod?

Johnathan