Scarab of Protection

These devices can appear as an amulet or a stone.

• When held in a bare hand for at least 1 round, an inscription will appear in the primary language of the possessor, "Prevail".

• This device grants the possessor a +1 bonus to saving throws versus magical effects including spells, spell-like abilities, magic item effects, or magical innate abilities.

• The scarab will alter the effect of any magical, but not supernatural, effect—that does not grant a saving throw. The possessor will be granted a saving throw against the effect (in the appropriate category) with a base save of 20 (including the +1 bonus granted by the scarab). Otherwise, all normal saving throw adjustments will adjust the chance of success.

• If the possessor is affected by an energy drain or magical death effect, the scarab will absorb the attack against a maximum of 12 charges when full/unused. Once the scarab reaches 0 charges, it turns to dust. This protection includes level draining and necromantic [death] effects. In the case of energy drain, each level of energy drain will consume 1 charge.

Attunement. The device must be worn or carried continuously for 24 hours before it will attune to the possessor.

Cursed Version. If the device is generated randomly, 5% (d%; 01-05) will possess a minor curse and the item will grant a -2 penalty to saving throws versus magic instead of +1. If the curse is lifted with a remove curse effect of level 16 or higher, 20% (d%; 01-20) of the time, the curse will be gone forever, and the now-uncursed item grants double the bonus and double the charges.