On the Ninth Day of Christmas, the Dragon Gave to Me...

Nine Ladies Dancing
This gift is a well-read theatre program either from the early 1930s, late 1960s, or mid 1980s, but always for Dance Crazy: The Musical. It might be worth a few dollars to hardcore memorabilia collectors, but the condition isn't one that would attract the attention of museums. Inside the program is a note written in flourish-rich cursive style, on stationary from The Frederick Hotel on West Broadway dating from the same period as the program, that reads: "Bring this to a stage or an open space, wave it over your head and shout, 'The show must go on!'" If examined with detect magic, both the program booklet and the letter inside it radiate a mixture of Illusion, Divination, and Summoning magic.

   Function: When the owner of the program booklet follows the instructions on the note, a chorus line of nine dancers in golden leotards and top hats and they perform a song and dance from Dance Crazy: The Musical. Music is provided by an unseen orchestra.

    When they are done with the number, one of the dancers lets the owner know that they would all like to get to know him or her better, and each of them would be honored to join the owner at an event, a party, or just for dinner.They then dissolve into quickly dispersed wisps of smoke until summoned again.

   When the owner needs an attractive date for any purpose, all he has to do is focus on the invitation or reservation and his or her companion will appear, dressed appropriately for whatever the event is. This magically created companion is a perfect date for the owner; she can carry on intelligent and informed conversations about any topic that the owner wants to talk about. She will also have perfect manners and timing when it comes to interacting with other guests at events and subtly always making sure the owner is perceived in the best possible light by way of her behavior.

   In addition to being great eye candy and perfect socially, the magical companion has the ability to defend the owner and those he or she is friendly with from attacks or other forms of violence. She can only be injured by magic or by enchanted weapons with at least a +2 bonus. She has 100 hit points and has all the class abilities and the attack rolls, saving throws and DC/AC of a 10th-level Bard (fantasy OGL d20 System) or Charismatic Hero (OGL d20 Modern). The companion is also proficient with all weapons, is an expert in all martial arts and unarmed combat styles, and a talent for turning just about any item she can place her hands on into a weapon.

   The summoned date remains with the owner for 20 hours, until released, or until destroyed through damage suffered in combat. Each time, the date is a different dancer. 

   If the GM feels so inclined, the following random table can be used to determine if the magical date bears a striking resemblance to someone famous.

d12 Roll    Who the Date Resembles

1-6              No one recognizable but is still a knock-out.

7                 Bunty Bailey

8                 Cyd Charrise

9                 Paulette Goddard

10               Bessie Love

11               Virginia Mayo

12               Barbara Stanwyck

              

   The chorus line can be summoned an unlimited amount of time. However, the individual dancers can only be summoned nine times during a year lasting from January 1 through December 31. If the summoned dancer resembles a real person, they appear as they did during the height of their dance careers. 

   Trivia: Dance Crazy: The Musical was the brain-child of a pair of ancient dragons--gold dragon who goes by the name of Robin among humans, and the red dragon Brigid. They have tried staging it several times since they collaborated on it in the late 1920s/early 1930s, but each time it has been a flop. Interestingly, although it was made in the hopes it would appeal to humans, Robin has informed Brigid that the show has become very popular with dragons and that it is constantly being staged on the various elemental planes where they now mostly make their homes.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas, the Dragon Gave to Me...

Eight Maids-a-Milking
This item consists of a wooden base that features a drawer on one side and a brass plate on the other. On the base are mounted somewhat crudely made figurines of four grown country women and four country girls. They are gathered around, what in scale to them, is an item that looks like a cross between a giant tea pot and a coffee pot. The figurines serve as a holder for the tea/coffee pot, which can be lifted off the base, its lid removed, and up to three cups of liquid can be poured into and served from it. If examined with a detect magic spell active, all parts of the Eight Maids-a-Milking radiate Summoning magic; the magic is stronger during the early morning hours, waning and waxing in intensity as a day moves through the hours.

   Function: Every day, just after the sun clears the horizon, the tea/coffee pot (hereafter "dispenser") fills with three cups of milk. If the Eight Maids-a-Milking is left to its own devices, the type of milk is random. The brass plate displays the kind of milk that has been created in whatever language the owner of the item is primarily literate in.

   GMs should roll on the following table to determine the kind of milk in the dispenser. Any milk left in it after sundown evaporates without a trace, leaving the dispenser dry and clean.

1d12    Type of Milk

1          Cow milk

2          Donkey milk

3          Goat milk

4          Yak milk

5           Reindeer milk

6           Sheep milk

7           Almond milk (unsweetened)

8           Oat milk (unsweetened)

9           Cashew mile (unsweetened)

10         Soy milk 

11         Coconut/Almond milk mix (unsweetened)

12         Chocolate almond milk (unsweetened)

   Any character that drinks at least one cup of milk created by the Eight Maids-a-Milking gains a +1 bonus to Fortitude saves for the following 12 hours. 

   The owner of Eight Maids-a-Milking can control the kind of milk that the dispenser fills with by placing a handwritten note in the drawer on the base before sundown on the prior day. The owner can also keep the dispenser from filling by either leaving the drawer empty and open or by not placing the dispenser on the base among the maid figurines.

 

   The Eight Maids-a-Milking is one of the few items that Brigid has created that the person she gave it to can give to someone else without the item losing its enchantments. In fact, if the owner gives it a person or family in need, he or she is guaranteed a visit from Brigid with another gift during the following Christmas Season. 

   If the owner of the Eight Maids-a-Milking tries to sell it, or gain some other form of personal benefit, it immediately loses all magic once a deal is made.

   Trivia: Originally, this magic item only created four different kinds of milk (cow milk, goat milk, reindeer milk, and yak milk), but Brigid has improved upon the item to expand selections, as well as to appeal to a broader swath of humans and their changing preferences. When Brigid drinks milk in human form, she prefers donkey or yak milk.