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A lightweight leather belt of a silvery color. A blue line traces along its surface, tilting to constantly be parallel to the ground. The buckle resembles a holy symmetrical symbol of order.
Perfect Balance: You have Advantage on Saving Throws against effects that would knock you Prone. If you are Prone, you can stand up as a Bonus Action and, if you do so, you have Advantage on your next attack roll that turn. The Belt propels you forward in a springy motion, giving you momentum.
Balancing Bind: As an Action you can unbuckle the belt and try to wrap it around an enemy’s wrist or limb. Make an Attack Roll against a creature within 5ft of you, using your DEX, you are proficient with the belt. On a hit the belt swings around the target’s chosen limb, giving it Disadvantage on Attack Rolls made with it. The creature can spend an Action trying to free the limb, making a STR13.
I Can Do This All Day
Belts have always seemed to me like minor items. Everyone remembers the lethal weapon of the hero, but, aside from the Bat, belts are always left out. That’s actually a good thing for us DMs, most heroes have waistlines and could use a cool item that does not burden them. It’s a naturally nice slot where to give something Cool, but not world shattering, to the characters.
The idea of a belt helping you stand up is mostly humorous, but please be sensitive to people who have a difficult time doing that in real life. This item is meant for some swingy and fun action, not to humor or make a friend uncomfortable.
In combat the Belt is a fun, roguish way to fight dirty: You can drop to the ground freely only to have the belt help you swing your sword better at the enemy, or you can annoy the opponent by giving them a balance lesson. Let your players be creative and use the Balance Belt for all kinds of out-of-combat shenanigans, they’ll find something and we like to give them options for both parts of the game.
Hooks
Who the hell thought of this Belt in the first place?
| d6 | Hook |
| 1 | An Artificer wanted to create the perfect Armor that would fight in your place, while protecting you, but gave up halfway. |
| 2 | The Belt is worn by the statue of a peaceful monk, who is remembered to have built this mountaintop monastery. |
| 3 | High-elven duelists use this belt to train beginners, and consider it just a common tool. |
| 4 | In a fighting ring in the Undercity, the Balance Belt is used to rig matches and make money. |
| 5 | The Belt is worn by a clumsy King, who doesn’t want to be ridiculed by his court anymore. It doesn’t help. |
| 6 | The belt is on the corpse of an unlucky adventurer, killed by a trap in the dungeon. It still works and the person initially seems fine. |
Variations
Doesn’t need to be a Belt, does it? Each body location could be used differently!
If you dare, you could give these effects to the Belt and let players choose where to wear it
| d4 | Object Location | Actionable Effect |
| 1 | Crown | You have perfect posture, advantage on Charisma rolls in formal occasions. If you are underwater you have a swimming speed but can use it only to go straight up. |
| 2 | Bracelet | If you wear a shield over the Bracelet, it can’t be knocked away. As a Bonus Action you can hide behind the balanced Shield, gaining the benefits of a Dodge action. |
| 3 | Necklace | Very uncomfortable, A creature wearing the necklace takes 1d4 slashing damage each time it falls prone. |
| 4 | Anklet | These wraps keep you on your feet. As a Bonus Action you can use their pull to escape a situation in an acrobatic manner, gaining the benefits of a Disengage Action. |
