Recorder of Ye'Cind
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The Recorder of Ye'Cind is a musical artifact once owned by the demigod Ye'Cind, in the Dungeons & Dragons
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In the adventure Reverse Dungeon, the Recorder is found in the possession of the illithid
Hlyddhth in the Vault Level of the dungeon. It was placed in the dungeon some time within the last 600 years by the wizard Blaise after it fulfilled whatever purpose it had for it, and the illithid discovered it there and decided to keep it. Hlyddhth has become deaf to all sounds made by anything but the Recorder, though its telepathy makes this only a slight hindrance.
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Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
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Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The Recorder of Ye'Cind was first described in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's GuideDungeon Master's Guide
The Dungeon Master's Guide is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
The Recorder of Ye'Cind was further developed in 1993's Book of ArtifactsBook of Artifacts
The Book of Artifacts is a supplemental sourcebook to the core rules of the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. This book, published by TSR, Inc. in 1993, details 50 different artifacts, special magic items found within the game at the Dungeon Master's...
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Description
Crafted from a hollowed-out lake reed, the Recorder of Ye'Cind is eighteen inches long, with ten holes drilled through its surface.Powers
The Recorder can play simple yet haunting tunes on command. It sounds a shrill alarm when anything within 30 feet, including itself, is stolen. Once per day it can create a magical vision containing clues on some topic of interest to the user. It can manifest a variety of other spell-like powers as well.History
Ye'Cind came into the possession of his Recorder between 100-80 years before the time that the Book of Artifacts legend was told, when he used the artifact's powers to uncover a regicide.In the adventure Reverse Dungeon, the Recorder is found in the possession of the illithid
Illithid
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, illithids are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. In a typical Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, they live in the moist caverns and cities of the enormous Underdark...
Hlyddhth in the Vault Level of the dungeon. It was placed in the dungeon some time within the last 600 years by the wizard Blaise after it fulfilled whatever purpose it had for it, and the illithid discovered it there and decided to keep it. Hlyddhth has become deaf to all sounds made by anything but the Recorder, though its telepathy makes this only a slight hindrance.
Creative origins
Ye'Cind, and by extension, the Recorder, is named for Cindy, one of Gary GygaxGary Gygax
Ernest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games....
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Additional reading
- Grohe, Allan T., and Erik MonaErik Mona-Career:Erik Mona served as the editor-in-chief of Dragon magazine since 2004 and Dungeon magazine from 2004 to 2006; at the time, both magazines were published by Paizo Publishing, until the license through Wizards of the Coast expired in September 2007...
. "All OerthOerthIn the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Oerth, pronounced as "Orth" or "oyth", is the name of the fictional planet on which one of the earliest campaign settings, the World of Greyhawk, is located...
's Artifacts." DragonDragon (magazine)Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
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, Sean K. ReynoldsSean K. ReynoldsSean K Reynolds is a professional game designer who has worked on and co-written a number of D&D supplements for Wizards of the Coast, as well as material for other companies. He does not put a period after his middle initial.-Background:...
, and Frederick WeiningFrederick WeiningFrederick Weining is among those credited for design of the Dungeons & Dragons Gazetteer and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer, both published by Wizards of the Coast. He has also authored or co-authored a number of Greyhawk articles for the Living Greyhawk Journal, the Oerth Journal, and...
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