The Wand of Orcus – One of the most dangerous artifacts of all (David Sutherland illustration, original D&D Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry by Gygax and Blume, TSR, 1976)
In OD&D each artifact has a list of suggested side effects when wielded by a character. It is up to the DM whether to choose a different side effect from the tables or to make one up. The tables referenced here are lists of suggested possibilities, not presented as random die roll tables. (In AD&D there are no specific side effects suggested for each artifact, there are many blank lines for writing in a larger number of effects, and there are more non-random tables of possible effects to choose from. AD&D does not encourage the DM to make up new effects, and stresses the need for strictly balancing the powers.)
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