String, Spidersilk

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

The silk from which these strings are made does not come from any normal, average spider, but rather from the enormous ones that live in the Underdeep and infest the cities of the drow elves. Playing an instrument strung with strings of spidersilk takes significant practice, as the strings tend to resonate far longer than normal musical strings. Spidersilk strings must also be alchemically treated to remove the adhesive properties of the silk while maintaining the innate strength of the material. Spidersilk strings, while they produce an unusual, even haunting sound, do not provide the bard with any bonuses or enhancements to his performance abilities. Rather, they serve an extremely specialised purpose. A bard using an instrument with spidersilk strings playing the bardic music ability of song of freedom may recreate the effects of a break enchantment spell in only one round of playing, as opposed to the one full minute the ability usually requires.

Spidersilk: 65gp per string