Star Forge Loot — Durrak’s Weapon Stock

STATUS: BRAINSTORMING — NOT CANON

Jay wants a weapon cache found after the Star Forge encounter. Durrak has been forced to forge weapons — some broke, some were being prepared.

The Setup

After the forging encounter (session 36-37), the party finds Durrak’s work area. He’s been chained here for a long time. The giants forced him to forge, but he resisted — some weapons he sabotaged, some he couldn’t avoid completing.

Three categories of loot:

1. Broken / Sabotaged Weapons

Durrak’s quiet rebellion. Weapons that look complete but are fundamentally flawed — he introduced weaknesses the giants couldn’t detect.

Could be flavour items (impressive-looking but useless)
Or could be salvaged — a skilled smith could rework them
Shows Durrak’s character: even chained, he fought back

2. Completed Weapons

Weapons Durrak was forced to finish. Built with giant-scale materials and primordial fire. Genuinely powerful.

These could include:

Giant-forged greatswords or mauls (sized for Huge creatures — impractical for the party unless resized)
Refined Residuum-infused weapons (bonus fire or force damage)
Weapons imbued with ley line energy (radiant properties)

3. Materials Being Prepared

Raw materials and half-finished projects. The giants were stockpiling for the forging ritual.

Refined Residuum ingots
Primordial iron (metal tempered in the Star Forge’s lava)
Ley line-infused components
These could be used by Durrak later to forge Rod upgrades or other items

The Staff — For Lux

Jay specifically wants a powerful staff for Lux’s player. The player has wanted a Staff of Power or similar for a while. This is the moment to deliver.

Option 1: Staff of Power (DMG)

Classic. Very rare, requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.

+2 bonus to AC, saving throws, and spell attack rolls
20 charges, regains 2d8+4 daily
Spells: Cone of Cold, Fireball (5th), Globe of Invulnerability, Hold Monster, Levitate, Lightning Bolt (5th), Magic Missile, Ray of Enfeeblement, Wall of Force
Retributive Strike: break the staff as an action — 8x remaining charges force damage in 30ft radius

Fits the setting: A primordial forge could absolutely produce a Staff of Power. Durrak might have been forced to create it for one of the giant sorcerers, but it was never collected (the giants were being possessed/killed by Far Realm corruption before they could claim it).

Option 2: Staff of the Magi (DMG)

Legendary. The bigger option. Requires attunement by a sorcerer, warlock, or wizard.

+2 bonus to spell attack rolls
50 charges, regains 4d6+2 daily
Advantage on saves vs spells
Spell absorption (use reaction to absorb spells targeting only you, gaining charges)
Huge spell list including Plane Shift, Conjure Elemental, Passwall, etc.
Retributive Strike (same as Staff of Power but more charges = more devastating)

Might be too much for level 13-14, but the party IS optimised and plays at effective level 16-17. And this is a primordial forge — if anywhere could produce a Staff of the Magi, it’s here.

Option 3: Custom Star Forge Staff (Homebrew)

A unique staff tied to the Star Forge’s nature — fire, ley lines, primordial power.

Could start weaker and grow as the Rod of Seven Parts is assembled (scaling item)
Could have unique properties tied to the ley lines (detect planar boundaries, resist Far Realm corruption)
Could be thematically connected to the Eater of Worlds / Couatl sacrifice (celestial + fire)

Jay’s call (2026-02-20): Staff of Power. Right power level for level 13-14, doesn’t overshadow the Rod as the campaign’s centrepiece artifact, and the Retributive Strike is a great emergency option for a wizard who’s already shown he’ll take big risks (Magic Jar’d a fire giant).

Discovery Narrative

How the party finds the loot:

The forge area has a storage section — carved into the rock, reinforced with giant metalwork. When Durrak is freed, he gestures to it:

“They had me forge for years. Some of it I broke on purpose — weakened the quench, cracked the temper. They never knew. But some of it…” He pauses. “Some of it I couldn’t stop from being good. The fire doesn’t lie. Neither does the metal.”

The party finds:

A rack of giant-scale weapons (too large for Medium creatures without modification)
A pile of broken/warped metal (Durrak’s sabotage)
A few human/elf-scale items — things Durrak forged in secret, for himself, or from materials that demanded a finer touch
The staff — set apart. Clearly different from the giant weapons. Durrak made this one on his own time, with materials he saved. “I had a feeling someone would need that.”

Cross-References

npcs/durrak-stoneforge.md — The smith’s profile
sessions/prep/star-forge-arc.md — Arc plan (sessions 34-37)
lore/the-forging.md — The forging narrative

Star Forge Loot — Durrak's Weapon Stock