Loot Crate Magazine November 2016 Magical | Page 6
but ordinary. For one thing, it was
CLOAK OF LEVITATION
The Book of the Vishanti was passed
created by Agamotto, who apparently
The main power of the Cloak of
to Doctor Strange by his mentor,
spent much of his tenure as Sorcerer
Levitation is — as you might expect —
the Ancient One, and holds the
Supreme making cool stuff. The Orb
flight. Whoever wears it can use it to
greatest spells for White Magic users
is mostly kept within a display case
fly at speeds up to 25 mph. However, it
in the whole multiverse. However,
in the Chamber of Shadows (as a
does require magic in order to be used.
its seemingly infinite pages do not
reminder: literally no one is stopping
The Cloak is also sometimes used as a
you from renaming all the rooms in
second (far more durable) pair of hands
your house something way cooler).
for Doctor Strange. He has used it to
Strange can summon the Orb and it
fight opponents, bind his enemies, grab
will levitate towards him, revealing
far off objects and more. He can even
the location of mystical disturbances
make it follow his commands when
on Earth. It can even be used to find
he isn’t wearing it.
potential magical threats in other
dimensions or on alien worlds.
When used with the Eye of Agamotto,
it can also serve as a portal to the
contain any offensive spells, only
defensive counter-spells.
THE DARKHOLD
If the Book of the Vishanti has an
opposite, it is the Darkhold. This
book contains all the knowledge of
the evil god Chthon. To give you an
The fact that the Cloak is nigh invulnerable
idea of just how terrible that is, the
helps give its wearer some protection
other name for the Darkhold is The
from mystical attacks.
Book of Sins. Within its pages are
many powerful spells but, of course,
worlds and realms it can see into.
there’s a catch. Whoever uses the
book runs the risk of losing their souls
and becoming a host for Chthon. So,
y’know, not a great tradeoff.
FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS
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