[Xan Rockman] Item - Crown of Owl Command

First item from Xan Rockman's Emporium. Before he became reputable industrialist, he was selling shady and skeevy goods on the streets of Goldspire. Despite his grandiose proclamations, he had neither permanent store nor location, and relied heavily on deceit. The compendium will have include a couple rules for adding defective/cursed items to your games - but for now, make sure to clue your players in to these items' shady nature! These items are not a trick to play, but ways to make the world more fun.

This month will also introduce "minor curses," which are a basic variant of curses where they are more prone to a character's detection.

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Crown of Owl Command
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement) 

Xan Rockman here! If you have ever dreamt of befriending animals or becoming a druid, boy have I got the thing for you. With this new crown, you can now speak with the majestic owl and command it like a familiar! I can even legally say it works one-hundred percent of the time, guaranteed!

While you wear this crown, you become aware of the presence of any owls within 60 feet of you. 

As a bonus action, you can attempt to control of any owls you detect. A target must succeed on a DC 10 Charisma saving throw or fall under your control. Owls with a CR of 1/8 or lower automatically fail this save. An owl remains under your control until it is ever more than 60 feet away from you, or until it dies. 

You can verbally issue commands to any owl you control (no action required), who follows them to the best of its ability. If you issue no commands, an owl takes the Dodge action and uses its move to avoid danger or stay within 60 feet of you. If the owl is commanded to enter combat, it shares your initiative count, but takes its turn immediately after yours. 

Minor Curse. While attuned to this crown, you can only speak in owl hoots. This speech prevents you from casting spells with a verbal component, and no one can understand your speech unless they have the ability to speak with animals.