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[Snow_Fox]

Ok I was looking for things that can inspire people. In SR, RL or fiction. These could be or become focus for magicx or even just quests for wealth, power or reverence. In the middle ages they had the bones of saints and shards of the true cross.

It doesn't have to be magical-the One Ring or Excaliber come to mind. The quote above is about the Malteze Falcon.
Other things that come to mind might include:
General Patton's pearl handed colt.
Parts of the colinoor diamond that were cut away before Hope got his hands on it.

[CanRay]

The Stone of Destiny would be a good one, along with the Blarney Stone.

Original Jim Bowie Knives would be nice as well for the CSA Mage looking for a weapon focus.

A simple soapstone carving sitting in an Ottawa Museum might be sought after. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Rotbart van Dain...]

The original, handwritten copy of Alice in Wonderland.

[Chrysalis]

Modern day magical items

The Guitars of Jimmy Hendrix
Sequine Elvis Suit
AK-47
The body of Jimmy Hoffa
The magic bullet of JFK
VW bug
Missing 8 minutes of the Watergate tapes


British magical items:
The Golden Bough
The Book of Thoth
Aleister Crowley's Tarot Cards

[HeavyMetalYeti]

Locks of Elvis's hair from when he went into the Army.

George Washington's axe that did or did not fell that cherry tree.

The scalp of Custer.

Pretty Boy Floyd's tommy gun.

The pistol used in the assassination of Lincoln.

[Chrysalis]

The toupee of William Shatner.

[HeavyMetalYeti]

John Holmes' cryogenicly preserved...UMM. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

[Hatspur]

The gun that fired the fabled first shot in the civil war

Muhhamed Ali's boxing Gloves

Pele's boots (take your pick)

The preserved hand of Diego Maradona

A Gutenburg bible

General Patton's Cavalry Sabre

I'm sure the only scholarly Humanis policlub member would like to get his hands on a noose used for a lynching in the deep south.

[VagabondStar]

The original, signed manuscript for William Gibson's novel Neuromancer?

[Hatspur]

The original, signed manuscript for William Gibson's novel Neuromancer?

Oh wow. That is ironic on so many levels of fanboydom. To my knowledge Gibson HATES Shadowrun because of their inclusion of magic and fantasy elements.

[Chrysalis]

Bill Clinton's cigar
The cryogenically frozen body of Walt Disney
Austin Power's mojo
Sports items of the ages.

[Mäx]

Austin Power's mojo

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif)
Definedly one for pornomancers

[Wesley Street]

Oh wow. That is ironic on so many levels of fanboydom. To my knowledge Gibson HATES Shadowrun because of their inclusion of magic and fantasy elements.

To be fair, he probably doesn't like Cyberpunk 20XX either. He considers himself more a futurist than a straight sci-fi writer and I doubt he cares much for the geekier, fanboy elements of the science-fiction scene.

Back on topic:

For the musicians...

A thimble-full of Hendrix' sweat.
The remains of Mama Cass' ham-sandwich.
The shotgun Kurt Cobain used to escape Courtney Love (think 'Ace of Winchesters' for rockers for those of you that have read the Hitman comic book series).
The seeds descended from John Lennon's first joint.
The first vinyl record Grand Master Flash ever scratched.

For the Desolation Jones fans...

Hitler's private porno stash

[Chrysalis]

For the Desolation Jones fans...

Hitler's private porno stash

No, no, no. Stalin masturbating

[HeavyMetalYeti]

What about the bullet Hitler used to end his reign? That is if it didn't melt completely.

[Screamin Demon]

Original Mickey Mouse prints
Various significant home run baseballs (Signed or not)
Britney Spears' hair from when she went psycho
Old computers that significant programs (Napster, Youtube) were designed on
Bone shards of major disaster victims (9-11, Oklahoma bombing, Ohio Stare Massacre, any number of disasters between now and SR era)

[Snow_Fox]

Major Danjou's wooden hand.(I think he spells his name correctly, it would be a french military thing.)
The Sword of Stalingrad
Kermit the frog.
ships bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[HeavyMetalYeti]

The lookout's binos from the Titanic.

[Wesley Street]

Kermit the frog.

I think those "Mahna Mahna!" Muppets would have more magical mojo... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Morghen]

A simple soapstone carving sitting in an Ottawa Museum might be sought after. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

What?

Ohio State Massacre

What?



The Pope-Mobile
Judy Garland's ruby slippers
OJ's gloves (I'm sure there's a cursed knife that goes along with them)
Bob and Doug McKenzie's toques
Prince's motorcycle from Purple Rain (Assless chaps add a stackable bonus)
That big fake sapphire from Titanic
Carrie Fisher's metal bikini
Mr. Roger's loafers
Walter Cronkite's glasses

[Sir_Psycho]

The silver-plated, pearl handled, chrome handled 1911a1 .45 and Star Model B 9mm used by Vincent and Jules in Pulp Fiction.

Jules and Vincent.

1911A1.

Star B 9mm.

Audrey Hepburn's cigarette holder.

Also, possibly Hunter S. Thompson's cigarette holder, too.

[CanRay]

A simple soapstone carving sitting in an Ottawa Museum might be sought after. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

What?

When Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada, he had to deal with a Home Invasion at Sussex Drive (The traditional home of the PM).

He defended himself from an armed attacker (IIRC that he was armed, at least) with a soapstone carving that had just happened to be sitting on his bed table.

The Mounties that were charged with defending him were pretty much lambased by the media.

[ShadeRavnos]

Ohio State Massacre

Don't you mean Kent State http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings

[Screamin Demon]

Thank you, Shaderavnos for the clarification. My source if information was Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

[Icephisherman]

John Henry's Steeldriver.

John Henry was a steel driving man, he died with a hammer in his hands.

Only of use to one whom is both the underdog and of great strength.

[hyzmarca]

What about the bullet Hitler used to end his reign? That is if it didn't melt completely.

That's a common misconception. Hitler is still alive and is currently plotting his return to power. The dead guy was one of his body doubles.

Lizzie Borden's hatchet
Bonnie and Clyde's Car
H.H. Holmes's murder castle is more of a location than a McGuffin, but it could still work as one.

[Sir_Psycho]

That's a common misconception. Hitler is still alive and is currently plotting his return to power. The dead guy was one of his body doubles.

Unless it's shedim hitler.

Although, a lot of Nazi memorabilia would make excellent foci/collectables for any Alamos/Human Nation/Humanis member.

[CanRay]

Why does everything have to have Nazis in it?

Well, other than the obvious that shooting Nazis is fun (Which is why there's Eleventy-Billion World War II shooters.).

[Wesley Street]

Charlie Chaplin's cane and bowler hat
The Maltese Falcon
"Rosebud"

[CanRay]

Christine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/vegm.gif)

[Wesley Street]

Elsinore beer bottles.
The Hanson Brothers' horn-rimmed glasses and hockey sticks.
Philip K. Dick's typewriter.
Steve McQueen's last cigarette.

[Trax]

What?

When Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister of Canada, he had to deal with a Home Invasion at Sussex Drive (The traditional home of the PM).

He defended himself from an armed attacker (IIRC that he was armed, at least) with a soapstone carving that had just happened to be sitting on his bed table.

The Mounties that were charged with defending him were pretty much lambased by the media.

Wasn't it his wife that actually whacked the guy with the statue?

[hermit]

Computers
The only ever produced copy of Duke Nukem Forever
Bill Gates PDA
The first ever poduced IBM PC
An ancient NES
Steve Jobs' iPod

Movies and Showbiz
the powerbook used on the set of Independence day by Jeff Goldblum
an original props car of the first Knight Rider show
the light saber prop used by Marc Hammill
The A-Team Van
The Dukes of Hazard car
A DeLorean
The Ghost Busters Car
The RoboCop gun
Assorted parts of Michael Jackson
A lock of Chuck Norriss' beard
The original King Kong gorilla costume
The first phaser prop used by William Shatner ont he set of ST:TOS
The captain's chair from the original Enterprise Bridge set used by Patrick Steward in ST:TNG
The vampire teeth used by MArshal Mathers when playing Spike in Buffy - The Vampire slayer
the very first manuscript draft of Star Wars - A New Hope

Books and Grimoires
The original manuscript of The Capital
The original writings and letters of H. P. Lovecraft
an unedited copy of Witchcraft in Eastern Europe
an unedited copy of the satanic verses (not the Rushdie novel, but the apocryphic sections of the quran)
the Da vinci code
an original membership certificate of the Bayrische Illuminaten Geheimbund

Nazi stuff
Erwin Rommel's command tank
Claus Graf von Stauffenberg's head
a Reichsflugscheibe (this is for the GErman SR community - thank whateve you pray to we were spared the Nexus story arc!)
assorted gaelic and pre-roman artifacts hoarded by Heinrich Himmler
the skull and bones of Heinrich Himmler's legendary witch ancestor he was bragging about constantly
the party sticker of Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands #7

Other
The Red Baron's piloting overall
The Hindenburg's piloting wheel
The original, unedited version of the Iwo Jima heroes photograph
Parts of Fat Boy
Water from the reactor core of Tchernobyl reactor block #4
The Pretzel George W. Bush almost died from
the weather balloon that downed in Rosswell in 1949

[DMFubar]

From my current campaign:

A piece of the True Cross that was captured by Saladin at the Battle of Hattin in 1187.

[CanRay]

Wasn't it his wife that actually whacked the guy with the statue?

Here's the news report. She locked the doors, he got the statue.

[Daddy's Litt...]

The Stone of Scone.

There are some items that are mythological but still the cultural heart of a people, the Ark of the Covenant comes to mind comes to mind for Jewish people.

Mythology for Japan says there were originally 3 sacred items. a sword, a mirror and some gems. A quest for any of these would be on a par with Indianna Jones or looking for Atlantis.

[cybertrucker]

A screenshot taken from this site. discussing this topic

[Rotbart van Dain...]

Who doesn't like recursions even more than recursions?

[AlteredB]

Sega genesis Shadowrun cartridge

[Dumori]

the worlds frist working cyber deck.

[Sir_Psycho]

Betamax.

[BishopMcQ]

Da Vinci's journals
Leonardo's cyberdeck
The first drops of blood caused by the thorn transformation
The thirty pieces of silver given to Judas
The three iron nails from the Crucifixion
The Transporter's gloves
Signed Manuscript of Stranger in a Strange Land
Aina's clockwork bird (It's been a long time since Harlequin's Back)
Jack the Ripper's surgical kit
A first edition print of Grimm's Fairytales
The ring of Vlad Dracul
Gary Gygax's dice bag

[Kyoto Kid]

Walter Cronkite's glasses

...crap, my Cybersnoop Lana Lane had them. He was her idol.

Betamax.

...cool, I like that one.

The Short One has the full run of Niel the Orc Barbarian on Vid Chip.

[Wesley Street]

The original DAT tapes of Ina Gada Da Vida.
Benjamin Franklin's kite.
Jack Kirby's pens.

[masterofm]

The Soviet flags that were hoisted above the city hall when Berlin was finally taken in WWII

The constitution, bill of rights

Fragments of the liberty bell

Chinese and Japanese artifacts. An emperors sword, an imperial seal from the Ming dynasty, a jade statue of Buddha.

A Roman sword and tattered standard

The dagger used to kill Cesar

A dagger used for sacrifices to the gods (Aztec mainly comes to mind off the top of my head) A perfect foci used for blood magic I would think.

The Crown Jewels

A model T ford

A set of plate mail dating back to the medieval times

The Mona Lisa

A first signed edition of Huck Fin

Greek pots with old strains of various wheats

Various old weapons: Stug 44, bazooka, a colt six shooter, a claymore... ect.

The old data banks from the pentagon and other old outdated intelligence sights (might actually allow the doors to be opened when trying to find various hidden artifacts)

The bones of Rasputin

Shaka Zulu's shield and spear

[Ed_209a]

For the Desolation Jones fans...

Hitler's private porno stash

No, no, no. Stalin masturbating

How about a B&W of Stalin masturbating _with_ Hitler's private porno stash, while a chained Hitler is forced to watch...

Tangental ramble follows...

[ Spoiler ]

(IIRC, the only first-hand reports of Hitler's demise come from Russian officials, and Germans who were formerly in Russian custody. The Soviets had a long tradition of the facts being subject to intimidation/interrogation/incarceration/etc.

My personal pet conspiracy theory is that Hitler was captured by the Soviets, and taken to the USSR to be Stalin's pet former world leader. Stalin hated to share his toys, so Hitler outlived Stalin by about 14 minutes. Hitler was probably grateful for the bullet.)

[Daddy's Litt...]

I know somep eople are going for garrish or crude but I am thinknig of things that really could get passions going in lots of people not just particular small demographic.


A leaf from the bouti tree that buddah meidtated under.
A leaf from the burning bush that god spoke to Moses at
The 4th nail from the crucifixion of Jesus
The treasure of Temujin
The crown of Charlemagne
The original Winnie the Pooh.


My husband suggested the boots Wellington wore at Waterloo. I threatened to bake a garlic pudding.

[Wesley Street]

The original Winnie the Pooh.

Which one? The actual long-deceased bear in the Winnipeg zoo, Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed toy, or the first piece of Disney merchandise?

[masterofm]

So.... would the leaf from the burning bush be a pile of ash or would it just continually burn forever?

What I would like is an item and maybe a brief story blurb that could get people thinking like

Aztec Sacrificial Dagger:

Aztechnology has been on the hunt for sacrificial daggers used in their homeland. There is such a dagger that was said to have sacrificed over a thousand people in a single day. It was a beautiful gem encrusted blade that was taken out of the country by Cortez when he captured Tenochtitlán. Aztechnology has been searching for this relic a long time. As it turns out it did not actually end up in Spain as Aztechnology had thought, but was smuggled off of his ship by one of his servants and later taken to the Americas. The history of the dagger is hard to make out, but all they can piece together is that it was steeped in blood. Word has gotten out though that a private collector in _____ has gotten his hands on it and it is now a mad dash to see who will obtain this ancient artifact first.... although the deeper more sinister question is what power lurks in the dagger itself?

Brutus' Dagger:

The dagger is surrounded by legend and myth. After the fall of Rome the dagger began to be used by a secret society of assassins who viewed the knife as almost mystical. Later in the era's it had been used to preform a series of high ranking assassinations and Brutus' dagger began to be known as the "King killer" in light that in it's 600+ years of use had killed many high ranking nobility and kings. Yet in 1096 AD during the first crusade when the Pope gained a formidable amount of power the secret society of assassins that had by then grown quite large was in one swift action obliterated, and the dagger was kept in the Vatican for safe keeping. However during world war one the dagger was smuggled out of the Vatican for safe keeping but was lost. No one knows where it went or what happened to the dagger until now....

[CanRay]

Which one? The actual long-deceased bear in the Winnipeg zoo, Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed toy, or the first piece of Disney merchandise?

Or the Bronze Statue that's in the Winnipeg Zoo?

Seeing as Winnie was named for the 'Peg. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Kyoto Kid]

...Cinema and Televison:

Emma Peel's Lotus Elan (this actually was up for auction in DuPont's Registry a while back - the original one from the ITC production).
John Steed's Bowler and Bumbie
John Drake's Lotus 7
Groucho's' Cigar
The Ape Masks from the Nairobi Trio sketch
Ralph Kramden's bus driver cap.
Cab 804
The one button on the Mach 5's (animated version) dashboard that did literally everything (the prototype "Easy Button")
Tom Terrific's Thinking Cap
Maggie's Dummy (Pacifier)
The Holy Gourd
A stick of Beeman's

Intangibles
Frank Sinatra's cool.
Edward R Morrow's integrity
Kate Hepburn's class
John Lennon's passion
Leela Groznek's innocence

[Daddy's Litt...]

Or the Bronze Statue that's in the Winnipeg Zoo?

Seeing as Winnie was named for the 'Peg. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

The stuffed toy. With his friends, he is currently in the Children's room of a public library in New York City.
in the summer of 2001 it was the subject of a debate between Parliament and NYC. A British MP thought something so very British should be returned. Mayor Guiliani responded by saying he had visited Pooh that morning and he and his friends were quite happy where they were and New York was home to many imagrints. What a time it was when that was the biggest noise on the international stage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

As for the burning bush there is a monestary in the Siani which is at the base of the supposed mountain where Moses got the commandments. The site gave shelter to Mohamad and so has survived under his protection. They claim to have the bush there, currently not burning. But some monk with a sense of humor has stationed a fire extinguisher near it, just in case.

I thought the bodi tree leaf would be ironic since it is certainly an historical item on a par with the arc but wouldn't searching for somethnig material to own, go against the teachings he learned there?

[Chrysalis]

Here are some Christian relics:

The Shroud of Turin

The Holy Chalice which Jesus used for serving wine during the Last Supper. Stories of this relic are often intertwined with medieval legends around the Holy Grail.

Pieces of the True Cross, including the half of the INRI inscription tablet, preserved at the ancient basilica Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. Very small pieces or particles of the True Cross are preserved in hundreds of other churches in Europe and inside crucifixes. According to Gerasimos Smyrnakis[1] Rohault de Flery calculated that the total volume of the True Cross was 178,000,000 cubic millimeters but by his time only 3,942,000 cubic millimeters survived. Smyrniotakis noted the largest part (870,760 cubic millimeters) was in Mount Athos, 537,587 in Rome, 516,090 in Brussels, 445,582 in Venice, 436,450 in Ghent and 237,731 in Paris.

The Calvary of crucifixion, a small rock called Golgotha, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Inside the church is a pile of rock about 3 m high, believed to be what is now visible of Calvary.

The Sudarium of Oviedo purported to be the cloth that was wrapped around the head of Jesus after he died.

The Iron Crown of Lombardy and Bridle of Constantine, said to be made from nails used during the crucifixion

The Holy Prepuce or foreskin of Jesus, removed during his circumcision

The Holy Lance (or Spear of Destiny), the spear of Longinus used to pierce Jesus' side when he was on the cross, to ensure that he had died.

The Crown of Thorns which was placed upon the head of Jesus at his crucifixion by the soldiers

Veronica's Veil, used to wipe the sweat from Jesus' brow as he carried the cross

The Seamless robe of Jesus, which is kept at the cathedral of Trier

Letters said to be written by Jesus himself to Abgar, the King of Edessa declining an invitation to visit his palace.

The "Icon Not Made by Hands" that Jesus allegedly sent to King Abgar V of Edessa to cure him of leprosy.

The Holy Sponge, in Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

The Holy Umbilical Cord

The Gifts of the Magi in the St. Paul Monastery in Mount Athos

Hair of Jesus

Tears Jesus wept over Jerusalem

Blood shed by Jesus on the cross

Milk teeth of the infant Jesus

The Column Jesus was tied to when he was scourged

[Wesley Street]

St. Augustine's elbow which is supposedly in a monastery in Algeria.
The chains that held Saint Peter (the first Pope) during his imprisonment (the story says an angel freed him) and pieces of the cross upon which he was crucified (upside down because he felt unworthy to die as Christ did).
The ashes of the Persian prophet Zoroaster.
The hands of L. Ron Hubbard, secreted away by early Scientologists before his body was cremated.

[CanRay]

Rasputin's Preserved Testicles.

[HeavyMetalYeti]

Pamala Anderson's first implants (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

Ben Franklin's key that was on the kite string

[Scope_47]

Lyudmila Mikhailivna Pavlichenko's sniper rifle

an original "Free Silver, Free Women" pamphlet from the first gen Feminist movement

The saber that gave Otto Skorzeny his facial scar

The torque wrench that tightened the final bolt of the first Harley Davidson

Zora Duntov's '56 corvette

Goldenrod (the quad-Hemi drag car that broke 500mph and is on display in museum)

Angel's Plymouth GTX Convertible

The loincloths worn by the actors in 'The 300'

The nightsticks used in the Rodney King beating

The transcontinental railroad golden spike

Blackbeard's Treasure/sword/pistol/etc

An original Enigma machine

The saber presented to the Union leaders by Robert E. Lee at the CSA's official surrender

Andrew Jackson's cane (oft referred to as his 'VETO stick')

The tomahawk used to kill Major Ridge following the events of the Trail of Tears.

Fragments of the cell bars from Alcatraz

The Shackles used in Houdini's final performance

Original Rosey The Riveter buttons

The Zimmerman Telegram

Franklin Roosevelt's wheelchair

Winston Churchill's bowler hat

[Kyoto Kid]

...Tonya Harding's broken skate lace (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

[hyzmarca]

The Edmund Fitzgerald.

[Snow_Fox]

The journals or diaries of:
Lewis and Clark
Leonardo De Vinci
Robert Edward Lee
Victor Von Frankenstein
Howard Philips Lovecraft

[MJBurrage]

• A flesh golem created during a magic spike in the early 1790s, known to be preserved frozen in the arctic ice.
• A real Japanese sword made by a master, these are rare enough to all be documented, and many are named, see White Cloud for an example.
  Five of the most famous swordsmiths are Amakuni (c.700), Amafuji (c.800), Munechika (c.1000), Masamune (c.1300), and Muramasa (c.1500)

[Snow_Fox]

ooh I like that top bullet.

That's the sort of litterary cleverness i can appreciate.

The sword once carried by the squire known as 'Wort.'

[Kyoto Kid]

...the Bluesmobile.
...the Wagon Family Truckster
...The Mirth Mobile
...the V8 Interceptor
...Ecto 1
...Car 54
...the A Team van
...George Jetson's flying car in a briefcase
...the Mystery Machine
...Speed Buggy
...The Black Beauty
...The Dodge Charger with 6 hubcaps
...Jim Rockford's Firebird
...Simon Templar's Volvo P-1800
...The Tanker from Duel
...Philbert Desnex's free wheeling Toranado
...the Dymaxion
...the PopeMobile
...the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile
...The Chrysler Turbine Car
...the 1954 Firebird
...The Green Monster (no, not the fixture of Fenway)

[Kyoto Kid]

...ohhh, and the Rat Fink

[Daddy's Litt...]

Most of those are too big to be easily moved or to be a numinous object. They start to have value for materials and stuff.

[Snow_Fox]

yeah, we're drifting into pop culture stuff that is untrackable. Sure they can't all be the holy grail but we're international enough here to come up with local items.

[Kyoto Kid]

...well, the Popemobile might have religious significance.
...the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile is an icon.
...and the Mirth Mobile...? It simply radiates Excellence.

...and yes, there really was a 3D model of the Rat Fink.

[HeavyMetalYeti]

Dont forget "the Love Bug" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

[Suppedo]

The Horn of Schlep Car

[evilgenius]

Bob Hope's stool sample.

See the move "Salton Sea", it's friggin brilliant.





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There's a short sub-plot where insane meth addicts plan a shadowrun to get the object in question...

[DocTaotsu]

A piece of fused glass from the Trinity site.

[Rad]

Ghastly's Pipe.
The ram chips from the original Pirate Bay servers.
Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves/trunks/shoes.
Muhammad Ali's Olympic gold medal.
The original hardcopy of the Extraterritoriality act.
Betty Page's devil horns.
The horns of the first troll to goblinize.
Tusks of the first ork to goblinize.
Tooth/claw/scale of the first dragon to appear in the 6th world.
The oar wielded by Myamoto Musashi in his duel with Sasaki Kojiro.
An original copy of Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman.
An original datafile of the Anarchist's Cookbook.
D.B. Cooper's parachute.
Einstein's brain.
Einstein's patent clerk outfit.
Buster Keaton's hat.
The knife that scarred Al Capone.
Dirt from the site of the first atomic bomb test.
The preserved retinas of the people who witnessed the first atomic bomb test.
Fiberoptic cable used in the first testing of the prototype ARPANET at Berkley.
A piece of the original trans-atlantic cable.
A piece of the Spirit of St. Louis.
The original Thriller jacket.
The original computer bug, preserved in formaldehyde.
Boris Karlov's fake vampire fangs.
The bullet that killed Brandon Lee.

[Zombayz]

Eric Bloodaxe's axe
The longship Ragnar Lodbrok raided Paris in(and his armour from that day too).

[Delta56]

An original Societas Draconistrarum broach, amulet, or other symbol.

And following that thought, Vlad the Implailer's Sword and his cloak.

[PlatonicPimp]

I based part of my last campaign around retreiving the Joyeaux, the sword of charlemagne.

Part of the mystery is that since charlemagne's time was at the bottom of the manacycle, how did a magic item (weapon focus plus a few random powers) come into being? Was it a relic from a previous age, manufactured according to old ways, or did the collective beleif in it's legend empower the physical object when mana did return?

[HeavyMetalYeti]

Question?

Are these items being brought up to be used as possible modern day foci or as “magical� items in the flavor of old world fantasy?

Does Troy Aikman’s Super Bowl rings give the wearer a bonus to their throwing skill or just allow a spellcaster to increase their casting ability? I personally prefer the former. More people could use it then.

Does Mike Tyson’s boxing shorts increase a person’s unarmed skill more or less than George Foreman’s gloves?

Does Jenna Jameson’s body jewelery give bonuses to seduction tests targeting both men and women?

What about the Donald’s comb? Does it give a face a bonus to negotiations if he/she uses it to form a comb over?

I have always thought that SR needed “magical� items that a mundane could use. Who doesn’t want a magical sword of slaying +5?

Seriously though, is there any canon on the subject of non-foci magical items usable by anyone who will spend the karma to bond them?

[Snow_Fox]

Not at all. my idea, yup I'm the one who started this, is looking for those items that in and of themselves do not have any wealth or magical powers but which can inspire people to great quests-like the Maltese Falcon.

[Rasumichin]

Seriously though, is there any canon on the subject of non-foci magical items usable by anyone who will spend the karma to bond them?

No real magic items for mundanes, but some kind of potions.
SR4 has introduced magical compounds, mostly they give you a critter power for a limited amount of time and have some side effects you suffer afterwards.
There's also an optional rule in Augmentation to create elixiers and the like that aid in healing tests.
Not exactly like a healing potion, rather like a way to substitute Enchanting for the Medicine skill, but nice to have.

[CanRay]

I think I remember reading about the magical compounds in one of the earlier books... Stupid brain, work or I'll poke you with the Q-Tip again!

[Rasumichin]

I think I remember reading about the magical compounds in one of the earlier books... Stupid brain, work or I'll poke you with the Q-Tip again!

Street Magic had the first 3 and general guidelines for the GM to create compounds of his own, Arsenal came up with some more, including such nifty stuff as immortal flower.

[HeavyMetalYeti]

Wasn't there something about a magical ink that you could use in tattoos?

[Delta56]

Alright, here's one for the blade crazy in Shadowrun.

The Ferrium C69 Dragonslayer.

[Snow_Fox]

Blade, or fans of Mike Tyson

actually it's based on polyneisian magic, and osme hcinese, where basically you make the focuys part of your body.