Cloak of Etherealness (Magic Cloak)

This apparently ordinary cloak allows the user to fade briefly into the Ethereal Plane up to three times a week. It is activated by one segment of concentration. No verbal command is necessary-the character just begins to fade. The process requires an Initiative modifier of five, during which time the user cannot move, but may defend against attacks. While fading into the ether the character can be struck by any weapon or spell.
At the end of the five segments the character is wholly in the ether and thus invisible on the Prime Material Plane and immune to most attacks. While ethereal, the user can move at the rate of 15' per initiative segment in any direction, even up or down, and can bypass walls, ceilings, magical traps, and doors. At the end of three initiative segments, the user will fade back into the Prime Material Plane. The cloak cannot be activated again for one full turn, and may be activated only three times in any one week. While in the ether there is a 1% chance of an ethereal encounter that may follow the user at the DM's discretion. A user who would rematerialize inside a material object is trapped on the Ethereal Plane! The cloak can be used but 12 times, after which the item becomes nonmagical. 
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Category:Magic Items
Category:Magic Cloaks