Item from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Oponn's coin — a simple copper disc that draws the attention of the Twin Gods of Luck, turning whoever holds it into a fulcrum of fortune where every outcome is magnified toward glory or catastrophe.
Chance is not a weapon but a designation. When Oponn — the Twin Gods of Luck — spin their coin and it lands in someone's hand, that person becomes a nexus of probability distortion. Every encounter becomes loaded: fights that should be fatal are survived through absurd luck, while simple tasks can go catastrophically wrong. The holder doesn't control the luck — they are the luck, a living dice roll that the Twins play against each other and against every other power watching. The coin entered play multiple times throughout the Malazan saga — most notably with Ganoes Paran, who was chosen (or cursed) as Oponn's tool before transcending the role entirely. The danger of the coin is that it attracts attention: every ascendant, god, and power broker can sense when Oponn's coin is in play, and many will act to control or eliminate the variable it represents.
A worn copper coin, unremarkable in appearance — the kind of thing you'd find in any market. One face shows the Lady (luck), the other the Lord (misfortune). The coin feels warm to the touch and has a tendency to land on its edge when flipped. Sometimes it spins on its own.
Also known as: Chance, Oponn's coin, the coin, the Twin's coin