Villain & NPCs - escape/retreat fast?

[aboyd]

What magic items or spells will allow a villain or a hireling to ditch the party? Bonus points if they allow it to happen fast -- immediate or swift. I'm thinking of things like a ring of featherfall, but perhaps more like a ring of teleport that is metamagic'd to have a faster-than-standard action activation.

Going through the old posts, I found that the Anklet of Translocation might be useful. Anything else like it? I'd be willing to custom-build stuff, but I'd like to hear how you built it (for example, does it follow the custom magic table on page 285 of the DMG).

[Thanael]

Dust of Disappearance, Cape of the Mountebank.

Divine Spells: Word of Recall if a divine caster, a bought/lent Refuge item if not.

Arcane spells: Expeditious Retreat, Dimension Door, Teleport, Mislead.

Combine with contigency, quicken etc..

[Bungus]

Originally Posted by aboyd

What magic items or spells will allow a villain or a hireling to ditch the party? Bonus points if they allow it to happen fast -- immediate or swift. I'm thinking of things like a ring of featherfall, but perhaps more like a ring of teleport that is metamagic'd to have a faster-than-standard action activation.

Going through the old posts, I found that the Anklet of Translocation might be useful. Anything else like it? I'd be willing to custom-build stuff, but I'd like to hear how you built it (for example, does it follow the custom magic table on page 285 of the DMG).

Well, a quickened Dimension Door needs a level 8 slot, while a quickened Teleport would need a level 9. So, spells might not be the way to go, unless (depending on how far you want to go) a quickened Dimension Hop could work to get a short distance away, as that is a level 2 spell and would need a level 6 slot to be Quickened.

Not sure on items.

[Runestar]

Celerity + teleport/dim door.

[Oryan77]

Things like invisibility & going incorporeal help with escaping.

I'll go ahead and post what magic items I know of even though it might be out of your price range (not sure what the characters can afford):

Ability, Aporter Armor or Shield - MIC pg 6 (2x/day teleport 800-ft as Dimension Door spell)

Ability, Dislocator Weapon - MIC pg 32 (3x/day when hit, teleport enemy 10-ft as you choose, may help you in your retreat)

Ability, Vanishing Weapon - MIC pg 45 (1x/day if hits, teleport self up to 60-ft as Dimension Door spell)

Runestaff of Passage - MIC pg 181 (3x/day cast Astral Projection, Dimension Door, Great Teleport, Passwall, & Phase Door spells if expending arcane spells of same lvl or higher)


Runestaff of Transportation - MIC pg 182 (3x/day cast Blink, Dimension Door, & Teleport spells if expending arcane spells of same lvl or higher)

Belt, of the Wide Earth - MIC pg 204 (2x/day lose spell of 5th-9th lvl to cast Teleport spell)

Boots, of Big Stepping - MIC pg 76 (3x/day teleport 60-ft as Greater Teleport spell)

Boots, Dimension Stride - MIC pg 94 (3 charges to Teleport, 1 = 20-ft, 2 = 40-ft, 3 = 60-ft)

Boots, of Swift Passage - MIC pg 78 (5x/day teleport up to 20-ft as move action)

Boots, of Teleportation - DMG pg 250 (3x/day cast Teleport spell)

Helmet, of Teleportation - DMG pg 259 (3x/day cast Teleport spell)

Bolt Shirt - MIC pg 75 (1x/day Teleport self 60ft in line of sight)

Ability, Quickness Armor - MIC pg 13 (+5-ft land speed)

Ability, Speed Armor or Shield - MIC pg 14 (3x/day gaint Haste spell for 1 rnd, will gain +30 speed)

Acrobat Boots - MIC pg 67 (3 charges, 1 = +10 speed, 2 = +15 speed, 3 = +20 speed for 1 rnd)

Boots, of Desperation - MIC pg 77 (3x/day +30 speed)

Quicksilver Boots - MIC pg 119 (2x/day swift full speed)

Boots, of Speed - DMG pg 250 (Cast Haste spell for 10 rnds/day, will gain +30 speed)

Boots, of Striding & Springing - DMG pg 250 (+10 speed)

Chronocharm, of the Horizon Walker - MIC pg 86 (1x/day move up to extra half speed as swift action)

Cloak, Phoenix - MIC pg 210 (Gain fly speed = to land speed)

Cloak, Wings of Flying - DMG pg 268 (Turns into pair of bat or bird wings with 60-ft fly speed)

Mask, Panther - MIC pg 201 (gain a +5 to speed)

Sandals, of the Light Step - MIC pg 198 (+10-ft enhancement speed bonus)

Sandals, of Sprinting - MIC pg 131 (3x/day gain +30ft speed for 1 rnd)

Slippers, of Battledancing - DMG 2 pg 272 (+10 speed)

Vest, Winged - MIC pg 195 (5x/day can fly with manticore wings)

War Wizard Cloak - MIC pg 147 (1x/day cast Dimension Door)

Ring, Invisibility - DMG pg 232 (Turn invisible as the Invisibility spell)

Ring, of Vanishing - MIC pg 128 (Turn invisible as the Greater Invisibility spell)

Vanisher Cloak - MIC pg 145 (3 charges, 1 = become invisible 4 rnds, 2 = you & adjacent ally become invisible 3 rnds, 3 = you & 3 adjacent allies become invisible 2 rnds)

Cloak, of Shadow - PLHB pg 82 (turn incorporeal 1x/day 1 min)

[Animal]

my favourite trick for sneaky types is a Panic Button (Escaping) from CS. basicly it's a single-use dimension door as a swift action. not very powerful, good for low level campaigns.