As Gnurl continues his search a spear tumbles from a rack and very nearly pins him to the floor. He pales as he reads the tag.
Tag
SKEWER-OF-GNOMES [RELIC]
Price (Item Level): 9,302 gp (12th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 20th
Aura: Strong; (DC 25) evocation
Activation: —
Weight: 4 lb.
This spear has an ornate bone head carved to resemble a skull with its mouth open in scream. Its shaft is set with long spikes, a the base is shod with a metal tip molded
the shape of a skull.
Carried primarily by kobold heroes these spears were designed to be true to their name. When you carry a skewer-of-gnomes, it functions as a Small +1 gnome bane spear if you are lawful evil, lawful neutral, or neutral evil.
Relic Power: If you have established the proper divine
connection, the spear also gains the unholy property (DMG 226 and reveals its quasisentience and abilities to you. A skewer-of-gnomes automatically sets itself against a charge, attacking and dealing double damage whenever a foe charges you. This attack uses your highest base
attack bonus and all relevant modifiers, just as if you were making an attack of opportunity.
To use the relic power, you must worship Kurtulmak and either sacrifice a 5th-level divine spell slot or have the
True Believer feat and at least 9 HD.
Lore: The first four skewers-of-gnomes were created for the kings of the most powerful kobold tribes by weaponsmiths working in cooperation with Kurtulmak’s clergy.
Since then, the secret of their manufacture has been passed down from parent to child and is known to only a handful of kobold weaponmakers (Knowledge [religion] DC 20).
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Sanctify Relic, unholy blight.
Reading the tag, Gnurl's face blanches several shades whiter, and he begins to tremble all over. "Well....I can say for sure that I know one item I won't be choosing!"
Geoffrey takes note of a shield hung on the wall. It is clearly of Elven make. The wood of the shield is some exotic hardwood of the Elven homelands while the metalic parts are all mithral. Based on the symbols it seems like this was the shield of some important syon of Elven nobility.
tag
BULWARK OF THE LIVING
Price (Item Level): 10, 157 gp (12th level)
Body Slot: —(held)
Caster Level: 7th
Aura: Moderate (DC 18); necromancy
Activation: — and standard (command)
Weight: 10 lb.
This heavy wooden shield is perfectly spherical and rimmed in mithral. The symbols of elven nobility are inlayed into the wood in mithral as well.
A good-aligned character who bears this +1 blinding heavy wooden shield can expend a 4th-level or higher divine spell as a standard action to cast death ward (PH 217) on himself.
Cost to Create: 5, 000 gp (plus 157 gp for masterwork heavy wooden shield), 400 XP, 10 days.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, death ward,
searing light, good alignment.
Reading the tag, Gnurl's face blanches several shades whiter, and he begins to tremble all over. "Well....I can say for sure that I know one item I won't be choosing!"
Geoffrey will inform the ock that the shield is his choice and with a sly wink to the orc say "Could i perhaps come to terms as to the purchase of said spear"
Zurrik discovers that the collection includes a belt of battle.
OOC: Warlocks can benefit from the various meta-magic rods and any items that boost ranged spells. Seems like their was a rod in complete mage that allows you to gain an extra eldritch blast shape power like three times a day. You are no doubt familiar with the Warlcock's Scepter and the Chasuble of Fell power.
Picking up a Chasuble of Fell power, Zurrik says, "I already have this." Seeing the Warlock's Scepter, Zurrik pats his sword, saying, "Warlock's Edge is a custom sword version of this."
Hearing Geoffrey's comment about the sword, Zurrik turns to Geoffrey with a grin.
"I'm stuck between the Belt of Battle and one of these top-of-the-line armor or weapon crystals to upgrade mine."
OOC: They top at 10k or so, but the DR 10/- is tempting. The undead weapon crystal is also tempting, since we are heading towards an undead lich, less so since Eldritch Blast damages undead, and Zurrik does not have sneak attack. I need to find the specs on that Eldritch Blast item.
Gnurl is just about to give up, when he looks down and sees a Gnomish-sized pair of exceptionally fine boots. He caresses the leather of the pair, and tries them on. They fit perfectly, of course. When the Gnome looks up again, he is positively beaming!
OOC: Boots of Speed is my tentative selection, unless I already have an item for that slot. (I don't think I do, but you never can tell with these slippery gnomes!)
Gnurl likes this choice much better than the eternal wand that he had considered before. (OOC: Although, if I think about it any more, I'll probably switch back again!)
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I need to find the specs on that Eldritch Blast item.
Scotley, do we get XP as well?
OOC: Yes, I'll get XP up soon.
Rod of Eldritch Power
Rod of Eldritch Power (from complete mage)
Beloved by warlocks, these rods augment the user's
eldritch blast.
Description: Although the various types of
rods of eldritch power vary somewhat in appearance,
they are all made of black iron. They average 2 feet in
length and are carved to resemble the straightened
spine of a demonic creature. A sculpted fiendish or
feylike head, clearly too small for the spine, protrudes
from one end.
When the rod is used, the wielder's eldritch blast
comes from the carved eyes and mouth of the sculpted
head, rather than from his hand.
Activation: A rod of eldritch power requires a swift
action to activate. It functions five times per day.
Effect: Each rod of eldritch power has one invoca-
tion—either a blast shape invocation or an eldritch
essence invocation—contained within it. You can
will it to apply this invocation to any eldritch blast you
fire while holding it. This allows you to make use of
blast shape or eldritch essence invocations you might
not normally have, but it does not change the normal
restriction that only one invocation of each type can
be applied to any given blast.
Aura/Caster Level: Varies by equivalent level of
the invocation.
Yes, Restoration or lesser Restoration or just rest will get it back.
There are lots of items that don't take a slot. Let me give it some thought.
OOC
If rest will do the trick I'm OK - we'll be more than a week getting to the lich I'm sure . . .
Scotley, I found a Ring of Mage Armor in Stone & Fist for 12000. Barring other suggestions that looks like a good one to me. It's more on the practical and less on the flashy/creative side, but a +4 boost to his AC can't hurt.
Scotley, I found a Ring of Mage Armor in Stone & Fist for 12000. Barring other suggestions that looks like a good one to me. It's more on the practical and less on the flashy/creative side, but a +4 boost to his AC can't hurt.
Mowgli
You are within the letter of my offer given that I said pretty much any source. But Sword and Fist is a 3.0 as opposed to 3.5 source. I'm guessing a similar item would cost at least 18,000 gp in 3.5. I can live with it if you don't see something you like better.
After rooting through much he likes he finally finds what he feels might allow him to be some help in the fight against the Lich. He picks up a Shirt of Wraith Stalking and ask the Orc if this might be his choice.
Geoffrey waits paiently as his fellow party members make their choice but an air of impatience, most likely to see his crewmen, begins to build around the otherwise quite cleric.
Scotley - No problem on the Ring of Mage Armor, I'll stick to the spirit of the deal. Still leaves me without anything that really jumps out at me. I'm fairly limited because H'Roosh doesn't use weapons. He's got a spot for a ring; anything besides that can't take up a spot.
How much does a Permanency scroll cost? And could it be used to make the effects of his Greater Magic Fang potion permanent?
After rooting through much he likes he finally finds what he feels might allow him to be some help in the fight against the Lich. He picks up a Shirt of Wraith Stalking and ask the Orc if this might be his choice.
Scotley - No problem on the Ring of Mage Armor, I'll stick to the spirit of the deal. Still leaves me without anything that really jumps out at me. I'm fairly limited because H'Roosh doesn't use weapons. He's got a spot for a ring; anything besides that can't take up a spot.
How much does a Permanency scroll cost? And could it be used to make the effects of his Greater Magic Fang potion permanent?
Some items you might want to consider. Ring of Force Shield, the Ram or Protection +2 could do for the ring slot. A few slotless items to consider--a big bag of holding is always nice, Figurines of wondrous power, necklace of fireballs/strand of acid pearls, decanter of endless water and various ioun stones.
Almost forgot--Greater Magic Fang (to make all your limbs +1) made permanent will set you back 8200 gp. Simple Magic Fang (+1 to one limb) made permanent will cost you only 2960 gp.
Zurrik wanders around the room but keeps coming back to the weapon and armor crystals piled on a shelf together. Finally he selects a greater truedeath crystal and hold it up. "I'll take this one." he says, showing it to the orc.
for Scotley
At 10k, it's less than the boots of haste (12k/10 rds of haste) or the belt of battle (12k/+2 init & move bonuses), but I think it makes more sense right now. Boy, that was a hard choice.
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