Pathfinder 1E Good Magic Items for a 3rd Level Rogue

[TarionzCousin]

In my group, the guy playing the rogue is inexperienced with Pathfinder. He has tasked another player with building his character and levelling him up.

This player has 2400 gp to spend on a magic item and doesn't know what to get. The rogue already has a +1 rapier and +1 leather armor.

Caveat: the character can only get one actual magic item, so a mix of ten things won't work.


What item(s) would you recommend?

 

[Ahnehnois]

Daredevil Softpaws look like a pretty good item for enhancing your combat capacity if you plan on tumbling a lot.

Of course, the most cost-efficient item will always be the Cloak of Resistance, which still leaves over half your money to save or spend on nonmagical gear.

 

[The Crimson Binome]

My rogue made great use of Feather Step Slippers. Of course, she was a Scout, so the ability to charge over difficult terrain was fairly useful.

 

[Ramaster]

Quick Runner’s Shirt: One extra move action per day for 1.000 GP.

Mask of Stony Demeanor: A steal at 500 grants a +10 bonus on bluff checks made to lie and +5 on feint checks. It's drawback is granting a -5 on checks to pass secret messages.

Cap of Human Guise: Similar to a Hat of Disguise, but cheaper at 800 and also less versatile.

Hat of Disguise: Of course! Great for a rogue at 1.800 a pop.

Ioun Torch: Probably not what he is looking for, but an everburning torch that does not take up a hand at only 75 bucks?! I'll take 2!

Handy Haversack: A classic at 2k GP.

Burglar's Braces: For the weird price of 1.050 GP, these bad boys can turn into a set of masterwork thief tools that let you take 10 on any one of these checks per day.


But, yeah, I would still recommend the clock of resistance over any of these.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Thanks for the great suggestions. I hadn't seen some of these before.

 

[Dragonsbane]

Great choices. Personally, if I had a newer player that wasn't too familiar with the Pathfinder rules, I would have him pick from the Core Rulebook. Players need to know basic items like cloaks of resistance and rings of protection!

 

[skydreamz]

cheap ioun stone + wayfinder!