Whirtlestaff's Wizards' Acad. Revisited, OOC02

[KerlanRayne]

I was going to get Scholar's Touch at the beginning of the game but Races of Destiny wasn't on your list approved books and you also shot down the Able Learner feat from the same book. I figured you didn't have the book or didn't like it. In your other game, however, you have Illumians so I thought I'd give it a shot. I think it's a great flavor spell that makes a lot of sense for wizards. I didn't think I'd get this much use out of it though.

 

[Leif]

I was going to get Scholar's Touch at the beginning of the game but Races of Destiny wasn't on your list approved books and you also shot down the Able Learner feat from the same book. I figured you didn't have the book or didn't like it. In your other game, however, you have Illumians so I thought I'd give it a shot. I think it's a great flavor spell that makes a lot of sense for wizards. I didn't think I'd get this much use out of it though.

I didn't have that book at the time, but I have it now. So sure! Go for it.

 

[KerlanRayne]

I didn't have that book at the time, but I have it now. So sure! Go for it.

Well, It's a little late to take the feat now, It's only available at 1st level. It would have gone well with the Beguiler's skill list.

 

[Leif]

Well, It's a little late to take the feat now, It's only available at 1st level. It would have gone well with the Beguiler's skill list.

I was actually talking about the Able Learner feat. You can take that at higher levels, can't you? Or is that what you meant? Sorry, Kerlan. If you'd like to do a re-build of K. Rayne from scratch, I'm not really in a position to deny you, since I've already let Mowgli do that with Manny. So, if you feel like doing it, then, by all means do so. Player happiness is paramount!

 

[KerlanRayne]

So it looks like we'll have some downtime. Anyone want some items made? Kerlan will take the next 6 days to read all the books and to make himself some items. He will make a Headband of Intellect, 2 Pearls of Power, an empowered Spellshard (Kelgore's Fire Bolt), and possibly a Healing Belt.

@Leif: Thanks. I swapped out for the Able Learner feat. It can only be taken at 1st level. Also, Can I use a charge from the Wand of Cure Serious Wounds to make a Healing Belt which requires Cure Moderate Wounds? I know it's a different spell, but it's better than what's required so I thought I'd ask.

 

[Leif]

@Leif: Thanks. I swapped out for the Able Learner feat. It can only be taken at 1st level. Also, Can I use a charge from the Wand of Cure Serious Wounds to make a Healing Belt which requires Cure Moderate Wounds? I know it's a different spell, but it's better than what's required so I thought I'd ask.

Now THAT'S a cool idea!

Answer: maybe. Give me some spellcraft checks - you need 3 out of 5 that meet DC 21. If you don't make it, you can try again next week. Failed attempts will expend one-tenth of the materials required for the item, so it won't be totally free, but it's still pretty close, isn't it?

 

[renau1g]

Hey Leif,

I just had an idea for how to comprehend the undercommon. a Pearl of Speech from MIC. It's 600gp and allows you to speak/understand a specific langauge. I recommend we buy (or craft) a few of these to aid our reading.

 

[Leif]

That is a very good idea, as would be an item like the old 'Helm of Comprehending Languages and Reading Magic.' But before you guys start making too many more magic items, you'll really need to get a good lab set up on a permanent basis. You had a semi-permanent one set up in a shop in Pembose, and you can keep on using that one. Did you guys aleady buy that building, or just rent it? If you didn't buy it, then you'll need to about, oh, say, NOW. Then there's also the former hobgoblin keep that was discussed at one time as being your base of operations, and that has the (dis-)advantage of having a portal into the Underdark, which would be handy(?) for future adventures.

But you may well need to stock the lab with some tools and supplies from Whitlestaff's, too.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

My vote is we use the keep. More privacy, more room for expansion, and there's the aforementioned access to the Underdark. We just need to find or make a connecting tunnel from the access under the inn.

Manny will need to scribe Comprehend Languages from his scroll to his spellbook before starting in on the reading. But even then he's gonna be very limited (30 minutes/casting, 5 castings/day is only 2½ hrs a day of reading). He needs 300 hours, I think.

What would it cost to get one of the pearls made for him?

 

[Leif]

My vote is we use the keep. More privacy, more room for expansion, and there's the aforementioned access to the Underdark. We just need to find or make a connecting tunnel from the access under the inn.

Manny will need to scribe Comprehend Languages from his scroll to his spellbook before starting in on the reading. But even then he's gonna be very limited (30 minutes/casting, 5 castings/day is only 2½ hrs a day of reading). He needs 300 hours, I think.

What would it cost to get one of the pearls made for him?

Good question about the Pearl. renau1g, I can't find Pearl of Speech in MIC, although I see several other types of pearls. Page #, please?