Arcana Unearthed - Mage Blade question

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

The amulet of spell knowledge would cost 1500 gp. The base amulet is (level of spell implanted) squared * 1000 gp. True strike is 1st level in AU. So that's 1 squared * 1000 gp = 1000 gp. Now, a few months ago Monte posted some errata, that exotic spells turned into items should have an item creation cost of 1.5. So multiply 1000 gp*1.5 and there ya go!

Thanks for that. Now to look through some of the PbP threads to see if there are any AU games I can use this character in..

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Oops, unintentional Threadomancy

So Ulorian how is/was the character

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Found a straight D&D PbP instead, so never got to use this character concept.

 

[Penknight]

I'm sorry. I was just wanting to make sure that I am reading this properly. Is the mageblade in Unearthed Arcana? I have been looking for it, but seem unable to find it. Thanks.

 

[Robert Ranting]

"I'm sorry. I was just wanting to make sure that I am reading this properly. Is the mageblade in Unearthed Arcana? I have been looking for it, but seem unable to find it. Thanks."

Sorry PenKnight, but no, you've got it confused. The Mageblade appears in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed, which was cleverly named after the same old-skool supplement that the 3.5 Unearthed Arcana was. AU is a fully playable d20 system with it's own classes (such as the Mageblade), races, feats, and magic system that all fits together in the "implied setting" of the Diamond Throne Empire, whereas UA, as you are probably aware, is a toolbox of options for 3.5 D&D.

Monte has since released a deluxe, "director's cut" edition of AU, which he re-titled Arcana Evolved to avoid this sort of confusion.

Robert "Will Save vs. Confusion" Ranting

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

New stats based on Arcana Evolved:

Name: Trei-Bav
Race: Human
Class: Mageblade
Level: 1
Age: 17
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 174

Abilities (4d6, drop lowest)

S: 13 (increase at level 4)
D: 16
C: 13 (increase at level 8)
I: 12
W: 9 (increase at level 12)
Ch: 16 (increase at level 16, 20, 24, +1 from Title feat at level 24)

hp: 9
AC: 19 (20 vs. melee) (21 vs. sword-wielders) (13 vs. touch attack)

Feats

* Natural Swordsman
* Bonded Item
* Complex spell, level 1


Skills

* Knowledge (Sibeccai) - 4
* Concentration - 4
* Spellcraft - 4


Feat Progression

* level 3 --> Sibeccai Mage
* level 5 (bonus Mageblade) --> Complex spell, level 2
* level 6 --> Weapon Focus
* level 9 --> Weapon Specialization
* level 10 (bonus Mageblade) --> Complex spell, level 3
* level 12 --> Complex spell, level 4
* level 15 --> Complex spell, level 5
* level 15 (bonus Mageblade) --> Improved Critical
* level 18 --> Improved Initiative
* level 20 (bonus Mageblade) --> Complex spell, level 6
* level 21 --> Weapon Focus
* level 21 (bonus Mageblade) --> Complex spell, level 7
* level 23 (bonus Mageblade) --> Complex spell, level 8
* level 24 --> Title
* level 24 (bonus Mageblade) --> Rapid Strike

Equipment: (140 gp)
longsword
chain shirt
long shield
backpack
waterskin
bedroll
flint and steel
whetstone
sewing needle
2 flasks of oil

 

[Varianor Abroad]

I see you found the "buff for goodness" that is Sibeccai Mage! (Note that you need Knowledge: Sibeccai 5 ranks if you aren't a sibeccai to get the feat. So you have to be level 2 to get that many ranks. Essentially it means you have to take the feat at 3rd level, not before.)

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

I see you found the "buff for goodness" that is Sibeccai Mage! (Note that you need Knowledge: Sibeccai 5 ranks if you aren't a sibeccai to get the feat. So you have to be level 2 to get that many ranks. Essentially it means you have to take the feat at 3rd level, not before.)

Reread the post: I did take the feat at 3rd level! Also note the ranks in Knowledge (Sibeccai) that were taken at first level.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

I did. Sorry I missed that you had taken it at 3rd. What I didn't miss is that you have Knowledge: Sibeccai listed as 4 ranks though.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

I did. Sorry I missed that you had taken it at 3rd. What I didn't miss is that you have Knowledge: Sibeccai listed as 4 ranks though.

The other thing you missed is that this is a first level character! Notice how his level is listed as '1', his hit points as '9', and that he only has 3 feats. That's why he only has 4 ranks in Knowledge (Sibeccai), the max possible for first level. The feat progression lists which feats he will take as he advances in level.