Boots of Levitation

[mavrick3020]

Can boots of levetation be used for a total amout of 3 minutes a day, or as many times a day as needed, but 3 minutes at a time?

 

[andargor]

Can boots of levetation be used for a total amout of 3 minutes a day, or as many times a day as needed, but 3 minutes at a time?

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As many times as needed, 3 minutes a pop.

Andargor

 

[dcollins]

Personally, my reading is that wondrous items like this have no duration. Unless the item description says "on command" (and this one doesn't), then the wondrous item is use-activated and continually functioning by default.

I know plenty of people disagree with my reading, but the idea that an item like this needs to be reactivated every 3 minutes for no real in-game effect, is just too clunky for me to believe.

 

[Jdvn1]

Boots of Levitation: On command, these leather boots allow the wearer to levitate as if she had cast levitate on herself.

Faint transmutation; CL 3rd; Craft Wondrous Item, levitate; Price 7,500 gp;Weight 1 lb.

No time limit. No restrictions. I'd take it as an on-off ability. dcollins's reading seems right.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

Personally, my reading is that wondrous items like this have no duration. Unless the item description says "on command" (and this one doesn't),

Well, Jdvn1's quote starts off with "on command" right there in the description.

Seems pretty clear that it requires a standard action to activate, then lasts 3 minutes. I might waive the need to reactivate it every 3 minutes, though I'd definitely require the initial standard action to start it up.

 

[Jdvn1]

I'd assume that the player would activate the boots at the beginning of the day and turn them off at night. The SRD version doesn't mention 3 minutes at all, so I wouldn't mind waiving the reactivation every 3 minutes either.

 

[dcollins]

Well, Jdvn1's quote starts off with "on command" right there in the description.

Well, here I am reading the 3.0 DMG that doesn't have that phrase. Still, it states no duration and the clunkiness of the ruling boggles me. But I guess 3.5 has further confused things like this.

 

[Jdvn1]

3.0 DMG? Bah. Live and die by the SRD.

 

[Diirk]

I'd assume that the player would activate the boots at the beginning of the day and turn them off at night. The SRD version doesn't mention 3 minutes at all, so I wouldn't mind waiving the reactivation every 3 minutes either.

Huh ? The SRD entry posted was pretty damn clear, "as if she had cast levitate on herself. CL 3rd". What happens when you cast levitate on yourself with a CL of 3rd ? It lasts 3 minutes.

Thats why use-activated/continuous items cost more than command word actions.. no need to worry about that standard action reactivation with them.

 

[Jdvn1]

Eh, typically if items have a duration, it'll say it in the item description. The lack of a mentioned duration would seem to imply otherwise.