Converting Al-Qadim creatures

[Shade]

6+ seems reasonable.

 

[Cleon]

6+ seems reasonable.

I can go for that.

 

[freyar]

Yes, that's fine. It's extremely valuable for a low-level character, though. So, does someone have the time to write something up about the penalties and benefits?

 

[Cleon]

Yes, that's fine. It's extremely valuable for a low-level character, though. So, does someone have the time to write something up about the penalties and benefits?

well we can start roughing something out at least.

How's this for a start?

"Empower Host" (Su): A vizier's turban can boost its hosts magical ability. These benefits are divided into 10 ranks, when a host first bonds with the turban they gain its 1st rank benefits. The host increases the benefits by 1 rank whenever it (gains a level in a spellcaster class?) or (sacrifices life-force to the vizier's turban to strengthen the bond, this costs 1000 XP per (current) rank of benefits, plus the host takes 1d4+ranks Con damage from the strain). A vizier's turban can not grant a benefit rank higher than the arcane spellcasting level of its host.

The vizier's turban grants its host a spell resistance equal to 6 plus its benefit rank. In addition, the host gains a bonus arcane spell at each even rank, of a level equal to half the rank (e.g. a 1st level spell at rank 2, 2nd level at rank 4, 3rd level at rank 6, 4th level at rank 8 and 5th level at rank 10). If the host is unable to cast spells of that level, they can use the bonus spell to cast a lower-level spell with metamagic feats that add up to the bonus spell level.

The vizier's turban feeds off its host life-force to power these benefits, as long as the host wears the turban (plus X days after removing if), the host suffers penalties of XXXX.

 

[freyar]

Hmm, so they take Con damage to gain the benefit and some additional constant penalty? Could work...

 

[Cleon]

Hmm, so they take Con damage to gain the benefit and some additional constant penalty? Could work...

So, shall we figure out the Xs?

 

[freyar]

Uh, sure. Let's figure out the stuff in parentheses about increasing ranks. Not sure I like an XP cost plus Con damage. Hmmm.

 

[Cleon]

Uh, sure. Let's figure out the stuff in parentheses about increasing ranks. Not sure I like an XP cost plus Con damage. Hmmm.

The "normal" advancement of 1 rank per caster level advancement is free, remember. I fancied having a means for a mid-to-high host to attune a turban within a level or two, rather than having to wait 10 caster levels to get a 10-rank connection.

I wanted the cost to be something non-trivial, and XP plus Con seemed a good solution. Do you favour Experience over Constitution for accelerated turban bonding, or vica versa?

Now there's a sentence you don't see very often!

 

[freyar]

XP seems to fit in with magic item construction, and it's already a significant chunk of XP. I'd stick with that. But let's ask Shade what he thinks about accelerated turban bonding?

 

[Cleon]

XP seems to fit in with magic item construction, and it's already a significant chunk of XP. I'd stick with that. But let's ask Shade what he thinks about accelerated turban bonding?

If forced to limit myself to one or the other I'd go for the XP.