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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7496941" data-attributes="member: 57383">I'd make the spell resistance higher than that. A 5 isn't terribly effective.Let's see, of the SRD Magic Item list's wondrous items &amp; artifacts a mantle of spell resistance grants SR 21, robes of the magi SR 18, a scarab of protection SR 20, a staff of the magi grants SR 23 and the shield of the sun SR 15.I'd go for somewhere in the SR 15 to SR 20 range. The original MR 25% is equivalent to SR 17 in 1E AD&amp;D. Of course, this is a 2E encounter so presumably it uses the &quot;flat&quot; MR of that system which wasn't affected by caster level.Rather than a HD limit, I'd prefer a number and size limit like the spell animate object:Something like:As an at-will standard action, the cloak's wearer can conjure four Small astral figments or an equivalent number of larger figments. A Medium astral figment counts as two Small figments and a Large astral figment as four. A maximum of twelve Small astral figments (or equivalent larger ones) can be in existence at any one time. The wearer can dismiss any number of figments as a free action.For the insanity bit, I would add a few provisos:Unfortunately, the wearer becomes permanently insane as per the spell&nbsp; insanity as soon as they put on the cloak (in campaigns using sanity rules, treat the character as having&nbsp; -10 sanity points). This insanity cannot be cured or limited as long as the cloak is worn.I'm also tempted to add:The cloak of figments can only be removed if its wearer is dead or unconscious, in other circumstances the cloak becomes insubstantial to prevent its removal.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7496941, member: 57383"] I'd make the spell resistance higher than that. A 5 isn't terribly effective. Let's see, of the SRD Magic Item list's wondrous items & artifacts a [I]mantle of spell resistance[/I] grants SR 21, [I]robes of the magi[/I] SR 18, a scarab of protection SR 20, a [I]staff of the magi[/I] grants SR 23 and the [I]shield of the sun[/I] SR 15. I'd go for somewhere in the SR 15 to SR 20 range. The original MR 25% is equivalent to SR 17 in 1E AD&D. Of course, this is a 2E encounter so presumably it uses the "flat" MR of that system which wasn't affected by caster level. Rather than a HD limit, I'd prefer a number and size limit like the spell [I]animate object[/I]: Something like: As an at-will standard action, the cloak's wearer can conjure four Small astral figments or an equivalent number of larger figments. A Medium astral figment counts as two Small figments and a Large astral figment as four. A maximum of twelve Small astral figments (or equivalent larger ones) can be in existence at any one time. The wearer can dismiss any number of figments as a free action. For the insanity bit, I would add a few provisos: Unfortunately, the wearer becomes permanently insane as per the spell [I]insanity[/I] as soon as they put on the cloak (in campaigns using sanity rules, treat the character as having -10 sanity points). This insanity cannot be cured or limited as long as the cloak is worn. I'm also tempted to add: The [I]cloak of figments[/I] can only be removed if its wearer is dead or unconscious, in other circumstances the cloak becomes insubstantial to prevent its removal. [/QUOTE]

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