Force Bullets (custom item)

[Jeph]

Force bullets are small, engraved pebbles, with runes carved along their flat surface.

When thrown, they transform into a 1d4+1 magic missile. Up to 5 Force Bullets can be thrown as a standard action.

Caster Level: 1, Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, Magic Missile, Market Price: 50 gp, Weight: -

 

[ThomasBJJ]

I like it. Would a fighter be able to use these by the standard rules on magic item use?

 

[Kale78]

sounds cool, now just construct a device that expels the bullets at high speed, perhaps with a telekinetic push and you have yourself a magic-missile-pistol, i wouldn't fight a mage with something like that

 

[kreynolds]

I like it. Would a fighter be able to use these by the standard rules on magic item use?

Well, they're either free-action (4 levels higher for Quicken Spell) spell-trigger items or they're just use-activated (like a sword). Personally, I'm curious as to which one it is.

Cool item, Jeph.

 

[kreynolds]

sounds cool, now just construct a device that expels the bullets at high speed, perhaps with a telekinetic push and you have yourself a magic-missile-pistol, i wouldn't fight a mage with something like that

Hey, if you can use up to 5 at once, that's a magic missile shotgun baby!

 

[Hygric]

I like this idea, consider it borrowed!

The only change I think I will make to them is that you can use as many each round as you could make attacks with your sling, that just feels better to me.

 

[Jeph]

Use activated, standard action to throw them.

Now THIS is how you'd construct a magic-missile GATLING GUN!

The weapon has a complex limited temporal stasis field inside of it, allowing it to cast a maximized empowered Time Stop every round (epic item, duh). This results in 7 standard actions being taken to expell 5 Force Bullets each rount, for a total of 35d4+35 definite hits per shot. That's (on average) 121-122 damage per round. Factor in Haste, and thats 243 damage per round, no save allowed or attack roll required!

I don't even WANT to figure the cost for a use-activated unlimited use 14th level spell item . . . sheesh, that's DEFINITELY epic.

Paladin: I do a cool thing I saw on the Sultans of Smack thread!

GM: The mage whips out a gatling gun and shoots the c**** out of you.