Ioun stones & more

[Numion]

Yeah, the dull grey stone with light is a nice trick, and often used in our games. In reality it would be a bit annoying to have a light that circles your head.

Another downside of the stones is that they can get lost in an anti-magic field when they lose their flight. It's a nice effect to describe to the players though - they just know it's about the hit the fan when their Ioun stones drop.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

I snagged the best idea from Hypersmurf in a previous thread, I'm just waiting to get high-enough level to use it in the current campaign.

Ioun Stones are perfect candidates for Permanent Invisibility. Never worry about someone trying to snatch them away again.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Ioun Stones are perfect candidates for Permanent Invisibility. Never worry about someone trying to snatch them away again.

Yeees. And then you forget about them and your loved one will get a severe concussion....

 

[Hypersmurf]

I snagged the best idea from Hypersmurf in a previous thread, I'm just waiting to get high-enough level to use it in the current campaign.

Did I say that?

Wow. That was kinda clever.

-Hyp.

 

[glass]

Ioun Stones are perfect candidates for Permanent Invisibility. Never worry about someone trying to snatch them away again.

Yeees. And then you forget about them and your loved one will get a severe concussion....

How about displacement instead? Does the same job without your forgetting they are there.

Plus, there no point in having a big cloud of Ioun stones unless you can use them to look cool...


glass.

 

[ARandomGod]

Holy... take a pill dood. It was only a joke.


Mike

I was playing along. Text is so poor at conveying nuance like that.

 

[mikebr99]

I was playing along. Text is so poor at conveying nuance like that.

ok, sure. You're right about the text stuff... no problem.

Mike

 

[Kyrail]

Never heard of a Dull Grey Ioun Stone, where exactally is that from? Do anything?

 

[Henry]

Never heard of a Dull Grey Ioun Stone, where exactally is that from? Do anything?

It's a Ioun stone whose abilities have been used up (like in the case of those spell-absorbing stones or similar); a "dead" stone. It's also on the same chart in the DMG as the rest of the 'stones.

They also make great 1 power-point psionic batteries. Unfortunately, they crumble when that happens.

 

[Kyrail]

It's a Ioun stone whose abilities have been used up (like in the case of those spell-absorbing stones or similar); a "dead" stone. It's also on the same chart in the DMG as the rest of the 'stones.

They also make great 1 power-point psionic batteries. Unfortunately, they crumble when that happens.

DMG 3.5 260 has the Ioun Stones listing, and while in a foot note it says stones will burn out turn dull grey and become forever useless, they dont list a price, and they're not on the table. It actually seems to sugest they don't do anything, let alone fly. But as has been the case many a time, I may be on the wrong page.