Item to increase UMD?

[Rhun]

Depending on how lax your DM is, you could always have something like "Bill's Guide to the Use of Items, Magical and Arcane", name it a masterwork tool that provides a +2 circumstance bonus to your UMD skill, and it would cost you 50gp.

This is all open to how you interpret a masterwork tool, though.

Tool, Masterwork
This well-made item is the perfect tool for the job. It grants a +2 circumstance bonus on a related skill check (if any). Bonuses provided by multiple masterwork items used toward the same skill check do not stack.

 

[Patlin]

Depending on how lax your DM is, you could always have something like "Bill's Guide to the Use of Items, Magical and Arcane", name it a masterwork tool that provides a +2 circumstance bonus to your UMD skill, and it would cost you 50gp.

This is all open to how you interpret a masterwork tool, though.

Hmm. Maybe my artificer could get a masterwork quill to scribe scrolls with... that sounds semi-reasonable.

 

[Sithobi1]

I had a glove with multiple hairs/metals/miniature holy symbols sewn into it, which I used as a MW tool for UMD.

 

[FCWesel]

Sure! There are items that help all sorts of skills, from Climb and Jump to Craft, to Search and Spot, so why not UMD? It's a skill like any other. Use the standard costs for creating such a item as per the GM, no need to change the formula.

 

[tobensg]

Look at mickey mouse in fantasia for inspiration on this one. The sorcerer's apprentice taking the enchanted cap. I would give it a plus to UMD but also have the the chance of a mishap increased. This is of course a just for fun example. There is nothing in the rules to forbid the item but check with your DM first to see if (s)he will allow it.

 

[seans23]

Is there any precedent items for creating a skill boosting item for Use Magic Device? Should it still simply follow the bonus squared times 100 gp rule?

I allowed a ring of UMD in my campaign, using those guidelines, but I'm pretty generous.

 

[Infiniti2000]

...but I'm pretty generous.

That's not what Bad Paper told me.

 

[Bad Paper]

<blush>

 

[mattmaz]

Thanks for all the help and ideas. Now I just need to convince the GM.

 

[Artoomis]

Thanks for all the help and ideas. Now I just need to convince the GM.

Well, if nothing else, try to get your GM to allow a MW tool for the standard +2 bonus. Whether that be some special glove, a book of instructions, or whatever.

Many GMs will not allow a magic item boost to UMD, but MW item is a good way to go and keeps it really under control.