Liquid Snake
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Could someone please point me out an equippable magic item that improves Spot and Listen checks, as well as its source?
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Trainz
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From the SRD:
Note that I choose a headband because it is an item that is close to the eyes (spot) and ears (listen). When making a magic item, it's preferable that it's form and location relates to what the item does. If you went for a pair of boots instead, you'd probably have to increase the whole thing by another 50% (37,500 g.p.).
But I would still allow it, because I always go by the rule from 2nd edition: "Never say no, determine difficulty...".
HTH
So, according to the rules for making magic items, lets say a headband that would give you a +10 competence bonus to Spot and Listen would cost 25,000 gold pieces (10,000 for the first skill boost, and another 10,000 for the second but with a 50% increase, which is 15,000, for a total of 25,000).
Note that I choose a headband because it is an item that is close to the eyes (spot) and ears (listen). When making a magic item, it's preferable that it's form and location relates to what the item does. If you went for a pair of boots instead, you'd probably have to increase the whole thing by another 50% (37,500 g.p.).
But I would still allow it, because I always go by the rule from 2nd edition: "Never say no, determine difficulty...".
HTH
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Moonstone Mask, from Magic of Faerun (page 163). It's a 3.0 book, but other than changing the pricing some, should be fine.
Gives +5 spot and listen, and darkvision as a bonus. Takes the same slot as a pair of lenses. 3.0 cost was 12k gold, but probably more in 3.5.
For a much smaller bonus, there's always the luckstone and pale green prism ioun stone, each of which add +1 to all skills (among other things).
Gives +5 spot and listen, and darkvision as a bonus. Takes the same slot as a pair of lenses. 3.0 cost was 12k gold, but probably more in 3.5.
For a much smaller bonus, there's always the luckstone and pale green prism ioun stone, each of which add +1 to all skills (among other things).
drunkmoogle
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Alertness Ioun Stone. Core. 10,000 GP. Reverse engineering the price/item creation process, a slotted version comes out to 5,000GP, and I'd make it take the head slot.
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ARandomGod
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Elephant said:
Well, a +5 competence bonus is 2,500
I'd put spot and listen in the mask or goggles/lenses slot myself
2,500 + 50% is 3,750
16000 for darkvision
03750 for spot (+5)
03750 for listen (+5)
23500 total cost. Without darkvision it's 6250 (2500 + 3750)
Now, you could, if you wanted, tie these together with a "Multiple Similiar Abilities" discount:
"Multiple Similar Abilities: For items with multiple similar abilities that don’t take up space on a character’s body use the following formula: Calculate the price of the single most costly ability, then add 75% of the value of the next most costly ability, plus one-half the value of any other abilities." ~SRD
As I wouldn't have a problem calingl these similiar abilities. Remeber, you have to have them go from most expensive to least expensive, thus preventing you from haveing the darkvision being the 50% discouned one. As such you could have spot (or listen) cost 75% less, and listen (or sopt) then cost 50% less.
16000.0 (darkvision)
02812.5 (Spot)
01875.0 (Listen)
19687.5 total cost. Without darkvision it's 2500 + (3750 * 0.75) = 5312.5
Now, of course, +10 to an ability is 10k, Add 50% to add in into a previous enchantment and it's 15k
16000 (darkvision)
15000 (Spot)
15000 (Listen)
45000 total cost (25,000 without having darkvision... now that I'm thinking on that topic, the belt of dwarvenkind grants darkvision along with several other abilities for only 14,900).
Discounted it's
16000 Darkvision
(15000*.075) 11250
(15000*.5) 7500
34750 total cost, or without darkvision 21250 (10k + 75% of 15k)
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