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<blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 1845453" data-attributes="member: 23094">Also ...Resistance and deflection bonuses?Those are the two most common (excepting enhancement to armor) &quot;defensive&quot; bonuses that a player can get his or her hands on.Nearly any spell they cast will overwrite their protections, making them only marginally useful.Are you saying that your players do not currently have any rings of protection, or cloaks of resistance?For the record, you priced out an item that grants a +2 Resistance bonus against the spells of Evil creatures and a +2 deflection bonus to AC against Evil opponents at 4,000gp.A cloak of resistance +2 - which grants its bonus against *all* incoming spells - is 4,000gp, and a ring of protection +2 - again, effective against all opponents - is 8,000gp.All told, that item, made into a single slot item, would be 14,000gp (8k + (1.5*4k)).Is the limitation on who it will affect worth a ~75% discount?&nbsp; Probably not.It should be worth some form of a discount, however, especially given the additional vulnerabilities of a &quot;single-source solution&quot; (like targeted dispelling).After all, if your player's opponents are at all intelligent, they'll just start summoning slaadi.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patryn of Elvenshae, post: 1845453, member: 23094"] Also ... Resistance and deflection bonuses? Those are the two most common (excepting enhancement to armor) "defensive" bonuses that a player can get his or her hands on. Nearly any spell they cast will overwrite their protections, making them only marginally useful. Are you saying that your players do not currently have any rings of protection, or cloaks of resistance? For the record, you priced out an item that grants a +2 Resistance bonus against the spells of Evil creatures and a +2 deflection bonus to AC against Evil opponents at 4,000gp. A cloak of resistance +2 - which grants its bonus against *all* incoming spells - is 4,000gp, and a ring of protection +2 - again, effective against all opponents - is 8,000gp. All told, that item, made into a single slot item, would be 14,000gp (8k + (1.5*4k)). Is the limitation on who it will affect worth a ~75% discount? Probably not. It should be worth some form of a discount, however, especially given the additional vulnerabilities of a "single-source solution" (like targeted dispelling). After all, if your player's opponents are at all intelligent, they'll just start summoning slaadi. [/QUOTE]

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