Most Useful (Non-Weapon) Magic Items

[SteelDraco]

I had a character once with a piece of chaos metal that he could shape into any mundane item he wanted, as long as it weighed less then twenty pounds. Very handy item, since it meant that I didn't have to carry all the random junk you use for adventuring.

 

[freyar]

The handy haversack just gave my STR 6 halfliing rogue much more versatility. Other than that, I'd guess the wand of CLW has seen the most use in my low-level campaign. I've had a Quall's feather token (bird) around the whole time, though, and haven't thought of a good place to use it.

Noting how Mark CMG starts lots of threads asking for opinions on things like this, I have a question: is CMG coming out with some master book of all the best stuff?

 

[Mark CMG]

Noting how Mark CMG starts lots of threads asking for opinions on things like this, I have a question: is CMG coming out with some master book of all the best stuff?

I AM NOW!


Just always curious about a lot of the little details, I guess. I'll come out with a full ruleset someday, I am sure, that combines the things I have found best since my gaming start in the early seventies. My own Magna Opera of gaming rules and systems for play (if I am using that correctly). Currently, I am pleased to come up with useful and sometimes unusual products. I suppose the SRD 3.5 Revised Bundle might be considered a master book of all the best stuff.

I think my next project is going to rock huge for gaming in 3.5 games, as well as any that utilize a medieval/fantasy campaign setting. Feel free to start a new thread to try and guess what it will be and I'll be sure to pop in and drop some hints. For a first hint, let's just say that it is a play on words. Also, keep an eye on my site and elsewhere for news coming soon and thanks for asking!

 

[Set]

First things I end up buying with most of my characters;

Dull Gray Ioun Stone (with Continual Flame cast on it) - the hands-free Everburning Torch

Tanglefoot Bags - the 1st through 2nd level party's Web spell / poor man's crowd control

Alchemist's Fire - the 1st through 4th level party's Fireball

Mithral Shirt - warlock, cleric, bard, duskblade, whatever. If it's not a Druid, Sorcerer or Wizard, that's what it's wearing. I'm not taking a reduced movement rate, or blowing a feat, just to get another +1 from a breastplate!

Wand of Cure Light Wounds - oh yeah. My cleric of Wee Jas loves it, since he's too busy using all of his prepared slots to spontaneous Inflict things to death... Healing is for chumps.

Heward's Handy Haversack - like a Bag of Holding, but convenient and classy.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

A Ring of Sustenance is a great and wondrous thing. Takes away the need to bother with rations, and is a boon to spellcasters.

When I can afford one, I always, and I mean always, try to get a Heward's Handy Haversack. Heck, I've had so many PCs carry the haversack that in my campaign notes I never have to try to remember what HHH means anymore. If offered a Bag of Holding or an HHH, I'd go for the latter.

 

[Sejs]

Folding mutha#$%&in' Boat.

It also has the benefit of being super awesome.

 

[Blackrat]

Hat of holding. Not official stuff but greatest item any of my NPC:s have ever had.

 

[jmucchiello]

For archers the glove of storing goes hand-in-hand with Elhona's Quiver. In fact, gloves of storing merged with gloves of dex are common requests made to whomever is playing the wizard with craft wondrous item.

I have to yoink the ioun stone. So inexpensive. Store a few dozen of them in haversack.