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<blockquote data-quote="Corwin" data-source="post: 485223" data-attributes="member: 1560"><p><strong><u>Eye of the Dragon</u></strong></p><p></p><p>This bronze, palm-sized disk has a ring-shaped carving around its face, depicting a dragon swallowing its own tail. At it’s center is set a large amber gem, resembling a reptilian eye. While grasping this medallion, the character can detect the unique auras surrounding dragons and their kin. This ability is limited to creatures with the “dragon” descriptor (including dragons, half-dragons, wyverns, etc.). The Eye’s user must concentrate to reveal the presence of these auras. The information revealed depends on how long the character spends focusing:</p><p></p><p><em>1st Round:</em> Presence or absence of dragon auras in general.</p><p></p><p><em>2nd Round:</em> Number of dragon auras in the area and the strength of the strongest dragon aura present. If the character using the item is not a Dragon, the strongest aura’s strength is "overwhelming" (see below), and the strength is at least twice the character's level (or HD), the character is stunned for 1 round and the Eye ceases to function until reactivated. While the character is stunned, the character can’t act, the character loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and attackers gain +2 bonuses to attack the character.</p><p></p><p><em>3rd Round:</em> The strength, location and specific type of each dragon aura. If an aura is outside the user's line of sight, then only the direction is known but not its exact location or distance.</p><p></p><p>The area of detection is a full circle emanating from the character out to a range of 1,000 feet. The strength of the dragon aura is determined by the HD of the dragon. The length in which the aura lingers depends on its original strength:</p><p> </p><p><u>Strength ...............HD</u> </p><p>Dim .....................Lingering aura</p><p>Faint ...................8 or less</p><p>Moderate .............9–16</p><p>Strong .................17–24</p><p>Overwhelming .......25+</p><p></p><p>- Lingering Aura’s Original Strength -</p><p><u>Aura Strength...........Duration</u> </p><p>Faint .......................1d6 minutes</p><p>Moderate .................1d6 x 10 minutes</p><p>Strong .....................1d6 hours</p><p>Overwhelming ...........1d6 days</p><p> </p><p>Note: The detection ability can penetrate barriers, but one foot of stone, one inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or three feet of wood or dirt blocks it.</p><p></p><p><em>Caster Level:</em> 15th; <em>Prerequisites:</em> Craft Wondrous Items, <em>detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, detect law, locate creature; Market Price:</em> (that’s the question) gp; <em>Weight:</em> —</p><p></p><p>----------</p><p></p><p>Now, what might the value of this item be? I can't imagine it is the price suggested by the "ballpark" formula in the DMG. That would place it in the +100,000 gp range. I doubt it's worth that much.</p><p></p><p>So what then?</p><p></p><p>And any other suggestions while we are at it?</p><p></p><p>Thanx in advance,</p><p></p><p>-Corwin</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>[edited for formatting]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Corwin, post: 485223, member: 1560"] [b][u]Eye of the Dragon[/u][/b] This bronze, palm-sized disk has a ring-shaped carving around its face, depicting a dragon swallowing its own tail. At it’s center is set a large amber gem, resembling a reptilian eye. While grasping this medallion, the character can detect the unique auras surrounding dragons and their kin. This ability is limited to creatures with the “dragon” descriptor (including dragons, half-dragons, wyverns, etc.). The Eye’s user must concentrate to reveal the presence of these auras. The information revealed depends on how long the character spends focusing: [i]1st Round:[/i] Presence or absence of dragon auras in general. [i]2nd Round:[/i] Number of dragon auras in the area and the strength of the strongest dragon aura present. If the character using the item is not a Dragon, the strongest aura’s strength is "overwhelming" (see below), and the strength is at least twice the character's level (or HD), the character is stunned for 1 round and the Eye ceases to function until reactivated. While the character is stunned, the character can’t act, the character loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and attackers gain +2 bonuses to attack the character. [i]3rd Round:[/i] The strength, location and specific type of each dragon aura. If an aura is outside the user's line of sight, then only the direction is known but not its exact location or distance. The area of detection is a full circle emanating from the character out to a range of 1,000 feet. The strength of the dragon aura is determined by the HD of the dragon. The length in which the aura lingers depends on its original strength: [u]Strength ...............HD[/u] Dim .....................Lingering aura Faint ...................8 or less Moderate .............9–16 Strong .................17–24 Overwhelming .......25+ - Lingering Aura’s Original Strength - [u]Aura Strength...........Duration[/u] Faint .......................1d6 minutes Moderate .................1d6 x 10 minutes Strong .....................1d6 hours Overwhelming ...........1d6 days Note: The detection ability can penetrate barriers, but one foot of stone, one inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or three feet of wood or dirt blocks it. [i]Caster Level:[/i] 15th; [i]Prerequisites:[/i] Craft Wondrous Items, [i]detect chaos, detect evil, detect good, detect law, locate creature; Market Price:[/i] (that’s the question) gp; [i]Weight:[/i] — ---------- Now, what might the value of this item be? I can't imagine it is the price suggested by the "ballpark" formula in the DMG. That would place it in the +100,000 gp range. I doubt it's worth that much. So what then? And any other suggestions while we are at it? Thanx in advance, -Corwin [i][edited for formatting][/i] [/QUOTE]
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