Quick magical item question.

[Xarlen]

There's a cloak in the Magic of Faerun which does three properties: It's a cloak that functions as a +4 armor bonus, it can become a +1 quarterstaff, and it can make a disarm attempt to a foe. Costs around 22,000gp.

Here's a question.

If I just made it where it was a +4 armor bonus, or could become a +1 Quarterstaff, what would the cost be?

And would the bonus stack with Bracers of Armor?

Trying to construct an NPC wizard for tomorrow's session.

 

[Crothian]

Last question first: Would not stack with bracers, they are the same type of bonus.

+4 armor is 16,000; +1 weapon is 4,000 (2000 x2 since it's an added piece of magic): so I'd price it at 20,000 with out the disarm ability.

 

[Xarlen]

Any cost deduction for the fact that they can't be used at the same time?

 

[Crothian]

I guess losing 10% or 20% would be okay, we sort of left the DMG guidelines behind so I am in best guess mode right now

 

[kreynolds]

Any cost deduction for the fact that they can't be used at the same time?

Actually, because of that, I wouldn't double the price of either the weapon or the armor bonus. I'd just add them together and add 10% to 20% of the total cost.

 

[Xarlen]

What do you mean by double the price?

 

[Crothian]

What do you mean by double the price?

Whwnadding unrealted powers together in a magic item, the lesser cost of the two is doubled.

 

[magnas_veritas]

Whwnadding unrealted powers together in a magic item, the lesser cost of the two is doubled.

Yep. Now, in the Cloak of Battle's case, I'd imagine that the disarming ability's cost *would* be doubled, in that it functions at the same time as the primary ability (which is the +4 armor bonus). But the quarterstaff wouldn't be, I'd think.

Brad