These Shoes Are Made for Walkin'

[roguerouge]

One of the things that has interested me about the 4e phenomenon is the argument that 3e combat is too static on the board, especially for those with multiple attacks. What would be the effect of making an item that allowed a character to get an extra MOVE action? And what would you price that item at? And what would you call it?

 

[Claudius Gaius]

Well, they'd be more mobile. The general effect can be achieved by increasing movement and using split movement feats or effects, by variations on haste, and by effects that insert extra actions, ranging from something based on Expeditious Retreat up through an item based on Time Stop.

The Practical Enchanter has a section on enhancing movement and actions, either as items or as talents and Eclipse has a variety of ability chains (Reflex Action, Split Movement, Celerity, Etc) which can accomplish the same thing.

A simple extra Move action sounds like a L2 spell: it's not as effective as Haste. So: Boots of the Hummingbird perhaps. Or Cloak of Mobility. In Eclipse it would be easiest to create it as a minor item granting Reflex Action specialized in Movement, and Corrupted (only usable every so-many rounds to keep it from being grossly abused) thus allowing a character to move-full attack-move every so often.

 

[roguerouge]

Boots of the Hummingbird! Awesome name, man!

Anyway, one of things that interests me about this idea for an item is that it's USELESS to low level characters, because they already get to take all of their attacks and then move, because they only get one attack. So, as a result, I worry that I don't know the rules well enough to make this unique magic item a part of my game....