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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gabrion" data-source="post: 2647225" data-attributes="member: 30779">To answer a few questionsOk, it was a long day and I wasn't really on here (my apologies), but I'll try to address some of the questions.Sorry, but such an item would be too versatile IMO.  As Rystil (and I think someon else) said, +skill items are general a cheesy way of getting good at something.  For some skills it makes more sense that others (boots that help you move silently or a cloak that helps you hide), but since ranks in knowledge skills refelect personal study, an item giving bonuses to them wouldn't make sense.I did mention earlier that I will allow items that give +skill bonus, but you'll have to keep asking on a case by case basis.Before I can answer that for certain, I was curious where you got the 10% price increase from (which you mentioned in another post).  I don't normally play with incorporeal creatures, so I'm not all to familiar with making items for them.  If you could tell me where it explains that then I could do a better job of answering your question.If it is indeed a 10% increase as per the rules, then I will say that you either need to pay that extra 10%, or take the ghostly grasp feat.  If you are tight on feats then you may want to look into flaws (if you haven't already done so)Well I'm generally against command word items that work at will, because even if they have a 1 min/lvl duration, you can just speak the command word every 60 seconds to have a continuous effect.  I won't allow that, but I will allow you to make such an item that allows the use of those things each 3x/day (reducing the cost as well).I like the way you think.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Well despite Rystil's faith in my friendly demeanor <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />, I'm gonna have to say no to that after thinking about it.  My compelling reason is from reading the Order of the Stick, and really, it wouldn't be the same if the cleric guy could just take it off and stow it whenever it was causing problems.  Sorry, but I think in this case Wizards left it out of the new books cause they didn't want it there.On the upside, I can promise that I'm not the kind of DM who takes joy in ambushing all of you whenever you take off your armor.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  However, if you are going to gain all the benefits of walking around in full-plate (like getting chics and what not), you're gonna have to live with a few drawbacks (like not getting any good looking chics).I do appreciate your faith in me Rystil.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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