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Ferrix · Jul 28, 2004

so that's what i'm thinking

nopantsyet · Jul 28, 2004

The carom sounds cool. So can I get one of these?

Stick of Carom-Stopping

This is similar to an Immovable Rod, with the exception that it is activated by throwing it at the ground. When it hits the ground it stops in a vertical position, perpendicular to gravity. If thrown in the path of an oncoming carom (ranged touch attack vs. AC 10, range increment 5'), the carom-rider must succed at a Ride check vs. DC 15 or collide with the Stick, causing the carom to stop short, and dealing 1d6 points of damage to the carom. The carom-rider must then succeed at a Balance check vs. DC 15 or be thrown from the carom a number of feet equal to the speed of the carom, sustaining falling damage for that distance minus 10ft.

OTOH, maybe antagonizing another PC from the get-go is a bad idea. ;-)

Ferrix · Jul 28, 2004

nopantsyet said:
The carom sounds cool. So can I get one of these?

Stick of Carom-Stopping

This is similar to an Immovable Rod, with the exception that it is activated by throwing it at the ground. When it hits the ground it stops in a vertical position, perpendicular to gravity. If thrown in the path of an oncoming carom (ranged touch attack vs. AC 10, range increment 5'), the carom-rider must succed at a Ride check vs. DC 15 or collide with the Stick, causing the carom to stop short, and dealing 1d6 points of damage to the carom. The carom-rider must then succeed at a Balance check vs. DC 15 or be thrown from the carom a number of feet equal to the speed of the carom, sustaining falling damage for that distance minus 10ft.

OTOH, maybe antagonizing another PC from the get-go is a bad idea. ;-)

Particularly the barbarian thug ;-) Plus, there aren't ride checks with the carom, they'd be balance checks ;-)

And that ranged touch attack should be against the skaters touch ac ;-)

erian_7 · Jul 28, 2004

Ferrix said:
so that's what i'm thinking

Jonas listens intently to the description, frowning at the final expected price, "Hmm, not sure I can make a base model for one of those for that price...Sure you want it always 'on'? It'll be fairly hard to carry around that way..." Jonas continues frowning and tapping his chin thoughtfully.

(A continuous/use activated device that takes up no body slot, increases movement by 10-20, and gives the benefit of Ride without a creature to worry with and using skills useful in other situations would cost at least in the 5000 gp range using the DMG creation guidelines (similar to the 5,500 gp Boots of Striding and Springing--it just loses the +5 Jump bonus in favor of the other benefits). Of course, if the DM rules it okay, I'm up for creating it! Also, the weight limit seems very low--a small halfling wearing just studded leather would exceed the limit. Been reading up on the magic item creation guidelines to play a successful artificer...)

Sidekick · Jul 28, 2004

Hmmm personal item you say? I"m keen for something that gives darkvision or low-light vision. What exactly are we looking at in terms of personal item anywho>

Oh and Erian7 I was checking out your campaign at DnDonline. What is the Monastry training feat?

erian_7 · Jul 28, 2004

Sidekick said:
Oh and Erian7 I was checking out your campaign at DnDonline. What is the Monastry training feat?

Monastic Training allows a Monk to select one class and advance in it without impacting his ability to progress as a Monk. Knight Training does the same for Paladins.

Ferrix · Jul 28, 2004

erian_7 said:
(A continuous/use activated device that takes up no body slot, increases movement by 10-20, and gives the benefit of Ride without a creature to worry with and using skills useful in other situations would cost at least in the 5000 gp range using the DMG creation guidelines (similar to the 5,500 gp Boots of Striding and Springing--it just loses the +5 Jump bonus in favor of the other benefits). Of course, if the DM rules it okay, I'm up for creating it! Also, the weight limit seems very low--a small halfling wearing just studded leather would exceed the limit. Been reading up on the magic item creation guidelines to play a successful artificer...)

It's meant more to be like a special item, not a magic item. If I could put wheels on it, I would have, and it'd be freakin' mundane item I could make myself. It's not supposed to be a handy-dandy magic item really.

And yeah, it's like a mount, that's the idea, not a full-blown magic item. It costs twice what a riding dog would base and it's pretty easy to snap in half, that and a riding dog has a base move of let's see, 40 ft., can tear the throat out of a full grown human commoner pretty easily, has some intelligence, they make great guard dogs too +5 spot and listen.

I can prop a door open with the flattened stick of a skateboard. It requires the use of other skills to even use, sort of like a mount, and mounts are pretty cheap too. I still power it, thus I get tired still, not as quickly but still.

Benefits (increased movement, can use some mount related things by you know spending feats, can get a masterwork version oooo, can get some modifications another oooo), drawbacks (still a hunk of motionless nonsentient wood if i'm not using it, pretty easy to snap in half if you don't pay a good deal for it, pretty dang expensive for something that is mount-like).

I'd rather make it entirely myself (which I almost can) except for the little touch of magic to keep it floating.

About the weight cap, forgot how messed up weights are, should probably be 75lb-100lb. Although a halfling at most weighs 38 lbs., it's ridiculous how studded leather on a halfling can weigh 1/3rd what the halfling weighs or so on average.

GRAR~!

erian_7 · Jul 28, 2004

Ferrix said:
It's meant more to be like a special item, not a magic item. If I could put wheels on it, I would have, and it'd be freakin' mundane item I could make myself. It's not supposed to be a handy-dandy magic item really.

Understandable. We'll see what our DM wants and go from there. I'm game for providing the artificer mojo to make it work.

Sidekick · Jul 28, 2004

Well my character is up on the rogues gallery, I;m still a bit uncertain about his alignment its ewither LG or LN I just can't quite decide wqhich suits his personality more.

Anywho, I hope that your mother's operation goes well SpiderTrag