I'm creating a character that due to his reputation most people believe he is a literal Angel Of Death and I wanted to have a discussion about cool homebrew flying items. Hopefully well-balanced and not breaking the bank.
Thanks.
I think flying magic items are pretty well covered in core.
You have limited use flying items like boots of flying, unlimited use like wings of flying, and even "vehicles" like flying carpet.
Just re-flavor one of those and leave the price point the same and you will be as balanced as anything else.
Unless of course you have something specific in mind in which case you would need to provide more information.
I was thinking of making a homebrew flying item that was between 7,000GP and around 12,000GP
I know at first thought a 7,000GP flying item sounds crazy but if you think about it, there could be concentration checks or very limited flying time like 12 rounds or less, or plenty of other factors. There are ways but, you have to use a lot of balancing factors to justify the price.
I just want to see how well someone can create a cool, cheap, and balanced flying item and I will probably use it.
What level is your character?
I haven't started the campaign just yet and I don't know what kind of gold flow it will have. My character will probably be level 4 or 5 before I will most likely see flying items.
That's probably not going to be doable. Flying items are expensive because flight is one of the most useful abilities in the game. Winged boots are your best bet, but even they are 17k. Even if you find a balanced item at 7k, a 5th level character has a wealth of 10,500 gp. You can't spend more than 25% of your wealth on a single item.
Well your base price, assuming we're using the fly spell here, is going to be 3 (fly's spell level) times 5 (caster level) times 2,000 gold for a continuous or use activated item.
So we're already looking at 30,000 gold at base
As I said 7,000GP sounds crazy but there are some crazy skilled people out there that can make it balanced, that is why I put it out there. Funny thing is I was thinking of levitation instead of flying for the 7,000GP price tag, my bad. I was mostly focusing at the Around 12,000GP part as the Winged Boots are 16,000GP and you could easily make a balanced 12,000GP flying item. Sure you could just lessen the charges or amount of time per charge but I'm hoping for ideas that would add flavor to the item. Like how the Cloak Of The Bat only allows flight in darkness or at night.
As for the 4th and 5th level part I meant to write down 7th level or 8th level as it would be to early at 5th level.
There you go, boots of levitation
I want something with a bit more flavor than Boots Of Levitation but I guess with the way the thread is going as of now I should just make my own item and be done with it. Thanks for all the help though!