The concealing pocket makes items in it undetectable but is only a pocket so you could only fit small item in it. Other than rings, what would you put in a concealing pocket?
Vial of poison? Lockpick? Signal whistle? There are tons of small items that you could use in game. Keep in mind that in an RPG like Pathfinder the possibilities are infinite, limited only by imagination.
It makes things undetectable by detect magic. I was hoping for small magic items, any of the things you suggested would be hidden just as effectively in a normal pocket as in a concealing pocket.
It's not strictly detect magic. It can foil other detect spells as well. An addicted character could hide a stash of Demon Blood in the pocket to prevent a nosey Paladin from detecting the evil aura. There are many wondrous slotless items which could fit in a 4 inch square pocket. Maybe the Anatomy Doll you picked up to annoy that holier than thou Paladin.
I'd say a traveler's any tool is always a good thing to have around. it's an improvised weapon at worst and a crap ton of other tools
^ did you mean to post that in this thread?
As to the OP, if you found yourself in a dry town, maybe a flask of endless sake...
But otherwise, maybe an all seeing eye, or a deck of illusions, or a summon slave crystal, or a pugwampi braid.
yes yes I did. shove it in a pocket and you have thieves tools to break out of prison, a crowbar to force open a door, a block and tackle for a makeshift rope.
Ummm, An all-seeing eye is nearly a foot in diameter, It definitely wouldn't fit in a pocket.
Stashing something with a lot of utility in it, such as a Wand, a Decanter of Endless Water, a Portable Hole, or a Well of Many Worlds would be a practical idea. Logic being that if you can only hide a couple of items from the bad guys, utility beats power. I've also seen a wizard shrink his spellbook down to fit, and our Rogue hid her backup weapon, a sortof magic switchblade, in hers. You could also fit a Glove of Storing and go from appearing to be disarmed to demolishing fortified walls and enemies with an Adamantine Greatsword in one turn.
Also don't forget that there's no “one item at a time” stipulation. You could easily slip the Portable Hole full of spare equipment and the Well of Many Worlds in the one pocket for both a comprehensive escape plan, just make sure you can tell them apart...
Practicality aside, one of the most *fun* applications of items like this for me has been trolling That Guy. You all know That Guy, ye who judges loudly from down low, who conflates being lawful and/or good aligned with being stupid and/or self righteous and can't keep their hands out of other party members pockets. So one session the Wizard crafted concealing pockets for everyone, and we slipped the GM descriptions of what surprises we had left in them for That Guy.
On the tame but still ego-bruising end, the Wizard's new pocket had nothing but a lump of coal and an alarm spell in it, while the Alchemist's lovely new purse had two pouches, the hidden one she used, and the main pocket which was booby trapped with Sovereign Glue. Unfortunately That Guy never tripped any of the Alchemist's or Wizard's traps, as That Guy targeted party members more or less in descending order of alignment, starting with the “self-righteous” Paladin and the neutral good Shaman. The Paladin played the long game, keeping a handful of valuable coins that, unbeknownst to That Guy, were the same enchanted coins that the party had recovered as part of a sting several adventures prior. Believing all was well, That Guy proceeded to reach into the unsuspecting Shaman's Handy Haversack, only to find... D4+1 ravenous weasels. That they swarmed him in the middle of a marketplace with dozens of laughing onlookers only made the prank that much sweeter for us and an even more memorable lesson for That Guy.
That Guy later earned a permanent criminal record in two powerful magocratic nations when he spent his 5gp of stolen money. That Guy stopped stealing after that, we were all slightly disappointed.
Stashing something with a lot of utility in it, such as a Wand, a Decanter of Endless Water, a Portable Hole, or a Well of Many Worlds would be a practical idea. Logic being that if you can only hide a couple of items from the bad guys, utility beats power. I've also seen a wizard shrink his spellbook down to fit, and our Rogue hid her backup weapon, a sortof magic switchblade, in hers. You could also fit a Glove of Storing and go from appearing to be disarmed to demolishing fortified walls and enemies with an Adamantine Greatsword in one turn.
Also don't forget that there's no “one item at a time” stipulation. You could easily slip the Portable Hole full of spare equipment and the Well of Many Worlds in the one pocket for both a comprehensive escape plan, just make sure you can tell them apart...
Practicality aside, one of the most *fun* applications of items like this for me has been trolling That Guy. You all know That Guy, ye who judges loudly from down low, who conflates being lawful and/or good aligned with being stupid and/or self righteous and can't keep their hands out of other party members pockets. So one session the Wizard crafted concealing pockets for everyone, and we slipped the GM descriptions of what surprises we had left in them for That Guy.
On the tame but still ego-bruising end, the Wizard's new pocket had nothing but a lump of coal and an alarm spell in it, while the Alchemist's lovely new purse had two pouches, the hidden one she used, and the main pocket which was booby trapped with Sovereign Glue. Unfortunately That Guy never tripped any of the Alchemist's or Wizard's traps, as That Guy targeted party members more or less in descending order of alignment, starting with the “self-righteous” Paladin and the neutral good Shaman. The Paladin played the long game, keeping a handful of valuable coins that, unbeknownst to That Guy, were the same enchanted coins that the party had recovered as part of a sting several adventures prior. Believing all was well, That Guy proceeded to...
As a backup weapon, a Liquid Blade or two would fit in there. I bet you could fold up some Sleeves of Many Garments to fit into one of those pockets, as well.
"That Guy" was Lawful Good but habitually stealing from the rest of you? And your GM didn't have his alignment slip, or at least warn him about it?
Oh gods no, lol
That Guy is the type who always plays a Chaotic Neutral munchkin who skirts evil territory constantly, and views altruistic party members as holier-than-though jerks. My bad for not being clear enough!