
Eildath |

The layout may not be for everyone but believe me seeing one page on the screen does not give you the full effect of what this layout does. When you have the book in your hand and are flipping through it you will be able to find items a lot quicker and find exactly what each item does without scanning through walls of text.
...and yes I did that layout of Dragon Warrior for Nintendo Power.
That is so awesome I don't even have the words. :D

Ravingdork |

Cheapy wrote:Staff of the Master. That is pretty nice for wizards in a pinch.
And avalanche shield just made me want to play a shield basher :D
Staff of the Master is Gawdawfully cheap for the effect. Break it down
+1/+1 weapon = 4000
Plus
8 (CL) * 3 (Vampiric Touch)*400*1/2 (using 2 charges) * 2
8* 2(spectral Hand)*300*2
8* 1(Ray of Enfeeblement)*200*2
Plus
X - blow charges for metamagic= 30000
X = 3600 gp...
Thats potentially one hell of a cheap and versatile metamagic booster... a lot of mages have Quicken. Two quicken's an adventure on their highest level spell slots... Never mind someone building staves with more limited powers and a similar effect.
I was thinking this myself. I would just use Craft Wondrous Item to make it into a slotted trinket with 10 charges that allows me free metamagic on occasion for only 1800gp (since it is no longer a slotless item).