Gloves of Readied Ammo
Price (Item Level): 25,000 gp (15th)
Body Slot: — (hands)
Caster Level: 12th
Aura: Strong; (DC 21) conjuration
Activation: Free (manipulation)
Weight: —
These gloves appear as a light tan set of sturdy leather work gloves snuggly fit to the wearer’s hand. On the back of each glove in an embroidery of a hammer and anvil surrounded by small stitching patterned after various thrown or projectile weapons.
Once per day, these gloves will consume 1 ammo item, duplicate it 50 times and store it in the gloves. The embroidered pattern on the back of the gloves will mimic the number and the item that was consumed. This will only work on arrows, bolts, sling bullets, darts, shuriken, throwing daggers and any other item considered as tiny and ammo-like. The gloves will not work on conjured items or miscellaneous magical items. Any permanent enchantments or poisons on the original item are also duplicated. Spells designed to effect ammunition can be duplicated, but only for the duration of the original spell. An enchantment designed to effect ammunition may be cast on to the gloves to affect the remaining items. Once an item is drawn from the gloves it can not be returned or consumed for the next days use and will dissolve in 1 round. Once an item is thrown or shot, it is always destroyed on impact in a shower of sparks. Drawing items from the gloves is a free action.
Inspired by Gloves of Endless Javalins (M194) and Glove of Storing (D257).
Prerequisites: Craft Magical Arms and Armor, Craft Wondrous Item, magic weapon, major creation and shrink item.
Cost to Create: 12,500 gp, 1000 XP, 25 days
History:
These gloves created out of necessity from constant orc raids against the city. The city would soon deplete its resources repelling the year long standing orc assult. The orcs hoped to harass and blockade the city in to submission, but the wizards and craftsmen were very resourceful. One of the many solutions was the gloves of readied ammo. Archers only expended 1/50th of the ammo prepared to allow their stores to last such a long time. Over the years, the formula in creating these gloves got more sophisticated allowing for a wider variety of ammunition and spell ability, but retains the sparking on impact originally designed to scare the orcs.