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I wanted to add in that it's considered by many to be bad form to get a 50gp "masterwork tool" for a skill that already has a more expensive tool for it, such as Disable Device. But filling in the rest of the skills with masterwork tools should be fine. :)
I believe there was some talk that the subject of masterwork tools will be enlarged upon in the upcoming Ultimate Equipment rule book.
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My masterwork tool for disable device is a hammer.
Works good in real life too!
Disallowing a Mwk tool for any skill is a houserule. Flavor it well, and most DMs won't disallow it.
LazarX is saying that not all tools work in all situations. For example, a masterwork hammer for Profession(nailin' stuff) won't always help if you use your Profession(nailin' stuff) to answer questions about your profession.
Stranger: "Who do I ask to get into this profession?"
Nailin'Master9000: "Why son, let me consult me hammer!"
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Disallowing a Mwk tool for any skill is a houserule. Flavor it well, and most DMs won't disallow it.I'm going to give you one example of a masterwork tool for a skill that's not universally applicable.
Appraise. A set of tools to evaluate gem quality is going to tell you nothing of the value of a fine wine.
Universal Price Guideline handbook.
Be imaginative, and there will be very little limits.
So for Perception can you use a huge Sherlok Holmes magnifying glass?
Be imaginative, and there will be very little limits.
Be imaginative and hope that the GM's world accommodates, you mean ;)
Be imaginative, and there will be very little limits.So for Perception can you use a huge Sherlok Holmes magnifying glass?
Nope, according to the rulebook, a big magnifying glass gives a +2 to some Appraise checks instead. ;-)
Be imaginative and hope that the GM's world accommodates, you mean ;)
What he said. I'm hoping that Ultimate Equipment comes out with some more specific guidelines (e.g. "you can use a masterwork book as a tool for Int-based skills, but it takes 1d4+1 rounds to consult").
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Disallowing a Mwk tool for any skill is a houserule. Flavor it well, and most DMs won't disallow it.I'm going to give you one example of a masterwork tool for a skill that's not universally applicable.
Appraise. A set of tools to evaluate gem quality is going to tell you nothing of the value of a fine wine.
Sure it will. As long as you're looking at the bottle and the label.
Once you're examining the wine itself, you've already destroyed its value. :)
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My masterwork tool for disable device is a hammer.
Works good in real life too!
My masterwork tool for intimidate is the severed head of the last thing (a Medusae) I failed to scare. I had it stuffed and wear it on my belt and for fun prestidigitation to make it open it's eyes and get the snakes wiggling.
Tell me that wouldn't be worth a +2 to scare you.
A telescoping staff to use for balancing and vaulting could be a tool for acrobatics.