Or was technically slotless or something? It's just been nagging at me for forever now that it just sucks for the AoMF to take up the amulet slot. Not only does it cost twice as much (and have half the maximum bonus) as a similar weapon, it also precludes you from using cool amulet abilities.
Seems to me like it wouldn't bust anything to have it be an item worn around your neck that didn't actually take up the amulet/neck/whatever slot. Anybody have a pressing reason why that's a bad idea that I've overlooked?
While we're here, does anyone know the flavor reason for not letting someone wear multiple amulets and rings?
While we're here, does anyone know the flavor reason for not letting someone wear multiple amulets and rings?
So your character doesn't go wandering around tricked out with 4 rings on each finger, and layers of amulets around their neck?
It would absolutely happen :P
Serious now, I think the common reason for such limitations, or at least the assumption I've usually made, is that the magic is too potent to really function in such close proximity. Hence, you can wear a ring on each hand thanks to distance, but loading up a single one with multiple would cause them to not function properly. That idea could probably be extend to most slots.
Don't know if that's really supported in text anywhere though. Or if it's even accurate in the first place. So, dunno.
While we're here, does anyone know the flavor reason for not letting someone wear multiple amulets and rings?So your character doesn't go wandering around tricked out with 4 rings on each finger, and layers of amulets around their neck?
Well I know that, that's why I asked for the FLAVOR reason, not the mechanical one. =p
I know I'd be doing my best Mr. T impression if I could wear all the magical bling I wanted.
Unless you're playing PFS, just call it bracers of mighty fists, or shirt of mighty fists, or boots of mighty fists, or... You get the idea. Nothing says it must be an amulet.
Gloves of Mighty Fist just sounds cooler than Amulet of Mighty Fists to me.
But if playing in Golarion or where your GM will allow it:
Make it a AoMF Tattoo. Get the tattoo all the way to +5 then get a slotted one and load it with Special Propertties.
Now you have the full +10 available to any other weapon.
Just so long as you have only a single with the Static +5 bonus you are fine.
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While we're here, does anyone know the flavor reason for not letting someone wear multiple amulets and rings?So your character doesn't go wandering around tricked out with 4 rings on each finger, and layers of amulets around their neck?Well I know that, that's why I asked for the FLAVOR reason, not the mechanical one. =p
I know I'd be doing my best Mr. T impression if I could wear all the magical bling I wanted.
I use this explanation:
Your body has a number of magical points, a lot like chakra. Magic items are normally made to make use of these points to allow their magic to flow through you.
To make a magic item that functions without accessing one of these natural points of magical affinity, you have to put a lot more work in (hence the x2 cost).
While we're here, does anyone know the flavor reason for not letting someone wear multiple amulets and rings?So your character doesn't go wandering around tricked out with 4 rings on each finger, and layers of amulets around their neck?Well I know that, that's why I asked for the FLAVOR reason, not the mechanical one. =p
I know I'd be doing my best Mr. T impression if I could wear all the magical bling I wanted.
I use this explanation:
Your body has a number of magical points, a lot like chakra. Magic items are normally made to make use of these points to allow their magic to flow through you.
To make a magic item that functions without accessing one of these natural points of magical affinity, you have to put a lot more work in (hence the x2 cost).
I think that is one of the best explanations of this I have heard.
I think the chakra explanation has problems, most especially with hands. Hand has one ring point each, one shared glove point, and one shared bracer point? That's an, awful lot of chakra for just the hands. It would also suggest that those with extra hands (alchemist with the discovery, or multi limb eidolon for example) ought to get extra ring chakras. For that matter, feet ought to offer similar chakra (toe ring, boot, anklet in that case), especially in races like Vanara, who can use their feet similarly to hands.
It's purely a game balance mechanism.
It still is a good explaination.
Also can't you have rings and such on additional arms and switch the active effects?
Or was technically slotless or something? It's just been nagging at me for forever now that it just sucks for the AoMF to take up the amulet slot. Not only does it cost twice as much (and have half the maximum bonus) as a similar weapon, it also precludes you from using cool amulet abilities.
I agree, but there is no 'weapon slot' - weapons are effectively slotless. As this doubles the price of an item, it effectively means the AoMF is four times the cost of a weapon. However, there is no reason it cannot be bracers, a ring, or any other slotted item.
Yeah, sometimes the parentheses just don't cut it.
Maybe a rephrase: Would it break anything if an AoMF was slotless?
Well while we're houseruling that's easily fixed by saying only one AoMF can be equipped at a time.
Well if it were slotless, you could buy 5 amulets and put different enchantments on each for super cheap.Yeah, sometimes the parentheses just don't cut it.
Maybe a rephrase: Would it break anything if an AoMF was slotless?
Crafting yes. Buying No.
Tattoo it onto the character. It is covered by the rules and you don't have to worry about people complaining about it.
It would not break something if you turned the AoMF into a slotless item by paying more.
As it is (enhancing unarmed strikes and natural attacks) it would be too strong if you only made it slotless without changing the price.
@Azaelas Fayth: Where are the rules for those tattoos?
Would they work for things that you normally have to put on and take off to make them work like the sleeves of many garments from UE?
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I use this explanation:Your body has a number of magical points, a lot like chakra. Magic items are normally made to make use of these points to allow their magic to flow through you.
To make a magic item that functions without accessing one of these natural points of magical affinity, you have to put a lot more work in (hence the x2 cost).
There's even a magical item that supports this interpretation.
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There's even a magical item that supports this interpretation.
I use this explanation:Your body has a number of magical points, a lot like chakra. Magic items are normally made to make use of these points to allow their magic to flow through you.
To make a magic item that functions without accessing one of these natural points of magical affinity, you have to put a lot more work in (hence the x2 cost).
IIRC Magic Of Incarnum explicitly called them chakras while adding a whole array of related effects.
I'd like to see a class that gets bonuses for not using magic item slots like the monk gets them for not using weapons and armor.
For example each slot provides a certain bonus when not used. And the number of unused slots correlates with how high this bonus is. Capped by level.
Just for some ideas:
x = number of free slots with max=class level
Armor: x to AC bonus (not certain which type)
Belts:
Body: x rounds of fasthealing 1/day
Chest: x points of ki pool
Eyes:
Feet: x times 5ft fast movement
Hands: Lay on hands xd6/day
Head:
Headband:
Neck:
Ring (up to two):
Shield:
Shoulders:
Wrists:
The biggest problem with this would be that this class could but all their money in slotless items or few really strong items and gain double benefit.
But I like the idea.
I considered (and my return actually designing that) a rune-using class that would in a similar way - it would inscribe runes on non-magical items worn on those slots gaining corresponding bonuses in the process.
In Champions of Ruin, there's a Gladiator PrC with sample NPC's, both the NPC's have items that function as the AoMF. One is called Gauntlets of Mighty Fists and the other is called Helm of Mighty Horns. It states they both function as AoMF.
It would not break something if you turned the AoMF into a slotless item by paying more.
It would break your bank balance...
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So, the whole idea here is to try and get all the bonuses of the AoMF without using a magic slot? The benefits of this item are worth having a slot used. The amulet is centered on the body and makes sense for it effecting the entire body, since it effects claws, kicks, punches, bites, tails, wings, slams, headbutt, gore, poke, elbow, knee, etc. Not to mention the effect of getting +1d6 energy damage on attacks at the cost of only +1, where normal weapons need at least +2 cost.
Yes.
Because it's terrible IMO that a Monk not only has to pay twice as much for each bonus (with only a +5 maximum), he's also gypped out of a magic item slot where the cheaper and easier to obtain (magic swords drop like candy, don't even try to deny it) magic weapons don't take up any slot at all.
I'd go with magic armbands or whatever but when I suggest changes I like them to be small ones that are likely to be implemented. I don't want a cost change, I don't want them upgraded, I just want to be able to wear one with my Amulet of Natural Armor or whatever. Make it a Monk only feature if you've gotta keep it from breaking Eidolons or whatever. I'll likely use this regardless of whether it's actually implemented, but if the general consensus is that with the right restrictions it wouldn't break anything, then I don't see why it couldn't work its way into the main game.
I would suggest making it Gloves it just fits!
Very slightly less, and the bonus can never go above +5. You're paying twice as much for half the bonus really.
And what about we poor MoMS?
And Monks only have high AC at the cost of other factors.
No Crane Style here, we still haven't determined whether melee attacks are melee weapons yet. =p
Dragon/Snake/Tiger and then off to Alchemist in my specific case.
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fter thinking about it, monks already have a pretty high ac. Allowing them to have an extra 5 ac would be very strong considering the exponential growth of AC.Also, you aren't paying double. Monks two weapon fight through flurry, meaning the amulet is equivalent to buying 2 weapons. It costs slightly less to buy an amulet then to buy two equivalent weapons.
Technically, you just have to take the barskskin quinggong power asap, and for 1 ki point you're ready for hours of awesomeness.