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I have long been a fan of such things as rings of sustenance and boots of striding and springing.Now with all the new material I have disbarred bandages of speedy recovery and feather step slippers. Curious to hear what cheaper items say ten thousand or less are your favorites?
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Adamantium: Arrowheads. Even if only for cutting notches in your sword, or graffiti and such. A file if you can get it. Wedges, cubes, bars. And a weapon(s) that can double as a digging tool.
Hybridization Funnel: Take 10 minutes, combine two splash weapons into one, which goes inert in an hour. My local GM has ruled the Alchemist bonus to splash damage applies twice when using one of these 'ketchup-and-mustard-gas' weapons. Your GM might disagree.
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I'm a fan of alchemy, and consumables like feather tokens, silversheen...
Wayfinders & bags of holding are good low-mid cost choices.
I think ioun stones and figurines of wondrous power can be neat.
A friend of mine loves this little item:
Aegis of Recovery
Source Rival Guide pg. 5
Aura faint abjuration and conjuration; CL 3rd;
Slot neck; Price 1,500 gp; Weight —
Description
An aegis of recovery grants its wearer a +2 resistance bonus on all saving throws made to recover from an effect, such as poison or lingering damage from an attack. This bonus does not help against preliminary saving throws against such effects. Should the wearer ever drop below 0 hit points, the aegis cures 2d8+3 points of damage to the wearer and then crumbles, becoming useless from then on.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, barkskin, cure moderate wounds; Cost 750 gp
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This item was more fun than expected in a game I ran recently:
Boat, Folding
Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 1
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 6th
Slot none; Price 7,200 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
Description
A folding boat looks like a small wooden box about 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep when it is inactive. In this mode, it can be used to store items just like any other box. Yet when the proper command word is given, the box unfolds itself rapidly in the space of a single round to form a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet in depth. A second command word causes it to unfold even further into a ship 24 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. The folding boat cannot unfold if there isn't enough open space for it to occupy once unfolded. Any objects formerly stored in the box now rest inside the boat or ship.
In its smaller form, the boat has one pair of oars, an anchor, a mast, and a lateen sail. In its larger form, the boat has a deck, single rowing seats, five sets of oars, a rudder, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a mast with a square sail. The boat can hold 4 people comfortably, while the ship carries 15 with ease.
A third word of command causes the boat or ship to fold itself into a box once again, but only when it is unoccupied.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, fabricate, creator must have 2 ranks in the Craft (ships) skill; Cost 3,600 gp
Chime of Opening! Never leave home without it. I'm also in love with the Cape of the Mountebank, but eventually the game seems to expect you in a Cloak of Resistance so I usually cave by level 10.
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I recently found the Sleeves of Many Garments. They cost the same as a Royal outfit (minus the jewelry), and can mimic any non-magical garment, including the Royal outfit, with the added benefit that they can be donned without assistance.
Bag of Holding and Handy Haversack are popular low- to mid-level items. They can even be layered one inside another; just be careful not to let the outermost bag get destroyed.
The Ring of Sustenance is one of those items that can be great, but I never seem to take it when building mid-level characters because there are always other items that take precedence. It's great for a wizard with crafting feats; just prepare one use per day of Extended Rope Trick, and work inside while the party camps. (In a caster-heavy party, camping overnight could easily involve three watch shifts of 4 hours each.)
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Hat of Disguise, or as it more commonly known around my table, Cloak of Disguise.
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Muleback Cords. The cheapest way to carry (literally) the rest of the party.
here here Detect Magic! One of my characters is revered as a 8' tall barbarian bronze half dragon thanks to the wonderful hat of disguise!
Ring of Invisibility.Non stop unlimited on demand invis. Very useful.
Bookplate of Recalling and Bookmark of Deception. For 2, 500gp, I can now call my spellbook to me daily as long as it's on same plane, while it looks like any kind of book for others.
Implanted, cracked Noun stone grants Regeneration per hour for just 3, 400gp. Regeneration means I can regrow limbs with any healing?
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Bord so made this
Wand of Magic Missile's (Hylan)
Aura faint evocation [force]; CL 1st
Price 2,000 gp; Weight 1/2 lb.
AC 7, HP 5, hardness 5, Break DC 16
Activation spell trigger
This wand requires no charges and may be activated once per round.
This wand may only be activated if the character is at full HP.
DESCRIPTION
This wooden wand is shaped like a short sword. "It is dangerous to go alone. Take this." is scribed in elven along the blade.
EFFECT
Range medium 110 ft.
Targets one creature
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
A short sord blade shaped missile of magical energy darts forth from the wand and strikes its target, dealing 1d4+1 points of force damage.
The missile strikes unerringly, even if the target is in melee combat, so long as it has less than total cover or total concealment. Specific parts of a creature can't be singled out. Objects are not damaged by the spell.
CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
Craft Wand, Magic Missile; Cost 1,000 gp
"Get Thee Hence. For Curses you and Casts you out."
I really like smoke sticks. If the party is ready for there use they are a real advantage.
Mask of Stony Demeanor
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 6th
Slot head; Price 500 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
DESCRIPTION
When worn, this mask transforms the wearer's face into a stone statue and its voice into an emotionless monotone. Though it allows the wearer to speak, its facial expressions and voice betray little emotion, granting a +10 competence bonus on Bluff checks made to lie and a +5 competence bonus on Bluff checks made to feint, but also imposes a –5 penalty on Bluff checks made to pass a hidden message.
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Dusty Rose Prism (Ioun Stone)
Aura strong varied; CL 12th
Cracked: This stone grants a +1 competence bonus on initiative checks. Price: 500 gp.
I will also throw a second in for the muleback cords.
Boots of levitate. Realtively cheap. It's usually one of the first things my wizards make.
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Gotta love Handy Haversacks... there are very few characters that cannot make use of this item... both for carrying capacity, and for the move-action to get anything out.
Ioun Torch: 75gp for an item that orbits your head with Continual Flame. How can this not be useful?
Wand of Cure Light Wounds... 750gp of goodness... always good. Always in fashion.
Of course, there are plenty of mundane things you should really have on hand... like a Alchemical Silver Light Mace (25gp to have both bludgeoning and silver... plus, as a light weapon it can be used with Weapon Finesse!)
I could go on...
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Muleback Cords. The cheapest way to carry (literally) the rest of the party.
Combine that with the heavyload belt, get fly casted on your character, then go all Mighty Mouse!
It is interesting how the item creation rules have changed what we see as "cheap" magic items. :-)
As for the OP, Handy Haversack and Bookplate of Recalling are both items I really liek for their cost.
Cloak of resistance +1. Actually, even +2 is pretty cheap for what it gives you.
For 10,000 gp, one of the more exotic items I like is a Bronze Griffon. It's like a flying carpet, a golem and a rope of entanglement all rolled into one...sort of, but not really.
A continual flame spell cast on something.
As a third level light spell, it stops parties from getting utterly destroyed by creatures that can spam darkness. About the best effect you can get for 50gp.
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Actually, you want it heightened to 4th level, because Deeper Darkness is often 3rd level and continual flame will only beat it if it's higher level.
Furthermore, my recommended target item is a shuriken kept in a light-proof pouch. It's a free action to draw shuriken (they draw like ammunition) and it's a free action to drop anything, so without sacrificing any actions you can get your light source out.
Buy several as you can afford it, and you could spend an attack or two expanding the field of light beyond the spot you dropped the first one. Remember a given square has an AC of 5.
That is awfully clever about the shuriken. Kudos!
As for items, I really like the ring of sustenance for any prepared caster, as well as the bookplate of recall/bookmark of deception (I prefer a trashy romance novel or a very boring technical manual of some kind) for spellbook users.
I'll also echo the cracked dusty rose prism ioun stone (+1 initiative for 500GP?! yes please) and the haversack.
Also...has anyone mentioned the Quick Runner's Shirt yet? Its a godsend for melee types.
This item was more fun than expected in a game I ran recently:
Boat, Folding
Source PRPG Core Rulebook pg. 1
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 6th
Slot none; Price 7,200 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
Description
A folding boat looks like a small wooden box about 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches deep when it is inactive. In this mode, it can be used to store items just like any other box. Yet when the proper command word is given, the box unfolds itself rapidly in the space of a single round to form a boat 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet in depth. A second command word causes it to unfold even further into a ship 24 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. The folding boat cannot unfold if there isn't enough open space for it to occupy once unfolded. Any objects formerly stored in the box now rest inside the boat or ship.In its smaller form, the boat has one pair of oars, an anchor, a mast, and a lateen sail. In its larger form, the boat has a deck, single rowing seats, five sets of oars, a rudder, an anchor, a deck cabin, and a mast with a square sail. The boat can hold 4 people comfortably, while the ship carries 15 with ease.
A third word of command causes the boat or ship to fold itself into a box once again, but only when it is unoccupied.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, fabricate, creator must have 2 ranks in the Craft (ships) skill; Cost 3,600 gp
This is probably one of my favorite items as well.
Dotted. Shuriken idea is gold. And I have a Quick Runner's Shirt on my Mage. It's not just for melee types. Double move withdraw action followed by a spell in the face of your attacker,anyone? Sure beats a five foot step!
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Necklaces of fireballs are completely awesome for the price as well! First off they do NOT take up your neck slot. They also make AWESOME ambushes.
You can place a necklace down in the middle of the ambush and when the targets are in range cast your own fireball/scorching ray/flaming sphere ect... It get's a saving throw +7 or the entire thing explodes!
The big necklace (8700gp or crafted for 4350) would explode for 58d6!
You could always put the necklace on a summoned creature or something as well for some fun shenanigans!
Lesser metamagic rod of extend. 3000 GP of goodness
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These are by far my favorite cheap magical items and whenever I make a new character I have to convince myself not to get them again.
Feather Step Slippers - Ignore any and all difficult terrain.
Hat of Disguise - Look like anyone.
Mask of Stony Demeanor - Hide it with your hat, and tell great lies too.
Robe of Infinite Twine - What can't you do with unlimited, everlasting rope and twine?
Traveler's Any-Tool - Just. Wow. Not only is it incredibly versatile, it's cheaper than some of the tools it can turn in to.
And even though its been corrected to a one use item, snapleaf is well worth having for the price.
dot .... fun thread !