scrolls and potions obviously
Offensive things aren't really good for a bandoleer, get stuff that you'll need to save your hide in a moments notice.
Crowbar
Familiar
Daggers
Small bag of Powder
Charcoal Pen
3.X Grappling Rules
Lunch/Jerky
Bag of readily flammable Owlbear poop
Tanglefoot bag
Potion of healing
Ignoring the jokes, Band and Drogos had most things covered. I always carry a crowbar on my character, though, and if I had the chance to, I would tanglefoot a character to a wall if he/she began falling.
look at the Halfling Well Prepared feat, might help you be more prepared :)
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Hmmm... 8 pouches of 'flask' size each... a flask seems to hold 1lb of stuff... so with two bandoliers you could wear 15lbs (3 kegs' worth) of black powder, with 1lb left over for a 'triggering' mechanism... turn yourself into a 15d6 explosion of firey death! For your deity of choice, of course...
Hmmm... 8 pouches of 'flask' size each... a flask seems to hold 1lb of stuff... so with two bandoliers you could wear 15lbs (3 kegs' worth) of black powder, with 1lb left over for a 'triggering' mechanism... turn yourself into a 15d6 explosion of firey death! For your deity of choice, of course...
Recommended only for Reincarnated Druids of the 5th level or higher with a ready way to remove negative levels. Either be a word-caster or take the experimental spellcaster feat to learn the "purify" word so you can save a lot on diamond dust.
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so, I'm putting together a character that's going for a 'be prepared' vibe. Basically, that means having the right tool at the right time (in other words, not in the backpack or otherwise 'hard to get')
Yes, I know that grabbing something from a bandolier is the same action as pulling it out of a backpack or haversack, but it's just not the same, right?
I want to know what's worth carrying (and can be carried) in the bandolier. I've got two items to start with
a) a snapleaf. 5 rounds of feather fall that you don't have to go digging in your backpack to go find.
b) darts. they fit, and they serve as a backup ranged weapon (for when, say, you don't feel like dropping your 2-hander when attacking at range)What else belongs in the bandolier?
Darts don't really fit they are like a fatter arrow
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Hmmm... 8 pouches of 'flask' size each... a flask seems to hold 1lb of stuff... so with two bandoliers you could wear 15lbs (3 kegs' worth) of black powder, with 1lb left over for a 'triggering' mechanism... turn yourself into a 15d6 explosion of firey death! For your deity of choice, of course...Recommended only for Reincarnated Druids of the 5th level or higher with a ready way to remove negative levels. Either be a word-caster or take the experimental spellcaster feat to learn the "purify" word so you can save a lot on diamond dust.
Or anyone with a spare silver piece to offer an untrained hireling and a reasonable Bluff score... ;)
EDIT: Would that make a Paladin lose his class features? :)
Hmmm... 8 pouches of 'flask' size each... a flask seems to hold 1lb of stuff... so with two bandoliers you could wear 15lbs (3 kegs' worth) of black powder, with 1lb left over for a 'triggering' mechanism... turn yourself into a 15d6 explosion of firey death! For your deity of choice, of course...Recommended only for Reincarnated Druids of the 5th level or higher with a ready way to remove negative levels. Either be a word-caster or take the experimental spellcaster feat to learn the "purify" word so you can save a lot on diamond dust.Or anyone with a spare silver piece to offer an untrained hireling and a reasonable Bluff score... ;)
EDIT: Would that make a Paladin lose his class features? :)
I think at the very least, after you do it a few times you would develop a reputation that would make it hard to attract hirelings.
The reincarnated druid wouldn't even have trouble buying the black powder, since reincarnation makes you look different every time you come back.
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Bandolier 1:
1.) Oldlaw Whiskey
2.) Dragon Punch Whiskey
3.) Absinthe
4.) Applejack
5.) Baijiu
6.) Mead
7.) Sealord Wine
8.) Dwarven Stout
Bandolier 2:
1.) Pellet Grenade
2.) Pellet Grenade
3.) Pellet Grenade (Cold Iron)
4.) Pellet Grenade (Cold Iron)
5.) Alchemist's Fire
6.) Alchemist's Fire
7.) Potion of CLW
8.) Oil of Magic Weapon.
YEEEEEEE-HAWWWWWWWW!
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It is for anyone who wishes to become immortal*.
*immortal in the figurative sense of being named in song and story, remembered as the one who blew the tunnel and stopped the orc army. anyone interested in immortality in the literal sense, by not dieing, should stay right away from this and anyone who considers it a good idea.
Strap it to the barbarian, he has a good chance of surviving.
so, I'm putting together a character that's going for a 'be prepared' vibe. Basically, that means having the right tool at the right time (in other words, not in the backpack or otherwise 'hard to get')
Yes, I know that grabbing something from a bandolier is the same action as pulling it out of a backpack or haversack, but it's just not the same, right?
I want to know what's worth carrying (and can be carried) in the bandolier. I've got two items to start with
a) a snapleaf. 5 rounds of feather fall that you don't have to go digging in your backpack to go find.
b) darts. they fit, and they serve as a backup ranged weapon (for when, say, you don't feel like dropping your 2-hander when attacking at range)What else belongs in the bandolier?
Snapleaf can be worn like a badge anywhere on your person (on a button, around your neck, pinned to your shirt), so it can be activated as a swift action, no need to waste a bandolier slot.
Healing potions seem obvious (when you need to not die, right now!).
Alchemists fire/acid/alkali/etc are great for dealing with surprise swarms, oil and tindertwigs are a cheaper alternative to this.
Flour, handy for tracking invisible enemies, retracing your steps, or seeing if you are being followed (when you double back), also useful for distracting wizards and making emergency cake.Or even finding secret passages (throw it up and watch for air currents towards secret doors).
Emergency light sunrod/candlerod/tindertwig for when your torch gets knocked out /light becomes dispelled.
Travelers anytool, literally have the tool you need right now.
Thunderstone/tanglefoot bag/smokestick/fuse grenade/pellet grenade and tindertwig for pure offense in battle.
Any alchemical creation for emergency defence against disease/poison/elements/drowning/suffocation/darkness/sickness/swarms/track ing/being swallowed/incorporeal, etc. It would be a limited, one shot defence, but sometimes that is all you need (1 minute of air means another minute to solve the problem). Even a coil of iron rope means rope and a solid bar of iron.
Pitons/iron spikes, infinitely useful, super cheap to make with special materials (3gp silver, 2gp cold iron, 16gp fire/frost forged, etc). They have literally a hundred uses for a creative mind and act as 1d3 improvised throwable weapons in a pinch.
Bandoliers, plus instant alchemy, plus bladed belt, plus robe of many things, plus bag of tricks, plus handy haversack, equals every tool in existence on your character at a moments notice.
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Bandolier 1:
Loop #1: Mug (for drinking stuff)
Loop #2: Teapot (no, I don't brew my tea in the mug: I didn't take any levels in Barbarian...)
Pouch #3: Tea (obviously...)
Pouch #4: Vision toad (good for a lick now and then... really should move this away from the tea...)
Pouch #5: 'Snake hair' wig ('cos fighting people who think they're clever by keeping their eyes tightly closed is always the better option)
Pouch #6: Alchemical Grease ('cos if that fantasy about the nubile gnome twins ever seems likely to occur, I'll kick myself for not having it on hand...)
Pouch #7: Foaming Powder ('cos it's just too funny not to)
Pouch #8: Midwife's Kit (you'll be glad you've got this to hand when you need it, trust me...)
Bandolier 2:
Loop #1: Hip Flash (purely medicinal)
Pouch #2: Deck of marked cards (sorry... worn cards... no 'marks' on these babies... nubile female gnome artwork optional)
Loop #3: Butterfly Net (maybe the fairies won't think it so funny now, huh...)
Pouch #4: Emergency haggis (obviously...)
Pouch #5: Blue Book (for Brastlewark... what?.. stop judging me!)
Pouch #6: Scrivener's Kit ('cos we're adding to that Blue Book, boys...)
Loop #7: Pellet Grenage (with a 'zero seconds' fuse... that's what the spark cantrip is for, after all...)
Pouch #8: Flask of Impact Foam (can never have too much foam...)
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Hmmm... 8 pouches of 'flask' size each... a flask seems to hold 1lb of stuff... so with two bandoliers you could wear 15lbs (3 kegs' worth) of black powder, with 1lb left over for a 'triggering' mechanism... turn yourself into a 15d6 explosion of firey death! For your deity of choice, of course...Recommended only for Reincarnated Druids of the 5th level or higher with a ready way to remove negative levels. Either be a word-caster or take the experimental spellcaster feat to learn the "purify" word so you can save a lot on diamond dust.Or anyone with a spare silver piece to offer an untrained hireling and a reasonable Bluff score... ;)
EDIT: Would that make a Paladin lose his class features? :)
Or anyone with potions of Resist and Protection From Energy[Fire] and/or a ring of evasion. Best on the Urban Barbarian Dex build, for highest possible reflex save and HP.
Iron Vials/iron flasks to contain your fragile potions so that they cannot be instantly broken from a single AOE attack.
Brewed reek for when you get swallowed whole (make that monster REALLY sick), that or foaming powder so it can't swallow anyone ever again!
Remember that a tube arrow shooter shoots bamboo arrows (not sure if it can fire regular arrows at all, still a handy backup ranged weapon once it has been poisoned by someone with the skill).
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Pouch #4: Emergency haggis (obviously...)
Outstanding!
I use bandoliers until I can get a handy haversack. It's rare that I'll hang on to them past that; they usually get tossed into the pack.
@OP: removing an item from a mundane backpack is not a move action... it's usually a standard or full-round action, but is ultimately up to the GM. Unless what you're looking for is tied to the side of the pack, you're going to have to go digging.
In my low-level bandoliers:
Air Crystals (better safe than sorry)
Potion: CLW (or better)
Antitoxin
Vermin Repellent (of course)
Blade Guard
Oil: Bless Weapon
Potion: Touch of the Sea
Oil: Obscuring Mist
At mid levels, I usually keep most of the same, but I make sure there's at least one potion of Fly in there at all times.
Also, a scroll of Haste (to hand to the arcane caster in a pinch).
A potion of Remove Blindness maybe.
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Can't have oil of obscuring mist, I'm afraid, as it doesn't meet the target restrictions of potions/oils...
...It can duplicate the effect of a spell of up to 3rd level that has a casting time of less than 1 minute and targets one or more creatures or objects...
... the spell dupliacted needs one or more creatures or objects in its 'target' line. That's why you can make potions of fireball to lob like grenades.
There's a couple of alchemical items that'll whip you up some smoke though.
You can't make potions of Fireball either. It does not target one or more creatures, it is an area effect.
That's what the Necklace of Fireballs is for.
Batarang
Batarang
Batarang
Batrope
Smoke pellet
Antitoxin
Bat Shark Repellant
Keys to Batwagon
Sandwich
Bandolier 1:
Pouch #6: Alchemical Grease ('cos if that fantasy about the nubile gnome twins ever seems likely to occur, I'll kick myself for not having it on hand...)
Bandolier 2:Loop #1: Hip Flash (purely medicinal)
Pouch #2: Deck of marked cards (sorry... worn cards... no 'marks' on these babies... nubile female gnome artwork optional)
Loop #3: Butterfly Net (maybe the fairies won't think it so funny now, huh...)
Pouch #4: Emergency haggis (obviously...)
Pouch #5: Blue Book (for Brastlewark... what?.. stop judging me!)
Pouch #6: Scrivener's Kit ('cos we're adding to that Blue Book, boys...)
Loop #7: Pellet Grenage (with a 'zero seconds' fuse... that's what the spark cantrip is for, after all...)
Pouch #8: Flask of Impact Foam (can never have too much foam...)
I disagree strongly with your taste in women.
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Can't have oil of obscuring mist, I'm afraid, as it doesn't meet the target restrictions of potions/oils...
...It can duplicate the effect of a spell of up to 3rd level that has a casting time of less than 1 minute and targets one or more creatures or objects...... the spell dupliacted needs one or more creatures or objects in its 'target' line. That's why you can make potions of fireball to lob like grenades.
There's a couple of alchemical items that'll whip you up some smoke though.
Right. Forgot about that one.
A scroll of Obscuring Mist works just as well for casting classes though.Potion of Feather Step is a good one too.