I saw a magic item recently which grants a +5 bonus on Intimidate checks, boosts the DC of any fear effects you create by +1, and allows you to reduce the severity of a fear effect affecting you up to 3 times per day. The only problem is now that my PC is about to get some treasure I can't seem to find any record of such an item either in a book or on the web. I think it was for the headband or possibly head slot, but I can't remember the name.
Does such an item exist? If so can somebody tell me what it is called and where it comes from?
You're probably thinking of the Maiden's Helm. It's a pretty nice item, and probably underpriced. On the other hand, wearing it is probably going to piss off the Grey Maidens.
I could have the numeric bonus for Intimidate wrong, but the item definitely had additional functions which the Maiden's Helm doesn't, in particular the +1 to the DC of fear effects generated the user and the ability to downgrade fear effects 3 times per day. I'm sure the Intimidate bonus was more than +2 at least since I recall comparing the item to the Great Barghest Hero Cloak (one DM was kind enough to let me upgrade the skill bonus on that from +2 to +5, and I thought that with this other item I wouldn't need that special boon)
I've found the fear reducing function or something a lot like it on the Headband of Unshakeable Resolve. If I combined that with a Maiden's Helm I guess I'd get almost the effect of the mysterious item I can no longer find. I haven't recently ingested any substances which were likely to cause hallucinations, but I guess it might not be impossible that one night while I was very tired I could have combined the functions of several items into one custom item and later forgotten that I'd created that item myself. If so I still can't figure out where I got the +1 DC for fear effects though.
I have a Viking with a rather low Will save who is about to get lots of gold and the Terrifying Howl rage power, so an item like the one I'm describing would be pretty nice to at least have a price on.
There's also the Dead Man's Headband, from Ultimate Equipment.
+2 compt. to intimidate, +1 DC to fear effects for 3600 gp.
And it makes it hard for you to lose your hat.
I guess if I combine those 3 items I'll have pretty much what I was aiming for. I need to get running to a game at the moment, but perhaps I'll calculate the price later.
Thanks for your help in turning up the various functions of my possibly imaginary magic item.