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Just read an item that required 24h of continued natural sunlight... ever heard of the day/night cycles?
5 Culls and I just had to upvote something I have seen many times and always down-voted because it was up against something I hadn't seen since the first round and I thought it was gone. Glad it's game day and my players will be here in a few as they work their way through Jorgenfist.
I don't think that is a creature template in Pathfinder. At least not in the PSRD. That will get you a down-vote unfortunately.
Ok. I expect from your item name that the item has to do with that particular Bestiary monster. Surprise! It doesn't. That makes the other item better. Sorry.
Well this one kinda rips off an item submitted last year. Actually the edited version that I did on my "Phloid's Unofficial Edit My Item Thread." I like my version better, but there is a decent chance that it was parallel design that your were not aware of. And even though it may be a stolen idea, I like the idea and you are better than the opposition.
You have NO spell in your requirements?
This item should have been a cloak or something, not worn where it is. But I still like you better than the competition.
Edit: and your name is bad too. You got lucky.
You have NO spell in your requirements?
I don't know this item, but that can be ok sometimes. There are a couple in the PSRD that do this. Check out the Phylacteries of Channeling. I have an item that I did not submit that only requires the creator have two specific witch hexes.
You have NO spell in your requirements?I don't know this item, but that can be ok sometimes. There are a couple in the PSRD that do this. Check out the Phylacteries of Channeling. I have an item that I did not submit that only requires the creator have two specific witch hexes.
I still up voted it, just strange, and hard to price.
Your RPGSS item should be something that players are excited to have and use. This item's use is so circumstantial that I would never buy one and I would likely sell it if I found one. It is dull and not very special. An you are up against an item with cool visuals that a would make a character feel more cool for owning.
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Item, I hate you SO much. But you're so well designed I can't help but vote you up every time. Even against some of my top keeps.
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I still up voted it, just strange, and hard to price.You have NO spell in your requirements?I don't know this item, but that can be ok sometimes. There are a couple in the PSRD that do this. Check out the Phylacteries of Channeling. I have an item that I did not submit that only requires the creator have two specific witch hexes.
It's my opinion that the formula pricing is crap unless the item actually duplicates the spell effects in question or casts those spells. If the formulas work well to price your item, you are likely designing a SIAC item. The comparison method works better if your item is not a SIAC. Ballpark it and compare it to like priced items. Then move it up or down based on how powerful the items are to either side of its price giving an optimized character build for each item. And maybe add a little cause in the competition it is better to overprice a little than to have voters think it is underpriced.
I know that certain words and phrases are considered fodder for snark (filigree, 'prized by...', 'it's true nature/purpose is revealed', etc.). I get that. And those things can be annoying and/or "entertaining".
But I'm finding myself getting frustrated reading descriptions wherein the designers are obviously consulting the thesaurus and leaping through numerous hoops in order to avoid those words/phrases, even when, though possibly trite, they would be serviceable and accurate.
Argh. Not only did a couple of my favorite wondrous items get culled, so did my favorite suit of armor. *shakes fist*
Your minimum caster level for a magic item, is the lowest level that the required spells can be cast by, OR the minimum caster level required by the item creation feat required. Whichever is higher. You can't have a caster level that low because no legal item creation feat has a caster level that low. No vote from me.
Disagree Nicholas. There are multiple Paizo published items with a CL of 1 or 2. Which would not be created because Craft Wonderous Item requires lv 3. Unless Paizo has set a bad precedent on multiple occasions...
The CL represents the lowest caster level of the spell/feat in the construction requirements. The crafting feat, I believe, doesn't count towards the CL as the spell can be done by anyone...not just the crafter. So my CL 1st character can make a staff of prestidigitation...assuming they can afford it and can find a crafter with the crafting feat.
At least that's my take on it.
Your minimum caster level for a magic item, is the lowest level that the required spells can be cast by, OR the minimum caster level required by the item creation feat required. Whichever is higher. You can't have a caster level that low because no legal item creation feat has a caster level that low. No vote from me.
Actually, this is incorrect. All the Core Rules say about item caster level is:
Caster Level (CL): The next item in a notational entry gives the caster level of the item, indicating its relative power. The caster level determines the item's saving throw bonus, as well as range or other level-dependent aspects of the powers of the item (if variable). It also determines the level that must be contended with should the item come under the effect of a dispel magic spell or similar situation.
For potions, scrolls, and wands, the creator can set the caster level of an item at any number high enough to cast the stored spell but not higher than her own caster level. For other magic items, the caster level is determined by the item itself.
Also, I refer you to the hat of disguise, with its CL of 1st. Which is below the minimum CL 3rd you need to take the Craft Wondrous Items feat.
I've heard both before in critiques and the like, but there is precedent in core the rules for your position. I stand corrected.
In all fairness, it DOES look weird.
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It's okay. I often pine for the good old days, where there were no solid crafting rules, and you just had to have the DM give you a list of archaic ingredients to hunt down--usually hacked off parts off of monsters you killed or weird things found in extremely distand and dangerous places--and combining them in a long, drawn-out, and typically infuriating ritualistic fashion before losing XP to gain your item.
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I have not had characters craft in my games (I run mostly one shot games if I play at all). But if I had a campaign and someone said they wanted to craft an item greater than minor, I would add some of this to the game. "You need this exotic ingredient." And then I would make sure they had opportunity to find it with some interesting difficulty. Totally role play it.
oh item, you are a min/maxxer's wet dream, and I dislike that you've made it this far.
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I have not had characters craft in my games (I run mostly one shot games if I play at all). But if I had a campaign and someone said they wanted to craft an item greater than minor, I would add some of this to the game. "You need this exotic ingredient." And then I would make sure they had opportunity to find it with some interesting difficulty. Totally role play it.
We have rules for that.
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Not much to be snarky about in the voting booth lately.
Edit: Finally saw my item for the second time! (Yay!) I want to snark on it, but can't think of anything that doesn't give it away.
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Less than 26½ hours of voting to go... (♪ ♫ I wanna be sedated)
Wow. This item is made for a very specific character build. Not just niche for one class, but requiring the multiclassing of two classes (or maybe archetype selection). And the two classes are more obscure from a more recent book. What is the chances that this was made for the designer's own character (or a favored character in his campaign)?
This is the second item that claims that type of animal can blink. That animal does not have eyelids. It cannot blink.
THAT made it all the way to the end!
Another item that makes printed items of the same theme better in some way. Does this break my rules for this? Not really. This is acceptable, but I still like the other item better this time.
Wow the snark has lost it's steam!
Lets get snarking folks!
Wow I'm still voting against that one?
Item quality is actually really good right now, I have no snark left to give.
I'm not eating that even if we prepare it with THAT item
I have a really, really strong stomach. But there is an item out there that made me gag. And, given its competition, i had to up vote it.
Bell vs. lantern
Lion vs. lion
Edit: Xill vs. spider
Bell vs. lantern
Lion vs. lion
Edit: Xill vs. spider
It's a lion eat lion world out there.
Edit: Xill vs. spiderI have seen that particular pairing *so many times* I can't even tell you.
Separately, I'd only seen each twice; this was the first head-to-head.