As the name of the thread implies, I've been looking at creating a character that can really utilize these magical items to their maximum effect. From what I've learned having a nice Wayfinder would be ideal for something like this as well as a familiar I just found called an Ioun Wyrd that can integrate some into it's body and still share the effects with you. So I'm thinking of something like Wizard with an Ioun Wyrd Valet familiar with magical knack, 4 levels of Field Agent (taking the greater casting field training twice), and Boon Companion. Anyone got any suggestions, tips, or criticism (any will be most appreciated)?
There was a PrC in 3.5 based on Ioun stones back in the old days. i don't have a copy of it, but I'm sure you can find one sitting around somewhere.
Also, there was a Dragon magazine with another couple dozen of ioun stone effects, above and beyond what was published in dungeon (and having nothing to do with the massive powerful ioun stones owned by Larlock the Warlock King of FR fame.)
==Aelryinth
Hm, literally called the Ioun Master. Interesting. Well, I must say this is certainly what I had in mind. Might start looking more closely at 3.5, see what else they have.
I'm rather new to Pathfinder and can never remember, isn't Pathfinder supposed to be backwards compatible with 3.5? If so, would that mean if I got a GM's permission to be it I could play as one in Pathfinder?
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Deep Magic, from Kobold Games, has an Iounmancer Wizard Archetype (p 338) that replaces scribe scroll, arcane bond and the wizard's bonus feats with the ability to summon up a 'star mantle' of ioun stones that absorb a few levels of spells per day, allow him to cast spells without expensive components as if he had Eschew Materials, and have the properties of selected ioun stones (each time he replaces a wizard bonus feat he gets another one, of increasing GP value, depending on the level acquired).
Other options, if you can make stuff up, would be ioun-stone-based Archetypes that tie them into chakra, allow one to Arcane Bond-Item to multiple Ioun Stones as levels accrue, or link them to planets in the system (the first stone added would spin fast and link to Aballon/Mercury, and grant a movement bonus, the second would have a green glow (regardless of it's actual color), link to Castrovel/Venus, and have powers related to plant growth / vitality, Akiton/Mars somethign to due with red and war, 'the ringed planet' ioun stone being able to actually equip a ring (giving the user a third ring slot), etc.).
Deep Magic, from Kobold Games, has an Iounmancer Wizard Archetype (p 338) that replaces scribe scroll, arcane bond and the wizard's bonus feats with the ability to summon up a 'star mantle' of ioun stones that absorb a few levels of spells per day, allow him to cast spells without expensive components as if he had Eschew Materials, and have the properties of selected ioun stones (each time he replaces a wizard bonus feat he gets another one, of increasing GP value, depending on the level acquired).
Other options, if you can make stuff up, would be ioun-stone-based Archetypes that tie them into chakra, allow one to Arcane Bond-Item to multiple Ioun Stones as levels accrue, or link them to planets in the system (the first stone added would spin fast and link to Aballon/Mercury, and grant a movement bonus, the second would have a green glow (regardless of it's actual color), link to Castrovel/Venus, and have powers related to plant growth / vitality, Akiton/Mars somethign to due with red and war, 'the ringed planet' ioun stone being able to actually equip a ring (giving the user a third ring slot), etc.).
Oh, me like. I could certainly try that, would be an interesting thing to concoct in my free time.
I'm rather new to Pathfinder and can never remember, isn't Pathfinder supposed to be backwards compatible with 3.5? If so, would that mean if I got a GM's permission to be it I could play as one in Pathfinder?
You have to be careful of certain effects/changes in the rules on things stacking, but nominally, yes, almost all 3.5 stuff is compatible with PF.
==Aelryinth
I'm rather new to Pathfinder and can never remember, isn't Pathfinder supposed to be backwards compatible with 3.5? If so, would that mean if I got a GM's permission to be it I could play as one in Pathfinder?You have to be careful of certain effects/changes in the rules on things stacking, but nominally, yes, almost all 3.5 stuff is compatible with PF.
==Aelryinth
Alright, cool. Will certainly see about drafting a character that becomes an Ioun Master.
Deep Magic by Kobold Press has an Ioun Stone focused archetype for Wizards as well as a bunch of Ioun Stone based spells.
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Seeker of Secrets has rules for implanting ioun stones and lots of variant options.
Also look at the 'Questing Stone' spell from Seeker of Secrets and the Suppressing Stone spell from Inner Sea Races.
Finally, the Ioun Bond arcane discovery allows you to make an Ioun Stone your bonded object (probably not as good as the Ioun Wyrd familiar though).
If you are not set on Wizard a Tumor Familiar could work.
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For any aspiring Ioun Stone Master, one must invest in a pair of Ioun Spite Bracers.
For any aspiring Ioun Stone Master, one must invest in a pair of Ioun Spite Bracers.
And could take Ioun Wyrd as a spirit animal to boot....I'll have to play around with that....
Hm, literally called the Ioun Master. Interesting. Well, I must say this is certainly what I had in mind. Might start looking more closely at 3.5, see what else they have.do you know what the source book is for Ioun Master? I've been looking for it myself.
Homebrew here for the Ioun Master
The blog D20 Source RPG Blog lists stones from Dungeon Master’s Guide v3.5, Dragon magazines #174, #267, #319 and #331, Player’s Handbook 4E, Encyclopedia Magica Vol. II, 17 Relics (The Le Press), Lords of Darkness, Kobold Quarterly #6, Expanded Psionics Handbook, Adventurer’s Vault, Ghostwalk Campaign Setting, Open Grave, Pathfinder: Spires of Xin-Shalast, Dragon Annual #2, and Netheril: Encyclopedia Arcana). It has been updated a number of times, so might have others as well.
/cevah