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All,
I'm running an 8th level Conjurer (teleportation) that is about to hit 9th level. I took craft wand as my previous feat and am going to take craft wondrous item next.
Can anyone provide me with some tips on what wondrous magic items I should craft? I'm thinking of Goggles of Night as we have three humans in the party (myself included).
I welcome any other suggestions.
Prux
Lady-J's right, the big six are the most efficient places to spend your cash.
Eyes of the Eagle are also good; possibly better than Goggles of Night considering the duration on the Darkvision spell by this level.
Other items you might like are gloves of elvenkind or spellguard bracers, to cast spells safely; fog-cutting lenses or a goz mask, to see thru the fog that you can create; and sandals of quick reaction, to help you in surprise rounds.
How much money do you / your friends have to pump into this? What classes & strategies are the characters using, and what magic items do they have already? What weaknesses do they have that need to be shored up, other than darkness? A monk would probably appreciate a Monk's Robe (13,000) if they're not using the body slot already, for instance.
You might want to search for "darkvision" in Magic Items at the Archives of Nethys to find other possibilities besides the Goggles of Night. Not all of the 37 items found will be suitable, and many will be too expensive, but some are better for some purposes---for instance, an arcane caster might prefer a Moon Circlet (20,000).
Zainale's suggestion (which you can't use as rings are not wondrous items) reminds me that I'm quite fond of the Bracelet of Friends (19,000). Very appropriate for a teleporter. I'm also a sucker for Luckstones (20,000).
Amulets of Mighty Fists (4,000--100,000) are always popular with monks, other unarmed warriors, and animal companions.
Do you have enough Handy Haversacks (2,000) and/or Bags of Holding (2,500--10,000) already? If not, make some, they're great.
Nobody ever regrets carrying a couple of Beads of Newt Prevention (1,000). And the party should have a few doses of Stone Salve (4,000) spread out among themselves.
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Lady-J's right, the big six are the most efficient places to spend your cash.
Eyes of the Eagle are also good; possibly better than Goggles of Night considering the duration on the Darkvision spell by this level.
Other items you might like are gloves of elvenkind or spellguard bracers, to cast spells safely; fog-cutting lenses or a goz mask, to see thru the fog that you can create; and sandals of quick reaction, to help you in surprise rounds.
Hi AVR,
You mentioned the 'big six', yet I can only count four belts, headbands, amulet, cloaks, what are the other two?
Also, from what I have read, Goggles of Night don't have a duration?
Prux
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How much money do you / your friends have to pump into this? What classes & strategies are the characters using, and what magic items do they have already? What weaknesses do they have that need to be shored up, other than darkness? A monk would probably appreciate a Monk's Robe (13,000) if they're not using the body slot already, for instance.
You might want to search for "darkvision" in Magic Items at the Archives of Nethys to find other possibilities besides the Goggles of Night. Not all of the 37 items found will be suitable, and many will be too expensive, but some are better for some purposes---for instance, an arcane caster might prefer a Moon Circlet (20,000).
Zainale's suggestion (which you can't use as rings are not wondrous items) reminds me that I'm quite fond of the Bracelet of Friends (19,000). Very appropriate for a teleporter. I'm also a sucker for Luckstones (20,000).
Amulets of Mighty Fists (4,000--100,000) are always popular with monks, other unarmed warriors, and animal companions.
Do you have enough Handy Haversacks (2,000) and/or Bags of Holding (2,500--10,000) already? If not, make some, they're great.
Nobody ever regrets carrying a couple of...
Hi Fuzzy,
The party consists of a Dwarven fighter, a Dwarven Cleric, a Ranger, A Rogue, a Barbarian and a Wizard (me). We are all level 8, nearly 9, and are currently in the 3rd book of the Giantslayer AP.
The Moon Circlet looks interesting, but my caster level will be 9th when I take craft wondrous items and that requires a caster level of 15th to make it.
I really like the idea of the Handy Haversack.
Prux.
The big six are armor, weapon, headband of +mental stat/belt of +physical stat as appropriate, cloak of resistance, amulet of natural armor, ring of protection. Obviously CWI can't make all of those. They're the most cost-effective usually.
Goggles of night have no duration. The darkvision spell does, and has the advantage over the goggles of costing nothing.
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The big six are armor, weapon, headband of +mental stat/belt of +physical stat as appropriate, cloak of resistance, amulet of natural armor, ring of protection. Obviously CWI can't make all of those. They're the most cost-effective usually.
Goggles of night have no duration. The darkvision spell does, and has the advantage over the goggles of costing nothing.
Hi AVR,
Thanks for the advice.
I was more thinking of making them for the party, that way I'd free up spell slots for other spells.
Hi Fuzzy,
The party consists of a Dwarven fighter, a Dwarven Cleric, a Ranger, A Rogue, a Barbarian and a Wizard (me). We are all level 8, nearly 9, and are currently in the 3rd book of the Giantslayer AP.
The Moon Circlet looks interesting, but my caster level will be 9th when I take craft wondrous items and that requires a caster level of 15th to make it.
I really like the idea of the Handy Haversack.
Prux.
You don't need to match the CL of the item in order to make it (despite the APG stating otherwise) unless it specifically says so in the Requirements line. Otherwise, its CL comes into crafting only in that the base DC to make the item is 5 + its CL.
Do you have the Giant Hunter's Handbook player companion? If not, you can find the wondrous items it introduces here.
If you want the others to be able to use your wands (that aren't on their spell lists), consider making some Wand Key Rings (3,000) (a wondrous item not a ring). You'll have to skip the "10 ranks UMD" requirement, but that just costs you +5 DC.
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Hi Fuzzy,
The party consists of a Dwarven fighter, a Dwarven Cleric, a Ranger, A Rogue, a Barbarian and a Wizard (me). We are all level 8, nearly 9, and are currently in the 3rd book of the Giantslayer AP.
The Moon Circlet looks interesting, but my caster level will be 9th when I take craft wondrous items and that requires a caster level of 15th to make it.
I really like the idea of the Handy Haversack.
Prux.
You don't need to match the CL of the item in order to make it (despite the APG stating otherwise) unless it specifically says so in the Requirements line. Otherwise, its CL comes into crafting only in that the base DC to make the item is 5 + its CL.
Do you have the Giant Hunter's Handbook player companion? If not, you can find the wondrous items it introduces here.
If you want the others to be able to use your wands (that aren't on their spell lists), consider making some Wand Key Rings (3,000) (a wondrous item not a ring). You'll have to skip the "10 ranks UMD" requirement, but that just costs you +5 DC.
Well that certainly opens up the options a lot, thanks for clarifying that for me.