Fame vs cost of an "always available" item.

[HazMatt696]

So, I'm a lvl 1 newbie with 2xp, 4 fame... I want to remake my character and I'm thinking about buying a masterwork composite longbow with +2 strength. That is supposed to be an "always available" item but, it would cost $600 gold.

An item of $600 gold would be outside of what my fame would allow... Unless "always available" items are excluded from the fame cost limits. Would this purchase be allowed for me or, would I need to buy a lesser item...maybe a non mw comp longbow with +2 strength for $300.

Did I just see smoke... Yep, it's coming from my ears.

[Alanya]

Always available items are exempt from the fame restriction. For weapons and armor, this includes anything up to an enhancement of +1 magic (though certain special materials are not always available, like dragon hide). So go ahead and get your bow! :)

[HazMatt696]

Alanya wrote:

Always available items are exempt from the fame restriction. For weapons and armor, this includes anything up to an enhancement of +1 magic (though certain special materials are not always available, like dragon hide). So go ahead and get your bow! :)

Thanks! Since I'm revamping my character, I have a bit over 900 gold available. That will leave me plenty of gold for armor, additional weapons and equipment.

[Alanya]

Just wait until you get your first character to higher levels and can afford all the nicer gear. Then first level gold will feel so restrictive... I'm not complaining, and it's balanced and makes total sense, but when you know what you could have, having to wait to afford it is like waiting for Christmas (or payday). That said, I do enjoy lower level play and discovering a new PC's personality!

[HazMatt696]

I already know some of what's available, I'm a fan of the glass cannon podcast, I've scanned the magical enhancements and I've already ran the Feats on 3 different characters up to lvl 11. One day, this inquisitor will be pretty darn good.

[DesolateHarmony]

For an archer, I usually buy a MW Composite Longbow made of darkwood, with a STR rating of +3. This would be 730 gp price, but it is definitely worth spending 2 prestige points to get. Vary as you need for your character's STR.

Some people go with a greenwood bow, but I believe that only allows a +2 STR rating.

edit: Note that purchases made with prestige points do no get limited by fame, either.

[BigNorseWolf]

Guide for newbies goes over that a bit , as you can see its one of the more frequent questions.

[HazMatt696]

Thanks folks

[HazMatt696]

Edited: I'm figuring out how to use multiple quotes in a single post.

DesolateHarmony wrote:

For an archer, I usually buy a MW Composite Longbow made of darkwood, with a STR rating of +3. This would be 730 gp price, but it is definitely worth spending 2 prestige points to get. Vary as you need for your character's STR.

Some people go with a greenwood bow, but I believe that only allows a +2 STR rating.

edit: Note that purchases made with prestige points do no get limited by fame, either.

That's pretty good. The greenwood +2 strength would be exactly 750g. I might just spend my 2 pp on it. I spent my first 2 pp on a wand of clw.

BigNorseWolf wrote:

Guide for newbies goes over that a bit , as you can see its one of the more frequent questions.

Thanks for the link.

[Wayne Bradbury]

HazMatt696 wrote:

That's pretty good. The greenwood +2 strength would be exactly 750g. I might just spend my 2 pp on it. I spent my first 2 pp on a wand of clw.

I was just going to recommend exactly this. Darkwood if you can use the +3, Greenwood if not.

[HazMatt696]

Wayne Bradbury wrote:

HazMatt696 wrote:

That's pretty good. The greenwood +2 strength would be exactly 750g. I might just spend my 2 pp on it. I spent my first 2 pp on a wand of clw.

I was just going to recommend exactly this. Darkwood if you can use the +3, Greenwood if not.

My inquisitor will have a 14 strength so, the greenwood would be about as perfect a fit as I know of...which isn't much considering I'm a newbie.

Thanks again for reminding me about the special materials. I'd looked at them a few times before but, I was mostly focused on my eventual purchase of a mithral agile breastplate. I had forgotten about the special woods available.