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Cbad285
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 00:06:36
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So I've got a ranger that's been running around in the same suit of leather armor since he was first level. He's now 12th.
Obviously over a career the armor has been re-fashioned several times.
I recently tried to talk the DM into providing some bonus to protection or the like for the armor. However he flatly refused, as apparently you need a wizard to infer magical abilities in his game...
None the less, I made this description (In BG style for kicks) of the leather armor, and thought I would post it here to get some feedback.
http://i51.tinypic.com/m8itqq.jpg
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MalariaMoon
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 10:42:27
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Masterwork at the very least :-)
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 11:19:20
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Bracers, rings, boots, Elven chain. In part it depends on Edition, however it also depends on DM.
AC 8, that is bad in any Edition that I recall. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Cbad285
Learned Scribe
161 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 18:19:34
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Diffan
Great Reader
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 18:27:09
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| The lore is very interesting and I like the look. Though I'm sure you can have a wizard enchant the leather suit to be a +2 or a +3, espically at 12th level. How aren't the monsters hitting you all the time is beyond me however. |
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Kentinal
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 19:36:31
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Originally posted by Diffan
The lore is very interesting and I like the look. Though I'm sure you can have a wizard enchant the leather suit to be a +2 or a +3, espically at 12th level. How aren't the monsters hitting you all the time is beyond me however.
Well the Wizard hides behind the "tin cans",Those of the party that have metal armor. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Cbad285
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 19:52:21
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Originally posted by Diffan
The lore is very interesting and I like the look. Though I'm sure you can have a wizard enchant the leather suit to be a +2 or a +3, espically at 12th level. How aren't the monsters hitting you all the time is beyond me however.
The character has a +3 Bastard sword that stone skins 3/day...
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Kentinal
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 20:37:05
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Originally posted by Cbad285
we're running 2E
That can be a problem in 2nd only a Wizard or a Priest can enhance armor. AC8 in 2nd is very bad, is there a Dex penalty?
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"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Cbad285
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 14 Aug 2011 : 00:13:40
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Originally posted by Kentinal
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Originally posted by Cbad285
we're running 2E
That can be a problem in 2nd only a Wizard or a Priest can enhance armor. AC8 in 2nd is very bad, is there a Dex penalty?
No penalty. With the leather and a few other trinkets his ac is 4. Combined with the stoneskin, he does alright. However yes, you are correct. Only a wizard can enhance things to that degree. Though, as a DM i don't agree with that. |
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Gouf
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Posted - 22 Aug 2011 : 15:33:49
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| If you're not running an all human party, a dwarven forge priest (a 2nd Ed kit) can create such armor. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 Aug 2011 : 21:17:43
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Agreed with Gouf, you can always hire master craftsmen and spellcrafters to rework or customize or enchant the armor piece any way you like (and can afford). You might attempt to circumlocutively manipulate your DM into somehow emphasizing/upgrading your precious suit of armor in some upcoming adventure; even the most unsavvy DM will realize your project is important to you once you announce your initiative to NPCs by spending (or offering) large sums of gold. Surely even the most reclusive and exclusive master armorer in the land will at least find time to send an apprentice to hear more about the eccentric Lord of Daggerfalls wishing to spend a mountain of gold decorating his personal armor?
I recommend reading the signature item skill presented in DUNGEON MASTER OPTION: HIGH-LEVEL CAMPAIGNS. You may also find the steal enchantment spell in the TOME OF MAGIC worth considering, since it could allow useful dweomers to be transferred to your chosen armor piece. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 23 Aug 2011 : 00:40:17
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| You could also try buying your DM a copy of Weapons of Legacy. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
Green Dragonscale Dice Bag by Crystalsidyll - check it out
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Alystra Illianniis
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Cbad285
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 06 Dec 2011 : 13:06:27
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| The signature item looks promising. I may bring this up in game. However there is access to a master armorer in our campaign just outside of daggerfalls. I think with some convincing I can garner some sort of enhancement at eagles eyrie. |
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who needs wizards anyway...
