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Scaling Items
Scaling Item Examples
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 162
The following scaling items include several examples of wonders, prizes, and baubles.
Scaling Magic Armor and Shields
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 162
The following section includes armor and shields with unusual powers and magical abilities. Magic armor can have abilities that need to be activated to function or powers that work passively and constantly.
Armageddon Plate
Slot
armor;
CL
5th;
Weight
50 lbs.
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
A suit of
armageddon plate
acts as
+1 full plate
for nearly any wearer—it automatically resizes when donned to fit wearers of size Small to Large. The armor is blackened, with joints and helm in a style reminiscent of the legendary tarrasque.
6th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+1
light fortification
full plate
.
8th Level
: Armageddon plate retaliates against melee attackers when its
fortification
ability triggers. When an attacker strikes the wearer with a melee weapon and the armor negates a critical hit or sneak attack, the power of the armor leaves the attacker shaken for 1d4 rounds (Will DC 16 negates). This is a mind-affecting fear effect, and can stack with itself to make an attacker frightened or panicked.
11th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+1 moderate fortification full plate
.
13th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+2 moderate fortification full plate
. The save DC of its fear effect increases to 20, and it affects attackers who use both ranged and melee weapons.
16th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+2 moderate fortification full plate of
invulnerability
. Armageddon plate grants DR 5/— instead of DR 5/magic.
18th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+2 moderate fortification adamantine full plate of
determination
and invulnerability
. The damage reduction from adamantine stacks with the modified
invulnerability
effect for a total of DR 8/—.
20th Level
: Armageddon plate is
+2 heavy fortification adamantine full plate of determination and invulnerability
. Once per day, the wearer can lengthen the spines of the armor and release a volley of six spines as a full-attack action, all at the wearer’s highest base attack bonus with a range increment of 120 feet. Each spine that hits deals 2d10 damage + the wearer’s Strength bonus. If the spines attack multiple targets, all targets must be within 30 feet of each other. Once per day, the wearer can change her base land speed to 150 feet for 1 round as a free action. If she chooses to do so, she does not apply any other modifications that increase her movement speed for that round.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
breath of life
,
fear
, either
limited wish
or
miracle
;
Cost
133,650 gp
Armor of the Celestial Host
Slot
armor;
CL
9th;
Weight
20 lbs.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
6,900 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This bright, silver-and-gold
+1 chainmail
is so fine and light that it can be worn under normal clothing without betraying its presence. It has a maximum Dexterity bonus of +5, an armor check penalty of –2, and an arcane spell failure chance of 15%. It is considered light armor.
11th Level
: The wearer can use
fly
on command once per day.
13th Level
: The armor is
+3 chainmail
, and the maximum Dexterity bonus increases to +7.
15th Level
: The armor is
+4 chainmail
, the maximum Dexterity bonus increases to +8, and the armor check penalty decreases to –1.
17th Level
: The armor is
+5 chainmail
, and the wearer can activate the
fly
ability on command as a swift action.
19th Level
: The armor causes the wearer to grow feathery white wings, granting her a constant fly speed of 60 feet with good maneuverability.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
fly
, creator must be good;
Cost
51,375 gp
Dragonshield
Slot
shield;
CL
14th;
Weight
10 lbs.
Aura
strong abjuration;
Price
28,557 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This
+1 heavy wooden shield
is covered in stretched dragonhide and reinforced with petrified plates carved from a dragon’s thickest scales. A
dragonshield’s
enhancement bonus to AC increases by 1 against any creature with the dragon type, or by 2 against a dragon of the specific type used in the creation of the
dragonshield
. The enhancement bonus also applies on saving throws against dragons’ breath weapons. If the wielder succeeds at a saving throw against a dragon’s breath weapon, she takes no damage.
12th Level
: The shield gains the
bolstering
shield special ability. The saving throw bonus granted by this ability is increased by 1 against creatures of the dragon type and by 2 against dragons of the same type as the shield’s dragonhide.
14th Level
: The shield gains the
energy resistance
special ability. The type of resistance matches the breath weapon energy type of the dragon whose dragonhide was used in the shield’s construction.
16th Level
: The shield’s enhancement bonus increases to +2, and the wearer gains a +6 morale bonus on saving throws against a dragon’s frightful presence.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
heroism
,
remove fear
,
resist energy
;
Cost
47,557 gp
Scaling Magic Weapons
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 163
The following section includes weapons with unusual powers and magical abilities. Magic weapons can have abilities that need to be activated to function or powers that work passively and constantly.
Legacy Arrow
Slot
none;
CL
4th;
Weight
1/10 lb.
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
305 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This ornately carved arrow always survives being fired. By concentrating as a standard action, the last person to shoot the arrow can sense the direction in which it lies, up to a distance of 1 mile. This effect fades 24 hours after firing. Initially, a legacy arrow acts merely as a masterwork arrow, but it always retains its ability to survive and be recovered after use. Legacy arrows can be found as other sorts of ammunition, including bolts, shuriken, sling bullets, and even firearm bullets.
6th Level
: The arrow has the
distance
special ability, normally not available to ammunition. When fired, it loses this weapon special ability and any gained at higher levels for 1 day.
9th Level
: The arrow has the
distance
and
seeking
special abilities.
11th Level
: When fired, the arrow regains its special abilities after 10 minutes instead of 1 day.
14th Level
: Once per day as a standard action, the arrow’s wielder can designate it as a
bane
arrow for a category of her choice. It retains its current
bane
properties until they are changed. The arrow still takes 10 minutes to regain the use of
bane
, as usual.
16th Level
: The arrow retains its
bane
,
distance
, and
seeking
special abilities after being fired.
18th Level
: Once per week, the wielder can take a standard action to fire the arrow, giving it the properties of a
greater slaying arrow
(keyed to the same category as its
bane
ability) in addition to its other special abilities. After being fired, the arrow loses all special abilities for 1 week.
20th Level
: The
greater slaying
ability can be used once per day (after which the arrow loses all special abilities for 1 day) rather than once per week. The arrow overcomes damage reduction as though adamantine.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
Heighten Spell
,
clairaudience/clairvoyance
,
finger of
death,
summon monster I
,
true seeing
;
Cost
22,000 gp
Multimetal Mace
Slot
none;
CL
6th;
Weight
4 lbs.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This
+1 light mace
has bands of several different metals around its hilt, each band one inch thick. Once per day, the mace’s owner can transform the mace into a different metal as a standard action. The
multimetal mace
remains that type of metal until transformed again. To begin with, it can transform to silver or back to steel. It retains all magical abilities when it transforms, along with any ongoing spells and effects currently affecting it.
8th Level
: The
multimetal mace
can be transformed into cold iron.
10th Level
: The
multimetal mace
can be transformed into adamantine.
12th Level
: The
multimetal mace
is a +2 light mace.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
heart of the metal
;
Cost
11,405 gp
Sacred Avenger
Slot
none;
CL
6th;
Weight
4 lbs.
Aura
moderate abjuration [good];
Price
4,800 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This masterwork cold iron longsword becomes a
+1 cold iron longsword
in the hands of a paladin.
8th Level
: The
sacred avenger
is a
+1 cold iron longsword
that becomes a
+2 cold iron longsword
in the hands of a paladin.
10th Level
: The
sacred avenger
becomes a
+3 cold iron longsword
in the hands of a paladin.
12th Level
: The
sacred avenger
is a
+2 cold iron longsword
that becomes a
+4 cold iron longsword
in the hands of a paladin.
14th Level
: The
sacred avenger
becomes a
+5 cold iron longsword
in the hands of a paladin.
17th Level
: The
sacred avenger
allows a paladin to use the area dispel version of
greater dispel magic
at will as a standard action and grants the paladin and adjacent allies spell resistance equal to 5 + her paladin level.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
holy aura
, creator must be good;
Cost
64,500 gp
Spear of the Huntmaster
Slot
none;
CL
6th;
Weight
6 lbs.
Aura
moderate divination;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This
+1 spear
of jet-black wood has a head of polished amber. The spear’s wielder can use
know direction
at will.
8th Level
: With the spear in hand, the wielder gains a +5 competence bonus on Survival checks.
10th Level
: A wielder with the
quarry class feature
can use the spear to use
locate creature
once per day to find his quarry. If his quarry is within range, the amber spearhead glows brightly when pointed in the proper direction.
12th Level
: The spear gains the
returning
weapon special ability.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
detect animals or plants
,
know direction
,
locate creature
,
telekinesis
;
Cost
10,380 gp
Thirsting Blade
Slot
none;
CL
6th;
Weight
2 lbs.
Aura
moderate necromancy;
Price
4,800 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This long, curved
+1 dagger
gives off a contented hum when soaked with blood. It can be thrown normally despite its length and has a critical threat range of 18–20.
8th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+1
keen
dagger
.
10th Level
: The
thirsting blade
deals 1 point of bleed damage on a successful critical hit.
14th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+1 keen
wounding
dagger
. On a successful critical hit, the dagger deals 2 points of bleed damage instead of 1.
15th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+2 keen wounding dagger
.
16th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+3 keen wounding dagger
.
17th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+4 keen wounding dagger
.
19th Level
: On a successful critical hit against an opponent with blood, the
thirsting blade’s
wielder recovers 2 hit points. This ability functions only for the first wielder each day to score a critical hit with the
thirsting blade
. The wielder can recover a number of hit points in this way each day up to that wielder’s normal maximum hit points. On a successful critical hit against an opponent with blood, that opponent is flat-footed against the wielder’s attacks with the
thirsting blade
as long as it continues to take the bleed damage from the critical hit.
20th Level
: The
thirsting blade
is a
+5 keen
vicious
wounding dagger
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Magic Arms and Armor
,
bleed
,
enervation
,
keen edge
,
vampiric touch
;
Cost
132,000 gp
Scaling Rings
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 165
Rings bestow magical powers upon their wearers. Anyone can use a ring, but a character can gain the benefits of only two magic rings at a time.
Fivefold Rings of Fire
Slot
ring;
CL
10th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate evocation;
Price
10,800 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
These five golden rings are each set with a fire opal and are linked together by thin golden chains (making them take up only a single ring item slot). The wearer can release up to five
scorching rays
each day, one from each of the five rings. She can release one ray as a standard action or two rays (from two different rings) as a full-round action.
12th Level
: Each day, the wearer can ignore up to 40 points of fire damage as if using
protection from energy
. This fire damage is absorbed into the
fivefold rings of fire
; when this happens, if the wearer has already expended one or more of her
scorching rays
for the day, she can recharge one of the rings for every 20 points of fire damage she absorbs.
14th Level
: In place of a
scorching ray
, the wearer can choose to create a
flaming sphere
. The effect takes the form of hollow rings of flame instead of a sphere, but otherwise functions as the spell.
16th Level
: The amount of fire damage the wearer can absorb each day increases to 100 points.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
flaming sphere
,
protection from energy
,
scorching ray
;
Cost
23,625 gp
Ring of the Dragon (Flame)
Slot
ring;
CL
9th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
6,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
Carved from a red stone in the shape of a dragon with glowing wings, this ring grants its wearer fire resistance 5. The ring has a sulfuric smell that lingers when it protects its wearer.
11th Level
: The ring grants fire resistance 10.
14th Level
: The ring grants fire resistance 20.
17th Level
: The ring grants fire resistance 30. The wearer increases her land speed by 5 feet. Once per day, the ring’s wearer can make a primary bite attack as a swift action. If she does not already possess a bite attack, her teeth elongate into draconic fangs as part of the swift action, granting a bite attack that deals 1d6 points of damage for a Medium wearer (1d4 for a Small wearer).
20th Level
: The ring’s wearer can transform into a flame drake once per day. This functions as transforming into a red dragon via
form of the dragon II
, except that the wearer’s fire breath weapon damages a 20-foot-radius spread within 180 feet of her.
Construction Requirements
Forge Ring
,
form of the dragon II
,
haste
,
resist energy
;
Cost
66,000 gp
Ring of the Drake (Forest)
Slot
ring;
CL
9th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
6,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
Carved from a gray-green stone in the shape of a drake’s head, this rings grants its wearer acid resistance 5. The stone ring has an acidic smell that lingers when it protects its wearer.
11th Level
: The ring grants acid resistance 10.
14th Level
: The ring grants acid resistance 20.
17th Level
: The ring grants acid resistance 30. The wearer gains the ability to breathe underwater. Once per day, the ring’s wearer can make a primary bite attack as a swift action. If she does not possess a bite attack, her teeth elongate into draconic fangs as part of the swift action, granting a bite attack that deals 1d6 damage for a Medium wearer (1d4 for a Small wearer).
20th Level
: The ring’s wearer can transform into a forest drake once per day. This functions as transforming into a green dragon via
form of the dragon II
, except that the wearer’s acid breath weapon damages a 10-foot-radius spread within 60 feet of her and remains in place as an obscuring mist for 1d4 rounds.
Construction Requirements
Forge Ring
,
form of the dragon II
,
haste
,
resist energy
;
Cost
66,000 gp
Ring of the Drake (Frost)
Slot
ring;
CL
9th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
6,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
Carved from a white stone in the shape of a coiled dragon, this ring grants its wearer cold resistance 5. The ring has a crisp smell that lingers when it protects its wearer.
11th Level
: The ring grants cold resistance 10.
14th Level
: The ring grants cold resistance 20.
17th Level
: The ring grants cold resistance 30. The wearer can see perfectly in snowy conditions, and does not take any penalties on Perception checks while in snow. Once per day, the ring’s wearer can make a primary bite attack as a swift action. If she does not possess a bite attack, her teeth elongate into draconic fangs as part of the swift action, granting a bite attack that deals 1d6 points of damage for a Medium wearer (1d4 for a Small wearer).
20th Level
: The ring’s wearer can transform into a frost drake once per day. This functions as transforming into a white dragon via
form of the dragon II
, except that the wearer’s cold breath weapon affects a 10-foot-radius spread within 60 feet of her. All surfaces within the spread are coated with slippery ice that turns the area into difficult terrain for 2d4 rounds.
Construction Requirements
Forge Ring
,
form of the dragon II
,
haste
,
resist energy
;
Cost
66,000 gp
Ring of the Drake (Sea)
Slot
ring;
CL
9th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
6,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
Carved from a blue-green stone in the shape of a swimming dragon, this ring grants its wearer electricity resistance 5. The ring exudes a smell of the sea that lingers when it protects its wearer.
11th Level
: The ring grants electricity resistance 10.
14th Level
: The ring grants electricity resistance 20.
17th Level
: The ring grants electricity resistance 30. The wearer gains the ability to breathe underwater. Once per day, the ring’s wearer can make a primary bite attack as a swift action. If she does not already possess a bite attack, her teeth elongate into draconic fangs as part of the swift action, granting a bite attack that deals 1d6 points of damage for a Medium wearer (1d4 for a Small wearer).
20th Level
: The ring’s wearer can transform into a sea drake once per day. This functions as transforming into a blue dragon via
form of the dragon II
, except that the wearer’s electricity breath weapon targets one creature within 100 feet of her, then arcs to up to seven secondary targets within 20 feet of the primary target. The secondary bolts each strike one target and deal as much damage as the primary bolt.
Construction Requirements
Forge Ring
,
form of the dragon II
,
haste
,
resist energy
;
Cost
66,000 gp
Ring of the Earthlord
Slot
ring;
CL
6th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate conjuration;
Price
4,800 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This stone ring is constantly covered in a thin layer of dirt. It grants its wearer the ability to
meld into stone
once per day.
8th Level
: The wearer can also use
soften earth and stone
once per day. She can speak Terran, and she gains a +2 resistance bonus on saving throws against attacks by creatures from the Plane of Earth and a +4 morale bonus on attack rolls against such creatures. Additionally, these creatures take a –1 penalty on attack rolls against her. The wearer takes a –2 penalty on all saving throws against air or electricity effects.
11th Level
: Earth elementals can’t attack the wearer or even approach within 5 feet of her. If she wishes, the wearer can attempt to use
charm monster
on an earth elemental (DC 17 Will save negates). If she fails the attempt, she loses the protection against that elemental and can’t attempt to charm that elemental again.
14th Level
: The wearer can use
stone shape
twice per day and use
stoneskin
on herself once per week.
16th Level
: The wearer can use
wall of stone
once per day and can now use
meld into stone
three times per day.
17th Level
: The wearer can use
passwall
once per week and can now use
meld into stone
at will.
18th Level
: The wearer can now use
passwall
twice per week and
soften earth and stone
at will.
Construction Requirements
Forge Ring
,
meld into stone
,
passwall
,
soften earth and stone
,
stone shape
,
stoneskin
,
summon monster VI
,
wall of stone
;
Cost
79,500 gp
Ring of the Trickster
Slot
ring;
CL
4th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint illusion;
Price
1,080 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This five-piece puzzle ring must be properly assembled before it can be placed on a finger. Once per day as a move action, the wearer can create a single
mirror image
as if using the
Trickery domain’s copycat power
. If the wearer is a cleric with the Trickery domain and the copycat power, she instead gains two additional uses of that ability.
6th Level
: The wearer can use
prestidigitation
at will.
8th Level
: By spending 1 full round reconfiguring the ring’s puzzle, the wearer can find a way to solve the puzzle with four of the pieces while twisting the final piece into a tiny shape that grows into another simple object. Treat the result as if the wearer had reconfigured a
traveler’s any-tool
, except that the resulting object additionally grants a +2 competence bonus on a skill check of the wearer’s choice that could conceivably involve the object. As long as she does not lose the object, the wearer can return the fifth piece to the ring by spending another full round. The wearer cannot use any of the ring’s creation powers without all five pieces.
10th Level
: By spending 1 minute reconfiguring the ring’s puzzle, the wearer can find a way to solve the puzzle with four of the pieces while twisting the final piece into a tiny shape that grows into a new object as
minor creation
, except that the wearer uses Disable Device rather than Craft to create a complex object. The fifth piece of the ring mysteriously reappears 24 hours after the new object vanishes. The wearer cannot use any of the ring’s creation powers without all five pieces.
12th Level
: By spending 10 minutes reconfiguring the ring’s puzzle, the wearer can find a way to solve the puzzle with four of the pieces while twisting the final piece into a tiny shape that grows into a new object as
major creation
, except that the wearer uses Disable Device rather than Craft to create a complex object. The fifth piece mysteriously reappears 24 hours after the new object vanishes. The wearer cannot use any of the ring’s creation powers without all five pieces.
15th Level
: Once per day as a standard action, the wearer can create a duplicate while becoming invisible, as
mislead
.
Construction Requirements
;
Cost
18,000 gp
Forge Ring
,
major creation
,
mirror image
,
prestidigitation
Scaling Rods
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 167
Rods are scepterlike devices that have unique magical powers and usually do not have any charges. Anyone can use a rod.
Mimetic Rod
Slot
none;
CL
7th;
Weight
2 lbs.
Aura
moderate divination;
Price
1,350 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
The smooth surface of this rod is polished to a mirror sheen. Two cabochons—one amber and one viridian—set into the ends of the rod control its functions. A creature can press the viridian stone and roll the rod across a piece of writing on a flat surface to copy that writing into the rod, leaving the original text intact. By pressing the amber cabochon and rolling the rod across a different flat surface, a creature can replicate the original text. The text remains stored in the rod until the viridian stone is pressed again. The rod can copy a text the size of its surface area: 10 inches by 12 inches. Spellbook pages can be copied into a
mimetic rod
, but this is only useful for saving the text to transcribe later; the caster must still pay the full price for copying the spell into a spellbook. The rod can’t copy traps that use magical writing, such as
explosive runes
, but attempting to do so doesn’t trigger the trap unless the movement of the magic item over the text would normally trigger it.
9th Level
: The rod can be used to copy faces. It must first be waved in front of either a person’s actual face or a high-quality reproduction while the wielder presses the viridian cabochon. The stored face can then be replicated over someone else’s face as though they’d been affected by
disguise self
(though this can change only the face—not height, weight, or other features). This effect lasts for 10 minutes per character level possessed by the person activating the rod (to a maximum of 140 minutes). The rod can store only one face at a time, and can’t store a face while it’s storing text.
11th Level
: If the rod’s user speaks the name of a language, the rod automatically translates any text stored in it to that language. When that text is reproduced, it comes out in the language it has been translated to. A piece of text can be translated any number of times while stored in the rod.
14th Level
: The rod can copy and reproduce magical traps that rely on text, including
symbols
. The rod’s user must succeed at a caster level check (caster level 14th) with a DC equal to 11 + the targeted spell’s caster level to do so. If she succeeds, the trap is stored harmlessly in the rod and can be replicated just as text would. Unlike with normal text, the spell is erased from inside the rod when it’s replicated. The size of the rod’s surface area doesn’t limit the size of magical trap text it can copy. When the rod reproduces the magical writing, any decisions made by the original caster are unchanged. The rod’s wielder can also press the viridian cabochon to harmlessly extinguish the spell instead of reproducing it.
Construction Requirements
Craft Rod
,
disguise self
,
memorize page
,
tongues
;
Cost
4,625 gp
Rod of the Deadlord
Slot
none;
CL
9th;
Weight
4 lbs.
Aura
moderate necromancy;
Price
16,005 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This baton and the small skull that tops it are both made of blackened adamantine. The rod can be wielded as a
+1
conductive
light mace
. At the wielder’s command, it transforms into a morningstar, heavy mace, flail, or heavy flail. It returns to its normal shape if left unattended for 1 round. Commanders of undead legions often wield such rods as symbols of authority. Changing the weapon’s type can be used to signal a change in strategy for the undead horde, with the mace indicating a steady march, the morningstar calling for an aggressive assault, a flail indicating a retreat, and so on.
11th Level
: The rod’s enhancement bonus increases to +2.
13th Level
: Any creature hit by the
rod of the deadlord
gains a temporary negative level. The target avoids this negative level if it succeeds at a Fortitude save with a DC equal to 6 + the wielder’s Hit Dice (maximum 21). This negative level lasts for 12 hours, and can’t become a permanent negative level.
15th Level
: If the wielder confirms a critical hit, instead of gaining a temporary negative level the target gains a permanent negative level with no saving throw. Each day thereafter, the target must succeed at a Fortitude save (using the same DC as the 13th-level unlockable ability) or acquire another negative level. This is a curse effect that continues until removed (DC 23) or until the target dies. A target slain by this curse cannot be revived from death until the curse is removed.
17th Level
: The rod’s enhancement bonus increases to +3. Once per day, the rod’s owner can tap the rod on the ground as a standard action to duplicate the effects of
animate dead
. The total HD of undead the owner can control in this way is equal to her level. If she controls other undead from castings of
animate dead
, she uses only the highest maximum she can control—the values do not stack. She ceases to control undead created by the rod if the rod leaves her possession.
Construction Requirements
Craft Rod
,
bestow curse
,
enervation
,
major creation
,
spectral hand
;
Cost
67,505 gp
Scaling Staves
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 168
A staff is a long shaft that stores several spells. Staves usually hold spells grouped by a theme and sometimes possess other abilities that they grant to the wielder. A staff has 10 charges when created but can be recharged by a spellcaster with the appropriate spells.
Staff of the Pyre Lord
Slot
none;
CL
8th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate evocation;
Price
8,800 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This staff is carved entirely of polished obsidian inset with rubies. Flickering flames seem to dance across its surface. As the wielder goes up in level, the illusory flames grow larger and change in color, starting out a faint yellow and eventually becoming a deep blue. This staff allows the use of the following spells.
Spark
(1 charge)
Scorching ray
(2 charges)
10th Level
:
Scorching ray
now costs only 1 charge, and the staff allows the use of
fireball
for 2 charges.
12th Level
: The staff’s
fireball
spells become
empowered
fireball
. The staff counts as a
+1
flaming
quarterstaff
when used as a weapon.
14th Level
: The staff allows the use of
summon monster VI
for 2 charges to summon fire elementals only.
16th Level
: The staff replaces
summon monster VI
with
summon monster VIII
for 3 charges to summon fire elementals only. It also allows the use of
fire storm
for 2 charges.
18th Level
: The staff allows the use of
meteor swarm
for 3 charges. The cost for
summon monster VIII
decreases to 2 charges, and
empowered
fireball
now costs 1 charge.
20th Level
: The cost of
meteor swarm
and
fire storm
each decrease to 1 charge.
Construction Requirements
Craft Staff
,
Empower Spell
,
fire storm
,
fireball
,
meteor swarm
,
scorching ray
,
spark
,
summon monster VI
,
summon monster VIII
;
Cost
132,000 gp
Staff of Ways
Slot
none;
CL
10th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
8,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This wooden staff is carved with intricate patterns of waves, wind, trails, and vines. As the wielder goes up in level, the patterns begin to move, slowly at first, but gradually increasing in speed and magnitude. At the highest levels, the staff appears to be filled with a twisting and complex nature scene, with forking paths and raging tsunamis. This staff allows the use of the following spells.
Longstrider
(1 charge)
Expeditious retreat
(2 charges)
Monkey fish
(2 charges)
12th Level
: The staff allows the use of
spider climb
for 2 charges. The cost of
expeditious retreat
and
monkey fish
each reduce to 1 charge.
14th Level
: The staff allows the use of
fly
for 2 charges. The cost of
spider climb
decreases to 1 charge.
16th Level
: The staff grants its owner a permanent +10-foot enhancement bonus to her base movement speed, a swim speed of 10 feet, and a climb speed of 10 feet. The staff can no longer be used to cast
longstrider
or
monkey fish
. The staff allows the use of
freedom of movement
for 2 charges and
water breathing
for 3 charges. The cost of
fly
decreases to 1 charge.
18th Level
: The staff allows the use of
find the path
for 3 charges. The cost for
water breathing
decreases to 1 charge.
20th Level
: The staff grants its owner a fly speed of 30 feet (poor maneuverability).
Find the path
now costs 2 charges, and
freedom of movement
costs only 1 charge. If the staff’s wielder breaks the staff in two as a full-round action, she can transport herself and up to 19 allies to a safe location she knows extremely well. This ability ignores local conditions as if it were the transport travelers effect of a
wish
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Staff
,
expeditious retreat
,
find the path
,
fly
,
freedom of movement
,
longstrider
,
monkey fish
,
spider climb
,
water breathing
;
Cost
66,500 gp
Scaling Wondrous Items
Source
Pathfinder Unchained pg. 168
Wondrous items are diverse. Some must be worn in a specific magic item slot in order to work, while others must merely be possessed and used. “Wondrous item” is a catchall category for anything that doesn't fall into other groups, such as weapons, staves, and so on. Anyone can use a wondrous item, unless the item specifies otherwise. There are two main categories of wondrous items: slotted and slotless. Slotted items take up a magic item slot, and must be worn by those who want to benefit from them.
Arachnid Cloak
Slot
shoulders;
CL
4th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
900 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This red-and-violet silk garment, delicately embroidered with a barely perceptible weblike pattern, grants its wearer a +2 luck bonus on saving throws against spider poison.
7th Level
: The cloak allows its wearer to move at half speed among spider webs without any chance of being trapped by them.
10th Level
: The wearer is treated as if constantly under the effects of a
spider climb
spell.
12th Level
: The wearer cannot be entrapped by
web
spells or webs of any sort, and can climb along webs like a spider, moving at her full climb speed.
14th Level
: Normal spiders, including spider swarms and unusually large spiders, will not attack the cloak's wearer unless she attacks them first or they are instructed to do so by some other creature, such as through a use of vermin empathy or a spell. The cloak's wearer can summon forth a swarm of spiders once per day as the spell
summon swarm
.
16th Level
: The cloak's wearer can attempt to influence spiders, as the
mite's vermin empathy ability
. The wearer does not gain a racial bonus to vermin empathy. She can change into the form of a Small or Medium spider and back at will as a standard action, as
vermin shape I
.
17th Level
: The cloak's wearer can summon a swarm of spiders at will, instead of once per day. When she changes into the form of a spider, she can change into the form of a Tiny, Small, Medium, or Large spider as
vermin shape II
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
spider climb
,
summon swarm
,
vermin shape II
,
web
;
Cost
30,750 gp
Bag of Endless Holding
Slot
none;
CL
10th;
Weight
15 lbs.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
3,100 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This appears to be a common cloth sack about 2 feet by 4 feet in size. However, it opens into a nondimensional space far larger than its outside dimensions. It acts as a
bag of holding (type I)
, but retrieving an item from the bag does not provoke an attack of opportunity.
12th Level
: The bag's capacity and weight increase as a
bag of holding (type II)
.
14th Level
: The bag's capacity and weight increase as a
bag of holding (type III)
.
15th Level
: The bag's capacity and weight increase as a
bag of holding (type IV)
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
secret chest
;
Cost
6,000 gp
Bat Cloak
Slot
shoulders;
CL
4th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
900 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
Fashioned of dark brown or black cloth, this cloak resembles gigantic bat wings. It allows its wearer to hang upside down from the ceiling like a bat.
7th Level
: The cloak grants its wearer a +5 competence bonus on Stealth checks.
10th Level
: The wearer can grasp the edges of the cloak to fly (as the
fly
spell) for up to 7 minutes three times per day, but only in dim light or lower. After each use of this ability, the wearer must wait for at least as long as the
fly
effect lasted until using this ability again.
12th Level
: For each daily use of
fly
, the wearer can instead choose to transform into an ordinary bat as
beast shape III
for the same duration.
14th Level
: The wearer can use
fly
or
beast shape III
any number of times per day, but is still subject to the dim light restriction and the limit on using the ability again after a previous use.
16th Level
: The wearer can also transform into a dire bat with
beast shape III
, and he can summon a swarm of bats at will as
summon swarm
.
18th Level
: The wearer constantly gains the echolocation of a bat. He can hear high-pitched sounds such as bat echolocation, and he gains blindsense 20 feet. This blindsense is sound-based, and is blocked by spells such as
silence
.
20th Level
: The wearer's blindsense increases to blindsense 60 feet, like that of a dire bat. Instead of using
beast shape
or
fly
, he can transform himself into a bat swarm, gaining the abilities of a bat as
beast shape III
plus the bat swarm's distraction, immunity to weapon damage, swarm traits, and wounding abilities.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
beast shape III
,
echolocation
,
fly
,
summon swarm
;
Cost
66,000 gp
Beaker of Plentiful Poisons
Slot
none;
CL
7th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate conjuration;
Price
3,600 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This flared and stoppered flask of tempered glass can store up to 5 doses of poison, all of which can be different types. The owner can craft up to 5 doses of poison simultaneously using the beaker. She must still attempt separate Craft (alchemy) checks for each dose of poison to ensure successful crafting, but she can make progress on all five poisons simultaneously (making checks for the week's or day's progress at the same time).
The user can also add already-completed doses of poison to the beaker. All poisons remain separate and unmixed as long as they remain within the beaker, and the user can decant any of the poisons (including incomplete poisons) by naming the poison she wishes to pour forth.
9th Level
: When crafting a poison within the beaker, the crafter uses the poison's gp value instead of its sp value when determining her progress.
11th Level
: Once per day, the owner of a
beaker of plentiful poisons
can produce 1 additional dose of any completed poison stored in the flask. The additional dose loses its efficacy 1 minute after being decanted. The market price of the duplicated poison can't exceed an amount equal to 20 gp × the beaker's caster level; any unused value is lost. A creature must have had the
beaker of plentiful poisons
in its possession for at least 24 hours to create poisons in this way.
13th Level
: The beaker can create 2 doses of poison per day, with a total market price up to 40 gp × the beaker's caster level.
15th Level
: The beaker can create 3 doses of poison per day, with a total market price of up to 60 gp × the beaker's caster level.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
minor creation
,
poison
;
Cost
18,000 gp
Boots of Readiness
Slot
feet;
CL
9th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate divination;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
These tight-fitting, black leather boots make their wearer more prepared before she acts in battle. When the wearer has not yet acted at the beginning of a fight, the boots provide a +2 luck bonus on saving throws and 12 temporary hit points. Both effects fade when the wearer's first turn arrives, even if she delays.
11th Level
: The wearer of these boots can't be caught flat-footed.
13th Level
: Before the wearer has taken her first turn in combat, she can move up to her speed as an immediate action without provoking attacks of opportunity. She can no longer use this ability once her first turn arrives, even if she delays.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
haste
,
moment of prescience
;
Cost
3,500 gp
Boots of the Elven Spirit
Slot
feet;
CL
10th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
3,100 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
These elegant, lightweight boots are durable yet soft in texture, being partially made of living leaves and other natural materials. They grant the wearer a +5 competence bonus on Acrobatics checks and allow her to treat the first square of difficult terrain she enters each round as if it weren't difficult terrain.
12th Level
: The boots allow the wearer to ignore the adverse movement effects of difficult terrain entirely.
14th Level
: The boots grant the wearer a +10-foot enhancement bonus to her base movement speed, and she leaves no tracks.
17th Level
: The boots allow the wearer to walk so lightly that she doesn't trigger pressure plate traps and can walk across any surface—including water, but not air—as long as she ends her movement each round on a surface that can support her weight.
20th Level
: The boots allow the wearer to gain the effects of
haste
for 10 rounds per day, as
boots of speed
. If the wearer also wears the
cloak of the elven spirit
(see below), the boots grant her the ability to use
tree stride
as the spell, entering up to 20 trees each day.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
expeditious retreat
,
feather step
,
haste
,
tree stride
, creator must be an
elf
;
Cost
22,000 gp
Bracelets of the Fey Touch
Slot
wrists;
CL
4th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint enchantment;
Price
480 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
These bracelets are crafted from thin yet surprisingly durable silver, and they glitter and sparkle faintly in moonlight or shadow. The wearer can activate the bracelets once per day as a free action to gain a +4 competence bonus on a Bluff or Stealth check.
6th Level
: The wearer can activate the bracelets to increase the DC of the next enchantment spell she casts by 1 instead of gaining a bonus on a skill check.
8th Level
: The bracelets can be used twice per day, but no more than once per hour.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
charm person
,
invisibility
, creator must be fey;
Cost
825 gp
Brutish Boots
Slot
feet;
CL
8th;
Weight
6 lbs.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
5,814 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
These coarse, heavy boots are fitted with numerous iron plates and rusted spikes that give them an intimidating appearance. The wearer can use brutish boots to attack as if using a masterwork cold iron gauntlet or masterwork cold iron spiked gauntlet, depending on which portion of the boot he uses.
These boots also protect the wearer's feet as if they had hardness 8. This hardness applies only against effects that directly affect the target's feet, such as caltrops,
spike growth
,
spike stones
, or stepping into a puddle of acid. It also applies against effects that deal damage to an attacker, such as
fire shield
,
thorn body
, or the
barbed defense of a barbed devil
, but only if the wearer is using the
brutish boots
to make the attack.
10th Level
: If the wearer confirms a critical hit on an attack using the boots, he can attempt a combat maneuver check to trip the target. This maneuver doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity.
12th Level
: Attack and damage rolls made with the boots gain a +1 enhancement bonus.
14th Level
: If a creature within the wearer's reach is knocked prone, that creature provokes an attack of opportunity from the wearer. This attack of opportunity must be made with the
brutish boots
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
telekinesis
;
Cost
13,200 gp
Cloak of the Elven Spirit
Slot
shoulders;
CL
12th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
strong transmutation;
Price
5,400 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
When this plain gray cloak is worn with the hood drawn up around the head, the wearer gains a +5 competence bonus on Stealth checks. If the wearer spends at least 1 minute concentrating on blending the cloak's colors to match her surroundings, she can attempt Stealth checks without cover or concealment until she makes an attack or moves more than half her base speed on her turn. Once she breaks this effect, she must spend another minute to reactivate it.
14th Level
: The cloak grants its wearer the
camouflage ranger ability
in forested areas.
18th Level
: At will, when the wearer envelops herself in the cloak as a standard action, she can become invisible as
invisibility
.
20th Level
: If the wearer also wears the
boots of the elven spirit
(see above), she can focus the cloak's
invisibility
effect. As a free action, she can choose to make it so her attacks do not end the
invisibility
effect for 1 round. She can use this ability for 10 rounds per day, but the rounds need not be consecutive.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
blend
,
greater invisibility
,
invisibility
, creator must be an
elf
;
Cost
22,000 gp
Cord of Unearthly Grace
Slot
belt;
CL
8th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
5,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
When tied around the waist, this humble, coarse rope grants its wearer a +10 competence bonus on Acrobatics checks relating to balance.
9th Level
: Once per day as a swift action, the wearer can gain a +30-foot enhancement bonus to his base speed for 1 round. During this round, he ignores the adverse movement effects of terrain and his movement doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity.
11th Level
: The wearer can stand from prone as an immediate action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
12th Level
: The wearer can use the belt's ability to increase his speed and ignore difficult terrain three times per day.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
cat's grace
,
grace
, creator must have 10 ranks in the Acrobatics skill;
Cost
8,100 gp
Crystal Tiara
Slot
head;
CL
3rd;
Weight
—
Aura
faint conjuration;
Price
1,000 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This elaborate tiara looks as though it's made of intricately carved ice adorned with small, crystalline gemstones. Despite the item's fragile appearance, it has hardness 12 and 10 hit points. Its wearer gains the constant effects of
endure elements
against cold conditions only.
5th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can summon a
Small ice elemental
as
summon monster II
.
7th Level
: As a standard action, the wearer can launch an icicle at a foe within 30 feet as a ranged attack. On a hit, the icicle deals 1d6 points of piercing damage and 1d6 points of cold damage. In addition, the wearer can walk across icy ground without slipping.
10th Level
: As part of her move action, the wearer can step into the air, creating crystalline stairs beneath her feat, adding new steps in whichever direction she travels. These steps melt away behind her. If others try to climb the steps, they crumble away, leaving only the portions beneath the wearer's feet intact. This otherwise acts as the
air walk
spell. She can use this ability each day for 10 minutes per level, divided any way she chooses in 10-minute intervals.
12th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can call forth an
ice storm
. When she uses the tiara to summon ice elementals, she can summon either 1d4 Small ice elementals or one
Medium ice elemental
as
summon monster IV
.
14th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can travel to a safe, very familiar location, as if she had cast
ice crystal teleport
on herself. When she uses the tiara to summon ice elementals, she can choose to summon 1d3 Medium ice elementals or one
Large ice elemental
as
summon monster V
.
16th Level
: The wearer can use the tiara to call up a tower of ice, as an
instant fortress
(except that the tiara does not transform into the tower, the tower takes 1 minute to rise instead of 1 round, the walls of the tower have only hardness 12, and damage to the tower does not carry over between multiple uses of this ability).
18th Level
: When the wearer calls forth a tower of ice, if there is enough open space, she can choose to call forth a small palace instead, 100 feet square at the base with 20-foot-high rooms, with a central tower 20 feet square and 100 feet high. At will, she can spend 5 rounds to transform into a flurry of snowflakes that can move at incredible speed. Treat this as
wind walk
except she gains vulnerability to fire. It normally takes 5 rounds to transform back into her normal shape. However, she can revert to her original form early as a standard action. If she does so, she cannot transform into snowflakes again for 24 hours. When she uses the tiara to summon ice elementals, she can choose to summon 1d4+1 Medium ice elementals, 1d3 Large ice elementals, or one
Huge ice elemental
as
summon monster VI
.
20th Level
: The wearer gains cold resistance 30. When she uses the tiara to summon ice elementals, she can also choose to summon 1d4+1 Huge ice elementals, 1d3
greater ice elementals
, or one
elder ice elemental
as
summon monster VIII
. She can create ice stairs without a daily limit, and if she wishes, they last for 1 minute before melting, even if another creature tries to climb them. If she chooses to make them last longer, she can dismiss the stairs behind her as a swift action, potentially causing creatures climbing the stairs to fall.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
air walk
,
ice crystal teleport
,
ice storm
,
summon monster VIII
,
wind walk
;
Cost
132,000 gp
Dragon Robe
Slot
body;
CL
12th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
strong transmutation;
Price
38,000 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
Embroidered dragons of gold thread adorn this red silk robe. The wearer gains a +3 enhancement bonus to natural armor and fire resistance 10. Once per day, the wearer can gain the benefit of
darkvision
, as the spell. A typical
dragon robe
is attuned to red dragons, though variants attuned to other types of dragons exist.
14th Level
: The wearer can use
dragon's breath
(red dragon) once per day. The save DC is equal to 13 + the wearer's Constitution modifier, and spell resistance does not apply.
16th Level
: The wearer's enhancement bonus to natural armor increases to +4, and his fire resistance increases to 20.
18th Level
: The wearer can use
dragon's breath
three times per day. The wearer can also use
form of the dragon III
once per day, with a save DC equal to 22 + the wearer's Constitution modifier.
20th Level
: The wearer's enhancement bonus to natural armor increases to +5 and his fire resistance to 30. In addition, any
dragon's breath
effect created by this item is
maximized
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
Maximize Spell
,
darkvision
,
dragon's breath
,
form of the dragon III
,
resist energy
;
Cost
132,000 gp
Eternal Feather Token
Slot
none;
CL
4th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint conjuration;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This small, colorful feather waves gently as if blown by a constant breeze. As a standard action, the feather's owner can change its form into another variety of
feather token
. Any owner can use an
eternal feather token
to duplicate the effects of an
anchor feather token
. Higher-level owners have additional options. The token remains transformed until its owner commands it to change again, or until it is activated in that form like a normal feather token. Once activated, the token reverts to the appearance of a normal feather of a dingy gray color. Over the next week, it slowly regains its color. A week after its last activation, it can be used again.
7th Level
: The feather can become a
fan feather token
.
9th Level
: The feather can become a
bird feather token
.
11th Level
: The feather can become a
tree feather token
.
13th Level
: The feather can become a
swan boat feather token
or
whip feather token
.
15th Level
: The feather recharges its color and is usable after 1 day instead of 1 week.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
major creation
,
make whole
;
Cost
6,000 gp
Filthy Rags
Slot
body;
CL
8th;
Weight
6 lbs.
Aura
moderate necromancy;
Price
5,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
These ragged robes are threadbare and frayed, caked with dirt and grime. Through constant exposure to innocuous forms of disease, the wearer becomes inured to sickness and filth, gaining a +4 alchemical bonus on saving throws versus disease and effects that cause the nauseated or sickened condition.
Filthy rags
can be worn in conjunction with armor.
10th Level
: The rags begin to crawl with insects and spiders, granting the wearer familiarity with the feeling of tiny creatures crawling over her body. After wearing the rags for 24 consecutive hours, the wearer gains a +2 circumstance bonus on saving throws against the distraction ability of swarms. Once per day, she can make the spiders in her rags swarm out and attack her foes, causing the rags to expel spiders as the spell
vomit swarm
.
11th Level
: Wasps build a small hive somewhere in the rags' interior. When the wearer uses
vomit swarm
, she can choose between spiders and wasps.
13th Level
: The rags' diseases become more communicable. Any living creature striking the wearer with a bite attack contracts
filth fever
. A successful DC 14 Fortitude negates the disease. Oozes and vermin are immune to this effect, as are creatures such as
otyughs
and rats that are at home in exceptional filth.
16th Level
: Army ants build a colony within the rags, and the rags' filth becomes utterly vile. The wearer can also choose army ants when using
vomit swarm
. Any biting creature that fails its saving throw against the rags' filth fever becomes nauseated for 1d4 rounds, and even on a successful save, the creature is still sickened for 1 round.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
contagion
,
remove sickness
,
stinking cloud
,
vomit swarm
;
Cost
23,625 gp
Flask of Reconcoction
Slot
none;
CL
4th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint conjuration and divination;
Price
2,650 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This thin silver flask can hold a single ounce of liquid. If a potion of a 1st-level spell is poured into the flask, the flask's interior analyzes and bonds to that potion. Once the potion is drunk, the flask begins to hiss and bubble, as strange liquids and reagents slowly mix within it. After 1 full week, the flask has produced a new potion of the same 1st-level spell at minimum caster level. If anyone drinks or empties the flask before the week is over, they gain no benefit, the nascent potion is lost, and the flask ceases concocting until it is filled with a new 1st-level potion. If a potion in the flask is poured out of the flask, rather than drunk directly from it, the flask does not reconcoct that potion.
6th Level
: The flask takes only 1 day to reconcoct a 1st-level potion, rather than 1 week.
8th Level
: The flask can reconcoct a potion of a 2nd-level spell, but it takes 1 week.
10th Level
: The flask takes only 1 day to reconcoct a 2ndlevel potion, rather than 1 week.
12th Level
: The flask can reconcoct a potion of a 3rd-level spell, but it takes 1 week.
14th Level
: The flask takes only 1 day to reconcoct a 3rd-level potion, rather than 1 week.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
alchemical allocation
;
Cost
6,000 gp
Force Bracers
Slot
wrists;
CL
8th;
Weight
2 lbs.
Aura
moderate evocation;
Price
5,950 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
These crystal-accented bracers are bound with metallic straps and a fine lacework of embedded wire. The wearer can cause the bracers to create a shield of force to protect him. Each bracer can create a shield for up to 10 total minutes per day. This duration must be used in 1-minute increments. If only one
force bracer
is used, it creates a buckler, light shield, or heavy shield of force. If the wearer activates both
force bracers
, the shield of force is the equivalent of a tower shield.
Regardless of which type of force shield is created, the shield is weightless and has only half the normal armor check penalty, but otherwise follows all of the normal rules for shield use and proficiency. The shield grants the corresponding shield bonus to AC. Because the shield is made of force, its bonus applies against incorporeal touch attacks.
10th Level
: If the wearer has created a heavy shield of force, the wearer can expend 1 minute of the shield's duration to make a single shield bash attack as if the shield had the
forceful hand
with hit points equal to 1/2 the wearer's hit points. The wearer gains none of the benefits of using a tower shield while the
forceful hand
exists. Each round of using the forceful hand consumes 1 minute of duration from each bracer.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
forceful hand
,
shield
;
Cost
8,100 gp
Forgemaster's Gauntlets
Slot
hands;
CL
7th;
Weight
4 lbs.
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
3,750 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
These scorched gauntlets of heavy padded leather are reinforced with metallic mesh and ceramic pads to diffuse heat. The wearer gains a +5 competence bonus on Craft (armor) and Craft (weapons) checks.
8th Level
: The wearer can use
spark
at will.
10th Level
: The wearer gains fire resistance 5, and her hands are immune to fire damage, so she can pick up hot objects or touch flames without being harmed. Weapons affected by
heat metal
or similar effects deal no damage to the wearer, and the wearer likewise ignores damage from effects like
fire shield
(hot flames version) that deal fire damage to a creature attacking in melee.
11th Level
: The
forgemaster's gauntlets
are
+1 gauntlets
.
12th Level
: The wearer of the
forgemaster's gauntlets
can heat objects she touches. She can use
heat metal
(DC 13) at will. If she's targeting a metal object worn by a foe, she must succeed at a melee touch attack. If the targeted item is being held or wielded, the wearer of the
forgemaster's gauntlets
must attempt a combat maneuver check as if she were attempting to sunder the item. This maneuver does not provoke attacks of opportunity, even if the wearer does not have the
Improved Sunder
feat.
13th Level
: The wearer's fire resistance increases to 10.
14th Level
: The
forgemaster's gauntlets
are
+1
flaming
gauntlets
.
15th Level
: The
forgemaster's gauntlets
are
+1
flaming burst
gauntlets
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
;
flame blade
,
flame strike
, or
fireball
;
heat metal
;
resist energy
;
spark
; creator must have 5 ranks in Craft (armor) and Craft (weapons);
Cost
18,000 gp
Fruitful Sash
Slot
belt;
CL
5th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
faint conjuration;
Price
710 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This colorful sash seems to be the sort normally worn by any common sailor or traveler, yet within its folds is a bountiful pocket. The wearer can reach into this hidden pocket and remove a piece of fruit a number of times per day equal to his character level. The type of fruit varies. One piece of fruit has enough nourishment and water to sustain one humanoid for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, the fruit rots and cannot nourish anyone. Once removed from its wearer, the sash doesn't produce fruit for anyone else for 24 hours. If redonned by its most recent wearer during that time, the sash resumes function normally (and the amount of fruit remaining within it isn't reset).
6th Level
: Consuming a fruit produced from the sash cures a creature of 1 point of damage as if it were a
goodberry
. A given creature can recover a maximum of 8 hit points in this way in a 24-hour period.
8th Level
: Three times per day, the wearer can draw forth a large, ripe piece of healing fruit that explodes when thrown. This functions as a splash weapon, but cures a target it hits of 1d6 points of damage and cures each creature it splashes on of 1 point of damage. This counts against the total number of pieces of fruit the sash can produce per day.
10th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can draw forth one piece of fruit that acts as a
potion of cure moderate wounds
,
delay poison
,
lesser restoration
, or
remove paralysis
. This counts against the total number of pieces of fruit the sash can produce per day.
13th Level
: The fruits produced by the sash cure 1d4 points of damage each instead of 1 point. An exploding fruit's healing power is unchanged.
15th Level
: Once per week, the sash can produce the effects of
heroes' feast
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
create food and water
,
cure moderate wounds
,
delay poison
,
goodberry
,
heroes' feast
,
lesser restoration
,
remove paralysis
;
Cost
6,000 gp
Galvanic Gauntlets
Slot
hands;
CL
5th;
Weight
2 lbs.
Aura
faint evocation;
Price
1,882 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
These gloves are woven of a fine copper mesh and wire, and infuse the wearer's hands with an electric charge. The wearer can use the
galvanic gauntlets
to make a melee touch attack dealing 1d6 points of electricity damage. She gains a +3 bonus on the attack if the target is wearing metal armor or is composed of metal.
7th Level
: The touch attack's damage increases to 2d6 points of electricity damage.
9th Level
: If the wearer uses her hands to make unarmed strikes (including when making a combat maneuver check to damage an opponent in a grapple), those attacks deal an additional 1d6 points of electricity damage on each hit, as if she were using a weapon with the
shock
weapon special ability.
11th Level
: Any item held in the wearer's hands gains a powerful static charge, and any creature attempting to disarm the wearer of an object she is holding (or to make a steal combat maneuver against the gloves themselves) takes 1d6 points of electrical damage and must succeed at a DC 19 Fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round by the shock. This static charge does not harm items the wearer is holding.
13th Level
: The
shock
ability of the gauntlets improves to the
shocking burst
weapon special ability.
15th Level
: Once per day when the wearer hits a creature with the gauntlets' touch attack, she can create electric arcs that strike nearby creatures. This functions as though the target of the attack had been the primary target of a
chain lightning
spell (Reflex DC 19 half), though the hit creature doesn't take any additional damage.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
chain lightning
,
shocking grasp
;
Cost
18,302 gp
Glorious Gorget
Slot
neck;
CL
8th;
Weight
2 lbs.
Aura
moderate enchantment;
Price
5,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This gilded neckpiece is inlaid with sunstone and diamond and engraved with wreaths of laurel. The wearer possesses great eloquence and gravitas, gaining a +5 competence bonus on Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Perform (oratory) checks.
10th Level
: The wearer's speeches can fill her allies with purpose. As a full-round action, she can attempt a DC 20 Perform (oratory) check to affect all allies who can hear her with
good hope
for 1 round. If she fails the check, all allies who heard her ineloquent speech cannot benefit from this ability for 24 hours.
12th Level
: The wearer can improve someone's attitude up to three steps when using Diplomacy. When she uses Intimidate to influence someone, she can present herself as glorious and powerful without threatening them, causing the attempt to operate like a Diplomacy check to influence instead.
14th Level
: When the wearer uses the gorget's
good hope
ability, it lasts 1 additional round for every 10 by which her result exceeds the Perform (oratory) check DC. Once per day, she can extend the duration to the full duration of
good hope
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
good hope
;
Cost
13,875 gp
Gloves of Cloud Shaping
Slot
hands;
CL
8th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
5,400 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
The wearer of these cloud-blue, cool-to-the-touch gloves can sculpt and shape creations of cloud and mist— both her own and those of others. The wearer can call upon the power of the gloves up to three times per day when creating a cloud of gas or mist with a spell, spell-like ability, supernatural ability, or magical item in order to make the area of effect
dispel magic
. If the effect is nonmagical, it is automatically dispersed in a 20-foot-radius spread centered on the wearer.
10th Level
: The wearer can use
fog cloud
twice per day.
12th Level
: The wearer can disrupt a creature under the effects of
gaseous form
. To do so, she must succeed at a melee touch attack against the gaseous target. If the attack hits, the wearer can choose to either lock the gaseous creature in place as if using
hold monster
or disperse the target, dealing 5d6 points of damage and nauseating the target for 5 rounds. In either case, the target is also locked into its gaseous form and can't resume solid form until the effect expires. A successful DC 17 Will saving throw negates this effect.
14th Level
: The wearer can use
cloudkill
once per day.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
cloudkill
,
control weather
,
fog cloud
;
Cost
13,875 gp
Heart of the Elder Tree
Slot
neck;
CL
9th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
14,000 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
This carved darkwood amulet resembles a human heart. As a move action while standing on earth, stone, or wood, its wearer can sprout woody, rootlike tendrils from his legs that anchor his feet to the ground. While so anchored, he gains a +4 bonus to his CMD against bull rush, drag, grapple, overrun, reposition, trip, and other combat maneuvers that would force him from his space, as well as on saving throws against effects that would force him from his space on a failed save. The roots fall away if the wearer moves from his space, even involuntarily.
11th Level
: When anchored to the ground, the wearer's roots interfere with adjacent foes. Foes adjacent to the wearer must succeed at a DC 13 Reflex save each round or be entangled by the roots as if by the spell
entangle
. If the wearer's roots fall away due to movement, all entangled enemies are immediately released.
13th Level
: When struck by a nonliving wooden or woodenhafted weapon of Huge size or smaller, the wearer can lash back and affect that weapon with
warp wood
as an immediate action (Will DC 20 negates). This ability is usable three times per day.
15th Level
: The wearer can make a secondary natural attack with his roots, dealing an amount of damage equal to 1d4 + 1/2 the user's Strength bonus. At the beginning of the wearer's turn, if he still possesses roots from a previous round, the secondary root attack gains 5 feet of reach. This increase stacks with itself to a maximum of triple the wearer's natural reach, but it doesn't stack with any other increases. The reach resets whenever the roots fall away.
17th Level
: The wearer gains the
pull (root, 10 feet)
universal monster ability.
20th Level
: As long as the wearer's roots are planted in the ground, he gains the effect of a
ring of regeneration
. When the roots fall away, it counts as removing the ring, so he only regenerates damage taken after planting the roots and before moving. As long as the wearer activates his roots for at least 8 hours each day, he does not need to sleep. The wearer's +4 bonus on saving throws for planting his roots now also applies to paralysis, poison, polymorph effects, sleep effects, and stun.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
entangle
,
plant shape III
,
warp wood
;
Cost
132,000 gp
Heroic Saddle
Slot
none;
CL
8th;
Weight
40 lbs.
Aura
moderate abjuration;
Price
6,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This elaborate military saddle is embellished with intricate tooling and a panoply of tassels, ribbons, and bells fit to announce a mighty hero's marvelous return. A new tassel, ribbon, or bell appears on the saddle after each victory. Whenever the rider of a mount wearing a
heroic saddle
is targeted with a conjuration (healing) effect, that effect also affects the mount. Use the rider's level to determine the scaling abilities of this item.
10th Level
: The mount gains a +1 resistance bonus on saving throws and a +1 deflection bonus to Armor Class.
11th Level
: Once per day as a full-round action, the rider of a mount wearing a
heroic saddle
can command the
heroic saddle
to grant the mount 1d8 + 10 temporary hit points. These temporary hit points last for 24 hours or until expended, and they do not stack with themselves but do stack with temporary hit points from other sources.
13th Level
: The saddle's bonuses on saving throws and to AC increase to +2.
15th Level
: The saddle's bonuses on saving throws and to AC increase to +3. When the rider commands the saddle to grant his mount temporary hit points, the rider also gains a number of temporary hit points equal to half the amount his mount gains.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
aid
,
resistance
,
shield other
;
Cost
18,000 gp
Lantern Pendant
Slot
neck;
CL
4th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint evocation;
Price
1,000 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This small pendant of brass and glass is crafted in the shape of a lantern and continuously sheds light as a
light
spell. As a move action, the wearer can open the miniature
lantern pendant
and direct the tiny phantasmal fire within to float to any point within 110 feet. This functions as
dancing lights
, but the wearer can create a number of lights equal to 1/2 his character level, up to a maximum of four, and can create only torchlike lights, not glowing spheres or humanoid shapes. While the
dancing lights
are active, the light of the
lantern pendant
itself is extinguished.
6th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can command the phantasmal fire to fly forth and limn all creatures in an area as
faerie fire
. Just as when using
dancing lights
, the pendant's light is extinguished throughout the duration.
8th Level
: The wearer can choose between
faerie fire
and
glitterdust
(Will DC 13) when he uses the 6th-level ability.
10th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can focus the lantern's power, causing its light to increase from the
light
spell to the
daylight
spell, with a duration as
daylight
. The
daylight
is suppressed whenever he activates any other ability that extinguishes the pendant's light, but such time still counts against its duration.
13th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can release the lantern's lights in the form of
wandering star motes
(Will DC 16). During the duration, the pendant's light is extinguished.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
dancing lights
,
daylight
,
faerie fire
,
light
,
wandering star motes
;
Cost
10,500 gp
Mark of the Grinning Skull
Slot
headband;
CL
8th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate necromancy;
Price
2,000 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
An ebony skull adorns this tarnished silver band. When the wearer successfully demoralizes a creature with an Intimidate check, the penalties for being shaken increase by 2 on checks and rolls involving the wearer. For example, attacks made against the wearer and saves against her spells would take a –4 penalty rather than a –2 penalty.
11th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can attempt to frighten a creature with an Intimidate check instead of demoralizing it. She must declare she is doing so before attempting the Intimidate check. The penalty increase for checks and rolls involving the wearer also applies if the creature is frightened in this way.
14th Level
: The wearer can attempt to demoralize opponents as a move action instead of as a standard action. If the wearer can already do so because of the intimidating glare barbarian power or a similar ability, she can instead demoralize opponents as a swift action.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
cause fear
,
doom
;
Cost
4,625 gp
Mask of Mad Memories
Slot
head;
CL
6th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate divination;
Price
2,500 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This mask of malleable mithral can be attached to any helmet and worn in conjunction with it. The mask can be placed over the face of a helpless humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature, living or dead, and activated with a command word. The mask absorbs the creature's thoughts and memories and reshapes itself into the creature's likeness—a process that takes 10 minutes. Anyone wearing the mask after it has been activated gains a +5 competence bonus on Knowledge checks, Charisma checks, and Charisma-based skill checks relating to the creature whose memories were absorbed, including checks made to impersonate that creature.
8th Level
: The wearer can transform into the target creature's shape, as
disguise self
. Additionally, 10 minutes after the command word is spoken, the mask can alter the target's memories as well as absorb them, as
modify memory
(Will DC 17 negates).
10th Level
: The creature speaking the command can substitute
nightmare
for
modify memory
, with the same DC. Additionally, the mask's wearer can understand and read (but not speak) all languages the target creature knows.
12th Level
: The mask's wearer can also speak the languages the target creature knows. Additionally, she can attempt to pry the answers to specific questions from the absorbed memories once per day. Treat this as
speak with dead
if the target creature was dead, and otherwise as
contact other plane
to contact a creature from the Astral Plane with no chance of ability score decrease.
14th Level
: If the target creature is a humanoid, the wearer can take its form as
alter self
instead of
disguise self
.
17th Level
: If the target creature is a Small or Medium monstrous humanoid, the wearer can take its form as
monstrous physique I
instead of
disguise self
.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
alter self
,
contact other plane
,
detect thoughts
,
disguise self
,
modify memory
,
monstrous physique
,
nightmare
,
speak with dead
,
tongues
;
Cost
30,750 gp
Necklace of Infernos
Slot
neck;
CL
10th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate evocation;
Price
9,300 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This golden chain is strung with glowing red-golden spheres of various sizes. It does not count as an item worn around the neck for the purpose of determining which of a character's worn magic items is effective. It acts as a
necklace of fireballs (type I)
with a 6d6 sphere instead of the 5d6 sphere. After a bead explodes, a tiny new sphere of the same type that exploded begins to bloom along the chain, growing in size and intensity over the course of 1 week, after which it is ready to detonate again.
12th Level
: The necklace acts as a
necklace of fireballs (type II)
with an additional 4d6 sphere.
14th Level
: The necklace acts as a
necklace of fireballs (type IV)
with a 9d6 sphere instead of the 8d6 sphere.
16th Level
: The necklace acts as a
necklace of fireballs (type VII)
with an additional 5d6 sphere.
18th Level
: The spheres grow back in 1 day instead of 1 week.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item,
fireball
;
Cost
39,750 gp
Pearl of Puissance
Slot
none;
CL
5th;
Weight
—
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
1,575 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
This seemingly normal pearl of average size and luster holds the secret to endless magical power. It acts as a
pearl of power (1st level)
, and the user gains a +1 bonus to her caster level when she casts the spell from the slot she recalled with the pearl.
9th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (2nd level)
.
11th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (3rd level)
.
14th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (5th level)
, but it grants the +1 caster level bonus only if used to recall a spell of 4th level or lower.
15th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (6th level)
, but it grants the +1 caster level bonus only if used to recall a spell of 5th level or lower.
16th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (7th level)
, but it grants the +1 caster level bonus only if used to recall a spell of 6th level or lower.
17th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (8th level)
, but it grants the +1 caster level bonus only if used to recall a spell of 7th level or lower.
19th Level
: The pearl acts as a
pearl of power (9th level)
, but it grants the +1 caster level bonus only if used to recall a spell of 8th level or lower. Alternatively, the pearl can act as a
pearl of power (two spells)
, but when used in this way, it doesn't provide a caster level boost.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
, creator must be able to cast 9th-level spells;
Cost
51,375 gp
Pouch of Pixie Dust
Slot
none;
CL
1st;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
faint transmutation;
Price
15 gp;
Scaling
bauble
Description
This delicate pouch contains sparkling dust of various iridescent colors. The owner can withdraw the dust and use it as an unlimited supply of normal colorful powder. She always withdraws powder of the color she desires.
4th Level
: Once per day, the owner can imbue the pixie dust she draws from the pouch with fey power to reveal the unseen. This functions as
faerie fire
with a 1-minute duration, but she must throw the powder as a thrown weapon with a range increment of 10 feet against an AC of 5 to hit the correct grid intersection. On a miss, treat the dust as a splash weapon to determine the center of the effect.
6th Level
: The owner can use the
faerie fire
ability three times per day.
8th Level
: The owner can use the
faerie fire
ability at will.
10th Level
: The owner can increase the power of the pixie dust once per day, producing a
glitterdust
effect (Will DC 13 negates the blindness) for 3 rounds. She must throw the powder as a thrown weapon with a range increment of 10 feet against an AC of 5 to hit the correct grid intersection. On a miss, treat the dust as a splash weapon to determine the center of the effect.
13th Level
: The owner can use the
glitterdust
ability three times per day.
15th Level
: The owner can sprinkle the pixie dust on herself or an adjacent willing target once per day, granting the target the ability to fly (as the
fly
spell) for 5 minutes.
18th Level
: The owner can use the fly ability three times per day, and she can also throw the pixie dust to grant
fly
to a non-adjacent target. To hit a willing non-adjacent target with the pixie dust, she must throw the dust as a thrown weapon with a range increment of 10 feet and hit an AC of 5 + any modifiers that add to both the target's flat-footed and touch AC, such as deflection bonuses and cover bonuses. On a miss, treat the dust as a splash weapon; if there are creatures in the resulting square, randomly determine which creature in that square is targeted by the
fly
effect.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
faerie fire
,
fly
,
glitterdust
;
Cost
13,250 gp
Robe of the Faerie Queen
Slot
body;
CL
6th;
Weight
1 lb.
Aura
moderate transmutation;
Price
4,800 gp;
Scaling
wonder
Description
When donned, this sheer, sleeved robe fades to near invisibility. It grants the wearer a +4 competence bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, and Sense Motive checks against fey. On command, the mantle glows in delicate
faerie fire
of any color of the wearer's choice, and a second command word ends the glow.
8th Level
: The mantle magnifies and sharpens the wearer's beauty such that her +4 competence bonus now applies on all Charisma checks, Charisma-based skill checks, and Sense Motive checks against any creature. Against fey, the bonus increases to +6.
10th Level
: The mantle's wearer becomes manipulative and eloquent in social situations. Whenever she converses with creatures, she can insert a
suggestion
(Will DC 14 negates) for every 10 minutes of conversation by succeeding at a DC 14 Perform (oratory) check. If she ever fails the Perform (oratory) check to use this ability, all creatures who witnessed her misstep are immune to this ability for 24 hours.
12th Level
: Once per day, the wearer can release the glow within the mantle in a single coruscating burst of color. This blinds creatures in a 10-foot radius (Reflex DC 19 negates) for 1d4 rounds and completely dispels any darkness spells of 6th level or lower whose source is within its area.
14th Level
: The wearer grows a pair of gossamer wings. The wings are delicate and weak, carrying the wearer only with difficulty. She gains a fly speed of 30 feet (poor maneuverability).
16th Level
: The wearer's wings grow stronger, more agile, and more beautiful, and iridescent patterns trace along them. Her fly speed increases to 60 feet (good maneuverability), and she gains a +5 competence bonus on Fly checks.
18th Level
: The wearer gains a small domain in the fey realm. She can access her domain from any location, creating a silvery gateway. Treat her domain as a
mage's magnificent mansion
except that its size equals 20 10-foot cubes/level, the domain appears as wilderness instead of a mansion, and the servants are tiny fey instead of nearly transparent liveried servants.
20th Level
: The wearer's type changes to fey, and she gains DR 10/cold iron. If the wearer's type was already fey and she already possessed DR/cold iron, her DR increases by 10 and magic weapons with enhancement bonuses of +3 or greater do not count as cold iron for the purpose of bypassing her DR.
Construction Requirements
Craft Wondrous Item
,
eagle's splendor
,
faerie fire
,
fly
,
mage's magnificent mansion
,
sunburst
,
suggestion
, creator must be fey;
Cost
132,000 gp
Spectacles of Thought-Seeing
Slot
eyes;
CL
7th;
Weight
—
Aura
moderate divination;
Price
3,600 gp;
Scaling
prize
Description
The wearer of these ornate crystal lenses gains a +6 competence bonus on Sense Motive checks. When she uses Sense Motive to determine whether someone is lying to her, she gets a brief flash of the liar's thoughts at that instant.
9th Level
: When the wearer concentrates, she can perceive the thoughts of a single creature as writing in the air, rendered in the subject's native language. This functions as though the wearer had concentrated on the creature for 3 rounds using
detect thoughts
, and can be blocked with a successful Will save with a DC equal to the wearer's character level + 6 (to a maximum DC of 20). A creature that succeeds at its save can't be affected again for 24 hours. Maintaining concentration requires a standard action each round (as for a spell), and once the wearer ceases concentrating on a creature, she cannot observe thoughts again for 1 minute. This ability can be used for a total of 5 minutes per day. These minutes do not need to be consecutive, but must be used in 1-minute increments. The glasses fail to function against creatures with an Intelligence score of 2 or lower or without a written language.
11th Level
: The competence bonus on Sense Motive checks increases to +8. The
detect thoughts
effect can be used for 10 minutes per day. In addition to seeing the creature's thoughts in its native language, the wearer gets visual impressions of the creature's thoughts. She might see the face of someone the creature is thinking about, for instance, or see an image of that creature stabbing someone if it's planning an attack.
13th Level
: The competence bonus on Sense Motive checks increases to +10. The
detect thoughts
effect is constant—