Grey Knight
2006-12-11, 11:30 PM
Umbrella of Flight
Magical aura: Strong evocation
Caster level: 15th
Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, telekinetic sphere (with optional safety measures, also: feather fall)
Price: 480,000 gp (optional safety measures: +1800 gp)
Weight: 2 lb
Appearance: umbrella (price 2 gp, weight 2 lb)
When the umbrella is held open by a creature, it creates an effect around itself like that produced by telekinetic sphere (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/telekineticSphere.htm), typically with a diameter of 5 ft, although such an umbrella can be created with any diameter up to 1 ft/creator level. The sphere is arranged such that it just encompasses the top of the umbrella (i.e. the "wide" end), with the bulk of the sphere below the handle.
The umbrella and its associated sphere behave just like a telekinetic sphere except that movement is effected by pulling - deliberately - the umbrella's handle in the appropriate direction.
Optional safety measures:
The item can optionally be crafted with a safety measure to protect against unwanted slips, trips, disintegrations and other little annoyances.
Up to 15 passengers (of Medium size or less) are protected as if under the effect of a feather fall (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/featherFall.htm) spell. A falling (ex-)passenger is protected for 15 rounds of falling, or until they land. Dismounting from the umbrella in a normal fashion ends the protection.
An umbrella of flight made with this safety measure costs an extra 1800 gp, and requires the feather fall spell in its construction.
This item can be used in a normal umbrella-holding stance, or by "riding" in it like a little boat, depending on whether you are a fan of Mary Poppins or Rupert Bear.
Now my assistants will demonstrate the second of those methods:
http://greyfire.org/picture_library/rupert88.jpg
Magical aura: Strong evocation
Caster level: 15th
Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, telekinetic sphere (with optional safety measures, also: feather fall)
Price: 480,000 gp (optional safety measures: +1800 gp)
Weight: 2 lb
Appearance: umbrella (price 2 gp, weight 2 lb)
When the umbrella is held open by a creature, it creates an effect around itself like that produced by telekinetic sphere (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/telekineticSphere.htm), typically with a diameter of 5 ft, although such an umbrella can be created with any diameter up to 1 ft/creator level. The sphere is arranged such that it just encompasses the top of the umbrella (i.e. the "wide" end), with the bulk of the sphere below the handle.
The umbrella and its associated sphere behave just like a telekinetic sphere except that movement is effected by pulling - deliberately - the umbrella's handle in the appropriate direction.
Optional safety measures:
The item can optionally be crafted with a safety measure to protect against unwanted slips, trips, disintegrations and other little annoyances.
Up to 15 passengers (of Medium size or less) are protected as if under the effect of a feather fall (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/featherFall.htm) spell. A falling (ex-)passenger is protected for 15 rounds of falling, or until they land. Dismounting from the umbrella in a normal fashion ends the protection.
An umbrella of flight made with this safety measure costs an extra 1800 gp, and requires the feather fall spell in its construction.
This item can be used in a normal umbrella-holding stance, or by "riding" in it like a little boat, depending on whether you are a fan of Mary Poppins or Rupert Bear.
Now my assistants will demonstrate the second of those methods:
http://greyfire.org/picture_library/rupert88.jpg