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Thread: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
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2012-04-11, 08:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Lute of Serene Light
This lute appears to be made from a strange wood which slowly changes colour. This lute has six thin strings made of solidified colour. The lute is perfectly crafted can grants a +2 circumstance bonus on all Perform check involving its use. In addition to this, the person holding the Lute can, as a standard action, pluck one of the strings to activate its magical energy.
When used in this way the user may select one of the strings, the spell attuned to that string is then cast as if cast by a level 1 bard.
Blue String: Ray of Frost
Green String: Acid Splash
Purple String: Shocking Grasp
Red String: Flare
White String: Mage Hand
Yellow String: Dancing Lights
Each string can only be used three times per day. The uses of this item aren't recharged at the end of the day. Instead it's uses are recharged when touched by sunlight for the first time in a day.
Faint Transmutation; CL 1; Craft Wondrous Item, Ray of Frost, Acid Splash, Shocking Grasp, Flare, Mage Hand, Dancing Lights; Price 3880 gp. Weight 2lb.
SpoilerThe concept for this item was created by aphoticConniver.Last edited by Milo v3; 2012-04-15 at 11:45 PM.
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2012-04-11, 09:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Quite cheap for the effects by the normal pricing rules, although the fact that the spells are so weak and each costs a standard action probably makes it ok.
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2012-04-11, 09:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-11, 10:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Eh, I'd go about pricing it similarly to a staff. Double cost for not needing the spell on your list, multiply the cost by 2000/750 to make it use-activated instead of charged, then multiply for uses/day.
750gp (first level spell) + (3/4)*750*1*(1/2)gp (zeroth-level spell) + 4*(1/2)*750*(1/2) (remaining zeroth-level spells) comes out to 1781.25gp, all the multipliers above put it at 5900gp in all. Add your 100gp lute and that makes 6000 even.
Regardless of what its price would be by the formulas, I think it's fairly priced as it is, and I especially like the idea behind it. I could see this being a line of items, with higher-level ones being things like prismatic guitars.ze/zir | she/her
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2012-04-12, 11:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Aura is faint not weak; it should be Perform (stringed instrument) check, Wondrous has no "e" and it should weigh 2 lbs. Sirene is a type of cheese. Do you mean serene perhaps?
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2012-04-13, 01:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-15, 11:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Last edited by Yitzi; 2012-04-15 at 11:50 AM.
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2012-04-15, 09:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-15, 10:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Sound of Light [3.5e Item]
Actually each of the spells are level 0 so:
I really love this item though. It sounds like an awesome quest item for a low-level musician, or even a gift to a bard who just graduated from bard camp.
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2012-04-15, 11:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-04-15, 11:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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