Ascension Request - Atiya.

[colpoj]

User name - colpoj
Player name - Atiya
Desired ascension material - Item (Armour - Base AC 8)
Feedback Desired - Yes.

Item Name - Vestments of Faith

-- Properties --
AC Bonus - +8
Bonus Feat - Sneak Attack (5d6)
Cast Spell - Bigby's Grasping Hand (1/day)
Damage Resist - /15 Acid
Damage Resist - /10 Bludgeoning
Damage Resist - /20 Slashing
Damage Resist - /15 Sonic
Damage Resist - /10 Fire
Haste
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RP Reasoning

AC Bonus (+8) - Atiya, as a devoted spell weaver and cleric devised most of the enchantment spells for this item herself, drawing on clerical energies to augment the already strong adimantine, yet she dared not stay there, also augmenting the item with several of the spell scrolls she collected on her hunt for knowledge, most all from the arch wizard Vesur's own archive which she took from him on death. Many of these scrolls form the basis for the further enchantments to the plate Armour.

Bonus Feat (Sneak attack (5d6)) - What better defense to being hit is there than killing your enemy before he gets a chance to do so. This is an unfortunate mistake really, since the intention was to create an item that let the cleric stay invisible almost permanently. Instead it just made her very good at attacking from behind.

Damage Resist (Sonic, Acid) - Aside from the annoyance that is more and more survivors suddenly wanting Atiya dead, the only other real threats to her on the island are the inhabitants of Gelzburg. She wove these elemental enchantments and spells with the sole desire, to be able to stand up against the first two gelzburg bosses without needed an army with her...At least that's the plan.

Damage Resist (Slashing) - Nothing hurts more than being on the receiving end of a large bladed object. Much research has shown that most creatures on the island use slashing weapons to inflict their damage, and this was taken into account in the forging of this plate Armour. The effects are not dissimilar to the stone skin spell, in that they absorb rather than avoid or nullify damage done to her.

Damage Resist (Bludgeoning) - There is no spell in existence, to Ayita's knowledge, more annoying than Evards Black Tentacles. Slimy, painful and they hold you in place very well indeed. A solution had already been found to two of them problems. Clean sets of clothing carried at all times and a quick freedom of movement spell. However she took the painful nature of the spell into account when she wove this enchantment, sick, occasionally literally, of the pain caused by the most overused spell on the island.

Haste - Upon careful consideration of the items she currently has and the items she wants, she decided that since upon the replacing of her Armour and her Amulet she'd need to reclaim haste somewhere. This seemed as good a place as any, considering anywhere else would mean lessening the value of the rest of her arsonal.
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Identified Description - Crafted in secret by the Priestess Atiya, this plate armour seems to be made of a gleaming metal, and emanate power. The piece is obviously of a very high standard. For those skilled in the identifying of exotic items, you may notice this Armour seems to be crafted from Adimantine. Upon the left shoulder of this Armour are the words 'ipsa scientia potestas est'....

[gatalis]

//Just saying now- Elemental Swarm is a level 9 spell so it likely won't be allowed.

Summon Creature VII, or VIII could probably get through though (you'll have to speak with DMs about this)

EDIT: Also if it's Summon Creature VIII spell instead of elemental swarm, it gives your price a lowering just enough to put 1 or 2 more points into one of those three skills.

(did my calculations using a plate armor (8 base AC)

[BALLS OF STEEL]

For armour you need to specify which base AC value you wish it to be (0 - 8)

[BALLS OF STEEL]

Thread will be moved to the DM sections of the forums when Amadahy returns for a full discussion

[colpoj]

Item has been changed a little. Sorry for not putting the base AC Value, and removed the level 9 spell...

[Avvy]

We've talked it out and we feel that bigby's is an overpowered spell on items, we would rather keep it as a caster only spell.

We're more than willing to help find a spell that will suit your needs and not be game breaking at the same time.

[Bumlader]

Cast Spell - Bigby's Grasping Hand (1/day)

On armor? Why on armor? I can understand a staff or something but..yea...Grasping Hand is the one that knocks you down and you are dazed right? 'Innit a little to overpowered?

[xkcdapostle]

Nope, it makes you immobile and stuns you, immunity to paralysis or mind affecting spells allows you to attack, but you can't move.
Bigby's Forceful Hand knocks you down and stuns you, though with the Heretic's Mask, you can easily be immune to the knockdown and stun.

Why is a spell on armour something that you believe should not be allowed?

[BALLS OF STEEL]

Nothing makes you immune to the prone affect that we have in the game so far, the specific immunity to 'Knockdown' and 'Mind Affecting' are required to resist it's affects entirely.

[colpoj]

Hrmm.... Perhaps a more suitable spell would be something like a 1/day bigby's interposing hand. That's the least powerful of the bigby's spells, and it just reduces the targets AB

Alturnativly i'd be happy with a 1/day heal/harm?

If you had better suggestions i'd be happy to hear them

[Avvy]

Bigby's Interposing Hand works.

Approved.