well then:
[X] Make/Improve Construct(s)
-[X] Make some of those Terra-Cotta Assistants to make future tech crafting faster
[X] Pass the video of our fight with the S9 to Dragon and Legend and apologize for the delay.
[X] Just in case, check out your PHO inbox and what the public has to say about the whole S9 thing.
But but that's how we fuel mythic spells! And other feats
Seriously, it's my impression that MP tends to be the most limited resource. And it can be used to get a second non spell standard action. I think there's literally infinite ways "sudden additional standard action," could save our asses in an emergency or be useful to have as backup. Even though it can't be a spell. Treating it as a "eh whatever" is so strange imo.
I'd say the main appeal is after a week we get a free 6 hours per day without having to spend anything, much less MP. And it's so trivial to make.
If we are talking about combat situations, you need to account in the opportunity cost of having Ring of Sustenance instead of some other powerful Ring(i.e. Ring of Three Wishes) equipped. As for Mythic Power, we can craft Ambrosia and Nectar if we are concerned about our Mythic Power usage.
We should probably craft a couple for our buddies - Armsmaster would likely love one, and I do have secret plan of just recruiting entire Toybox into being our minions at some point, so it is not like I'm not considering the item. But I don't see the need for wearing one ourselves.
If we are talking about combat situations, you need to account in the opportunity cost of having Ring of Sustenance instead of some other powerful Ring(i.e. Ring of Three Wishes) equipped. As for Mythic Power, we can craft Ambrosia and Nectar if we are concerned about our Mythic Power usage.
We should probably craft a couple for our buddies - Armsmaster would likely love one, and I do have secret plan of just recruiting entire Toybox into being our minions at some point, so it is not like I'm not considering the item. But I don't see the need for wearing one ourselves.
We have Inscribe Tattoo, which let's us make stuff slotless. It costs twice as much. A Ring of Sustenance is 2,500 gp craft cost when doubled. Ambrosia is 5,000 craft cost for what's technically a consumable.
One thing to note/make explicit, rather than just implied by one of your items; It is absolutely possible to improve already built magic items and add onto them in the case of all magic items.
Like, the typical example is upgrading a +1 sword to a +1 keen sword, or increasing the bonus from Bracers of Armor, both by just paying the difference in crafting cost and time. But for adding seperate abilities to an already existing slotted item, you just increase the price of the thing you're adding by 1.5x then proceed as normal. Heck, that's how the Prices for the Enhancement belts that apply to multiple Ability Scores work; (Enhancement Bonus^2)x1,000 for the first ability score (Belt of Giant Strength +2 lines up with this at a price of 4,000 GP), then it's ((Enhancement Bonus^2)x1,000)x1.5 each for any Ability Scores past that (where Belt of Physical Might +2 lines up with a Price of 10,000 GP, being 4,000 plus 6,000, and Belt of Physical Perfection +2 lines up with a 16,000 GP Price).
This then applies further to most other pieces of gear, which is how you're able to have a cloak that is both a cloak of flying and muleback cords. It's also why under the enchanted items I make sure to note down what the base item is, since everything that comes after that costs 1.5x normal to add onto it, so you generally want to have the expensive thing as the base, then add on the less expensive stuff afterwards.
At least, that's for items that take up slots on the body. Other items sort of have their own quirks.
But like, say, a Ring of Regeneration & Telekinesis would have a price of 202,500 GP, more expensive than both seperately, but would only take up the one ring slot.
Funny enough, the system is actually solid enough that it's possible to outright reverse-engineer/algebra your way into finding the price to add the unique enchantments from unique weapons/armor. I've done it myself before-
Oh, huh, yeah Inscribe Tattoo too.
Y'know, maybe there's something up with my style when I'm getting beat to the punch at forum post speeds.
We have Inscribe Tattoo, which let's us make stuff slotless. It costs twice as much. A Ring of Sustenance is 2,500 gp craft cost when doubled. Ambrosia is 5,000 craft cost for what's technically a consumable.
Yeah, but with Ambrosia in your pocket you get to save one hour per day more as Recuperation lets you sleep for one one hour instead of two, and still have that 1 Mystic Power more in extremely rare situation that you need it.
Note that Recuperation doesn't give back Mythic Power, meaning that until you hit MR 10 (At which point, well, you're MR 10), each time you use Recuperation in a row you end up with 1 less Mythic Power available until the next time you rest.
Note that Recuperation doesn't give back Mythic Power, meaning that until you hit MR 10 (At which point, well, you're MR 10), each time you use Recuperation in a row you end up with 1 less Mythic Power available until the next time you rest.
That's obvious enough. The point is that we are not really using that last point of MR. If we are worried about dying because of one point of MR, well, we can just have consumables on us, and if we are planning on using MR heavy strategies, we will likely just employ those same consumables in much larger quantities instead of relying on natural regen. Fact that Recuperation is just better is also important.
The overall point is that this is not an upgrade, but rather more of a sidegrade. We could do and there would be some benefits and drawbacks, but ultimately it's just a thing. We have many other minor things we could do that would actually move the needle(i.e. finally putting our Plane Shift online, trying to reach Elemental Plane of Earth for gems, testing out resurrection, testing out summoning outsiders, various cape related stuff we could do etc.) that would I much rather talk about than Ring of Sustenance since they actually do something.
[X] Make/Improve Construct(s)
-[X] Make some of those Terra-Cotta Assistants to make future tech crafting faster
[X] Make/Improve Construct(s)
-[X] Upgrade/"Promote" your current Clockwork Soldier
[X] Make/Improve Construct(s)
-[X] Make some of those Terra-Cotta Assistants to make future tech crafting faster
[X] Pass the video of our fight with the S9 to Dragon and Legend and apologize for the delay.
[X] Just in case, check out your PHO inbox and what the public has to say about the whole S9 thing.
[X] Make a new Blessed Book and copy the 9th Level Spells, Blood Money and Wish as a backup.
[X] Make/Improve Construct(s)
-[X] Make some of those Terra-Cotta Assistants to make future tech crafting faster
[X] Pass the video of our fight with the S9 to Dragon and Legend and apologize for the delay.
[X] Just in case, check out your PHO inbox and what the public has to say about the whole S9 thing.
We should consider asking Armsmaster or some other Tinker for some Tinkertech, so we can work on Tinkertech dimensional enhancements. There are many things we would want to do with these: can we reproduce them? Can we trace their origin? Can we empower the effects by magic to do repair as Tinker would?
It is important to also see if we can isolate their functions. To explain what I mean, consider a tinker tech lightsaber. Shard enhancements that buff underlying technology to enable lightsaber working don't have as a function "create light saber", but rather their subfunctions that together create a greater function i.e. "double energy flow", "take away excess heat energy" etc. If we can take these enchantments, isolate them and then rearrange them into something we made to maximize their potential, we can go from twenty shard enchantments that make a lightsaber to same enchantments producing night infinite energy and so on.
We should consider asking Armsmaster or some other Tinker for some Tinkertech, so we can work on Tinkertech dimensional enhancements. There are many things we would want to do with these: can we reproduce them? Can we trace their origin? Can we empower the effects by magic to do repair as Tinker would?
It is important to also see if we can isolate their functions. To explain what I mean, consider a tinker tech lightsaber. Shard enhancements that buff underlying technology to enable lightsaber working don't have as a function "create light saber", but rather their subfunctions that together create a greater function i.e. "double energy flow", "take away excess heat energy" etc. If we can take these enchantments, isolate them and then rearrange them into something we made to maximize their potential, we can go from twenty shard enchantments that make a lightsaber to same enchantments producing night infinite energy and so on.
Quickly enough, you decide on doing some amount of construct work, primarily focusing on making those Terra-Cotta Assistants you had had the idea for in order to at least speed up technological setup and work- in theory you should even be able to leave them to work without your oversight, as long as you provide suitable directions and resources. Speaking of resources, acquiring enough clay for those assistants. For a single one, you'd need quite a lot of clay, around 7.7 thousand lbs of it, if you were to use solely clay in the process, which you would, considering you could get 350 thousand lbs in the span of fifty seconds with ease.
As simple as Wall of Stone four times, then one Limited Wish into Soften Earth and Stone, and at your disposal was well more than enough clay than you'd need for quite some time. With this much clay at your disposal, you could make- 4 and a half, perhaps. Which would cut down time a lot, but not so much as to be nearly on par with your magical capabilities. So, of course, the solution was simple- you'd need more of them. Another one and a half minutes later, running out of Limited Wish, with 1.4 million lbs of clay available, you began the work on your eighteen terra-cotta assistants, which even with that many, would only bring that hypothetical geothermal reactor and robotics laboratory down from 600 to 60 hours. Which, you supposed would have to do for now.
Soon enough, twelve hours and about a minute later, you alongside your familiar put just the final touches on your last terra-cotta assistant. You still had 271 thousand lbs of clay off to the side left over, which might be useful at some other point. If nothing else you might be able to sell it for around $2,000 or so, even if compared to the Golarian price for clay that was an exceptionally low amount. Regardless, that was done, and still, it wasn't even the next day.
Next on the list of things to do, providing your not yet named soldier with a promotion. In fact, with the amount of time you have, you can provide a substantial upgrade indeed.
You call them to you and inform them, "Once I have rested and acquired the needed materials, I will be improving you, prepare to be fully inactive for some time in approximately one hour."
They obediently salute, as you begin letting yourself rest, only walking about ensuring your terra-cotta assistants have proper standing orders, and then settling in for the hour, electing to follow up on the next idea of how to pass the time at the same time as you waited to regain spell slots, checking up on PHO, both your inbox and the general public reaction to the S9 takedown.
It takes you fifteen minutes even with your tech savvy and rapid reading to be sure you've missed nothing of importance in discarding the entirety of your inbox. As for public opinion, well. There were a good few threads on you, that consolidated towards the topics of praising you, theorizing how you did it- you would see about getting the video sent to Dragon and Legend sooner rather than later once you finished with your clockwork soldier-, general awe at the notion that the S9 were even able to be taken out by a single person, people attempting to figure out your general powers as they were, the closely related people attempting to place you on a power scale (and somehow both under and over estimating you in places), speculation about you maybe joining The Guild, and your personal favorite kind; marvelling at the craftsmanship of Spice, the soldier, and your equipment.
Overall high sentiment, really, particularly in North America. They called you a messiah a few times on page 497 of your general thread, but from the way it all read you think it was some kind of reference.
Regardless, soon enough the hour was up, and it was simple enough to patch yourself, Transfiguring Touch the metals you'd need, and to hold yourself back from going overboard, simply taking about ffifteen minutes improving them until the soldier is that touch smarter- allowing you to focus that on their capabilities in general soldiery.
With that done, it was, finally, still only 5 in the morning on the 19th, when you would be meeting with Lisa and her team, presumably the Undersiders, at 3 in the afternoon. Well, at least that gave you more than enough time to rest yourself, without relying on that wellspring of power within to speed it up. So, that does pass another eight hours.
Next up, then, you spend some amount of time actually getting the video recording from the camera and onto your laptop, after having to briefly stop at an electronics store to spend 10$ on the cable to do so, where it was frankly much simpler to just pay with some of the cash you had on you than anything else. Which reminded you that you had missed the window today to try and set up an account with The Number Man, but you still ought to be able to do so tomorrow morning, if you wanted. Past that, you'd have to wait another week, however.
Regardless, it wasn't long from there to simply send unedited copies of the video over to the two in a single email addressed to both, along with a light apology for the delay on sending it over to them.
Then, only an hour left until the meeting. Well, you suppose you did have some useful spells that ought to last that long, except given the nature of the meeting, there was likely no need to waste those. No, you simply decided to give Spice and the soldier orders to go patrolling on their own for some time, although they were of course to conveniently ignore any of the Undersiders if they thought they spotted them, and such. You could always rescind that later if it turned out the Undersiders weren't the team Tattletale/Lisa was referring to, after all.
So, you simply let the time pass enjoying your accolades on PHO, until only 15 Minutes remained until 3. From there, you applied to yourself a couple of useful spells in the form of Greater Heroism, Owl's Wisdom, and Eagle's Splendor, then began casting Discern Location, targeting who else but Tattletale/Lisa herself. Only ten minutes later, and you have the exact location of Lisa, within Brockton Bay. From then, you take back on the identity of Akil Bergschmidt, cross-country backpacker currently spending some time in Brockton Bay, this time using an Alter Self rather than a Veil.
Hmm, you know how the magic ought to have affected you, and, taking out your monowhip- quite glad you thought to include the Resizing enchantment on it- and giving it a good few test swings, by comparison and feel you manage to figure out the last chunk of what there is to know about your own base physicality, more specifically your reflexes, which ought to be useful.
Now then, you only briefly take a minute to ensure everything else was in order, reorganizing a few items to only visibly take your haversack, placing your bag of holding into your Commander's Expedition pavilion before re-shrinking and putting that away. Then, with staff in hand, you teleport over to right next to their building through the wonderful use of a digital map to get the area, before putting it away into your haversack again, entering past the dilapidated outer shell of a defunct welding business, and after hearing some light conversation inside, dropping your stealth right as you knock on the door. You can hear footsteps approaching it, as it is.
Now then, the meeting is at hand. How are you going to approach this?
[ ] With nothing particular in mind.
[ ] With the intent of gaining a few minions.
[ ] With the intent of gaining collaborators.
[ ] Focused on the deal with Tattletale for information, and nothing more.
[ ] Focused on the matter of Tattletale's boss.
[ ] Aiming to dominate the conversation.
[ ] Letting Tattletale and her group have the way of it.
[ ] Priority 1 through 10, mess with Tattletale.
[ ] Something else the author isn't cogent enough at this stage to articulate as a pre-available option within the vote (Write-In)
Iluontar the Mountain-Smith, Unique Xiomorn Wizard 35/Assassin ?//Archmage 3 | CR ?
LN Large Outsider (Earth, Elemental)
Initiative: +13 Perception: +70 Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 120 ft. DEFENSE
AC 42 Touch 19 Flat-Foot 32 (+6 Armor, +10 Dex, +17 Natural Armor, -1 Size) HP 971 (19d10+35d6+?); Fast Healing 5
Fort ? Ref ? Will ?
Defensive Abilities: ?; DR 10/adamantine and bludgeoning; Immune: Elemental Traits, ?; SR 11+? OFFENSE
Speed: 40 ft., burrow 30 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 60 ft. (Average); earth glide Melee: 4 claws +53 (2d4+11 plus Crystallization), or, Enchanted Monowhip +53/48/43/38 (3d6+11 Slashing, 18-20/x3), or, Enchanted Adamantine Dagger +53/48/43/38 (1d4+11 Slashing, 20/x2) Ranged: Enchanted Adamantine Dagger +53/48/43/38 (1d4+11 Slashing, 20/x2) Special Attacks: Crystal burst (DC 29), Crystallization (DC 29), Mythic Power (9/Day, Surge +1d6), Rend (2 claws, 2d4+10), Wizard Spellcasting Spell-Like Abilities (CL ?th; concentration +?)
1/day—plane shift Wizard Spells Prepared:
Cantrips — Prestidigitation, Acid Splash, Read Magic, Detect Magic
1st (DC 30) — Comprehend Languages (3), Mage Armor (2), Magic Missile (3), Shield (3), Blood Money
2nd (DC 31) — Locate Object (2), Mirror Image, Invisibility, Alter Self (2), Eagle's Splendor (2), Owl's Wisdom (1)
3rd (DC 32) — Battering Blast (2), Dispel Magic, Fly (2), Phantom Steed (2), Haste (3)
4th (DC 33) — Bestow Curse (3), Greater Invisibility, Phantasmal Killer (3), Greater Make Whole (3)
5th (DC 34) — Dominate Person (4), Sending (2), Teleport, Wall of Force (3)
6th (DC 35) — Disintegrate (4), Eyebite (2), Greater Heroism (1), Veil (2)
7th (DC 36) — Ethereal Jaunt, Greater Teleport (2), Limited Wish (4), Power Word Blind, Prismatic Spray
8th (DC 37) — Dimensional Lock (4), Discern Location (1), Mind Blank (2)
9th (DC 38) — Dominate Monster (3), Time Stop (3), Prismatic Sphere (3)
10th (DC 39) — Time Stop (2), Wail of the Banshee (2)
11th (DC 40) — Time Stop (2), Wail of the Banshee
12th (DC 41) — Time Stop (2), Finger of Death
13th (DC 42) — Finger of Death, Time Stop (2)
14th (DC 43) — Wail of the Banshee, Time Stop (2)
15th (DC 44) — Wail of the Banshee, Time Stop
16th (DC 45) — Wail of the Banshee, Time Stop
17th (DC 46) — Wail of the Banshee, Time Stop STATISTICS
STR 33 DEX 31 CON 30 INT 47 WIS ? CHA ? BAB: +43 CMB: +72 CMD: 93 Feats: Craft Construct(B), Craft Staff(B), Craft Rod(B), Forge Ring(B), Scribe Scroll(B), Craft Wondrous Item(B), Craft Magic Arms & Armor(B), Arcane Discoveries (Arcane Builder (x6)(Wondrous Items, Magic Arms & Armor, Staves, Rods, Rings, Constructs), Fast Study, Knowledge is Power, Immortality), Technologist, Craft Technological Items, Craft Technological Arms & Armor, Craft Robot, Craftsman, Frugal Crafting, Master Artificer, Craft Anywhere, Efficient Crafter, Fast Item Creation, Eschew Materials, Sacred Geometry (x3)(Quicken Spell, Stylized Spell, Still Spell, Silent Spell, Reach Spell, Persistent Spell), Greater Stylized Spell, Heighten Spell, Skill Focus (x2)(Knowledge (Arcana), Spellcraft), Weapon Finesse, Quick Draw, ? | Mythic Crafter(M), ? Skills: Acrobatics +78, Appraise +61, Bluff +17, Craft (Alchemy, Clockwork, Mechanical, ?, Weapons) +89, Craft (?) +97, Diplomacy +4, Disable Device +86, Disguise +72, Escape Artist +93, Fly +46, Heal +2, Intimidate +72, Knowledge (Arcana) +100, Knowledge (Engineering) +86, Knowledge (Planes) +94, Linguistics +31, Perception +70, Sleight of Hand +78, Spellcraft +122, Sense Motive +2, Stealth +89, ?; Racial Modifiers +8 Craft (sculpture), +8 Knowledge (arcana), +8 Knowledge (planes) Languages: Common (Golarian), Terran, Aquan, Auran, Ignan, Aklo, Androffan, Infernal, Celestial, Draconic, Dwarven, English; Telepathy 300 ft. Traits: Spark of Creation, Hedge Magician, Curator of Mystic Secrets Drawbacks: Exacting Standards (Mechanically functions Identically to the Paranoid drawback, different flavor), Warded Against Nature SPECIAL QUALITIES
Item mastery, Item shaper, Arcanus Fundare, Magicus Creare, Maior Creare, Planus Mechanus, ? CLASS FEATURES
Scribe Scroll, Wizard Bonus Feat (x8), Arcane Bond (Familiar), Arcane School (Arcane Crafter), Sneak Attack (?d6), Death Attack (DC ?), Poison Use, Save Bonus Against Poison (+?), Uncanny Dodge, Hidden Weapons, True Death, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Quiet Death, Hide In Plain Sight, ? MYTHIC ABILITIES
Hard to Kill, Mythic Power (9/9), Surge (+1d6), Archmage Arcana (?), Amazing Initiative, Recuperation, Mythic Spellcasting (x2), ? ECOLOGY
Environment: Any Organization: Last of Your Kind (Alone) TREASURE/INVENTORY
Equipped: 1 Explorer's Outfit, 1 Divinity Drive (Tattoo), 1 Enchanted Adamantine Dagger, 1 Enchanted Boots, 1 Enchanted Cloak, 1 Enchanted Glasses, 1 Enchanted Mithral Monowhip, 1 Enchanted Dark Blue Crystal Staff, 1 Enchanted Silken Ceremonial Armor, 1 Enchanted Technological Bracers, 1 Handy Haversack, 1 Needles of Fleshgraving, 1 Portable Hole, 3 Vials of Black Lotus Extract, 2 Vials of Terinav Root, 1 Flip-Phone, 1 Ambrosia (Hardtack),
Handy Haversack: 4 30,000 GP Black Sapphire Gems, 1 Bedroll, 1 Blessed Blook (W/Superior Lock), 1 Commander's Expidition Pavillion (Improved), 1 Crowbar, 1 Folding Pole, 1000 Pinches of Ruby Dust (50 GP Each), 1 Traveler's Any-Tools, 1 High-End Laptop, 1 Ioun Wyrd Familiar, 1 Father's Forgehammer, 1 Figurine of the Dwarven Forge,
Bag of Holding: 1 Artisan's Outfit, 1 Fishing Net (25 sq. ft.), 1 Flint & Steel, 10 Nether Scroll: Arcanus Fundares, 10 Nether Scroll: Ars Factums, 10 Nether Scroll: Magicus Creares, 10 Nether Scroll: Maior Creares, 10 Nether Scroll: Planus Mechanus', 1 Spyglass, 1 Winter Blanket, 1 High-End Desktop, 3 Smartphones, 1 Fork Attuned to Earth Bet's Plane, 1 Unattuned Tuning Fork, 1 Gem Containing the Soul of Jack Slash, 1 Studio Quality Camera,
Portable Hole: 1 Graviton Reactor, 24 Immovable Rods, 1 Overlord Robot Frame (Perfectly Intact), 3 (50 ft.) Power Cables, 4 Power Receivers (3 in use between Signal Booster, Bracers, Monowhip), 1 Signal Booster
Ioun Wyrd Stones: 1 Dark Blue Rhomboid,
Commander's Expidition Pavillion: 1 Bag of Holding
Cash: $285.00
Carrying Capacity (In lbs.)
Equipped Weight: 29.25
Handy Haversack: 39.5/120
Bag of Holding: 110.75/6,000
Crystal Burst (Su) As a standard action once every 1d4 rounds, Iluontar can create an explosion of razor-sharp crystals at a range of up to 120 feet. These crystals fill a 30-foot-radius burst and deal 20d6 points of piercing and slashing damage (Reflex DC 29 half). The save DC is Constitution-based.
Crystallization (Su) A creature struck by any of Iluontar's claws must succeed at a DC 29 Fortitude save or take 2 points of Dexterity drain. On a critical hit, a target that fails its save instead takes 4 points of Dexterity drain. As long as a creature suffers this drain, portions of its body appear as living green crystal and it gains the earth creature subtype. A creature whose Dexterity score is drained to 0 in this manner transforms into a green crystal statue, as if affected by flesh to stone. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Item Mastery (Ex) Iluontar can always activate spell trigger and spell completion items as if the spell were on his class list.
Item Shaper (Ex) For the purposes of crafting magic items or constructs, Iluontar is treated as though he had all item creation feats. Iluontar requires only 1 hour of work per 1,000 gp of the item's base cost, instead of 8 hours. For items made primarily of crystal, stone, or earth, it requires only 30 minutes, and the item's base cost is halved.
Hard to Kill (Ex) Whenever Iluontar is below 0 hit points, he automatically stabilizes without needing to attempt a Constitution check. If he has an ability that allows him to act while below 0 hit points, he still loses hit points for taking actions, as specified by that ability. Bleed damage still causes him to lose hit points when below 0 hit points. In addition, he doesn't die until his total number of negative hit points is equal to or greater than double his Constitution score.
Mythic Power (Su) Mythic characters can draw upon a wellspring of power to accomplish amazing deeds and cheat fate. This power is used by a number of different abilities. Each day, Iluontar can expend an amount of mythic power equal to 3 plus double his mythic tier (5/day at 1st tier, 7/day at 2nd, etc.). This amount is his maximum amount of mythic power. If an ability allows him to regain uses of your mythic power, he can never have more than this amount.
Surge (Su) Iluontar can call upon his mythic power to overcome difficult challenges. Iluontar can expend one use of mythic power to increase any d20 roll he just made by rolling 1d6 and adding it to the result. Using this ability is an immediate action taken after the result of the original roll is revealed. This can change the outcome of the roll. The bonus die gained by using this ability increases to 1d8 at 4th tier, 1d10 at 7th tier, and 1d12 at 10th tier.
Amazing Initiative (Ex) Iluontar gains a bonus on initiative checks equal to his mythic tier. In addition, as a free action on his turn, he can expend one use of mythic power to take an additional standard action during that turn. This additional standard action can't be used to cast a spell. Iluontar can't gain an extra action in this way more than once per round.
Recuperation (Ex) Iluontar is restored to full hit points after 8 hours of rest so long as he isn't dead. In addition, by expending one use of mythic power and resting for 1 hour, he regains a number of hit points equal to half his full hit points (up to a maximum of his full hit points) and regains the use of any class features that are limited to a certain number of uses per day (such as barbarian rage, bardic performance, spells per day, and so on). This rest is treated as 8 hours of sleep for such abilities. This rest doesn't refresh uses of mythic power or any mythic abilities that are limited to a number of times per day.
Spellbook
Pages Used
Total Spells in Book
Blessed Book
444/1,000
93
1st Level — Charm Person, Comprehend Languages, Hypnotism, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Mindlink, Mount, Shield
2nd Level — Alter Self, Arcane Lock, Bear's Endurance, Bull's Strength, Cat's Grace, Eagle's Splendor, Fox's Cunning, Invisibility, Locate Object, Make Whole, Mirror Image, Owl's Wisdom, See Invisibility, Touch of Idiocy
3rd Level — Arcane Reinforcement, Arcane Sight, Battering Blast, Blink, Dispel Magic, Explosive Runes, Fly, Haste, Keen Edge, Nondetection, Phantom Steed, Secret Page, Sepia Snake Sigil,
4th Level — Bestow Curse, Dimension Door, Greater Invisibility, Greater Make Whole, Lesser Geas, Phantasmal Killer, Stoneskin
5th Level — Baleful Polymorph, Break Enchantment, Dominate Person, Dream, Mind Fog, Nightmare, Permanency, Secret Chest, Sending, Symbol of Pain, Teleport, Wall of Force, Wall of Stone
6th Level — Antimagic Field, Disintegrate, Eyebite, Geas, Greater Heroism, Mislead, Sarzari Shadow Memory, True Seeing, Veil
7th Level — Awaken Construct, Ethereal Jaunt, Finger of Death, Greater Teleport, Limited Wish, Memory of Function, Plane Shift, Power Word Blind, Prismatic Spray, Teleport Object
8th Level — Demand, Dimensional Lock, Discern Location, Greater Bestow Curse, Mind Blank, Polar Ray, Screen, Trap the Soul
9th Level — Crushing Hand, Dominate Monster, Energy Drain, Prismatic Sphere, Soul Bind, Teleportation Circle, Time Stop, Wail of the Banshee, Wish
School transmutation [earth]; Level 10 Casting Time 10 hours Components V, S, M (1 serving of Ambrosia (Mythic Adventures pg. 146), and gemstones worth 2,500 GP plus 500 GP for each time the target has already been affected by a Xiomorn Ascension, to a maximum of 6,000 GP) F (optional, any gemstone or crystal of any color, see text); SC (up to 20) Skill Checks Spellcraft DC 38, 2 successes; Knowledge (planes) DC 38, 2 successes; Knowledge (arcana) DC 38, 2 successes; Craft (sculpture) DC 28, 2 successes; Use Magic Device DC 38, 2 successes Range personal or touch Target caster or willing creature touched Duration instantaneous Saving Throw none; SR no Backlash The primary and secondary casters become exhausted. Failure The primary and secondary casters, and target if separate, all take 2 points of Dexterity Drain, and become exhausted. A creature whose Dexterity score is drained to 0 in this manner transforms into a green crystal statue, as if affected by flesh to stone.
Effect
The magnum opus and name-giving achievement of Iluontar when he shared it freely with his people. This ritual steadily, over eight castings, converts any creature into a Vault Builder Xiomorn, one free of the restraints left on the people by the deceitful pact of Ayrzul. In fact, even using it only once on an already existing Vault Builder frees them from it, even if the ritual would effectively do nothing else.
Each time this ritual is performed, the primary caster must choose one of the following eight options, subject to the restrictions within. Being subject to any Xiomorn Ascension ritual also changes the target's type to Outsider, and they gain the Earth and Elemental subtypes. A target also cannot ever be raised above Mythic Rank/Tier 8 by this ritual.
A caster may provide a gemstone or crystal of any color and value as an optional focus, which will change the aesthetics of the target's Xiomorn based crystal Crystal Burst, Crystallization, and any created Vault Seeds to match, including if any of the abilities are already present, however it will not change the color of any existing Vault Seeds (or subsequent vaults). Without a focus, the default coloration is green.
(X) Xiomorn Ascension 1: Gain Vault Builder Natural Abilities (Increase movement speeds to: 40 ft., burrow 30 ft., climb 40 ft.; earth glide , Increase Size to Large, change shape to Quadruped, increase base Physical Ability Scores to Str 22, Dex 27, Con 25, gain the Vault Builder Racial Modifiers to skills, Increase Outsider Racial Hit Dice to 19, gain Fast Healing 5, Gain DR 10/adamantine and bludgeoning, increase Natural Armor to +17, gain Darkvison 60 ft. and Tremorsense 120 ft., gain Elemental Traits, Gain Spell Resistance of 11+CR, gain Telepathy to 300 ft., and gain Rend (2 claws)), +1 Mythic Rank/Tier.
(X) Xiomorn Ascension 2: Gain the Vault Builder Crystallization (Su) and Crystal Burst (Su) Special Attacks or Improve them from the Vault Keeper versions if already present, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier. Requires Xiomorn Ascension 1.
( ) Xiomorn Ascension 3: Improve DR to 10/adamantine, bludgeoning, and epic, and gain the Fortification (50%) and Block Attacks Defensive Abilities, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier. Requires Xiomorn Ascension 1.
( ) Xiomorn Ascension 4: Gain the Vault Builder Spell Like Abilities, or improve them from Vault Keeper version if Already Present, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier.
( ) Xiomorn Ascension 5: Gain the Frightening Presence (30 ft.) Aura and Mythic Magic 3/Day Special Attack, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier.
( ) Xiomorn Ascension 6: Gain the Xiomorn Spellcasting Special Attack, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier. Requires Xiomorn Ascension Ritual 5.
(X) Xiomorn Ascension 7: Gain the Vault Builder Item Shaper (Ex) and Item Mastery (Ex) Special Qualities, or Improve them from the Vault Keeper Versions if already present, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier.
( ) Xiomorn Ascension 8: Gain the Secret of the Vault Seeds (Su) Special Quality, +1 Mythic Rank/Tier. Requires both Xiomorn Ascension 1 and 7.
Iluontar has received the effects of Xiomorn Ascension 1, 2, and 7.
This item Functions as a Combined Commander's Tent and Expedition Pavillion, containing the best features of both.
Weight: 1 lb.
Aura(s): faint Evocation, moderate Divination
Total Price: 41,000 GP
Description
This small flag sports a banner that is 2 inches wide by 3 inches tall and has a thin wooden dowel that serves as the flag post. When a creature plants the flag in the ground and speaks the command word, the flag expands into an ordinary-looking, windowless tent of stout canvas with the flag falling over the outer side of the entrance flap. The tent fills a space that is 10 feet by 10 feet, but, inside, it measures a full 30 feet by 30 feet. The entrance of the tent consists of a vestibule with an outer and inner flap for keeping light from spilling out,.
Inside, the tent contains a central table and several chairs and cushions, and three small "bedrooms" (separated by curtains) along the back wall. The center table features a blank map. Once per week, any creature inside the tent can utter a second command word to transform the map into a model of the nearby area, as sand table (see page 164).
The temperature inside the tent is 70° F if the exterior temperature is between 0° and 100° F. For every degree the exterior temperature is below 0° or above 100°, the interior temperature decreases or increases, respectively, by 1°. The pavilion also provides protection against the elements, such as rain, dust, and sandstorms. The pavilion withstands any wind of less than hurricane force, but a hurricane (75+ mph wind speed) or greater force destroys it.
While the commander's tent is in tent form, the user can utter a third command word while holding a new flag to replace the flag on the tent with one of his own choosing. The two pennants swap places. A fourth command word causes the tent to break down, returning to its miniature flag form, ejecting any creatures still inside the tent.
Total Price: 92,002 gp
Total Equivalent Enhancement Bonus: +6
Max HP: 43
Hardness: 28
Weight 1 lb.
Damage 1d3 (small), 1d4 (medium) Critical 19-20/x2 Type piercing or slashing
Range Increment 10 ft. (thrown)
Category light Proficiency simple
Weapon Groups light blades, thrown, tribal
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This jet-black blade is curved viciously, and is dull, never glinting in the dark.
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Benefit: You get a +2 bonus on Sleight of Hand skill checks made to conceal a dagger on your body.
Adamantine: Weapons fashioned from adamantine have a natural ability to bypass hardness when sundering weapons or attacking objects, ignoring hardness less than 20.
Enchanted With;
+2 Enhancement Bonus to attack and damage rolls
Agile
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot none; Price +1 bonus; Weight —
Description
A character with Weapon Finesse can apply her Dexterity modifier to damage rolls with an agile weapon in place of her Strength modifier. This modifier to damage is not increased for two-handed weapons, but is still reduced for off-hand weapons. This weapon special ability can be placed only on melee weapons usable with Weapon Finesse.
Axiomatic
Aura moderate evocation CL 7th
Slot weapon quality; Price +2 bonus; Weight —
Description
An axiomatic weapon is infused with lawful power. It makes the weapon law-aligned and thus bypasses the corresponding damage reduction. It deals an extra 2d6 points of damage against chaotic creatures. It bestows one permanent negative level (Core Rulebook 562) on any chaotic creature attempting to wield it. The negative level remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative level cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.
Impervious
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot weapon quality; Price +3,000 gp; Weight —
Description
An impervious weapon is warded from damage and decay. A metallic weapon cannot rust and a wooden weapon cannot rot or warp, even by magical or supernatural means. An impervious weapon gains double the normal bonus to its hardness and hit points for each point of its enhancement bonus. The break DC for an impervious weapon and the wielder's combat maneuver defense against sunder maneuvers against the impervious weapon each gain a bonus equal to twice the weapon's enhancement bonus.
Returning
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot weapon quality; Price +1 bonus; Weight —
Description
This special ability can only be placed on a weapon that can be thrown. A returning weapon flies through the air back to the creature that threw it. It returns to the thrower just before the creature's next turn (and is therefore ready to use again in that turn). Catching a returning weapon when it comes back is a free action. If the character can't catch it, or if the character has moved since throwing it, the weapon drops to the ground in the square from which it was thrown.
Ricochet (Adapted from Ricochet Hammer)
Price +12,000 gp; (Must be a Returning Weapon)
This weapon can strike multiple foes with a single throw. If the wielder has multiple attacks from a high base attack bonus, he may throw the weapon so it rebounds off the first target to strike at a second target, and so on for each of the wielder's additional attacks. The distance to each target adds to the total range of the weapon, and range penalties apply.
The weapon can only ricochet if it successfully hits a target; if it misses, it stops ricocheting, has no further attacks that round, and returns as normal for a weapon with the returning property. Because ricocheting attacks are treated as separate attacks, modifiers that only apply to one attack roll (such as true strike) only apply to the first attack and not the others. The ricochet attacks count as the wielder's additional attacks for that round.
Assassin's Dagger (Base Item)
Aura moderate necromancy CL 9th
Slot none; Price +2,000 gp
Description
This wicked-looking, curved dagger provides a +1 bonus to the DC of a Fortitude save forced by the death attack of an assassin.
Enchanted Belt (Belt of Giant Strength +8)
Total Price: 64,000 GP
Enchanted With;
Belt of Giant Strength +8 (Base Item of the Boots)
This belt is a thick leather affair, often decorated with huge metal buckles. The belt grants the wearer an enhancement bonus to Strength of +8. Treat this as a temporary ability bonus for the first 24 hours the belt is worn.
The wearer of these suede boots ignores an additional 10 feet of falling distance when she successfully uses Acrobatics to soften a fall. Once per round as a free action, the wearer can use the boots to gain a +10 competence bonus on an Acrobatics check to jump, treating such jump as though she had a running start. The wearer also receives this +10 competence bonus on Acrobatics checks to avoid attacks of opportunity during the jump or to balance after landing.
Using the boots in this fashion strains the lower body. If the wearer attempts a second such jump before at least 1 minute has passed, she must succeed at a Fortitude save with a DC equal to the DC of her second jump attempt or injure her legs. This injury reduces her speed by half for 24 hours, or until she is successfully treated with a DC 15 Heal check or at least 1 point of magical healing. The DC of the Fortitude save increases by 5 for each additional jump attempted until at least 1 minute passes between jumps.
Enchanted Cloak (Wings of Flying+)
Total Price: 55,500 GP
This grey cloak has feathers all about the collar and uppermost shoulders, and is evocative of the wings of a perched owl in the way it falls when worn or hung.
A pair of these wings might appear to be nothing more than a plain cloak of old, black cloth, or they could be as elegant as a long cape of blue feathers.
When the wearer speaks the command word, the cloak turns into a pair of bat or bird wings that empower her to fly with a speed of 60 feet (average maneuverability), also granting a +5 competence bonus on Fly skill checks.
These thick leather cords wrap around the wearer's biceps and shoulders. When worn, they make the wearer's muscles appear larger than normal. The wearer treats his Strength score as 8 higher than normal when determining his carrying capacity. This bonus does not apply to combat, breaking items, or any other Strength-related rolls, it only contributes to the amount of equipment or material the wearer can carry.
Enchanted Glasses (Greater Sniper Goggles+)
Total Price: 50,000 GP
These round glasses have thin black rims that form a subtle crosshair like pattern on the inner edges of the lenses.
Enchanted With;
Sniper's Goggles, Greater
Description
These glasses function as sniper goggles, but the wearer gains the +2 circumstance bonus on each sneak attack when making a sneak attack at any range.
Sniper Goggles
Description
The leather strap attached to these bulbous lenses allows their wearer to fit them to his head. The wearer of these goggles can make ranged sneak attacks from any distance instead of the normal 30 feet. When making ranged sneak attacks within 30 feet, the wearer gains a +2 circumstance bonus on each sneak attack damage die.
+1 Agile Impervious Resizing Mithral Monowhip
Total Overall Price: 85,500 GP
Total Technological Price: 70,000 GP
Total Enchantment Price: 15,000 GP
Special Material Price: 500 GP
Total Equivalent Enhancement Bonus: +2
Type light melee; Proficiency exotic; Weight 1 lb.
Damage 1d10 (small), 2d6 (medium), 3d6 (large); Damage Type S; Critical 18-20/x3
Range —; Capacity 10; Usage 1 charge/round; Special Performance, reach, touch
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A monowhip is a deadly melee weapon capable of inflicting horrible wounds, even in the hands of the weak. An inactive monowhip looks like a short metal baton, but when it's activated, a small weight detaches, revealing a 15-foot-long monofilament length. Wielded like a whip, a monowhip slices deeply into targets and can inflict grievous critical hits with shocking ease. Attacks made with a monowhip resolve as touch attacks, and they ignore hardness as if the monofilament were made of adamantine. A monowhip's damage cannot be enhanced by strength, as the monofilament slices with equal ease regardless of the force applied. Activating a monowhip is a move action; once activated, the whip consumes power incredibly quickly, at the rate of 1 charge per round.
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Material: Mithral, Price: +500 GP
Enchanted With;
+1 Enhancement Bonus to attack and damage rolls
Agile
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot none; Price +1 bonus; Weight —
Description
A character with Weapon Finesse can apply her Dexterity modifier to damage rolls with an agile weapon in place of her Strength modifier. This modifier to damage is not increased for two-handed weapons, but is still reduced for off-hand weapons. This weapon special ability can be placed only on melee weapons usable with Weapon Finesse.
Impervious
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot weapon quality; Price +3,000 gp; Weight —
Description
An impervious weapon is warded from damage and decay. A metallic weapon cannot rust and a wooden weapon cannot rot or warp, even by magical or supernatural means. An impervious weapon gains double the normal bonus to its hardness and hit points for each point of its enhancement bonus. The break DC for an impervious weapon and the wielder's combat maneuver defense against sunder maneuvers against the impervious weapon each gain a bonus equal to twice the weapon's enhancement bonus.
Resizing
Aura faint transmutation CL 5th
Slot none; Price +4,000 gp; Weight —
Description
A resizing weapon instantly shrinks or grows to suit the size of any creature that picks it up unless it is currently wielded by another creature. It reverts to its original size 1 round after it leaves its wielder's possession
Enchanted Dark-Blue Crystal Staff
Total Price: 658,880 GP
This Large staff is seven feet long from end to end, made of mostly opaque dark-blue crystal, with opaque flecks inside it giving it an appearance akin to a section of ocean reflecting night sky. It is near-perfectly cylindrical, with precisely made imperfections that flow into its overall design while still providing good grips, in a few places along its length.
The staff contains the following spells:
Crushing Hand (10 charges)
Time Stop (10 charges)
Blood Money (1 charge)
Greater Invisibility (1 charge)
Wall of Stone (1 charge)
Baleful Polymorph (1 charge)
Wall of Force (1 charge)
Quickened Mirror Image (1 charge)
Memory of Function (2 charges)
Greater Teleport (1 charge)
Polar Ray (1 charge)
Used for ceremonial displays or occasionally worn (albeit with no additional benefit) over heavier armor, these robes consist of several layers of cloth and an outer layer of silk intricately woven with gold brocade designs and covered with metal studs.
Enchanted With;
+5 Enhancement Bonus to Armor
Advancing
Aura faint necromancy CL 5th
Slot armor quality; Price +1 bonus; Weight —
Description
A suit of armor with the advancing special ability allows its wearer to move through fallen enemies to the forefront of any conflict. Once per round when the wearer of a suit of advancing armor reduces an opponent to 0 hit points or fewer with a melee attack, she can immediately move up to 10 feet as a free action. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity. If this armor is created as barding, the effect is triggered if either the mount or its rider reduces an opponent to 0 hit points or fewer, and allows the mount to move up to 10 feet. The advancing special ability can be applied only to heavy armor.
Burdenless
Aura faint transmutation CL 5th
Slot none; Price +4,000 gp; Weight —
Description
Burdenless armor distributes the weight of the wearer's load more efficiently, allowing her to carry more without suffering the effects of encumbrance. The wearer's carrying capacity is increased by 50% across each load (light, medium and heavy).
Comfort
Aura faint transmutation CL 5th
Slot armor quality; Price +5,000 gp; Weight —
Description
Armor of comfort sheds dirt and sweat as they accumulate, and remains as comfortable as weather-appropriate clothing regardless of environmental conditions. A suit of armor with this enhancement always looks immaculately clean, can be slept in as though it were light armor, and does not cause a penalty to the wearer's saving throws to resist the effects of extreme heat. In cold weather, it counts as cold-weather clothing. In addition, the armor's armor check penalty is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 0).
Ghost Touch
Aura strong transmutation CL 15th
Slot armor/shield quality; Price +3 bonus; Weight —
Description
This armor or shield seems almost translucent. Both its enhancement bonus and its armor bonus count against the attacks of corporeal and incorporeal creatures. It can be picked up, moved, and worn by corporeal and incorporeal creatures alike. Incorporeal creatures gain the armor's or shield's enhancement bonus against both corporeal and incorporeal attacks, and they can still pass freely through solid objects.
Impervious
Aura moderate transmutation CL 7th
Slot armor/shield quality; Price +1 bonus; Weight —
Description
A shield or suit of armor with this special ability is especially hardy. It gains double its enhancement bonus to hardness and hit points (instead of just the enhancement bonus), its break DC increases by double its enhancement bonus, and it gains a bonus on saving throws against direct attacks (such as a rust monster's rust ability) equal to its enhancement bonus.
Shadow, Greater
Aura strong illusion CL 15th
Slot armor quality; Price +33,750 gp; Weight —
Description
As shadow, except it grants a +15 competence bonus on Stealth checks.
"This armor blurs the wearer whenever she tries to hide, while also dampening the sound around her, granting a +5 competence bonus on Stealth checks. The armor's armor check penalty still applies normally."
Slick, Greater
Aura strong conjuration CL 15th
Slot armor quality; Price +33,750 gp; Weight —
Description
As slick, except it grants a +15 competence bonus on Escape Artist checks.
"Slick armor seems coated at all times with a slightly greasy oil. It provides a +5 competence bonus on its wearer's Escape Artist checks. The armor's armor check penalty still applies normally."
Enchanted Technological Bracer (Fate-Woven Braid of the Norns (Improved))
Tech Capacity: 40
Tech Charge Usage: Varies by function
Total Overall Price:
Total Technological Price: 88,530 GP
Total Enchantment Price: 15,000 GP
This singular jet black bracer is built to be worn on the left arm, and has a dull gloss to it's metal. On the side meant to be on the interior of the forearm, set almost perfectly into the material itself, is three thin strings of gold that run from nearly end to end.
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Technological Functions;
Commset
Price 6,000 GP
Usage 1 charge/hour
This device allows for communication between two commset users. A commset carries audio and visual signals, and includes a builtin camera that can record all communications being broadcast. Communication between two commsets requires both users to tune their individual devices to the same frequency. A commset has a range of 1 mile—beyond this range, communication is impossible without enhancing the signal strength with a signal booster (see page 51). The price and cost listed for this item are for a single commset.
Chipfinder (Prismatic)
Price 76,500 GP
Usage 1 charge/hour
When the chipfinder function is activated, all active tracker chips within a 500-mile radius appear as glowing dots on the screen, indicating the direction and approximate distance to each installed tracker chip, as well (customizable) identification number for each chip. The screen can filter out unwanted data to make it easier to track a specific chip. This range is a signal, and can be enhanced by a signal booster (see page 51) or blocked by a solid enough barrier.
Flashlight (Improved)
Price 30 gp
Usage 0, but must have at least 1 Charge available.
When activated, the flashlight creates a beam of normal light in a 60-foot cone. It also increases the light level in the area beyond this initial cone by one step, out to a 120-foot cone. It does not increase the light level in normal light or bright light. A flashlight has no effect in areas of magical darkness.
Fire Extinguisher
Price 6,000 gp
Usage 1 charge
This function open a small hole at the wrist-end of the bracers, from which a thin nozzle pokes out. When activated as a standard action, the fire extinguisher creates a 15-foot cone of misty vapor that swiftly extinguishes fires within its area of effect. Against magical fire effects, such as those created by a wall of fire or similar spell, the fire extinguisher only extinguishes the part of the larger effect its vapors directly contact. Continual magic flames, such as those of a flaming weapon or fire creature, are suppressed for 6 rounds before they automatically reignite. To extinguish an instantaneous fire effect or spell, the wielder must use a readied action with the fire extinguisher to counter the effect; this can cancel the entire effect, provided the source of the effect is in the extinguisher's area of effect.
When used against a creature of the fire subtype, a blast from a fire extinguisher deals 4d6 points of damage (Reflex DC 15 halves). A breathing creature exposed to a direct blast from a fire extinguisher is not harmed as long as the area is relatively well-ventilated—using a fire extinguisher in a confined area with poor or no ventilation can result in slow suffocation (at the GM's discretion).
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Enchanted With;
Fate-Woven Braid (Improved)
This item functions as a Fate-Woven Braid of the Norns, except the 3/day use limit has been expanded to any number of uses, and the Price is increased to 15,000 GP.
However, it is still subject to a three-fray limit.
Each single fray can be repaired at 1/3 the creation cost.
Fate-Woven Braid of the Norns (Standard)
Aura strong abjuration and evocation; CL 16th
Slot wrists; Price 9,000 gp; Weight —
Description
At first glance, this circlet of plaited hair interwoven with a single gold thread appears to be nothing more than a personal memento or a lover's token. Closer examination reveals that each strand of hair seems to have neither a beginning nor an end. Most of these braids are blonde in color, but other hues are not unknown.
Up to three times per day, the wearer of a fate-woven braid of the norns can potentially negate a disastrous turn of fortune. Upon rolling a natural 1 on a saving throw or after failing a saving throw against a death effect, the wearer can activate the braid as a free action to reroll the saving throw.
The golden thread is vulnerable to severe twists of fate, though. If the result of any reroll obtained by the braid is ever a natural 20, the golden thread frays, permanently reducing the braid's daily reroll uses by one. If all three daily uses are eliminated in this manner, the golden thread snaps and the fate-woven braid of the norns falls apart into a nonmagical pile of wispy gray hair. A fate-woven braid of the norns uses up the entire wrists slot, even though the user wears only one at a time. The user can't use another item (even another fate-woven braid of the norns) that also uses the wrists slot.
Generator | Yield (Charges)
Price (GP)
Fission Reactor | Yield 1,000
500,000 GP
Fusion Reactor | Yield 500
250.000 GP
Geothermal Generator | Yield 200
100,000 GP
Graviton Reactor | Yield 800
400,000 GP
Solar Generator | Yield 50
25,000 GP
Divinity Drive | Yield ∞/Infinite
????? GP
Lab | (Charges)
Price (GP)
Cybernetics Lab | 100 Charges
100,000 GP
Graviton Lab | 250 Charges
250,000 GP
Medical Lab | 20 Charges
20,000 GP
Military Lab | 100 Charges
100,000 GP
Nanotech Lab | 150 Charges
150,000 GP
Production Lab | 50 Charges
50,000 GP
Robotics Lab | 200 Charges
200,000 GP
1 Charge = 1 Megawatt. Yield is per hour, meaning Yield can also be read as per Megawatt-Hour.
Spice, CR ~23
LN Huge Construct (Augmented, Clockwork) Initiative: +18 Senses: darkvision 60 ft., lifesense 60 ft., low-light vision, see invisibility; Perception +46 DEFENSE
AC 43 Touch 19 Flat-Footed 32 HP 564 (37d12+120) Fort +12 Ref +22 Will +12 Defensive Abilities: fortification 75%; Immune construct traits; Resist fire 30; SR 27 Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Electricity, Susceptible to Mind-Affecting Effects OFFENSE
Speed: 160 ft., fly 420 ft. (good), swim 160 ft. Melee: Bite +43 (6d6+16 plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 acid), 2 claws +43 (3d8+16 plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 acid), tail slap +41 (3d6+8 plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 acid), 2 wings +41 (3d6+8 plus 1d6 fire and 1d6 acid) Space: 15 ft., Reach: 20 ft. Ranged: Steam Blast (18d6 fire) Special Attacks: Breath Weapon (60-ft. line, 10d8 acid damage, Reflex DC 28 half, usable every 1d4 rounds), steam blast (18d6 fire damage), steam horn (30-ft. cone, 18d6 fire damage, Fortitude DC 28 half, usable every 1d4 rounds), Reach, Retaliatory Strike, Energy Attacks (Acid) Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 37th, Concentration +36)
3/day—mind probe (DC 13), mindlink (DC 10), telekinesis (DC 14), dimensional lock, dimension door,
1/day—antimagic field, mental block (DC 11), mind thrust VI (DC 15), mass synesthesia (DC 16), telekinetic storm (DC 18), power word kill STATISTICS
STR 42 DEX 27 CON - INT 9 WIS 11 CHA 6 BAB: +27 CMB: +45 CMD: 66 Feats: Improved Initiative(B), Lightning Reflexes(B), Run(B), Multiattack(B), Power Attack(B), Improved Unarmed Strike(B), Improved Grapple(B), Greater Grapple(B), Rapid Grappler(B), Bludgeoner(B), Pinning Knockout(B), Pinning Rend(B), Chokehold(B), Flyby Attack, Wingover, Snatch, Storm Breaker, Skill Focus (Perception), Needle In a Haystack, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Natural Attack (Bite), Improved Natural Attack (Claws), Improved Natural Attack (Wings), Blind-Fight, Improved Blind-Fight, Greater Blind-Fight, Blinded Blade Style, Blinded Competence, Blinded Master, Aquatic Combatant, Stunning Assault Skills: Fly +20, Perception +46, Swim +25 Languages: English; telepathy 100 ft. SPECIAL QUALITIES
Heat Management, Increased Locomotion, Steam Engine, Swift Reactions, Energized Alacrity, Tactical Awareness, Artificial Soul, Phrenic Stone ECOLOGY
Environment: Any Organization: Solitary or Mount (1 + Iluontar, the Mountain-Smith) Treasure/Inventory: 1 Decanter of Endless Water
Special Abilities
Artificial Soul (Su): Though not the true soul of a living creature, Spice's artificial soul provides it with a unique personality and a spark of sentience. Unlike most constructs, it is not immune to necromantic effects. Enlightened constructs are still immune to death effects and they cannot be raised or resurrected. Enlightened construct golems are still immune to magic as described in their entries.
Energized Alacrity (Su): Once per minute as a swift action, Spice can draw power from special energizing transmitters attached inside its body. When doing so, it gains a +30-foot bonus to all of its speeds for 1 round. Additionally, when making a full attack during this round, the it can move up to its speed either before or after it attacks. This movement provokes attacks of opportunity as normal.
Energy Attacks (Su): Each of Spice's melee attacks deals an extra 1d6 points of acid damage on a hit.
Increased Locomotion (Ex): Steam-powered clockworks increase all movement speeds by 10 feet and gain Run as a bonus feat (already included in the above statblock).
Heat Management (Ex): When Spice ignores any amount of fire damage due to its fire resistance, it gains the benefits of haste, increases the additional fire damage applied to melee attacks to 2d6, and loses its fortification ability for 1 round. Whenever it takes cold damage, it gains the effects of slow and loses the extra fire damage applied to melee attacks for 1 round. It can negate either effect with a successful Fortitude save (DC = 10 + the amount of energy damage taken).
Mithral: This variant of Clockwork Dragon loses its adamantine weapons and its DR, which are replaced by greater flight capability thanks to its spell-infused mithral parts. Its bse land and swim speeds increase to 70 feet, and its base fly speed increases to 200 feet with good maneuverability (already accounted for). In addition, once per day as a swift action, it can gain the benefits of the haste spell for 1d4 rounds.
Phrenic Stone (Su): Spice has a stone infused with supernatural mental energy embedded into its chest that is the source of its awakened intellect. If it is destroyed but this phrenic stone remains intact, it can be used to create another enlightened construct. When a phrenic stone is used to create a new enlightened construct, the personality and memories of the previous enlightened construct are lost. A phrenic stone has hardness 10, 20 hit points, and a break DC of 30.
Reach (Ex): The reach of all of Spice's melee attacks increases by 5 feet (already included in the above statblock).
Retaliatory Strike (Ex): Whenever an enemy makes a successful melee attack against Spice or an adjacent ally, the enemy provokes an attack of opportunity from Spice.
Steam Blast (Ex): As a standard action, Spice can release a jet of steam at a target within 30 feet. If it succeeds at a ranged touch attack, the jet deals 18d6 points of fire damage.
Steam Horn (Ex): As a standard action, Spice can unleash a loud blast of sound and of steam that deafens targets and deals 18d6 points of fire damage in a 30-foot cone. A target can attempt a Fortitude save (DC 28) to take half damage and negate the deafened condition. This ability is usable once every 1d4 rounds.
Steam Engine (Ex): Spice can remain active for 37 weeks with a full boiler. Anytime it uses its Steam Horn or Steam Blast abilities, the remaining duration of activity reduces by 1 day.
Self Repair (Su): This modification allows Spice to use some of the innate magic that powers its body to repair damage to itself. As a swift action, it can gain fast healing 5. It can activate this fast healing for 18 rounds per day. These rounds do not need to be consecutive.
Tactical Awareness (Ex): A commando construct gains a +2 bonus on initiative checks. This bonus increases by 1 for every 5 HD the commando construct has (to a maximum of +6 at 20 HD). Additionally, a commando construct is never considered an unaware combatant and is always able to act in the surprise round. A commando construct is still flat-footed in the surprise round until it acts. For a suitably powerful wizard, what could be a more fitting mount than a dragon? Of course, a lack of naturally occurring dragons doesn't deter a proper wizard, one who can simply build a dragon.
This glistening and silvery dragon, made solely of Mithral, is specialized in exceptional flight speed, capable of unimpeded underwater combat, and is very well suited to the task of quickly flying out and retrieving any given target. Willing or not.
Though this constructed dragon isn't particularly bright, nowhere near the person Dragon, and just a touch below even an average person, they do not need any particularly complex tactics. They are not made for subtlety, they are meant to be blaring and obvious. Their presence itself, a blatant, forceful, and unignorable declaration.
To avoid confusion, they have since been named Spice.
A.C.E.S. Clockwork Soldier CR ~13
LN Medium Construct (Augmented, Clockwork) Initiative: +14 Senses: darkvision 60 ft., lifesense 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +3 DEFENSE
AC 28 Touch 18 Flat-Footed 20 HP 204 (12d12+120) Fort +4 Ref +12 Will +4 Defensive Abilities: DR 5/adamantine; fortification 50%; Immune construct traits; Resist fire 10; Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Electricity, Susceptible to Mind-Affecting Effects OFFENSE
Speed: 80 ft., Climb 30 ft., Swim 30 ft. Space: 5 ft.; Reach: 5 ft. Ranged: +1 Light Machine Gun +17/12 (2d6+1/x4) Special Attacks: Latch, Steam Blast, Steam Horn (30-ft. cone, 6d6 fire damage, Fortitude DC 16 half, usable every 1d4 rounds), Extra Attack, Precision Spell-Like Abilities: (CL 12th, Concentration +10)
12/day— abundant ammunition
3/day—mind probe (DC 12), mindlink (DC 9), telekinesis (DC 13), dimensional lock, dimension door,
1/day—mental block (DC 10),
0/day—mind thrust V (DC 13) STATISTICS
STR 36 DEX 23 CON - INT 6 WIS 11 CHA 3 BAB: +9 CMB: +22 CMD: 40 (42 vs. Disarm) Feats: Improved Initiative(B), Lightning Reflexes(B), Run(B), Point Blank Shot(B), Precise Shot(B), Rapid Shot(B), Snap Shot(B), Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms), Weapon Focus (Firearms), Overwatch Style, Overwatch Tactician, Rapid Reload (Two-Handed Firearms), Combat Reflexes Skills: Acrobatics +9 , Climb +24, Perception +3, Swim +24 Languages: English; telepathy 100 ft. SPECIAL QUALITIES
Heat Management, Increased Locomotion, Steam Engine, Swift Reactions, Energized Alacrity, Tactical Awareness, Artificial Soul, Phrenic Stone ECOLOGY
Environment: Any land, Urban Organization: solitary, pair, trio, patrol (5–8), company (9–12), battalion (40-50), or army (A Lot). Treasure/Inventory: 1 Decanter of Endless Water, 5 Metal Cartridge (30 Bullets Each)s, 1 Gunsmith's Kit, 1 +1 Greater Reliable Light Machine Gun, 1 Unlimited Use Scavenger's Stone, 1 Handy Haversack
Special Abilities
Artificial Soul (Su): Though not the true soul of a living creature, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier's artificial soul provides it with a unique personality and a spark of sentience. Unlike most constructs, it is not immune to necromantic effects. Enlightened constructs are still immune to death effects and they cannot be raised or resurrected. Enlightened construct golems are still immune to magic as described in their entries.
Energized Alacrity (Su): Once per minute as a swift action, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can draw power from special energizing transmitters attached inside its body. When doing so, it gains a +30-foot bonus to all of its speeds for 1 round. Additionally, when making a full attack during this round, the it can move up to its speed either before or after it attacks. This movement provokes attacks of opportunity as normal.
Extra Attack (Ex): When using the full-attack action, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can make one extra attack per round at its highest base attack bonus.
Increased Locomotion (Ex): Steam-powered clockworks increase all movement speeds by 10 feet and gain Run as a bonus feat (already included in the above statblock).
Heat Management (Ex): When an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier ignores any amount of fire damage due to its fire resistance, it gains the benefits of haste, increases the additional fire damage applied to melee attacks to 2d6, and loses its fortification ability for 1 round. Whenever it takes cold damage, it gains the effects of slow and loses the extra fire damage applied to melee attacks for 1 round. It can negate either effect with a successful Fortitude save (DC = 10 + the amount of energy damage taken).
Latch (Ex): Clockwork soldiers have specially designed hands that easily grasp and lock onto weapons and objects. A soldier can attempt to disarm or grapple as a standard action without provoking an attack of opportunity, and it receives a +2 bonus on disarm checks. In addition, it receives a +2 bonus to CMD against attempts to disarm it.
Mind Thrust (Sp): An enlightened construct can use mind thrust as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to 2 + the enlightened construct's Intelligence modifier. The version of mind thrust available to an enlightened construct is determined by its Hit Dice At 12 Hit Dice, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can use Mind Thrust V.
Phrenic Stone (Su): An A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier has a stone infused with supernatural mental energy embedded into its chest that is the source of its awakened intellect. If it is destroyed but this phrenic stone remains intact, it can be used to create another enlightened construct. When a phrenic stone is used to create a new enlightened construct, the personality and memories of the previous enlightened construct are lost. A phrenic stone has hardness 10, 20 hit points, and a break DC of 30.
Precision (Ex): An A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier rolls twice to confirm critical hits, taking the more favorable result.
Proficient (Ex): An A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier is proficient with all simple and martial weapons.
Standby (Ex): An A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can place itself on standby as a standard action. While on standby, it cannot move or take any actions. It remains aware of its surroundings but takes a –4 penalty on Perception checks. Time spent on standby does not count against the soldier's wind-down duration.It can exit standby as a swift action—if it does so to initiate combat, it gains a +4 racial bonus on its Initiative check.
Steam Blast (Ex): As a standard action, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can release a jet of steam at a target within 30 feet. If it succeeds at a ranged touch attack, the jet deals 6d6 points of fire damage.
Steam Horn (Ex): As a standard action, an A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can unleash a loud blast of sound and of steam that deafens targets and deals 6d6 points of fire damage in a 15-foot cone. A target can attempt a Fortitude save (DC 16) to take half damage and negate the deafened condition. This ability is usable once every 1d4 rounds.
Steam Engine (Ex): An A.C.E. Clockwork Soldier can remain active for 12 weeks with a full boiler. Anytime it uses its Steam Horn or Steam Blast abilities, the remaining duration of activity reduces by 1 day.
Tactical Awareness (Ex): A commando construct gains a +2 bonus on initiative checks. This bonus increases by 1 for every 5 HD the commando construct has (to a maximum of +6 at 20 HD). Additionally, a commando construct is never considered an unaware combatant and is always able to act in the surprise round. A commando construct is still flat-footed in the surprise round until it acts. Any kingdom needs an army, yours will be no exception. A Clockwork Soldier serving as a strong foundation, building on it creates an exceptional soldier, and oddly, due to the nature of mass producing enlightened constructs, there is also a similar variety in personality and ability amongst an A.C.E. Clockwork army as there would be in a more human one, with a similar chain of command naturally likely emerging over time. After all, you can be certain of the loyalties of a soldier who you've painstakingly assembled gear by gear, especially one that knows you did so and can understand what that means.
These are built to be your feet on the ground, able to effectively hold territory that's been built around human habitation.
The above statblock depicts the absolute worst possible ability scores with an Intelligence of 6 and a Charisma of 3. Even though it is a dreg, with their inbuilt loyalty to the death negative morale at such a sad state of existence isn't a thing with these soldiers, and acceptance of their position is nearly guaranteed- at the very least, even if it does hold aspirations, it is absolutely certain that they would never deliberately disobey orders or revolt. As intelligence goes up, skill points are equally spread between Acrobatics, Climb, Perception, and Swim, up to Intelligence 15.
Those rare few most promising soldiers, with the maximum intelligence of 16 are universally set apart, with a greater variation in duties than the rest. Some have 7 Ranks in Craft (Weapons) and also serve to create more base ammunition or perform weapon repairs if needed (Replacing Combat Reflexes with Frugal Crafter) and 5 ranks in Profession (Soldier), or even provide non-magical weaponry, as even with their abundant ammunition spell-like ability, there are likely times when ammunition may be used up in truth. Others have a full 12 Ranks in Profession Soldier and serve as squad leaders. In the rare event of a Clockwork Soldier with both maximum Intelligence and a sizeable Charisma, they become a squad spokesman or civilian front, gaining 9 ranks in Diplomacy, and only 3 in Profession (Soldier).
AN: For the Terra-Cotta Assistant statblock, just advance a Terra-Cotta Soldier 4 HD, then give them the feats (Cunning, Technologist, Craft Technological Item, Craft Technological Arms & Armor, Craft Technological Item, Cooperative Crafting, Craft Robot) rather than standard, while splitting their skill ranks between Craft (Mechanical) and Knowledge (Engineering).
Also, your Dex has been revealed to be 31 at base. Which also means I'm going to reveal your proper attack routine, too. And because the math for going from that to your BAB would be fairly simple, also your BAB. Which I realize also mean you have everything you need for CMB and CMD, so I'll toss those in too.
Lastly, do note that the sheet isn't including the temporary things like buffs from spells. The spells you're under going into this meeting are Greater Heroism, Eagle's Splendor, Owl's Wisdom, and of course a Mind Blank. I'll also try to actually update this over to the informational post too, tomorrow though.
Man we finally get to see our Dex. What a time to be alive.
Another one and a half minutes later, running out of Limited Wish, with 1.4 million lbs of clay available, you began the work on your eighteen terra-cotta assistants, which even with that many, would only bring that hypothetical geothermal reactor and robotics laboratory down from 600 to 60 hours. Which, you supposed would have to do for now.
Soon enough, twelve hours and about a minute later, you alongside your familiar put just the final touches on your last terra-cotta assistant.
It would still make sense to double the number of assistants(twelve hours of work to cut reactor and lab down by thirty hours), and realistically at that point we might just spend a week to get all the way up to 100 workers so all the mechanical stuff time cost is cut down by two orders of magnitude.
[X] Focused on the deal with Tattletale for information, and nothing more.
what was our original deal with Tattletale? I don't remember but in any case, I think that our main focus should be on getting Lisa herself to work for us either freelance or by actually hiring her. The other Undersiders could be useful minions/research subjects for when we want to figure out Parahuman powers.
what was our original deal with Tattletale? I don't remember but in any case, I think that our main focus should be on getting Lisa herself to work for us either freelance or by actually hiring her. The other Undersiders could be useful minions/research subjects for when we want to figure out Parahuman powers.
Other Undersiders are largely worthless. As parahumans go they are among least interesting there is(sadly we are likely to be a non target for Alex, so we can't use him to test our resistance to Master powers). Regardless of how the meeting goes, as a Lawful character we should make it abundantly clear that we won't tolerate villains in our city, so they can either join the good guys, become our minions, go neutral or go away. Their choice.
Mind, minioninzing them is very easy for us. We could easily afford to pay people like 100k$ per month if we want. I just don't particularly care about them.
As for Tats, we just tell her what we want. I would like to be forceful about it because she can't do anything to stop us, but for some reasons questers think that we need to take her on three dates and meet her parents before we get to benefit from her power instead of just slapping her with Demand like a normal person. In any case, there is high likelihood that she figured that we want to rule the world and she might try to blackmail us with that. My response would be "lol, whatever" but some of you care about what PRT thinks so you might want to think of what we want to do in this scenario.
Other Undersiders are largely worthless. As parahumans go they are among least interesting there is(sadly we are likely to be a non target for Alex, so we can't use him to test our resistance to Master powers). Regardless of how the meeting goes, as a Lawful character we should make it abundantly clear that we won't tolerate parahumans in our city, so they can either join the good guys, become our minions, go neutral or go away. Their choice.
Mind, minioninzing them is very easy for us. We could easily afford to pay people like 100k$ per month if we want. I just particularly care about them.
Fair enough, I just think having some parahumans on hand could be useful, mostly so we don't have to spend resources crafting and deploying constructs for everything. But yeah, they are very much non-essential.
As for Tats, we just tell her what we want. I would like to be forceful about it because she can't do anything to stop us, but for some reasons questers think that we need to take her on three dates and meet her parents before we get to benefit from her power instead of just slapping her with Demand like a normal person. In any case, there is high likelihood that she figured that we want to rule the world and she might try to blackmail us with that. My response would be "lol, whatever" but some of you care about what PRT thinks so you might want to think of what we want to do in this scenario.
Here on the other hand I feel like you are waffling between two extremes, there is a lot of room between "date her" and "coerce her" and even between that and "straight up master her". But also, I feel this is a conversation that the player base should have at some point and this seems like a good place to have it.
We have a clear goal, world domination. How do we wanna go about it? and what kind of Ruler do we want to be? the answer to those questions is important because they dictate how we should go about things and if we should care about what the PRT or the government thinks or not.
I've been voting under the impression that Illuontar has done the whole all-powerful despot thing before and after seeing where that got him moved his alignment from being Evil to Neutral or Good. So right now, he cares about morality and fairness, or at least about not being unnecessarily cruel, and we have functionally infinite resources, so why would we coerce (Economically, magically, etc. doesn't matter) a potential employee when we can just give them literally anything they want? She's either worth the cost of paying her or we don't need her at all.
Also, Illuontar seems to firmly believe that maintaining positive relationships with other immortals is very important, and the only true immortal that we know about right now who we actually like is Dragon, a Hero who is very Lawful Good. If we just conquer a city outright through force of arms that would definitely damage our relationship, and it would be a waste of effort because as I've pointed out before we are immortal, and as long as we are trying to get it, power will naturally concentrate on us over time. And with threats like the endbringers and things like Parahumans running around modern society is rushing head-on to collapsing anyway, there will be a time and place to be a warlord later even if we don't conquer everything now. If we wanna do that, we can take care of most of Worm's plot points and ask the GM to give us a bunch of time skips as we slowly erode the power of the government.
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And I wanted to add, it makes sense for us as players reading a quest to want to push for Illuontar to rush into conquering stuff given his goal because that's more fun to read about, but when you stop to think about it you can't help but ask yourself, why would he? what does he get out of picking a fight with everyone invested in maintaining the status quo? Is there some advantage to rushing to pick that fight? he has all the time in the world to start conquering stuff if he even needs to, so why not entrench himself into society and make himself indispensable first?
