Breastplate Symbiont epic spell [PEACH] [Archive] - Wizards Community

Breastplate Symbiont epic spell [PEACH] [Archive] - Wizards Community

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bluetooth
09-20-07, 01:04 AM Hey all,

I was on the boards a lot a few months ago, but then school happened. If anyone remembers me, sorry for being gone so long.

In any case, I have been trying to create an epic spell to get an eberron symbiont breastplate for a while now. I know they won't really be any good once I'm epic, but my character is a king and he will be outfitting his Arcane Dragoons (Knight Phantom) with these. (They will have to take Battlecaster, but that's no problem). Originally I was going to use the life seed but that was extremely expensive and there were abilities I couldn't quite stat...so I used the summon seed to summon it (it's cr 2) and changed the duration to instantaneous. Here it is:

Summon Aberrant Armor:
Spellcraft DC: 40
Research cost: 360,000 gold, 8 days, 14,400 xp

seed: summon (14) change type to aberration (+10) change to permanent(x5) change to instantaneous(x2)

Mitigating factors: requires Craft Arms and Armor (-16), requires Craft Wonderous Item (-16) requires Craft Construct (-20) requires 10 ranks Craft (Armorsmithing). Caster takes 10d6 backlash damage (-10), Caster loses 20 spells chosen at random. (-100), Caster is exhausted (-8), Increase casting time 10 minutes (-20)

This spell summons a powerful suit of armor created by an unknown and alien people on a far away plane. Though conjured, the armor persists in antimagic field and cannot be dispelled out of existence (the effect is instantaneous) though it is still subject to being disjoined as normal. However, the magics of calling effect do render it obedient to your every command (not the command of the wearer, though you may order it to obey someone until otherwise told not to)

If I have some downtime I can pump these suckers out and have a HUGE equipment advantage over a rival army. I think I've done it mostly right, but I'm just wondering if the DC is too low and if I've used the factors appropriately.

As a side note, I'm also in a darksun game that will be going epic. If anyone feels like pointing me in the right direction for Origin of Species type spells (that will bring back races that were genocidally massacred) I would very much appreciate the help. (such races include many of weak races such as gnomes, kobolds, and orcs though some will be more difficult such as Athasian Trolls).

Any help with that is appreciated.

Thanks
IceFractal
09-20-07, 03:47 AM If you're willing to spend a minor amount of gold (200 gp each), Simulacrum could allow your underlings to pump these out without tying up your time. The XP costs can be dealt with by a Rod of Excellent Magic (expensive, but pays for itself over time).

That said, the Epic spell above looks like it would work, assuming the DM approves your custom mitigating factors. Just might be overkill.
bluetooth
09-20-07, 04:38 PM By overkill do you mean that Spellcraft DC should be higher for something that creates Living Breastplates or it's overkill to use an epic spell to make them?

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bluetooth 09-20-07, 01:04 AM	Hey all, I was on the boards a lot a few months ago, but then school happened. If anyone remembers me, sorry for being gone so long. In any case, I have been trying to create an epic spell to get an eberron symbiont breastplate for a while now. I know they won't really be any good once I'm epic, but my character is a king and he will be outfitting his Arcane Dragoons (Knight Phantom) with these. (They will have to take Battlecaster, but that's no problem). Originally I was going to use the life seed but that was extremely expensive and there were abilities I couldn't quite stat...so I used the summon seed to summon it (it's cr 2) and changed the duration to instantaneous. Here it is: Summon Aberrant Armor: Spellcraft DC: 40 Research cost: 360,000 gold, 8 days, 14,400 xp seed: summon (14) change type to aberration (+10) change to permanent(x5) change to instantaneous(x2) Mitigating factors: requires Craft Arms and Armor (-16), requires Craft Wonderous Item (-16) requires Craft Construct (-20) requires 10 ranks Craft (Armorsmithing). Caster takes 10d6 backlash damage (-10), Caster loses 20 spells chosen at random. (-100), Caster is exhausted (-8), Increase casting time 10 minutes (-20) This spell summons a powerful suit of armor created by an unknown and alien people on a far away plane. Though conjured, the armor persists in antimagic field and cannot be dispelled out of existence (the effect is instantaneous) though it is still subject to being disjoined as normal. However, the magics of calling effect do render it obedient to your every command (not the command of the wearer, though you may order it to obey someone until otherwise told not to) If I have some downtime I can pump these suckers out and have a HUGE equipment advantage over a rival army. I think I've done it mostly right, but I'm just wondering if the DC is too low and if I've used the factors appropriately. As a side note, I'm also in a darksun game that will be going epic. If anyone feels like pointing me in the right direction for Origin of Species type spells (that will bring back races that were genocidally massacred) I would very much appreciate the help. (such races include many of weak races such as gnomes, kobolds, and orcs though some will be more difficult such as Athasian Trolls). Any help with that is appreciated. Thanks
IceFractal 09-20-07, 03:47 AM	If you're willing to spend a minor amount of gold (200 gp each), Simulacrum could allow your underlings to pump these out without tying up your time. The XP costs can be dealt with by a Rod of Excellent Magic (expensive, but pays for itself over time). That said, the Epic spell above looks like it would work, assuming the DM approves your custom mitigating factors. Just might be overkill.
bluetooth 09-20-07, 04:38 PM	By overkill do you mean that Spellcraft DC should be higher for something that creates Living Breastplates or it's overkill to use an epic spell to make them?