Amorphous armor ability [Archive] - Wizards Community

Amorphous armor ability [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Diyon
03-14-06, 09:07 PM I've made an armor/shield ability primarily meant for druids and want to know what others think of it.

Amorphous

Amorphous can be placed only on wooden armor or shields. The sort of "flows" as one piece and is firm against attacks but allows the user ease of movement. Armors and shields with the amorphous quality thus reduce the equipment's armor check penalty by one. The wearer can also cause the armor or shield to woodshape at will, as per the spell, as a free action. The armor cannot be separated into pieces this way and must still resemble armor or a shield.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, woodshape; Cost: +5000gp

I don't know what the caster level should be yet.
You can do a lot of interesting things with this if you get creative. I love finding good ways to use less common spells.
Diyon
03-15-06, 06:31 PM (Bump) Perhaps it should be +X something enhancement equivilent cost instead.
Diyon
03-16-06, 05:11 PM I'm sorry, prehaps this thread is more appropriate to the Magic and Spells forum? If so, would someone inform me please.
tarkin
03-17-06, 10:56 AM Does it only decrease the armor check penalty? It looks like it should also decrease the Max Dex?

If it reduces Max Dex, I definitely think it should be +x, not +5,000 gp.
chitzk0i
03-17-06, 01:46 PM I think his primary purpose was to have woodshape at his disposal.
Diyon
03-17-06, 04:50 PM When I say it reduces the penalty, I mean like a -3 to -2. Just thought I'd say that to clear the confusion there. And don't you mean increase the max Dex bonus? That may be something good to add. I don't know.

Actually, this has kinda evolved as I found other resources, and the penalty reduction was one of the original components.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Diyon 03-14-06, 09:07 PM	I've made an armor/shield ability primarily meant for druids and want to know what others think of it. Amorphous Amorphous can be placed only on wooden armor or shields. The sort of "flows" as one piece and is firm against attacks but allows the user ease of movement. Armors and shields with the amorphous quality thus reduce the equipment's armor check penalty by one. The wearer can also cause the armor or shield to woodshape at will, as per the spell, as a free action. The armor cannot be separated into pieces this way and must still resemble armor or a shield. Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, woodshape; Cost: +5000gp I don't know what the caster level should be yet. You can do a lot of interesting things with this if you get creative. I love finding good ways to use less common spells.
Diyon 03-15-06, 06:31 PM	(Bump) Perhaps it should be +X something enhancement equivilent cost instead.
Diyon 03-16-06, 05:11 PM	I'm sorry, prehaps this thread is more appropriate to the Magic and Spells forum? If so, would someone inform me please.
tarkin 03-17-06, 10:56 AM	Does it only decrease the armor check penalty? It looks like it should also decrease the Max Dex? If it reduces Max Dex, I definitely think it should be +x, not +5,000 gp.
chitzk0i 03-17-06, 01:46 PM	I think his primary purpose was to have woodshape at his disposal.
Diyon 03-17-06, 04:50 PM	When I say it reduces the penalty, I mean like a -3 to -2. Just thought I'd say that to clear the confusion there. And don't you mean increase the max Dex bonus? That may be something good to add. I don't know. Actually, this has kinda evolved as I found other resources, and the penalty reduction was one of the original components.