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Thanlok

12-12-06, 10:35 PM
I have an AR that lets me buy a wand of shield and a wand of mage armour. I could find neither in the DMG. Does anyone know the price for these 2 wands?

Thanks,
Thanlok of Ket
Japangirl

12-12-06, 10:41 PM
I would assume both are at caster level 1, so 750g each. But why get them? They'd only last 1 hour for mage armor and 1 min for shield.
Sieylianna

12-13-06, 08:07 AM
I would assume both are at caster level 1, so 750g each. But why get them? They'd only last 1 hour for mage armor and 1 min for shield.

It depends on your level. My low level arcane types would love to have a wand of mage armor, since they are both relying on scrolls for that spell. An hour duration will generally let you have the spell in effect ahead of time.

Ed
UMiskatonic

12-13-06, 01:37 PM
Wands can be drawn as weapons, and do not provoke when used. Can't say the same about scrolls, or casting it yourself.

The price is 750gp x caster level x spell level, generally.
Shieldhart91

12-13-06, 10:51 PM
A Wand of Shield would be pretty darn handy, if I say so myself. Can't have potions of mage armor or shield in LG: so...these are invaluable for a caster.
zigspatty

12-14-06, 12:23 AM
Can't have potions of mage armor or shield in LG:

Potions of mage armor are core access in LG. They're listed on the DMG's Table 7-17 for a mere 50 gp - well under the 750 gp cap.

Alas, you are quite correct about the potion of shield, a target: you spell, which is specifically forbidden since the days when it could grant +7 AC from one direction. Unless your caster is wearing armor, mage armor is far better.

Patty