Special Material Access [Archive] - Wizards Community

Special Material Access [Archive] - Wizards Community

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RtrnofdMax
10-10-07, 01:23 PM I am sure this has been answered in many threads, but I don't want to search through all of them.

Suppose you want something made out of a special material, does this usually come in the form of a specific item, like the mithril chain shirt I am wearing now, or does it come in a more general form, like you have access to one metal item made of adamantine?

Does this apply to non-PHB items like, say, a set of mithril heavy plate, or a mithril shield gauntlet?
awroe
10-10-07, 01:32 PM I am sure this has been answered in many threads, but I don't want to search through all of them.

Suppose you want something made out of a special material, does this usually come in the form of a specific item, like the mithril chain shirt I am wearing now, or does it come in a more general form, like you have access to one metal item made of adamantine?

Does this apply to non-PHB items like, say, a set of mithril heavy plate, or a mithril shield gauntlet?

Both. Access usually comes in two forms: items found and favours.

Items found are always specific items, and often magical (like a +1 Mithril Chain Shirt - doesn't give access to the non-magical version).

Favours vary - I've seen a number that give access to x items made from metal y, and others that give access to items x,y,z where some of these are made from special materials.

AW.
RtrnofdMax
10-10-07, 03:21 PM How frequent is this? I'm saving up money for an animated shield and I am wondering if maybe I should be buying some other items first. If it is a favor, I guess I can start saving once I get access to a mithril heavy shield/mithril anything.
awroe
10-11-07, 06:00 PM How frequent is this? I'm saving up money for an animated shield and I am wondering if maybe I should be buying some other items first. If it is a favor, I guess I can start saving once I get access to a mithril heavy shield/mithril anything.

Depends a bit on what you're looking for. I don't think I've seen bottom-box access to anything other than a Mithril Chain Shirt, so I don't think you need to save in order to avoid loosing it. A +1 Animated Mithril Heavy Shield costs a *lot* of money (17k+?) - you're almost certainly better buying individual items first to boost your AC - A Ring of Prot +2 and a +3 on your armour is only 17k.

As a guide, a quick look shows 3 mithril shirts in the bottom box, 1 elven chain favour, 1 value capped metal favour, 1 general metal favour, 1 *extremely* nice mithril favour, plus a couple more I remember out of about 65 ARs

Frequently the mods blurb will suggest ones that could have favour access. A good number of the above are still active, so you'll probably see what you want if you play enough.
RtrnofdMax
10-11-07, 06:17 PM No, it should be closer to 10k. The shield itself is 1020 and the enchantment is a total of a +3 enchantment (+1 to make it magical and the +2 for the animated quality.)

Yes I can and will be purchasing other armor increasing items. The main reason for asking about access is to see if I want to be saving because I already have a favor that will make the shield animated, I just don't have a shield that will not hurt my character's mobility. As for buying other items, I would much rather pay 10k for a floating shield and +3 to AC than buy a ring of protection +3 for 18k or buy a ring +2 for 8k and up my armor from +1 to +2 for 3k. I could go +2 on the armor and get an amulet of natural armor and a ring of protection (each of +1) for 7k. We'll see where I am when I have 7k.
awroe
10-12-07, 12:55 PM No, it should be closer to 10k. The shield itself is 1020 and the enchantment is a total of a +3 enchantment (+1 to make it magical and the +2 for the animated quality.)

Bah, I thought it was a +3 enchantment. If you're looking to make it Mithril to remove some of the penalties, I'd wait for access unless you are really hurting for AC.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
RtrnofdMax 10-10-07, 01:23 PM	I am sure this has been answered in many threads, but I don't want to search through all of them. Suppose you want something made out of a special material, does this usually come in the form of a specific item, like the mithril chain shirt I am wearing now, or does it come in a more general form, like you have access to one metal item made of adamantine? Does this apply to non-PHB items like, say, a set of mithril heavy plate, or a mithril shield gauntlet?
awroe 10-10-07, 01:32 PM	I am sure this has been answered in many threads, but I don't want to search through all of them. Suppose you want something made out of a special material, does this usually come in the form of a specific item, like the mithril chain shirt I am wearing now, or does it come in a more general form, like you have access to one metal item made of adamantine? Does this apply to non-PHB items like, say, a set of mithril heavy plate, or a mithril shield gauntlet? Both. Access usually comes in two forms: items found and favours. Items found are always specific items, and often magical (like a +1 Mithril Chain Shirt - doesn't give access to the non-magical version). Favours vary - I've seen a number that give access to x items made from metal y, and others that give access to items x,y,z where some of these are made from special materials. AW.
RtrnofdMax 10-10-07, 03:21 PM	How frequent is this? I'm saving up money for an animated shield and I am wondering if maybe I should be buying some other items first. If it is a favor, I guess I can start saving once I get access to a mithril heavy shield/mithril anything.
awroe 10-11-07, 06:00 PM	How frequent is this? I'm saving up money for an animated shield and I am wondering if maybe I should be buying some other items first. If it is a favor, I guess I can start saving once I get access to a mithril heavy shield/mithril anything. Depends a bit on what you're looking for. I don't think I've seen bottom-box access to anything other than a Mithril Chain Shirt, so I don't think you need to save in order to avoid loosing it. A +1 Animated Mithril Heavy Shield costs a lot of money (17k+?) - you're almost certainly better buying individual items first to boost your AC - A Ring of Prot +2 and a +3 on your armour is only 17k. As a guide, a quick look shows 3 mithril shirts in the bottom box, 1 elven chain favour, 1 value capped metal favour, 1 general metal favour, 1 extremely nice mithril favour, plus a couple more I remember out of about 65 ARs Frequently the mods blurb will suggest ones that could have favour access. A good number of the above are still active, so you'll probably see what you want if you play enough.
RtrnofdMax 10-11-07, 06:17 PM	No, it should be closer to 10k. The shield itself is 1020 and the enchantment is a total of a +3 enchantment (+1 to make it magical and the +2 for the animated quality.) Yes I can and will be purchasing other armor increasing items. The main reason for asking about access is to see if I want to be saving because I already have a favor that will make the shield animated, I just don't have a shield that will not hurt my character's mobility. As for buying other items, I would much rather pay 10k for a floating shield and +3 to AC than buy a ring of protection +3 for 18k or buy a ring +2 for 8k and up my armor from +1 to +2 for 3k. I could go +2 on the armor and get an amulet of natural armor and a ring of protection (each of +1) for 7k. We'll see where I am when I have 7k.
awroe 10-12-07, 12:55 PM	No, it should be closer to 10k. The shield itself is 1020 and the enchantment is a total of a +3 enchantment (+1 to make it magical and the +2 for the animated quality.) Bah, I thought it was a +3 enchantment. If you're looking to make it Mithril to remove some of the penalties, I'd wait for access unless you are really hurting for AC.