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What's a "permanent magic item"?

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#1
The_White_Sorcerer
Mar 17, 2004 5:25:33 The item of power a Wizard of High Sorcery gains at 1st level has to be a "permanent magic item." The question is, what counts as a permanent magic item? I know scrolls and potions are obviously out of the question. So what exactly counts as permanent as far as items of power are concerned?
#2
zombiegleemax
Mar 17, 2004 6:04:21 It would have to be something that didn't have charges, and so wouldn't run out. A headband of intellect, although unimaginative as a conclave reward, is a permanent magic item. Perhaps it would be a gift for a particularly stupid mage that somehow managed to get into the WoHS.

Hmm. Presumably, if your intelligence is low enough, you can get away with being a 20th level wizard, and never be contacted by the conclave, because you're still only casting level one spells. I guess you'd have to ask... why would they advance as a wizard for so long?
#3
iltharanos
Mar 17, 2004 7:53:56
Originally posted by pddisc
It would have to be something that didn't have charges, and so wouldn't run out. A headband of intellect, although unimaginative as a conclave reward, is a permanent magic item. Perhaps it would be a gift for a particularly stupid mage that somehow managed to get into the WoHS.

Hmm. Presumably, if your intelligence is low enough, you can get away with being a 20th level wizard, and never be contacted by the conclave, because you're still only casting level one spells. I guess you'd have to ask... why would they advance as a wizard for so long?

Easy. So they can prepare and cast 40 1st level spells per day. Hehe. ;)

EDIT: Make that a base of 36 plus 1 for his circlet of intelligence +2, so only 37 1st level spells per day. This of course assumes his Intelligence remains an 11 for 20 levels ...
#4
zombiegleemax
Mar 19, 2004 8:01:23 Yeah, watch out for those enlarged quickened maximized empowered burning hands spells.
#5
zombiegleemax
Mar 20, 2004 17:43:30 Rings of Wizardry
Magic Daggers
Boccob's Blessed Book
Ioun Stones
Robe of the Archmagi
Metamagic Feat Rods

Or any other thing that you can think of. I think of the only item that was used as an example was the Staff of Magi. When Rast first got it, it was really only a glorified everburning torch that he could turn off. He had to research shelves of books, tome after tome, before he learned all of the other things the staff could do.
Par-Salian even gave him a journal of Magius so that he could read about some of the things the Archmage did with the staff.

Make us your own magic item, like the staff, and make your wizard research it abilities in ancient libraries - those that are left - or use an existing staff, and have the wizard find out how to recharge it.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 The_White_Sorcerer Mar 17, 2004 5:25:33	The item of power a Wizard of High Sorcery gains at 1st level has to be a "permanent magic item." The question is, what counts as a permanent magic item? I know scrolls and potions are obviously out of the question. So what exactly counts as permanent as far as items of power are concerned?
#2 zombiegleemax Mar 17, 2004 6:04:21	It would have to be something that didn't have charges, and so wouldn't run out. A headband of intellect, although unimaginative as a conclave reward, is a permanent magic item. Perhaps it would be a gift for a particularly stupid mage that somehow managed to get into the WoHS. Hmm. Presumably, if your intelligence is low enough, you can get away with being a 20th level wizard, and never be contacted by the conclave, because you're still only casting level one spells. I guess you'd have to ask... why would they advance as a wizard for so long?
#3 iltharanos Mar 17, 2004 7:53:56	Originally posted by pddisc It would have to be something that didn't have charges, and so wouldn't run out. A headband of intellect, although unimaginative as a conclave reward, is a permanent magic item. Perhaps it would be a gift for a particularly stupid mage that somehow managed to get into the WoHS. Hmm. Presumably, if your intelligence is low enough, you can get away with being a 20th level wizard, and never be contacted by the conclave, because you're still only casting level one spells. I guess you'd have to ask... why would they advance as a wizard for so long? Easy. So they can prepare and cast 40 1st level spells per day. Hehe. ;) EDIT: Make that a base of 36 plus 1 for his circlet of intelligence +2, so only 37 1st level spells per day. This of course assumes his Intelligence remains an 11 for 20 levels ...
#4 zombiegleemax Mar 19, 2004 8:01:23	Yeah, watch out for those enlarged quickened maximized empowered burning hands spells.
#5 zombiegleemax Mar 20, 2004 17:43:30	Rings of Wizardry Magic Daggers Boccob's Blessed Book Ioun Stones Robe of the Archmagi Metamagic Feat Rods Or any other thing that you can think of. I think of the only item that was used as an example was the Staff of Magi. When Rast first got it, it was really only a glorified everburning torch that he could turn off. He had to research shelves of books, tome after tome, before he learned all of the other things the staff could do. Par-Salian even gave him a journal of Magius so that he could read about some of the things the Archmage did with the staff. Make us your own magic item, like the staff, and make your wizard research it abilities in ancient libraries - those that are left - or use an existing staff, and have the wizard find out how to recharge it.