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Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« on: November 06, 2011, 10:17:09 PM »
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  • Resistance Bonus (Some Saves)
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  • Alchemical Bonus
  • Circumstance Bonus
  • Competence Bonus
  • Insight Bonus
  • Luck Bonus
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  • Morale Bonus
  • Racial Bonus
  • Sacred Bonus
  • Untyped Bonus
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 10:17:41 PM »
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 10:18:05 PM »
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 10:18:26 PM »
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 10:18:44 PM »
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 10:19:07 PM »
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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 10:19:48 PM »
Awhile back, I searched for a comprehensive list of items that improve saves.  I couldn't find one, so I decided to create one.  Had I realized just how many items provide minor bonuses to saves as secondary effects, I probably wouldn't have set out to be comprehensive. 

Anyway, here's my list so far.  If anyone knows of any others, I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me.  Here are the criteria I used for the list:
  • Items that outright grant immunity to an effect aren't counted.  I've made an exception for mindvault and sword of virtue beyond reproach, since they just soften the effect of a failed save.
  • Items that just allow you to cast spells (e.g. an eternal wand of resistance) aren't counted.  Items that continuously duplicate the effects of spells are counted.
  • Items without listed prices (e.g. artifacts) aren't counted.
  • Items that just increase the bonus granted by a save-enhancing ability (e.g. a cloak of charisma for divine grace) aren't counted.  Items that just give additional uses of a save-enhancing ability (e.g. lucky charm for luck feats) aren't counted.
  • I'm only listing the most recent version of an item, even if the two versions are essentially different items.
  • I'm not including drugs, poisons, intelligent items, legacy items, or magical locations.

I've taken a tentative stab at rating the items, with blue being most noteworthy, and green being less noteworthy than blue but more noteworthy than uncolored.  I'm not sure where to put the cutoffs or how to value some of the situational bonuses.  Any suggestions on how to rate items are welcome. 

Here are some items I haven't added to the list even though they meet my stated criteria:
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Here are some items that would have been on the list if the newest printing hadn't changed them:
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It is worth noting that the Magic Item Compendium has rules for adding some common effects to certain types of items without the *1.5 cost multiplier suggested in the Dungeon Master's Guide.  These can be found on pages 233 and 234.  Using these rules, you can add:
  • An enhancement bonus to dexterity to any item that occupies the arms, feet, or hands slot.
  • An enhancement bonus to constitution to any item that occupies the throat, torso, or waist slot.
  • An enhancement bonus to wisdom to any item that occupies the head or throat slot.
  • A resistance bonus to saving throws to any item that occupies the shoulders or torso slot.

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Re: Save Items: Items That Boost Saves
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 10:22:16 PM »
Reposted from the old boards.