Bracers of Ranged Touch attack?

[Tidus4444]

I'm trying to make some ranged touch attack alternatives to Brcaers of Archery. I need some help on the pricing...

Bracers of Range touch attack, minor
grants +3 on all ranged touch attack rolls. Market Price: 4,000 gp.
+3 to make up for the fact that you can't add +1 to damage with a ranged touch attack. 4,000 gp only cause Archery is used far more, and thus will be more useful, than ranged touch attacks. It also doesn't give proficiency in bows.

Bracers of Ranged Touch Attack, medium
grants +6 on all ranged touch attack rolls
Market Price: ?
Not exactly sure how much this one should cost, since there is no paralell between any existing magic item

Bracers of Ranged Touch attack, major
grants +9 on all ranged touch attack rolls.
Market Price: ?
Ditto for this one

 

[d20Dwarf]

4,000 for a +3 to any attack roll is way low. These things were made for sorcerers shooting rays, who would become combat monsters for a low, low price. *gleam*

 

[Tidus4444]

Don't you agree though, that ranged touch attacks are less useful than archery? You can't use them every round like Archery. And +3 to hit, +2 to hit and +1 to damage is just about even. There aren't many spells that use ranged touch attacks, the only one that is pretty useful is disentigrate.

EDIT: Where ya been wil? I responded to your e-mail about joining up with our group eariler but you never responded...

 

[Umbran]

And +3 to hit, +2 to hit and +1 to damage is just about even.

Well, in 3.5e, you'll note that the price of the Greater Bracers of Archery is a whopping 25,000 gp. The version that only costs 5,000 gp grants only +1 to hit.

Now, in part, this is due to the new rules for stacking arrow and bow enhancement bonuses - things that stack with those enhancements are now more valuable.

But that's only part of it. In general, a thing that grants a plain bonus to hit that doesn't take up the weapon slot is more valuable than the weapon.

 

[Tidus4444]

Really? This I did not know. I suppose you all may have a point then. What price would you suggest then?

 

[Nifft]

I'd price them like a magic bow, but not grant the damage bonus:

+1 to-hit: 2,400 gp
+2 to-hit: 8,400 gp
+3 to-hit: 18,400 gp
... etc.

-- Nifft

 

[Technik4]

I agree with Nifft, but it has spurred an idea which I will give its own thread.

Technik