Collar of Resistance (MoW) vs. Cloak of Resistance

[Tempuswolf]

Why the price difference between the

Collars of Resistance
490 x (resistance bonus)squared

and the

Cloaks of Resistance
1000 x (resistance bonus)squared?

Is this why Hennet wears dog collars, he's not kinky just frugal?

 

[Zhure]

"Collar of Resistance: This animal collar expands to fit
its wearer. While wearing this item, an animal gains a +1 to
+5 resistancebonus on all saving throws (Fortitude, Reflex,
and Will). An animal can wear only one collar at a time.
Caster Level: 5th; Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, resistance;
Market Price: 490 gp (+1), 1,960 gp (+2), 4,410 gp
(+3), 7,840 (+4), or 12,250 gp (+5); Weight: 1 lb."

Well. if you're an animal you can sure benefit from this more than the cloak.

Greg

 

[Stalker0]

Why the price difference between the

Collars of Resistance
490 x (resistance bonus)squared

and the

Cloaks of Resistance
1000 x (resistance bonus)squared?

Is this why Hennet wears dog collars, he's not kinky just frugal?

ITs because only animals can use it. Its basically so you can help beef up your animal companions a bit without having to shell out the really big bucks.

 

[Tempuswolf]

But wouldn't the "animals only" restriction only result in a 30% discount, DMG pg. 243. Its as if the 70% cost was applied twice 70/100*70/100=49/100 and resulted in a 51% discount.

What do I tell my Wizards and Sorcerors when they want to equip their familiars or the Psions when they want to help their constructs? Their splatbooks weren't so generous; they only suggest giving them regular equipment rather than inventing some novel half-price kinds.

If you let the "half-priced for animals" fly, why not "half-priced for familiars", "half-price for {insert follower race or type}?

 

[Stalker0]

But wouldn't the "animals only" restriction only result in a 30% discount, DMG pg. 243. Its as if the 70% cost was applied twice 70/100*70/100=49/100 and resulted in a 51% discount.

What do I tell my Wizards and Sorcerors when they want to equip their familiars or the Psions when they want to help their constructs? Their splatbooks weren't so generous; they only suggest giving them regular equipment rather than inventing some novel half-price kinds.

If you let the "half-priced for animals" fly, why not "half-priced for familiars", "half-price for {insert follower race or type}?

Why not indeed. Familars could use some better saves anyway, and if the players want to equip their familars and such with better stuff, I say let them. Basically, you would need a collar for magical beasts perhaps, but the concept would be the same.

 

[Dr_Rictus]

Well. if you're an animal you can sure benefit from this more than the cloak.

Or perhaps if you have a good enough Use Magic Device bonus to fake being one.

 

[mzsylver]

Or perhaps if you have a good enough Use Magic Device bonus to fake being one.

*carves out her familiar's eye and replaces it with an Eye of Vecna*

 

[Stalker0]

*carves out her familiar's eye and replaces it with an Eye of Vecna*

I always knew that toad would turn on me

 

[JRRNeiklot]

Ah, but isn't a human technically an animal?

 

[CRGreathouse]

Ah, but isn't a human technically an animal?

Sure, in RL, but in D&D they're Humanoids, which are as different as Elementals or Constructs.