Talk:Enhanced Reality Headset (3.5e Equipment)

Ratings
Well, it is also a very awkward Bottle of Air, so 3k would be a little cheap, but I guess I could do 10. --Foxwarrior 16:48, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Switching the helmet on and off
I wonder how much a version of this helmet would cost if it allowed you to turn it's blocking effects on and off as a swift action? Specifically, allowing you to employ, say, a breath weapon or normal vision as if you removed the helmet (and becoming vulnerable, etc).

How much would you charge for that? -- Eiji-kun (talk) 12:05, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * So, a well-oiled hinge. From an engineering perspective, I'd say it could be really cheap if you were willing to give up your immunity to gaseous things. What is the action cost for putting on or taking off a helmet, anyways? A move action? --Foxwarrior (talk) 18:17, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * A move action, an AoO, and having your hand full. -- Eiji-kun (talk) 20:52, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * So Move->Swift is like half of quicken, so it should add two levels of cost, right? So maybe +5000 gp or so. --Foxwarrior (talk) 22:48, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * My gut says that's too high but I'm not sure what else you'd base it off. Though it's not entirely quicken; quicken is giving you more than you normally would have while this one is technically mitigating a penalty you're under, so I would argue its cheaper.  How much cheaper?  I dunno. -- Eiji-kun (talk) 23:14, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, avoidable drawbacks seldom reduce an item's price by more than 20%, so getting rid of the drawbacks could be +1000 to +2000 gp.
 * It's not like items with effects that aren't very similar to other item effects can really be priced with great precision, though, so if you went and declared that "in this campaign, Enhanced Reality Headsets have a visor that can be opened or closed as a Swift action" you wouldn't need to change the price at all. The better question is really: do you anticipate someone enjoying the moments when the drawbacks matter, in either an intellectual or sadistic sense? --Foxwarrior (talk) 01:22, 2 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I can't really say in the specific instant I want to use it for. Anyway, I have to think generalities.  +1000/2000 feel right to my gut though.  Settle on 1500g and call it a day? -- Eiji-kun (talk) 01:38, 2 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, I personally anticipate the drawbacks being enjoyable in both the intellectual and sadistic senses, so I'm not especially inclined to make removing the drawbacks affordable at all. --Foxwarrior (talk) 01:56, 2 November 2012 (UTC)