Compression (3.5e Equipment)
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Compression[edit]
A compression item can well compress itself into a small item such as a ring or a belt. When applying the compression enhancement to an item, choose a body slot, the item gains an essentially weightless alternate form of your choosing occupying that body slot. While in its alternate form the item looks like a magical trinket of the creator's choosing upon enhancing, a suit of armor could for example look like a wrist watch or a ring. While in its alternate form the item does not grant any of its normal benefits, it is essentially inactive.
Switching between alternate forms requires a move or swift action if the compression item is a weapon or a shield. If the item is an armor you may switch form and don it without assistance as a full round action, unless you could don it without assistance faster.
You automatically pass any Sleight of Hand checks when attempting to hide a weapon in it alternate form unless the opposing party is able to identify it as a compression weapon, even then you receive a +5 bonus on your Sleight of Hand check.
A compression item counts as occupying both its original slot and the alternate form slot unless it was made into an held item, but then it can only switch to its original form when held. If the same body slot is occupied by another magic item when attempting to switch between the forms of the compression item then the attempt fails and the item remains in its current form.
Moderate transmutation; CL 10; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, shrink item; Price: +1,000.
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