different strokes for different cloaks

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:45 am

so...i always thought magic cloaks were one of the coolest types of magical items. I mean cloaks of flying that turn into a giant pair of wings?! who wouldnt want that?! so i was thinking, what is the most useful, interesting, or downright bizarre magical cloak you can think of? please give a description of its abilities and its look...if you would be so kind as to do so

Jenara · Post by **Jenara** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:37 pm

Bolder's Cloak of the Rogue.. adds +10 to all rogue skills, has 4 bags of holding and is +7 to AC etc.... its pretty cool.

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:47 pm

There was this fairytale I remember seeing on TV while growing up. The hero got this dashing red cape. In game terms it would function as a cloak of invisibility (if not Improved Invisibility) that granted True Seeing while cloaked (as he could see through illusions, fully immersive ones) while invisible.

That would be an awesome cloak. Or maybe its only because I love that story so much ^^

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 8:40 pm

no i agree, i always thought cloaks of invisibility were underrated...

Post by **Stik** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:23 am

Erik the Viking had a cloak of invisibility that was the size of a hand towel. Amazing device, that.

Jenara · Post by **Jenara** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:42 am

Jenara wrote:Bolder's Cloak of the Rogue.. adds +10 to all rogue skills, has 4 bags of holding and is +7 to AC etc.... its pretty cool.

Man that came over as being rather ummm... Munchkin didnt it? lol

Was thinking of a cloak of Invsiblity too....
Its rather cliche but the things you could do all flashy wrapping yourself up in this cloak and vanishing. Shame it only really worked for thieves, because They could still hear you.

Cloaks of displacement work quite well too...

Jen (the Character) had a Cloak of protection +3 I think. It could be a simple necklace to a full length fur one, it adapted with what she was wearing on command.

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:10 am

a cloak of endure elements (cold)...isnt that just a heavy blanket or heavy fur pelt of some kind?

wait...the cloak adapted to anything? like...what would happen if she was naked?...actually on second thought, dont tell me

Jenara · Post by **Jenara** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:36 pm

Wizard_of_Wumbo wrote: wait...the cloak adapted to anything? like...what would happen if she was naked?...actually on second thought, dont tell me

I did say on command!

Basically, it could be whatever it needed to be, to match her outfit. So yes, if she was make
it would just change to cover her if required! it could also be a small necklace.. (i guess that should be posted on Stiks custom magic page.)

Hey, the old planet had a custom magical item thread.. I recall it was full (spammed) with MT's creations. Maybe we should bring that back???
First rule should be: NO MULTIPLE WANDS1!!!

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This is the PC who had a Portable Hole as a walk in wardrobe, it had an oxygen supply and everything (plants, some idea we had based on spellljammer, thinking back now, they would have had no light and died)... she got rather high level, the challenge went... now i'm rambling....

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:54 pm

Oh yeah! isnt a cloak of enduring heat kinda pointless? i mean, a cloak would just make you warmer, it just seems ridiculous that someone would make one of those.

my characters just tend to carry two sets of clothing...thats it. They get washed when they get washed

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:55 pm

Some clothing is actually designed to pull heat and moisture away from your body and protect you from the sun. So a cloak of protection vs. heat does make sense~

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:06 pm

damnit bert! dont involve science!

Bert_the_Turtle · Post by **Bert_the_Turtle** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:31 pm

Just wait til my illiterate Int 6 Half-Orc Barbarian Thog tries to invent gunpowder after I watch the episode of Star Trek where Kirk fights the Gorn

Wizard_of_Wumbo · Post by **Wizard_of_Wumbo** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:20 pm

*hides under a table* im scared...

Crimson-Kobold · Post by **Crimson-Kobold** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:52 am

Bert_the_Turtle wrote:Just wait til my illiterate Int 6 Half-Orc Barbarian Thog tries to invent gunpowder after I watch the episode of Star Trek where Kirk fights the Gorn

Pfft. That will never work

I should know, I watched that episode of mythbusters

Ismaels-Legacy · Post by **Ismaels-Legacy** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:06 am

I remember the Cloak of Resistance to Heat! It was in a Dragonlance novel and was worn by one of the Knights of the Rose. They were the knights for Takhisis and wore black plate mail all the time. To endure that, they also work Cloaks of Heat Resistance.