New Raid Loot: Caster's Satchel

[Syllph]

Caster's Satchel: When this item is kept in your inventory you gain the feat: Eschew Materials. mL: 13

This seems like a fairly streamlined and innovative way to aid casters. Many casters, myself included, think there should be a bag for ingredients. This simple item would not be overpowered and no harder to implement than any of the other items that add a simple feat (weapon proficiency, precise-shot, etc)

It wouldn't take a gear slot and would generally make higher level casting less annoying. At level 20 buying 1000 of level 1-9 mats costs no more than one quest's worth in IQ, but it's just annoying.

[Falith12]

/signed

Please do something like this!

[Firewall]

/signed

Maybe we should be able to craft this into a colorless epic item slot too.
It is long overdue that such a thing is implemented.

[somenewnoob]

You blue bars.....you just have to have everything don't you? Not enough that you're gods of the game while us sword toters are second class citizens......you just want more more more.

/but signed because I'd like one for my blue bars too!

[Phidius]

I cannot think of any item that provides a bonus without you equipping it first. Am I missing one?

I'd rather that they introduced an actual Regent Bag that would hold up to, oh, 10 regents at a time. Auto-gather, and auto-remove, of course.

[Kilnedric]

I love it.

Maybe an alternate implementation, if say the code needs an item to be equipped to add a feat, how about making it a new eldritch ritual, addable to any accessory slot.

[danotmano1998]

I'd rather that they introduced an actual Regent Bag that would hold up to, oh, 10 regents at a time. Auto-gather, and auto-remove, of course.

While the original idea is really nice, this idea is more likely to get implemented.
You all know how Turbine covets their bag sales!!
(Yes, I'd buy one for every single caster, guaranteed. Just don't overprice the thing, Turbine!)

Unless this new thing breaks another bag.. or handwraps..
Then, no.

[TheDearLeader]

I have a counter-suggestion.

The bag sounds cool.

Getting it's benefits without having it "equipped" does not.

Have it be coded/equipped to "Quiver".

[madmaxhunter]

I cannot think of any item that provides a bonus without you equipping it first. Am I missing one?

I'd rather that they introduced an actual Regent Bag that would hold up to, oh, 10 regents at a time. Auto-gather, and auto-remove, of course.

My thoughts exactly, it'd have to be equipped somewhere. Trinket slot would be the most realistic spot. Question is, would casters be willing to give up the trinket slot?

[madmaxhunter]

I have a counter-suggestion.

The bag sounds cool.

Getting it's benefits without having it "equipped" does not.

Have it be coded/equipped to "Quiver".

Rangers have blue bars too! That would be another slap in their faces.

[Phidius]

I have a counter-suggestion.

The bag sounds cool.

Getting it's benefits without having it "equipped" does not.

Have it be coded/equipped to "Quiver".

I'd be OK with that, provided that all your spells cost 2 extra spell points while it's equipped.

[fuzzy1guy]

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[Phidius]

... Question is, would casters be willing to give up the trinket slot?

None of mine would. How many people would give up 9 inventory spaces to get a 2nd trinket slot?

[Hafeal]

At this point, I'll just take a spell compenent bag without the Eschew Materials benefit.

Though I do like DearLeader's idea. No one likes Rangers anyway.

[somenewnoob]

Rangers have blue bars too! That would be another slap in their faces.

(points at rangers and does Simpson's bully laugh)

Ha ha!

[TheDearLeader]

Rangers have blue bars too! That would be another slap in their faces.

Rangers have 4 Spell Components, Sorc/Wiz/FvS/Clr have 9, not counting the expensive spells.

I think it's a little less of a priority. "Slap in the face" is overkill, no?

I'd be OK with that, provided that all your spells cost 2 extra spell points while it's equipped.

Perhaps it would be useful to have a trade-off for this. Extra spell point cost as you suggest, or some sort of penalty to Max XP, etc.

[madmaxhunter]

Rangers have 4 Spell Components, Sorc/Wiz/FvS/Clr have 9, not counting the expensive spells.

I think it's a little less of a priority. "Slap in the face" is overkill, no?

No, not meant to be quite as serious as you may have made out. The one nice thing that was only AA was the Quiver of Alacrity, which will never be passed to an AA again. Now he can't even eschew (gesundheit) his 4 mats!


Seriously though, why should the item go to the spot that is absolutely NOT used by most casters? Most equipment is a give and take proposition. you gain something, but lose something else.

[Phidius]

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Seriously though, why should the item go to the spot that is absolutely NOT used by most casters? Most equipment is a give and take proposition. you gain something, but lose something else.

How about the belt slot. Kinda like Batman's utility belt - he pulls everything out of that thing.

[Jaid314]

No, not meant to be quite as serious as you may have made out. The one nice thing that was only AA was the Quiver of Alacrity, which will never be passed to an AA again. Now he can't even eschew (gesundheit) his 4 mats!


Seriously though, why should the item go to the spot that is absolutely NOT used by most casters? Most equipment is a give and take proposition. you gain something, but lose something else.

well, if you make other useful stuff in the quiver slot then people will go back to passing that quiver to arcane archers, so why are you complaining?

also, since the quiver of alacrity now grants a bonus to everyone, there *is* competition for the quiver slot

also also, arcane archers (the kind of ranger that actually has some sort of need for large amounts of arrows) don't actually use a quiver anyways. if anything, it's worse for artificers

[danotmano1998]

At this point, I'll just take a spell compenent bag without the Eschew Materials benefit.

This is what I was thinking. Eschew materials is a bit of a joke anyhow, as the components that you REALLY want to do away with aren't included. Just give me a spell component bag. Put it in my inventory! Save me 8 slots. Win/win.