Veyr
2011-03-14, 10:41 PM
OK, so the idea is, Magic of Eberron contains a race, the Daelkyr Half-blood, and the Symbionts and Grafts as Treasure sidebar. Both contain tables that reference each of the Symbionts in Eberron Campaign Setting and Magic of Eberron.
However, a great many Symbionts were already printed in the Fiend Folio, and were not included in either table. I'm expanding both of these tables to include the Fiend Folio Symbionts, plus any homebrew Symbionts that I come across. I will not, for obvious reasons, be reproducing the entries from Magic of Eberron in either table.
More information on Symbionts and related items can be found in my Fleshwarping (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190350) list.
Table 1: Daelkyr Half-blood Personal Symbionts
These entries are in addition to those found in Magic of Eberron, pg. 37.
{table=head]Level | Choices1
1st | Restless ArmorEG
5th | Angel ClawEG, Flame GloveEG, Psionic SinewFF, Skull MantleEG
10th | Eldritch ClawEG, SpellknightEG, Sky ScourgeEG
15th | Cerebral HoodFF
20th | Living Breastplate2, Mind LeechFF[/table]1 All choices from an earlier level are also available to a higher-level Daelkyr half-blood.
2 The Living Breastplate was presumably not included in the original table intentionally; I have added it at 20th because it seems appropriate.
EG Homebrew symbiont by EdroGrimshell et al. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10229527&postcount=2)
FF Published in Fiend Folio. Only the Cerebral Symbionts (that is, not the Fiendish Symbionts) are included, reflecting the fact that, in the Eberron campaign setting, Illithids are the creations and pawns of the Daelkyr, and therefore Daelkyr Half-bloods would have access to them.
Table 2: Symbionts as Treasure
These entries are in addition to those found in Magic of Eberron, pg. 154.
{table=head]Symbiont | GP Equivalent
Angel ClawEG | 8,000
Cerebral HoodFF | No gp value*
Eldritch ClawEG | 15,000
Fiendish FamiliarFF | 6,000
Flame GloveEG | 2,000
Ghostly VisageFF | 25,000
GutwormFF | 10,000
Mind LeechFF | No gp value*
Psionic SinewFF | 25,000
Restless ArmorEG | 500
Soul TickFF | 10,000
SpellknightEG | 15,000
Skull MantleEG | 15,000
Sky ScourgeEG | 15,000[/table]EG Homebrew symbiont by EdroGrimshell et al. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10229527&postcount=2)
FF Published in Fiend Folio.
* The Cerebral Hood and Mind Leech symbionts are frighteningly good: the base cost for an item that does what each of them does (barring Ego conflicts and the Int damage) is 110,000 and 275,000 gp, respectively. Moreover, they're both much better than such an item would be, because they are creatures with their own actions, and therefore using their abilities doesn't require yours. However, the DC on all of their abilities is 17, which by the time you could afford these kinds of costs, is worthless. Thus, I suggest treating them as Minor Artifacts: they are very much rewards, powerful ones, for a DM to give players. Of course, getting one probably means getting past someone who is using them, which should be quite challenging.
However, a great many Symbionts were already printed in the Fiend Folio, and were not included in either table. I'm expanding both of these tables to include the Fiend Folio Symbionts, plus any homebrew Symbionts that I come across. I will not, for obvious reasons, be reproducing the entries from Magic of Eberron in either table.
More information on Symbionts and related items can be found in my Fleshwarping (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190350) list.
Table 1: Daelkyr Half-blood Personal Symbionts
These entries are in addition to those found in Magic of Eberron, pg. 37.
{table=head]Level | Choices1
1st | Restless ArmorEG
5th | Angel ClawEG, Flame GloveEG, Psionic SinewFF, Skull MantleEG
10th | Eldritch ClawEG, SpellknightEG, Sky ScourgeEG
15th | Cerebral HoodFF
20th | Living Breastplate2, Mind LeechFF[/table]1 All choices from an earlier level are also available to a higher-level Daelkyr half-blood.
2 The Living Breastplate was presumably not included in the original table intentionally; I have added it at 20th because it seems appropriate.
EG Homebrew symbiont by EdroGrimshell et al. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10229527&postcount=2)
FF Published in Fiend Folio. Only the Cerebral Symbionts (that is, not the Fiendish Symbionts) are included, reflecting the fact that, in the Eberron campaign setting, Illithids are the creations and pawns of the Daelkyr, and therefore Daelkyr Half-bloods would have access to them.
Table 2: Symbionts as Treasure
These entries are in addition to those found in Magic of Eberron, pg. 154.
{table=head]Symbiont | GP Equivalent
Angel ClawEG | 8,000
Cerebral HoodFF | No gp value*
Eldritch ClawEG | 15,000
Fiendish FamiliarFF | 6,000
Flame GloveEG | 2,000
Ghostly VisageFF | 25,000
GutwormFF | 10,000
Mind LeechFF | No gp value*
Psionic SinewFF | 25,000
Restless ArmorEG | 500
Soul TickFF | 10,000
SpellknightEG | 15,000
Skull MantleEG | 15,000
Sky ScourgeEG | 15,000[/table]EG Homebrew symbiont by EdroGrimshell et al. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10229527&postcount=2)
FF Published in Fiend Folio.
* The Cerebral Hood and Mind Leech symbionts are frighteningly good: the base cost for an item that does what each of them does (barring Ego conflicts and the Int damage) is 110,000 and 275,000 gp, respectively. Moreover, they're both much better than such an item would be, because they are creatures with their own actions, and therefore using their abilities doesn't require yours. However, the DC on all of their abilities is 17, which by the time you could afford these kinds of costs, is worthless. Thus, I suggest treating them as Minor Artifacts: they are very much rewards, powerful ones, for a DM to give players. Of course, getting one probably means getting past someone who is using them, which should be quite challenging.