[3.5] Boosts in base land speed

[Maeglin_Dubh]

What are some good, low-level ways to get extra land speed? Either in combat, or for traveling.

Working on a fairly wide-spanning organization made up of adherents of the gameworld's God of Travel, and I'd like them all to live up to it.

[grarrrg]

What are some good, low-level ways to get extra land speed? Either in combat, or for traveling.

Working on a fairly wide-spanning organization made up of adherents of the gameworld's God of Travel, and I'd like them all to live up to it.


Monk 3 gives +10, increases with more levels
Barb 1 gives +10
Celerity Cleric domain (also/or Pathfinder's Travel Domain)
I'm pretty sure there is a Ranger ACF that can do it


Oh, and don't be "small"

[hivedragon]

from XPH
xephs (race) burst (power) and speed of thought (feat)
scouts (CAd)

[sreservoir]

get something smaller to ride you and make DC 15 checks. then you can get +10' every other turn for 1 hp, or doubling each consecutive turn.

ed: it's not base, ofc. very little affects base. try the quick trait, dark template (LA +1), and the wild-ish template in dragon 306.

also, if you don't mind that it's fly, unseelie fey doubles speed.

[The-Mage-King]

Character concept: Highest base speed at lowest level

ECL 2: Dark Xeph Cleric 1

Domain: Clerity

Trait: Quick

Base speed: 60 feet. 70 if in need of actual flight.

[FMArthur]

Better yet, have them ride something. Horses are good for this, and so are abilities that summon them. Of particular note is the Phantom Steed (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/phantomSteed.htm) spell. They probably won't have the caster level to make it fly (14th) but they can certainly use it to move very fast, and take Knight Phantom (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20050706a&page=4) levels, a class that specializes in the spell and doubles-up on CL growth for it. It loses them two spellcasting levels though so they'd still only get it flying by like 12th level or something.

[grarrrg]

Domain: Clerity


I thought there was one.
*goes to re-edit first post*

[Psyborg]

If Dreamscarred Press is on the table, there's a feat for Xephs in Races of the Mind:Xeph called Long Distance. Basically (and assuming I remember correctly), your burst racial ability lasts until you take a non-free action other than moving. Combine with Speed of Thought, Xeph Paragon (burst faster), Dark template, and Quick trait, and you'll have some seriously fast long-distance runners.

The usual suspects for fast movement- Barbarian, Monk, Ranger (with ACF)- are always helpful. In the lesser-known categories, Blade Dancer PrC from Oriental Adventures increases your base speed rather than granting a bonus, and Alacris is a Xeph PrC from Races of the Mind:Xeph that grants a decent amount of fast movement.

Once you get to a certain point, percentage increases become enormously valuable. Shadow template gives 150% for +2, Unseelie Fey (as mentioned) gives fly at double land for +0, the Run feat makes running speed*5 instead of *4, and I'm sure there are others.

Let's see what we can do with this:
Base race: Xeph (30'; burst for +30', assuming we get to level 9 [we will])
Lawful alignment.
Two flaws.
Quick trait (base speed 40')
Shadow Template (+2 LA, speed +50%, bought off at levels 6 and 9)
Unseelie Fey (fly at 2x land, not calculated until end)
Level 1: Barbarian 1 (speed 40*1.5=60'+10', burst +30')
Feat: Speed of Thought (speed 40*1.5=60'+20', burst +30')
Feat: Run (run for x5)
Feat: Dash (speed 40*1.5=60'+25', burst +30')
Level 2-4: Xeph Paragon (speed 40*1.5=60'+25', burst +50')
Feat: Long Distance (burst lasts indefinitely as long as movement continues)
Level 5-7: Cobra Strike Monk 3 (speed 40*1.5=60'+35', burst +50')
Feat: Dodge
Feat: Mobility
Feat: Spring Attack
Level 8: Ranger with Fast Movement ACF (speed 40*1.5=60+45', burst +50'
Level 9-10: Alacris 2 (speed 40*1.5=60+55', burst +50')
Feat: Improved Speed (burst improves +10' each at lv. 13, 17)
Levels 11-20: Blade Dancer 10 (speed 120*1.5=180'+55', burst +70')
Dark template (from continuous collar of umbral metamorphosis)

...and dangit, I need to run before I can figure out exactly what speed that works out to. Urgh. Anyhow, it should be something to play with.

[awa]

nezumie from oriental adventures is a o LA race with 40 move
im not sure if its legal but using the custom item creation make boots with expeditious retreat for +30 move

[Desril]

You could refluff the Fast Leg graft in Fiend Folio. The speed boost is untyped, so you could get 2 Fast Legs for 8k and get +20 speed. Without refluffing you'd need to be evil for it to work well.

[manyslayer]

Dash (feat) + 5
Fleet of Foot (regional feat from Forgotten Realms) +10
Travel Devotion (feat) 1/day move your speed as a swift action

[Leon]

The 3 Guardians of the Green PrCs in Complete Champ all have a Untyped speed boost if you already have a existing version of the granted ability (Barb Fast move and Woodland stride)




Oh, and don't be "small"

Unless you Choose a Whisper Gnome a your race

[JaronK]

You could refluff the Fast Leg graft in Fiend Folio. The speed boost is untyped, so you could get 2 Fast Legs for 8k and get +20 speed. Without refluffing you'd need to be evil for it to work well.

Same source, doesn't stack.

JaronK

[Turok117]

There's a feat in Complete Warrior (I think) called Divine Vigour, and it gives you a +10 foot bonus to speed and 2 temp hp per level at the cost of burning one turn attempt.

[Dusk Eclipse]

Unless you Choose a Whisper Gnome a your race

Or a Kobold :smallwink:

[some guy]

Or a Kobold :smallwink:

Or a Goblin :smallwink:


Anyway, isn't the greatest problem with increasing speed, that almost everything gives the same type of speed bonus?
I believe the Dervish PrC also gives a speed bonus.