Wand Quiver?!

[Reaperess]

I was talking with a buddy of mine, and she had a pretty great idea concerning wands: craft a sheath designed to hold some specific number of wands, not unlike a quiver or a gun holster, but it can only hold up to 3 wands and can either be attached to a belt or strapped to the thigh.

I thought this might be a pretty neat thing. It's none magical, and could be an easy way to have access to your wands. Granted, it opens you up to wand theft a bit, but that's the risk, ya know?

Any idea what a reasonable craft check/item cost for something like this should be?

[Xervous]

Unless there's some extra mechanical benefit of having the wands in such an arrangement I don't really see any issues with this. Basic craft check (DC 10) and a piddly cost for materials (bit of leather and the requisite binding materials, 2 silver tops?)

[DeTess]

This sounds like a variant on the wand bracer (from dungeonscape pg 33 if google-fu serves), so I'd base it on that item.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

There are a few items like this, such as the aforementioned wand bracer.

There's also the rod of many wands, which lets you fire off a ton of wands as a full round action.

The trigger phrase "abracapocalypse" is merely icing on the blitz-cake.

[Reaperess]

Unless there's some extra mechanical benefit of having the wands in such an arrangement I don't really see any issues with this. Basic craft check (DC 10) and a piddly cost for materials (bit of leather and the requisite binding materials, 2 silver tops?) That's kinder than what I was expecting. I'm also pretty inexperienced when it comes to DM style ruling. I would have said "DC 15, cost 5 silver to 1 gold", but I also realize that I am a bit harsh on that front.


This sounds like a variant on the wand bracer (from dungeonscape pg 33 if google-fu serves), so I'd base it on that item. I'll Google that, but yeah, pretty much.


There are a few items like this, such as the aforementioned wand bracer.

There's also the rod of many wands, which lets you fire off a ton of wands as a full round action.

The trigger phrase "abracapocalypse" is merely icing on the blitz-cake.
That sounds pretty fun. :) I think she was suggesting it for things like buff spells and wand of cure X wounds. Still, that could be really really handy.

[Vizzerdrix]

Faerun has a bandoleer. Just refluff that.

[Deophaun]

There is a mechanical benefit. Depending on how you run them, an arrow might be a valid subject for a wand chamber. Now you do have a quiver of wands--within arrows--that you can draw as a free action.

Otherwise, as Vizzerdrix points out, I just use a bandoleer for that stuff.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

There's also the wand-chamber weapon addition, from Dungeonscape. Note that it's entirely possible to use a wand as a weapon via a feat, and the minimum length of a weapon needed to install a wand-chamber is smaller than a wand.

Hence the wand chamber fandango (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=12872913&postcount=241).

[Deophaun]

Hence the wand chamber fandango (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=12872913&postcount=241).
There is no feat in CPsi that does what is claimed in that link. I'm giving you the "dorje is a wand" as it is described as such in a single poorly-thought out sentence in ExP, which is all it takes.

More broadly speaking, I'm little miffed that a dorje is not actually a dorje in 3.5, as then you could use it as a weapon. But then, it wouldn't be a wand.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

There is no feat in CPsi that does what is claimed in that link. I'm giving you the "dorje is a wand" as it is described as such in a single poorly-thought out sentence in ExP, which is all it takes.

More broadly speaking, I'm little miffed that a dorje is not actually a dorje in 3.5, as then you could use it as a weapon. But then, it wouldn't be a wand.There's a feat in Hyperconscious that does that. I think that Rubik might have misremembered the source for it. It's also a feat from the company that does PF psionics. (http://dsp-d20-srd.wikidot.com/dorje-blade)

[Crake]

The efficient quiver (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#efficientQuiver) can hold wands as if they were arrows, so I imagine you could literally just use one of the free quivers that comes with a bundle of 20 arrows, and just fit 20 wands into it?

[Coventry]

I know that you were looking for non-magical items, but the Pathfinder magical item Efficient Quiver (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/wondrous-items/wondrous-items/e-g/efficient-quiver/) comes in at 1800 gold, and has room for up to 60 wands ("same size and general shape as an arrow"), 6 staves, and maybe 18 metamagic rods (if the match "javelin" shape and size) - all of which can be quickly chosen from.

All of that suggests a non-magical wand holder should be fairly cheap, as you lose the magically enhanced selection.

D&D version has a slightly different name (Ehlonna's Quiver), but has been around since first edition AD&D.

[ericgrau]

I was talking with a buddy of mine, and she had a pretty great idea concerning wands: craft a sheath designed to hold some specific number of wands, not unlike a quiver or a gun holster, but it can only hold up to 3 wands and can either be attached to a belt or strapped to the thigh.

I thought this might be a pretty neat thing. It's none magical, and could be an easy way to have access to your wands. Granted, it opens you up to wand theft a bit, but that's the risk, ya know?

Any idea what a reasonable craft check/item cost for something like this should be?

I agree with what others have said that it shouldn't be difficult to carry several wands to begin with.

I'll say 5 sp. I'm probably off by a bit, but in other words it's so cheap that adventurers shouldn't have to worry about the price.

[ayvango]

I agree with what others have said that it shouldn't be difficult to carry several wands to begin with.

I'll say 5 sp. I'm probably off by a bit, but in other words it's so cheap that adventurers shouldn't have to worry about the price.
How much would it cost to cover the quiver with thin lead sheet inside?

[Afgncaap5]

How much would it cost to cover the quiver with thin lead sheet inside?

According to Complete Scoundrel, 10 gold.

-Edit-

Though upon closer reading, it adds the caveat that this must be done at the time the quiver is created. I imagine it costs more to fit it with lead later.