Homebrew item help

[dragonearth]

I have created a special homebrew item and I am not sure if it is balanced
It is a item that is meant for a npc of mine to use that is level 30.

This is what it does:
it doubles the hd limit for a druids wildshape ability.

so if a druid was 5 level he would count as a 10th level in terms of the maximum hd a creature can have.
If they can't wildshape this does nothing so what do you think.

Also could you help me name it and or give it a price tag.

[Thurbane]

If it's for a 30th level (!) NPC, maybe just call it an artifact and don't worry about a price tag.

Names? Maybe The Amulet of Polymalia.

[Venger]

artifact or not, that item is preposterously broken. don't include it if you have any delusions of balance in your game.

if all the players are level 30(!) then you've been playing epic for 9 levels and the rules are all made up anyway, so sure, throw it on the pile.

[dragonearth]

no the players start at level 3 but they might get to level 30
this is a party friendly npc so they will not be fighting him
Also the final boss is a level 60 probably

[Venger]

no the players start at level 3 but they might get to level 30
this is a party friendly npc so they will not be fighting him
Also the final boss is a level 60 probably

why are you including a lvl 30 gmpc in a campaign of level 3 characters?

[Thurbane]

why are you including a lvl 30 gmpc in a campaign of level 3 characters?

Well, one would assume he turns up (much) later in the campaign.

Also, "party friendly NPC" ≠ GMPC.

[Venger]

Well, one would assume he turns up (much) later in the campaign.

Also, "party friendly NPC" ≠ GMPC.

I don't know why you'd assume that.

I'm reading between the lines. When someone says they're statting up an npc down to his gear that's 27 levels higher than the party, it usually means it's the character you're going to be stuck watching do cool stuff

[SirNibbles]

I don't know why you'd assume that.

I'm reading between the lines. When someone says they're statting up an npc down to his gear that's 27 levels higher than the party, it usually means it's the character you're going to be stuck watching do cool stuff

Exactly. Nobody wants an unskippable cutscene.

[frogglesmash]

On a slight tangent, but how many creatures actually have more than 30 hd, and how many have close to 60 hd?

[King of Nowhere]

That item is absolutely broken, but here's the thing: as long as you are the DM, you can control exactly how many broken things everyone can pile up. So you can afford to put some broken items in your campaign, as long as you make sure to avoid interactions that would be even more broken.

[Goaty14]

On a slight tangent, but how many creatures actually have more than 30 hd, and how many have close to 60 hd?

Let's see here... (combing the ELH)
-Tarrasque, 48 HD
-Advanced Great Wyrm Gold Dragon, Infinity, base 40
-Devastation Vermin, 128 HD
-Great Wyrm Prismatic Dragon, 78 HD
-Primal Elemental, 96 HD

Not many actually get close to 60...

[dragonearth]

Thanks for the advice this npc will probably never have to fight the players
he is more of a mentor and a quest giver than a npc that fights with or against the players.

[frogglesmash]

Let's see here... (combing the ELH)
-Tarrasque, 48 HD
-Advanced Great Wyrm Gold Dragon, Infinity, base 40
-Devastation Vermin, 128 HD
-Great Wyrm Prismatic Dragon, 78 HD
-Primal Elemental, 96 HD

Not many actually get close to 60...

I went through the ELH, Fiend Folio, and all the Monster Manuals to find all the creatures with 30+ HD. I only did one pass, so I might have missed some.

ELH
Adamantine Golem 54
Advanced Dragons
Anaxim 38
Atropal 66
Brachyurus 38
Devastation Vermin 128
Dream Larva 40
Elder Titan 70
Elder Treant 50
Epic Dragons
Flesh Colossus 100
Genius Loci 70
Hagunemnon 44
Hecatoncheires 52
Hoary Hunter 46
Hunefer 50
Infernal 40
Iron Colossus 96
Lavawight 32
Leshay 50
Living Vault 96
Mithral 36
Mu Spore 35
Neh-Thalggu 32
Phaethon 62
Phane 36
Prismasaurus 60
Primal Elemental 96
Ruin Swarm 50
Shadow of the Void 35
Shape of Fire 35
Sirrush 40
Sirrush, Three Headed 45
Stone Colossus 64
Tayellah 34
Umbral Blot 57
Uvuudaum 38
Vermiurge 42
Winterwight 32
Xixecal 72
Fiend Folio
Blackstone Gigant 32
Century Worm 40
Thunder Worm 48
MMI
Colossal Animated Object 32
Tarrasque 48
True Dragons
MMII
Chaos Roc 33
Cloud Ray 30
Corpse Gatherer 30
Death Bringer 30
Dragonflesh Golem 30
Famine Spirit 32
Leviathan 32
Megapede 32
Mountain Giant 30
Ocean Strider 30
Orcwort 32
Ragewind 31
True Dragons
MMIII
Battletitan Dinosaur 36
Greater Cadaver Collector 35
Greater Siege Crab 32
Greater Ssvaklor 30
Mivilorn, Elite Demon War Mount 30
Necronaut 32
Omnimental 32
Plague Brush 31
MMV
Frostwind Virago 30
Master of the Hunt 32
Scouring Slinger 42
Scouring Stanchion 30

[Nightcanon]

Thanks for the advice this npc will probably never have to fight the players
he is more of a mentor and a quest giver than a npc that fights with or against the players.
Next question: why is a level 30 druid giving quests to a 3rd level party?

[JNAProductions]

Next question: why is a level 30 druid giving quests to a 3rd level party?

He learned from Elminster. :P

OP, could we get some more info on what your plans are? It does sound like you might be falling into some common pitfalls of unfun DMing, and it might be a good idea to have some of the more experienced DMs on this forum doublecheck your thought process.