Celestial War paint Item?

[Awakeninfinity]

So I've done a pretty thorough search with google and my book collection and yet turned up nothing, but I'm looking a celestial themed paint that granted a temporary sacred bonus to AC with a DC 20-something craft (paint) check. I remember seeing it and it was an inspiration for one of my current characters. Was I hallucinating or does it actually exist?

[ViperMagnum357]

Moonblood, a special material from Book of Exalted Deeds page 38. It is 1,500GP for one dose, DC 22 craft (Painting) to apply, and grants a Sacred bonus of +2 to AC for 24 hours. Also deals 1d6 damage to Evil creatures that touch it.

[Awakeninfinity]

Moonblood, a special material from Book of Exalted Deeds page 38. It is 1,500GP for one dose, DC 22 craft (Painting) to apply, and grants a Sacred bonus of +2 to AC for 24 hours. Also deals 1d6 damage to Evil creatures that touch it.

Oh; thank you! That would explained why I wanted to tie it in to the Moon-Warded ACF in Dragon.

[Mike Miller]

There are more face paints in Dragon mag, too

[Kelb_Panthera]

The Dragonlance Campaign Setting also has an alchemical war-paint that gives a couple points to AC; either armour or alchemical bonus IIRC.

[ViperMagnum357]

The Dragonlance Campaign Setting also has an alchemical war-paint that gives a couple points to AC; either armour or alchemical bonus IIRC.

Tarmak War Paint, from the DLCS on page 232. It is 500 GP for one dose, requires DC 25 Craft (Alchemy) and a RP reason why your character knows how to create this setting specific concoction, made from special ingredients that grow only in a tiny section of 1 backwater Plane and known only to 1 insular, secluded race there.

On the other hand, an application gives you a +5 natural AC bonus and Fast Healing 5, and does not wear off until the Fast Healing has notched 20 points.

[Kelb_Panthera]

Tarmak War Paint, from the DLCS on page 232. It is 500 GP for one dose, requires DC 25 Craft (Alchemy) and a RP reason why your character knows how to create this setting specific concoction, made from special ingredients that grow only in a tiny section of 1 backwater Plane and known only to 1 insular, secluded race there.

On the other hand, an application gives you a +5 natural AC bonus and Fast Healing 5, and does not wear off until the Fast Healing has notched 20 points.

Assuming the GM won't just allow a simple refluff, the cities of Sigil and Union in the default setting are the kind of places where you can buy anything from anywhere.

Honestly though, I can easily see the Rashemi or Uthgardt in FR or the Talenta halflings in Eberron creating such a substance.

[Awakeninfinity]

Tarmak War Paint, from the DLCS on page 232. It is 500 GP for one dose, requires DC 25 Craft (Alchemy) and a RP reason why your character knows how to create this setting specific concoction, made from special ingredients that grow only in a tiny section of 1 backwater Plane and known only to 1 insular, secluded race there.

On the other hand, an application gives you a +5 natural AC bonus and Fast Healing 5, and does not wear off until the Fast Healing has notched 20 points.

That sounds perfect as part of the material components of the incantation ritual I creating (subject to GM approval). Also is that an enhancement bonus or just grants Natural Armor?


Assuming the GM won't just allow a simple refluff, the cities of Sigil and Union in the default setting are the kind of places where you can buy anything from anywhere.

Honestly though, I can easily see the Rashemi or Uthgardt in FR or the Talenta halflings in Eberron creating such a substance.

I could also see a Druid Circle in in one of the outer planes having it as well (it's where my Cohort is from). I'd have to see if any of my friends have a copy of DLCS though...

[ViperMagnum357]

That sounds perfect as part of the material components of the incantation ritual I creating (subject to GM approval). Also is that an enhancement bonus or just grants Natural Armor?

The wording leaves it untyped but 'grants' it as an effect: that means it can stack with an enhancement bonus to natural AC bonuses like the basic amulet, but overlays an extant bonus, acting as a replacement effect per the rules where you take the highest of 2 bonuses from the same source-thus, if you normally had an actual, natural AC of +3, you would take the higher bonus of +5 until the Warpaint wore off and you went back to +3 thereafter. You can dig up some natural AC discussions for overlapping effects here, if you want.