I have 36k gold. Equip me

[eyebreaker7]

http://village.photos/images/user/c305cbbe-e053-4c83-8f55-e8d66ccfa88f/b5f13536-3bad-4cce-8655-0c6afcd80fbc.jpg

What would you give him/buy for him? Any "legal" 3rd edition items are available. Pathfinder, D&D, dragon mag, dungeon mag. I just might need to ask for a description and definitely the cost. He's 9th level if that matters. Class? Depends on you :)

Also on a side note, any ideas what is at his feet? My 1st thought was a sling but not with the skull emblem in there. 2nd thought was some sort of phylactery but it wont fit on him. Any thoughts?

[Doctor Awkward]

Whatever is at his feet looks the same as what is on the shield.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?148101-3-x-Shax-s-Indispensible-Haversack-(Equipment-Handbook)

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

The thing at his feet matches the thing on his shield, both are likely holy symbols. He was using the holy symbol to cast a spell, then he dropped it to draw his sword. He should have had it on a necklace, that's just poor planning. His weapon looks like a Macuahuitl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl) with teeth instead of obsidian blades, likely equivalent to a longsword for game mechanics.

Say he's a Cleric of a variant denomination of Hextor, hence the different holy symbol. He's from a different culture that calls Hextor by a different name, has a different holy symbol, and a different favored weapon for the War domain. A bound skull represents the domination aspect of Hextor rather well. While Hextor's favored weapon is a flail, he holds six weapons, one of which is a longsword.

His race may be a bit tricky if you don't want a level adjustment or racial HD. Possibly a variant nongood Dragonborn, otherwise some kind of lizardfolk. A Poison Dusk Lizardfolk in MM3 could start out with the +1 LA bought off (https://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/races/reducingLevelAdjustments.htm), they don't have any racial HD but they're small size.

He's a LN Cleric 3/ Church Inquisitor 3/ Ordained Champion 3, domains are Law, Domination, Inquisition, and War. Trade the Law and Domination domain powers for Shield Specialization and Shield Ward at Ordained Champion 1. Feats are Extend Spell, Persistent Spell, Divine Metamagic: Persistent, and Holy Warrior. Keep in mind that Ordained Champion gives you the ability to spontaneously cast War domain spells, so as long as you have any 4th level or higher spell available to cast you benefit from Holy Warrior. Take two flaws (Bravado and Hot Blooded (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?258440-The-quot-Best-quot-Flaws#30)) for two extra feats: Extra Turning and Law Devotion.

Magic items:
Reliquary Holy Symbol (1,000 gp)
Nightstick (7,500 gp)
Standard Strand of Prayer Beads with the Bead of Smiting removed (9,000 gp per the DMG)
Dragonfang Longsword, Wand Chamber (715 gp)
Lesser Metamagic Rod of Extend (3,000 gp)
Mithral Breastplate (4,200 gp)
Healing Belt (750 gp)
Anklet of Translocation (1,400 gp)
Third Eye: Clarity (3,000 gp)
Scout's Headband (3,400 gp)
Masterwork Heavy Steel Shield, Wand Chamber (270 gp)
1765 gp remaining for wands and consumable items, extra holy symbols, and mundane gear.

He can have two persistent spells each day, those should be Divine Power and probably Mass Lesser Vigor on the whole party. Always use the Bead of Karma from the Strand of Prayer Beads before buffing. Every day cast (Lesser Rod of Extended) Magic Vestment +3 on his armor and shield, Extended Greater Magic Weapon +3 on his longsword, (Lesser Rod of Extended) Slow Poison, and Greater Resistance.

[eyebreaker7]

Mithral Breastplate (4,200 gp)


He's not wearing armor but you could give him a magical loin cloth of some sort of protection.

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

He's not wearing armor but you could give him a magical loin cloth of some sort of protection.

The mini isn't painted, but it's clearly a breastplate designed to look like muscles, like the Romans wore, with the necklace over the top of it. Maybe their armor style took inspiration from artifacts left by foreign conquerors who were driven out long ago?

[Saintheart]

The thing at his feet matches the thing on his shield, both are likely holy symbols. He was using the holy symbol to cast a spell, then he dropped it to draw his sword. He should have had it on a necklace, that's just poor planning. His weapon looks like a Macuahuitl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl) with teeth instead of obsidian blades, likely equivalent to a longsword for game mechanics.

There is actually a Maquhuitl in MM 4: 1d10 damage dice, x3 critical modifier, exotic weapon. EWP sure, but still better than a longsword.

[Vizzerdrix]

Shapesand, and Wis boosters. Also spend a weekend watching old episodes of MacGyver for maximum effect.

[MaxiDuRaritry]

A +1 morphing/sizing weapon. It's a +2 weapon (+8,300 gp) with a +5,000 gp enhancement added. Now, note that this isn't just for use in fighting (although it's that, too). It's a Swiss army knife that can be used utility-wise for virtually everything out of combat. Of course, a morphing/sizing arrow would be vastly cheaper at 1/50 the cost, if you can swing it. And even if you can't, if it starts out as a very small weapon (such as a Diminutive poison ring, from Dragon Compendium), making it out of riverine makes it indestructible by normal means for quite cheap. Virtually free, in fact.

The number of uses for such a weapon are legion, with a bit of creativity. It's also ripe for further enhancements, especially if you choose it as an ancestral relic.

[CharonsHelper]

There is actually a Maquhuitl in MM 4: 1d10 damage dice, x3 critical modifier, exotic weapon. EWP sure, but still better than a longsword.

So it's basically a bastard sword which is x3 instead of 19-20 x2? Yay? Overall slightly worse, since the crit is more likely to be overkill. (exception would be if you have some special way to fish for crits - like a buddy with Butterfly Sting)

[ExLibrisMortis]

Standard Strand of Prayer Beads with the Bead of Smiting removed (9,000 gp per the DMG)
You know, I never noticed that the numbers for the medium strand don't add up. That is the stupidest thing.

Edit: MIC printed the price as 45 800 gp, which is the correct total.

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

You know, I never noticed that the numbers for the medium strand don't add up. That is the stupidest thing.

Edit: MIC printed the price as 45 800 gp, which is the correct total.

RAW is Text > Table, though. MIC only has it in a table, DMG has the full text and is still the primary source. RAI is crystal clear that it should be the higher price, but RAW the DMG price stands, they should have included it in the errata.