Saturday, 9 April 2022

Alchemy: Anointed Knight Oils

Alchemy: Anointed Knight Oils

Book of Exalted Deeds for D&D 3.5 has the anointed knight prestige class. This class is based around concocting magical (not holy) oils to anoint herself or her weapon. Technically, this is just a justification for gaining permanent class features, but I see no reason not to turn them into proper alchemical elixirs.
   
Oil of Battle Bravery
This magic oil grants the subject Fearlessness 2.
LC: 4.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $270 (singular); $100 (5-batched).
Recipe: $27; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Battle Bravery, +40%; Magical, -10%; Ointment, -45%) [9]. Note: «Oil of Battle Bravery» is Fearlessness 2 (Magical, -10%) [4].
 
Oil of Celestial Strategy
This magic oil grants the recipient the Combat Reflexes advantage.
LC: 3.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $570 (singular); $205 (5-batched).
Recipe: $57; 2 days; defaults to Alchemy-2.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Celestial Strategy, +140%; Magical, -10%; Ointment, -45%) [19]. Note: «Oil of Celestial Strategy» is Combat Reflexes (Magical, -10%) [14].
  
Oil of Deep Strike
This magic oil improves the subject’s Striking ST by 2.
LC: 4.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $420 (singular); $150 (5-batched).
Recipe: $42; 2 days; defaults to Alchemy-2.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Deep Strike, +90%; Magical, -10%; Ointment, -45%) [14]. Note: «Oil of Deep Strike» is Striking ST 2 (Magical, -10%) [9].
  
Oil of Good Weapon
When applied to a weapon, this oil imbues it with holy qualities. The weapon counts as a holy weapon for the purpose of overcoming limited DR and Vulnerability.
LC: 3.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $240 (singular); $85 (5-batched).
Recipe: $24; 1 day; defaults to Alchemy-1.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Accessibility, Only on weapons, -20%; Advantage, Oil of Good Weapon, +10%; Ointment with no Contact Agent, -15%) [8]. Notes: «Oil of Good Weapon» is Holy Touch (Magical, -10%) [1].
 
Oil of Holy Sight
This magic oil improves the recipient’s Perception by 2.
LC: 3.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $420 (singular); $150 (5-batched).
Recipe: $42; 2 days; defaults to Alchemy-2.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Holy Sight, +90%; Magical, -10%; Ointment, -45%) [14]. Note: «Oil of Holy Sight» is Per +2 (Magical, -10%) [9].
  
Oil of Unbroken Flesh
This magic oil makes the subject’s flesh more resistant to damage. Divine injury after subtracting DR from damage and applying injury multipliers by 2. This only applies to physical attacks.
LC: 3.
Duration: 1 hour.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $1,200 (singular); $430 (5-batched).
Recipe: $120; 8 days; defaults to Alchemy-4.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Unbroken Flesh, +350%; Magical, -10%; Ointment, -45%) [40]. Note: «Oil of Unbroken Flesh» is Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction 2; Limited, Physical, -20%; Magical, -10%) [35].
  
Oil of Weapon Sentience
This magical oil grants the weapon sentience. The weapon gains 2d levels of IQ, becomes able to see and hear, gains the knowledge of one spoken language known by the creator of the elixir, and becomes able to communicate telepathically with those who it can touch as per the Telesend advantage.
LC: 3.
Duration: Truly Permanent.
Form: Ointment.
Cost: $8,250 (singular); $2,970 (5-batched).
Recipe: $825; 379 days; defaults to Alchemy-28.
Statistics: Affliction 1 (HT; Advantage, Oil of Weapon Sentience, +1,730%; Extended Duration, Truly Permanent, +240%; Magical, -10%; Negated Disadvantage, Blindness, +500%; Negated Disadvantage, Deafness, +200%; Ointment with no Contact Agent, -15%) [275]. Notes: “Oil of Weapon Sentience” is Cosmic Power 3 (Limited, One Spoken Language, -50%) [15] + IQ+7 [140] + Telesend (Magical, -10%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%) [18]. Extended Duration costs only 240%, because the Ointment meta-enhancement already includes Extended Duration, 30x, +60%.

2 comments:

  1. Hey! Not sure if you read these, but id like to ask anyway. How do you imagine these oils are applied to people? I pictured some as blade oils, some as being rubbed on the face or in the hair, maybe drank? I'm curious what your opinion is!

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    1. Oil of Good Weapon and Oil of Weapon Sentience are supposed to be applied to weapons. Others are applied to people - probably face in case of these specific oils, but any body part will do.

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