Bone Wands

[MercyIsDead]

Okay so, now that I've been penalized for using UMD and using wands, is it possible we can have a vendor sell bone wands again? Or at least increase the drop rate of bone wands?

I mean, since they explode now?

[Luna]

They will never be sold, unless we put them in for some ridiculous price so it's a gold sink.

I need to turn the drop rate back up.
It was turned way down for the past few weeks.

[Hydrocarbonated]

Okay so, now that I've been penalized for using UMD and using wands, is it possible we can have a vendor sell bone wands again? Or at least increase the drop rate of bone wands?

I mean, since they explode now?

In what sense are you being penalized for using UMD?

[ragnarok1983]

Because now he'll get 2-3 uses out of a wand on average and waste a crap ton of money when that thing just *poof*

[Leo]

They will never be sold, unless we put them in for some ridiculous price so it's a gold sink.

I need to turn the drop rate back up.
It was turned way down for the past few weeks.

Luna, would it be possible to code wands so that UMD check is made every time the wand is used? If it isn't passed it, the wand malfunctions and the spell fizzles like when Arcane Spell Failure occurs. It just seems that the process of using wand should be somewhat more complicated than what it is now, given the power it gives. I mean that the CL of the wand user is made at the character level when faced with Dispels, making them virtually impossible to dispel.

[Laenor]

The best way to use UMD to me is to use scrolls.
Some scrolls are sold cheaper than the cost of making wands (Ex.: Scroll of Shield costs about 55-65 gp, wand costs 3750 gp to craft)
There's also other spells that can't be gotten on wands (Heroism, Superior Resistance) that are sold darn cheap.

nah, UMD is still in great shape, it's just the wand that have gotten the shaft a bit, but these were a bit too useful, so It makes sense.

[FairVigil]

just wondering, could the feat craft wondrous items be implemented to allow for non breakable wands? I cant explain it properly most likely but i was thinking of somehow implementing that feat to allow for someone to take it and be able to make better potions and less fragile wands?

I think it would have to be something of a small event with dm supervision to craft such a wand but im just thinking it would make the feat useful and maybe then making a crafting type pc could be more realistic?

I made a druid to make a wand but since havent found a one and the one i used to make the flame wand is great but i am a dual wielder and with the duration (oh thats another thing the feat would improve) im afraid it wont last long if i use it. Plus its already at 20% and im a pretty unlucky guy when it comes to odds.

All just brainstorming aloud and i have no clue if better wands are even an option in terms of duration but i recall crafted potions are better then store bought ones already.

Also for the cost id think its already costly to craft a wand just as it stands. Making the wand 5000 gold and only sold in say the mages place with the breaking would make them almost worthwhile?

It would be something pc's would have to save for if they wanted a imp mage armor wand or the like.