Pouch of Reagents
An offshoot of the bag of holding, this appears as an ornate yet mundane pouch about 15″ by 8″. Most of these pouches have a strap attached, so mages can sling the pouch over their shoulders.
The pouch allows an arcane caster to reach in and grab the specific material component needed for a specific spell as a free action, providing the owner has collected the component in advance, and stored it in the pouch. The mechanics of the pouch act like a bag of holding, but geared toward reagents, and is much smaller in physical size, fitting neatly onto a standard belt. The pouch weighs 5 lb. and holds 15 cubic feet of material.
Just like with a bag of holding, if the pouch is overloaded, or if sharp objects pierce it (from inside or outside), the pouch ruptures and is ruined. All contents are lost forever. If a pouch of reagents is turned inside out, its contents spill out, causing a mess of spell components which could cause a reaction. In addition, the pouch must be put right before it can be used again. If living creatures are placed within the pouch, they can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time they suffocate.
Moderate conjuration; CL 9th; Craft Wondrous Item, secret chest, 1,000gp.
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Mage Purse
The mage purse is a non-magical bag containing components and reagents for casting spells, incantations, and rituals. The bag contains some many of the following items: various colors of chalk, salt rocks, beeswax, candles, parchment, various dusts and shavings, some cheap crystals, incense sticks, a spool of yarn, a quill and ink set, a bone rod, a steel rod, various sticks with runes, hawthorn, mistletoe, garlic, ginseng, ginger, a few clumps of charcoal, a silk scarf, a small mirror, silver and gold bells, tongs, flint and tinder, copper wire, a deck of cards, a brass key, various simple rings (copper, silver, gold, iron, electrum), a picolo, thread, assorted buttons, a musical triangle, an appropriate holy symbol, pins, a small cloth doll, and assorted empty vials all contained within a padded roll with attached string to tie up the roll.
Depending on the amount of items within the mage purse, the item may cost as much as 120gp, though many are available for as little as 20gp. The purse can weigh as much as 10 lbs, but standard purses are closer to 3 lbs. This item is relatively water-tight and somewhat resistant to fire. It provides many of the essential components needed to cast spells. Because of this, add a +1 to all spellcraft checks and remove 5% chance of arcane spell failure.
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Deep Purse
This enchanted purse can carry much more wealth than would physically fit inside it, due to enchantments. In many ways similar to a bag of holding, it cannot be used to store anything larger than an inch or two in diameter. In addition, the wearer of this purse can retrieve desired items from it quickly without having to rummage through it. As a move action the wearer can simply pull out the desired coins or gem.
The purse can carry up to 200 pounds of coin and gems, or approximately 10,000 individual coins. No matter how much coin is in it it always appears to weigh 5 pounds, unless it is empty.
This enchantment is often combined with other purse enchantments, such as the Serpentward Purse.
Moderate conjuration; CL 9th; Craft Wondrous Item, secret chest; Price 2,000 gold.
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Bag of Haggling
Originally developed by Nazur Tscheryn, mage of Chaurille, as a way to acquire reagents at reduced rates (as well as to communicate with the denizens of the night that peddle eyes of newt, nightshade, and other fine things)
A favorite among merchants, this bag (also available as a purse) has been enchanted such that it helps negotiate deals on behalf of the owner. The quality of the negotiation varies from purse to purse, depending on the quality of the caster. The purse allows the owner to speak the language of his or her collocutor to facilitate the negotiation. An average example of this purse also adds a +10 circumstance bonus to all skill checks that involve negotiating prices (Diplomacy, Bluff, etc.).
Faint abjuration; caster level 3rd; tongues, eagle’s splendor, Craft Wondrous Item; 7,500 gold.
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Serpentward Purse
Generally decorated with thread-of-gold depicting a dragon or wyrm, this purse is similar to the magically warded wailing purse, with the difference that any touching or opening of it by anyone except the wearer results in a ghostly viper rearing up from the purse and striking the would-be purloiner.
When the snake strikes, the thief must succeed at a DC 14 reflex save. If they fail, they are engulfed in a shimmering amber field of force and immobilized until released, either at your command or when 1d4 days + one day per caster level have elapsed. The effect is identical to those of the spell sepia snake sigil.
Faint abjuration; Caster level 5th; sepia snake sigil, Craft Wondrous Item; Price 7,500 gold; Weight 1/2 lb.
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Wailing Purse
This purse has been enchanted such that attempts to pick it from it’s owner result in a loud alarm. The alarm varies from purse to purse, but is generally a shouted “thief! thief!” in the language of the enchanter.
Weak abjuration; caster level 1st, alarm, Craft Wonderous Item; 1,000 gold
Alternate versions are powered by magic mouths, allowing a higher range of sounds and responses, such as singing, biting, or saying things like “You don’t really need that, do you? Can we afford that?”. These are considerably more expensive, in the 6,000 gold range.
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