Trappings of the Beast

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Collection Benefits

The trappings of the beast includes the armor of the beast, the mantle of the beast, and the ring of the beast. When you wear all three of these items, you gain a +5 competence bonus on wild empathy checks. In addition, you are treated as one level higher than you are for the purpose of using wild shape. (For instance, an 11th-level druid clad in the trappings of the beast could assume the form of a plant creature.)

Trappings of the Beast Pieces and Abilities
PieceBody
Slot
Price
(gp)
Item
Level
Ability
Armor of the beastBody26,17516th+1 wild studded leather armor grants additional stackable daily wild shape use
Mantle of the beastShoulders18,00014thUse wild shape as a swift action; +1 to attack and damage while in wild shape
Ring of the beastRing8,00011thTreat any summon nature’s ally spell as one level higher
Trappings of the Beast Collection Benefits
Pieces WornBenefit
3 pieces+5 on wild empathy; treated as one level higher for wild shape

Armor of the Beast

Price (Item Level): 26,175 gp (16th)

Body Slot: Body

Caster Level: 10th

Aura: Moderate (DC 20); transmutation

Activation:

Weight: 20 lb.

This suit of studded leather armor is held together with bits of bone and scale rather than metal rivets. The breastpiece is engraved with an abstract image resembling a tree, whose branches cross over the armor’s shoulders.

If you have the wild shape class feature, this suit of +1 wild studded leather armor grants you one additional use of that ability per day. (It does not, however, grant that ability if you do not already possess it.) This extra use stacks with the one provided by a druid’s vestment.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, wild shape ability.

Cost to Create: 13,000 gp (plus 175 gp for masterwork studded leather); 1,040 XP, 26 days.

Source: Complete Champion, page 135.

Mantle of the Beast

Price (Item Level): 18,000 gp (14th)

Body Slot: Shoulders

Caster Level: 10th

Aura: Moderate (DC 20); transmutation

Activation:

Weight: 2 lb.

This heavy cloak is made of a rough, gray fur from some unidentifiable creature.

The mantle of the beast allows you to use your wild shape ability as a swift action. While wild shaped, your natural weapons gain a +1 enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, greater magic fang, wild shape.

Cost to Create: 9,000 gp, 720 XP, 18 days.

Source: Complete Champion, page 140.

Ring of the Beast

Price (Item Level): 8,000 gp (11th)

Body Slot: Ring

Caster Level: 10th

Aura: Moderate (DC 20); conjuration

Activation:

Weight:

This tiny ring is carved of smooth wood, and engravings of ivy run along its length.

Whenever you cast a summon nature’s ally spell (whether normally or spontaneously), you can treat it as though it were one level higher than it is. For instance, if you cast summon nature’s ally III (or sacrifice a 3rd-level druid spell to spontaneously cast it), you can treat it as if you had cast summon nature’s ally IV instead. However, you cannot use a ring of the beast to cast a summon nature’s ally spell of a level higher than you can normally cast (in the class that allows you to cast the summon nature’s ally spell). This ring continues to function even while you are using wild shape.

Prerequisites: Forge Ring, Heighten Spell, summon nature’s ally I, wild shape.

Cost to Create: 4,000 gp, 320 XP, 8 days.

Source: Complete Champion, page 141.