Party Support Items for use by all levels

Still, that in itself doesnt make for a satisfying experience.
Offensively, lowbies are basically screwed in high level combat. The
baddies are going to be powerful enough to negate most anything a
lowbie can do attack-wise.

Buffs for the high level PCs would be
an attractive option to me.... since what lowbies will have access to
based on their builds wont be of much use.... perhaps we could have
some *items* like the flags and banners that will give certain buffs in
a wide area... it will require the PC using said item to not be able to
attack, but can make the other PCs better in certain ways.... attack
bonuses, movements speed (the long march banner comes to mind),
resistances to various damage types, even area denial (something like
the barrier of faith book) to protect other party members.

The trick there would be to avoid giving the lowbies items that will negate the benefit of other PCs class abilities.

__Ua__ wrote:I remember a guard in the Vale that stood next to the gate used to carry a flag that could be carried in the off-hand and would make party members around he/she move faster.

Elhanan wrote:Siege weapons. Have devices that can be armed and fired by one or a small group adding synergy to the main gunner.

MannyJabrielle wrote:And when we run outa stew.... we can load gnomes into the catapults.

Vivaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*splat*

• I suggest: Druids could make a banner like the Spell they have "Aura of Vitality" +4 to Str, Con and Dex.
  
• Perhaps giving the ability to craft a certain Banner Type per Base class could be very Group friendly.
  
• Maybe every base class with the exception of Bard should be able to craft atleast one.<LI>Though the Enchant Items feat can only be received by spellcasters. So maybe Non-spellcasting base classes can make one at the Maker or somthing.
  

• Edit: This I believe will also not make party support classes useless. Because if you could fight and use banners nobody would need a Bard or a Cleric at all. This will also make the support classes even more usefull too. It will solve part of the problem of for clerics. If each diety had a certain Banner the cleric can make. So if nobody needs healing, they can get a buff from a Cleric banner! So That's just my input.
  

• All players can craft a Masterwork Banner.
  
• All players can get a banner blessed by their Deity from the Temples in Macedone.
  
• All Blessed banners give a small buff dependant on their Diety.
  

• +2 to Universal Saving Throws.