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Slippers of Spider Climbing

Slippers Of Spider Climbing
  • Category: Wondrous Item
  • Rarity: Uncommon (Requires Attunement)

While you wear these light shoes, you can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and along ceilings, while leaving your hands free. You have a Climb Speed equal to your Speed. However, the slippers don't allow you to move this way on a slippery surface, such as one covered by ice or oil.

Tactical Applications​

Wall Walking: Provides climb speed equal to walking speed with hands-free movement on any surface. Exceptional for vertical exploration, tactical positioning, and accessing otherwise unreachable areas with spider-like mobility.

Class Synergies:

  • Any Class: Universal utility for mobility enhancement regardless of class or climbing ability
  • Rogues: Perfect for stealth infiltration and accessing hidden areas through unconventional routes
  • Rangers: Essential for wilderness exploration and tracking across difficult terrain
  • Scouts: Excellent for reconnaissance and gaining tactical positioning advantages

Build Considerations: Requires attunement but provides ongoing mobility enhancement. Most valuable for characters prioritizing exploration and tactical positioning through enhanced movement options.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires climbing magic, spider enchantments, and mobility essences. Creation cost 1,500-3,500 gp and takes 7 weeks.

Common Sources:

  • Climbing specialists and spider magic enchanters
  • Treasure hoards of legendary climbers and exploration experts
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in mobility magic
  • Found in the collections of mountain climbers and vertical exploration specialists
  • Sometimes discovered in spider lairs or obtained from climbing creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with strong connections to vertical environments and climbing challenges.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 2,500-5,000 gp, with higher demand among explorers and mobility specialists.

Trade Considerations: Popular among adventurers and anyone requiring enhanced climbing and vertical mobility.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with climbing, exploration, or professional roles requiring vertical mobility and unconventional movement.

Character Concepts:

  • Exploration specialist with climbing expertise and vertical movement experience
  • Infiltration expert using wall-walking for stealth access and reconnaissance advantages
  • Character with extensive experience in vertical environments requiring enhanced climbing capabilities
  • Mobility expert combining spider climbing with traditional exploration techniques

Adventure Hooks​

The Vertical Challenge: Exploration scenarios where wall-walking provides crucial access to otherwise unreachable areas.

The Infiltration Mission: Stealth operations where climbing capabilities enable unconventional entry routes and tactical positioning.

The Tower Ascent: Adventures requiring vertical movement where climbing determines exploration success and objective access.

The Cliff Exploration: Mountaineering missions where enhanced climbing advances discovery and vertical navigation.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Slippers of Spider Climbing (Rare): Enhanced climbing speed and additional spider abilities with improved vertical mobility.

Slippers of Wall Running (Uncommon): Includes horizontal wall movement and enhanced surface navigation.

Explorer's Climbing Slippers (Uncommon): Optimized for adventure with enhanced grip and climbing endurance.

Specialized Variants:

  • Stealth Spider Slippers: Enhanced for infiltration with improved silent climbing and stealth bonuses
  • Combat Wall Slippers: Optimized for vertical fighting with enhanced combat positioning and wall-based tactics
  • Mountaineer's Grip Slippers: Specialized for extreme climbing with enhanced grip on difficult surfaces and weather resistance

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by ancient explorers who needed reliable climbing enhancement for their vertical expeditions and challenging terrain.

Historical Significance: These slippers enabled crucial discoveries and the exploration of previously inaccessible locations throughout history.

Cultural Impact: Represent the human desire to overcome physical limitations and access all areas through magical enhancement.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of mobility magic and the processes required for climbing enhancement.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 4-12 when vertical exploration becomes important and climbing provides significant advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides ongoing mobility enhancement balanced by attunement requirement and surface limitations.

Exploration Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring vertical environments and climbing challenges.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Vertical scenarios where climbing enables access to otherwise unreachable areas and tactical positioning
  • Exploration encounters where wall-walking provides navigation advantages and discovery opportunities
  • Infiltration situations where climbing capabilities advance stealth objectives and unconventional access
  • Environmental challenges where vertical mobility determines exploration success and area navigation

Climbing Adjustments: Encounters may need three-dimensional design when wall-walking capabilities are available.

Mobility Items: Other items that enhance movement and provide climbing capabilities.

Exploration Equipment:

  • Items that improve climbing effectiveness and vertical mobility
  • Equipment for wall navigation and surface grip
  • Tools for mobility magic and climbing enhancement

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance mobility abilities or provide additional climbing benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Climbing Mastery: Characters develop expertise in vertical movement and unconventional navigation techniques.

Exploration Leadership: Wall-walking capabilities create opportunities for leading climbing expeditions and vertical exploration missions.

Mobility Excellence: Enhanced climbing enables impressive demonstrations of spider-like movement and vertical navigation skills.