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Drums of marching

(Magic Item Compendium, page 158)

Price (Item Level): 1,100 gp (4th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 3th
Aura: Faint; (DC 16) transmutation
Activation: See text
Weight: 5 lb.

Each of these two drums bears a line of runes engraved around its base.

This pair of drums includes a harness that allows them to be strapped to a humanoid creature. A character who plays drums of marching during overland movement and succeeds on a DC 15 Perform (percussion instruments) check grants allies within 120 feet a +4 bonus on the Constitution check to avoid nonlethal damage from a forced march (PH 164). Using the drums doesn’t adversely affect a performer’s speed.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, longstrider.
Cost to Create: 500 gp (plus 100 gp for base item), 40 XP, 1 day.