Hey folks. I've got a player whose PC wants to create a
ring of dispel magic. I'm a little leery about his prereqs for the item as it seems too much like a
ring of true strike!
1. Usable once per day
2. Minimum caster level (5th level)
3. Immediate action to use
I started by calculating the cost of such a ring if it were command word activated and usable multiple times per day. I get 5*3*2000 gp = 30k gp.
Then I divided by 5 (for the once-per-day limit) and got 6000 gp.
Now the stickler: what about an immediate action? First, changing the item from command word to move action should add about 100% to the cost, maybe more. Then from move action to swift should be an additional 100% (of the original price). And then to make it immediate? Wow.
So 6000 gp + 100% + 100% = 6000+6000+6000 = 18000 gp for a swift action ring. And to turn it into an immediate action? Maybe another 9000 or so?
I've got a couple weeks to make a decision, but I'd appreciate the input of other GMs.
(Edit: It appears there's an item called a ring of spell-battle that is very similar that costs 12k gp.)
(Oh, and this is for a Pathfinder beta game. No XP cost for making magic items, so the cost is important because there's nothing else to stop a bunch of mages making these things and flooding the world with them.)
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