Item creation question

[shilsen]

Please help me with my pc's new argument. What if the "custom item" follows the dmg's rules for creating new items?

Point out to the player that creating non-standard magic items is a variant rule (DMG, pg. 214 sidebar) and that Table 7-33 is specifically labelled "Estimating Magic Item Gold Piece Values". These are only guidelines and the DM always needs to make judgement calls here.

 

[Crothian]

Please help me with my pc's new argument. What if the "custom item" follows the dmg's rules for creating new items?

Doesn't matter. What is wrong with telling the DM of the items you make?

 

[the Jester]

Custom magic items? Hell, the dm doesn't even have to allow them. No way should they go in without dm approval.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

I was going to vote yes until I realized that the question specified PC rather than Player. The player can create all the items he wants. But the PC doesn't get them until the GM has approved them. Anyone who complains about it is obviously trying to get away with something. IMNSHO.

 

[AZNtrogdor]

Thanks, I was getting tired of arguing with the player and I am glad that I am now able to show him that pretty much everyone agrees with me.

 

[arscott]

You should be letting the GM know when you buy torches or rope (a simple "my character goes shopping for adventuring gear" will probably suffice). Not bothering to say "my character scribes a few scrolls" is just stupid.

 

[Sejs]

Please help me with my pc's new argument. What if the "custom item" follows the dmg's rules for creating new items?

You answered your own question.


What book do those rules appear in, again? Exactly.

 

[Glyfair]

What book do those rules appear in, again?

And I think calling them rules is off-base, as well. They are guidelines, and specifically called that in the DMG (see the "Creating Wonderous Items" section).

 

[Goblyns Hoard]

The player can make them, stat them, design them, whatever he wants

But the DM still gets to say whether or not the character can have it