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<blockquote data-quote="narayan" data-source="post: 7562798" data-attributes="member: 6677509"><p><strong>Willambervale Somberthaine</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[sblock=Results of your rolls] <em>If you had not already noticed the egg was seemingly and possibly alive (or at least animated), your estimation of its value based purely on materials (which remain unknown to you) and craftsmanship might be something in the neighborhood of 50gp. However, one additional factor related to appraisals might be rarity and age. It is indeed possible this egg is known to history and unique in some way which could affect its value to be almost priceless. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Your high <strong>Spellcraft</strong> and <strong>Knowledge: Arcana</strong> rolls help you realize two things. Firstly, ultimately, it is how the egg appeared to look at you which affects its value. Magical creatures crafted into the shape of figurines for example can cost close to 30,000gp. Those <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Figurine_of_Wondrous_Power" target="_blank">Figurines of Wondrous Power</a> vary quite a lot, but there is still some idea of their usefulness based on their forms. Figurines with wings will surely fly, those crafted in the shape of large or huge creatures will probably grow larger to mimic those creatures, etc. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Of course, those sort of magical items <u>should</u> register as magical with your spell, but it is not necessarily a given. It is still possible some other spell or magical ability is resisting your spell. </em><em>Your rolls also indicated that it is unlikely you cast the spell improperly, or that some other item affected the outcome of the spell.</em><em></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Secondly, if the egg is some sort of magical construct (such as a Golem or Elemental) a <u>Detect Magic</u> spell will not detect its inherent magical power. Not even the higher level version of the spell, <u>Arcane Sight</u>, will actually detect magical creatures as magical, only the magical auras affecting them and magical items those creatures might be carrying. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em><em>In any case, what use or abilities this egg might have, as a construct, elemental, or otherwise... remain a mystery at this pont and are hard to imagine.</em>[/sblock]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>[Willambervale: </strong>What do you do<strong>]</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="narayan, post: 7562798, member: 6677509"] [b]Willambervale Somberthaine[/b] [sblock=Results of your rolls] [I]If you had not already noticed the egg was seemingly and possibly alive (or at least animated), your estimation of its value based purely on materials (which remain unknown to you) and craftsmanship might be something in the neighborhood of 50gp. However, one additional factor related to appraisals might be rarity and age. It is indeed possible this egg is known to history and unique in some way which could affect its value to be almost priceless. Your high [B]Spellcraft[/B] and [B]Knowledge: Arcana[/B] rolls help you realize two things. Firstly, ultimately, it is how the egg appeared to look at you which affects its value. Magical creatures crafted into the shape of figurines for example can cost close to 30,000gp. Those [URL="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Figurine_of_Wondrous_Power"]Figurines of Wondrous Power[/URL] vary quite a lot, but there is still some idea of their usefulness based on their forms. Figurines with wings will surely fly, those crafted in the shape of large or huge creatures will probably grow larger to mimic those creatures, etc. Of course, those sort of magical items [U]should[/U] register as magical with your spell, but it is not necessarily a given. It is still possible some other spell or magical ability is resisting your spell. [/I][I]Your rolls also indicated that it is unlikely you cast the spell improperly, or that some other item affected the outcome of the spell.[/I][I] Secondly, if the egg is some sort of magical construct (such as a Golem or Elemental) a [U]Detect Magic[/U] spell will not detect its inherent magical power. Not even the higher level version of the spell, [U]Arcane Sight[/U], will actually detect magical creatures as magical, only the magical auras affecting them and magical items those creatures might be carrying. [/I][I]In any case, what use or abilities this egg might have, as a construct, elemental, or otherwise... remain a mystery at this pont and are hard to imagine.[/I][/sblock] [I][B][Willambervale: [/B]What do you do[B]][/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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