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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 743660" data-attributes="member: 78">Magic item creation costs XP.&nbsp; That's the only cost.&nbsp; The gold piece price for the item can be made up by selling items.&nbsp; Watch.A wizard wants some Boots of Speed.&nbsp; Since he has Craft Wonderous Items, he can save some gold and craft them at half price.&nbsp; To make the boots, he expends 4000 GP, 320 XP and 8 days.Wizard B also wants some boots of Speed.&nbsp; However, he expects to need some money in the future as well, so he doesn't want to be short on cash for a while.&nbsp; But he's got lots of money now.&nbsp; He decides to craft some Boots of Speed, but not for him.&nbsp; He spends some time, 4000 GP, and 320 XP to make the boots.&nbsp; Then, he SELLS THE BOOTS.&nbsp; Now he has 8000 GP to spend.&nbsp; Flush with cash, he buys more reagents and crafts his own Boots of Speed.Net cost: 0 GP, 640 XP, 16 days.What do you know?&nbsp; Magic items with no GP cost.&nbsp; With some advanced finances, he might even be able to jump start the process with very little starting gold by taking out a loan.&nbsp; But that costs more XP and time as he needs to make 3 items and sell 2.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 743660, member: 78"] Magic item creation costs XP. That's the only cost. The gold piece price for the item can be made up by selling items. Watch. A wizard wants some Boots of Speed. Since he has Craft Wonderous Items, he can save some gold and craft them at half price. To make the boots, he expends 4000 GP, 320 XP and 8 days. Wizard B also wants some boots of Speed. However, he expects to need some money in the future as well, so he doesn't want to be short on cash for a while. But he's got lots of money now. He decides to craft some Boots of Speed, but not for him. He spends some time, 4000 GP, and 320 XP to make the boots. Then, he SELLS THE BOOTS. Now he has 8000 GP to spend. Flush with cash, he buys more reagents and crafts his own Boots of Speed. Net cost: 0 GP, 640 XP, 16 days. What do you know? Magic items with no GP cost. With some advanced finances, he might even be able to jump start the process with very little starting gold by taking out a loan. But that costs more XP and time as he needs to make 3 items and sell 2. [/QUOTE]

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