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<blockquote data-quote="nyjm" data-source="post: 3061443" data-attributes="member: 18313">So, here's a pricing quandry for you. I have a high-level character who would like an Amulet of Mighty Fists +3 with the Shadow Striking ability from Tome of Magic. How much would this cost?My first problem is not having the book at hand. Is the Shadow Striking ability a +3 equivalent or simply a flat cost of + 18,000 gp?An Amulet of Mighty Fists +3 costs 54,000 gp. That's triple a normal +3 weapon, and with good reason because the +3 bonus applies to any number of natural attacks.Option 1) flat-price Shadow Striking: 72,000 gp = (54,000 gp amulet + 18,000 gp special ability)Option 2) flat-price Shadow Striking at triple cost, since the Shadow Strike ability applies to all attacks just like the +3 bonus: 108,000 gp = (54,000 gp amulet + [18,000 gp special ability x 3])Option 3) Shadow Striking as +3 equivalent: 216,000 gp ([Amulet +3 plus Shadow Strking ~ +6 weapon = 72,000 gp] x 3)This last option makes the item more costly than anything in the SRD, but I'm not sure it's more powerful than, say, a vorpal adamantine longsword +5 (203,315 gp). Pricing the item via option 3 would seem to violate the rule: &quot;A weapon’s enhancement bonus and special ability bonus equivalents can’t total more than +10,&quot; but only via price, since the ability and bonus equivalent total only +6.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nyjm, post: 3061443, member: 18313"] So, here's a pricing quandry for you. I have a high-level character who would like an Amulet of Mighty Fists +3 with the Shadow Striking ability from Tome of Magic. How much would this cost? My first problem is not having the book at hand. Is the Shadow Striking ability a +3 equivalent or simply a flat cost of + 18,000 gp? An Amulet of Mighty Fists +3 costs 54,000 gp. That's triple a normal +3 weapon, and with good reason because the +3 bonus applies to any number of natural attacks. Option 1) flat-price Shadow Striking: 72,000 gp = (54,000 gp amulet + 18,000 gp special ability) Option 2) flat-price Shadow Striking at triple cost, since the Shadow Strike ability applies to all attacks just like the +3 bonus: 108,000 gp = (54,000 gp amulet + [18,000 gp special ability x 3]) Option 3) Shadow Striking as +3 equivalent: 216,000 gp ([Amulet +3 plus Shadow Strking ~ +6 weapon = 72,000 gp] x 3) This last option makes the item more costly than anything in the SRD, but I'm not sure it's more powerful than, say, a vorpal adamantine longsword +5 (203,315 gp). Pricing the item via option 3 would seem to violate the rule: "A weapon’s enhancement bonus and special ability bonus equivalents can’t total more than +10," but only via price, since the ability and bonus equivalent total only +6. [/QUOTE]

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