Armor Creation

[Navar]

I posted this on the main general rpg dissuction and only got one reply (not that more than one is necessary, but the other player may not be happy with the single reply because it is only 1 person and because it is not piratecat mouseferatu or one of the other well known members.)

What is needed to make magical Armour. Lets say leather Armour +4.

I say you need to be a 12th level castor and the craft magic arms and Armour feat.

He says that you have to be someone who has some clerical spell (I think he said shield of faith but I am not sure.) And have the previous stuff.

Thanks in advance for clearing this up.

 

[Noldor Elf]

I'd say you only need caster level = enchantment bonus x 3 and Craft magic arms and armor feat, no other requirements for two reasons:
1.) In SRD there are couple of magic armors that don't require any spell in addition to feat and none that require Shield of Faith
2.) From SRD "If spells are involved in the prerequisites for making the armor, the creator must have prepared the spells to be cast..."

 

[kreynolds]

He says that you have to be someone who has some clerical spell (I think he said shield of faith but I am not sure.) And have the previous stuff.

Whoever told you this is full of crap. Have fun with the armor.

 

[dcollins]

You are correct. For simple +4 leather armor, no particular spell is required. (Per DMG p. 179 and 243).

Shield of faith would be needed for a ring of protection, but not anything else that I can find at the moment.

 

[Belares]

I may get flamedfor this but if I remember you have to be 3rd to make +1 weapon or armor(and of course craft arms and armor feat) and it increases every 3 levels. EG. 3rd=+1, 6th=+2, 9th=+3, etc. Also you can get the feat without being aracane/divine too but you would need the help of someone who that is able to cast. If I am wrong about that part I would like to know where to find that statement.

 

[kreynolds]

I may get flamedfor this but if I remember you have to be 3rd to make +1 weapon or armor(and of course craft arms and armor feat) and it increases every 3 levels. EG. 3rd=+1, 6th=+2, 9th=+3, etc.

Well...yeah. Your caster level must be 3x the enhancement of the weapon or armor for you to be able to craft it. That's why the numbers look all funny like that. It's the whole X3 thing.

 

[hong]

Also you can get the feat without being aracane/divine too but you would need the help of someone who that is able to cast. If I am wrong about that part I would like to know where to find that statement.

Craft Magic Arms and Armour has a prerequisite of "spellcaster level 5th+". This means you must be a spellcaster of some kind, whether arcane or divine.