breaking down the cost (Holy Avenger)

[Brother Shatterstone]

Okay, for my next project I need to break down the cost of a holy avenger so it can be changed and such. I'm trying to figure out how much the +2 in one person's hand and a +5 in another's hand.

Holy Avenger: This +2 cold iron longsword becomes a +5 holy cold iron longsword in the hands of a paladin.
It provides spell resistance of 5 + the paladin’s level to the wielder and anyone adjacent to her. It also enables the wielder to use greater dispel magic (once per round as a standard action) at the class level of the paladin. (Only the area dispel is possible, not the targeted dispel or counterspell versions of greater dispel magic.)
Strong abjuration; CL 18th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, holy aura, creator must be good; Price 120,630 gp; Cost 60,630 gp + 4,800 XP.

I have the fallowing so far.
Iron, Cold 2,000
Additional Enchantment cost 2,000
Longsword 30 gp (double cost for cold iron)

 

[Heretic Apostate]

Hey, B.S.!

Isn't there, in the DMG, some rule of thumb about enchantments that are available only to one class/alignment/whatever?

So, figure out the cost of a +2 sword. (8,000?)

Then figure out how much more a +5 holy sword costs than a +2 sword. (98,000 - 8,000? 90,000 net?)

Apply the reduction to the increased price. Add it to the cost of a +2 sword.

Figure in the costs of cold iron and a masterwork longsword.

Anything over that (such as the dispel effects) would be double-cost items, since they're secondary effects.

So what are you trying to make? All those cool Holy Avenger-variants from the Paladin's Handbook (2E)?

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Hey, B.S.!

Hey H.A.! Thanks for the help but I jut got an email about it being broken down in detail.

So what are you trying to make? All those cool Holy Avenger-variants from the Paladin's Handbook (2E)?

Man you know what I wish I had that book with me here in Bremerton but my copy is in Kansas City.

Also I'm not really making an new paladin only sword as it's useable by faith (Sune's FR) and not by paladinhood.

Anyhow, when I get it approved I'll make sure to post a copy here.

 

[Heretic Apostate]

Well? Post the breakdown!

I've wanted to see a breakdown of the H.A. (heh...) for some time.

As for not having the CBofPal:
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=1601

Feel free to buy and download a copy.

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

Well? Post the breakdown!

Okay it breaks like this* Note that the holy ability was forgoten during the math (so the extra would be +5 in cost and not just +3)

+2 cold iron longsword is 10,630. The extra +3 would cost another 42,000, but it gets a 30% cost break for being usable only by paladins, and is thus 29,400. Greater Dispel Magic is a 6th level spell, and so costs 6x2000 (use activated)x caster level, and the SR costs 10,000 per point over 12, so 10,000(class level -8), both with the 30% break, totaling (120,630-40030)=80,600. These abilities would then be worth 115143 without the cost break, meaning that 12,000xclass level + 10,000x(class level -8) is 115143; 22,000xclass level is 195143, and class level is considered to be 5.233, incidentally rounding to the minimum level for Craft Magic Arms and Armor.

Feel free to buy and download a copy.

To be honest I don't do pdf files... Besides I have a copy at home so why do I need it twice right? (Oh I probably do have a copy... It was on TSR's Core rules CD right?)