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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Beholder Bob" data-source="post: 2317287" data-attributes="member: 12866">I've been considering setting a DC to construct items based on shape/size - assuming a base material.  If you wish to use more valuable materials, you may do so (a gold ring instead of tin) - but the additional value of the gold is separate from the construction time and cost.  That is to say, you pay the normal rate for gold used for the construction - 100% the value, as little as 50% if purchased in bulk.  So a jeweler, who purchases raw gold gets it at 50% off, for example.  So..Item..............DC....Material.....Craft $.....TimeRing, plain.......12.....tin/copper...1 sp.......1 dayRing, Fancy.....16.....tin/copper...5 sp.......2 dayRing, Exquisite..20.....tin/copper...5 gp......5 dayTin/Copper to Silver conversion: x10Tin/Copper to Gold conversion: x100Tin/Copper to Platinum conversion: x1000So a jeweler can make an exquisite ring of platinum for 5000 gp, the DC does not change, nor does the crafting time - but, it costs 1/3*5 gp + 1/2*4995 to craft the 5000, or 4996 gp, 6 sp, 7 cp.Some materials could have additional modifiers: working with mithral may always double the time, while gold drops it 10% (soft material), adamantine triples it, etc.So making a gold plate does not take longer to make then a tin one.This drops the profit margin for the crafter, as I'm assuming no better then a 50% purchase price vs 33%.  The raw materials can not be sold for more then 50% of value, probably less - buying raw gold vs coin, the raw gold is worth less.  Selling raw materials gets you 30-50% of the value it could equal if it were worked.  You could use the same exchange for melting materials down - melting a 5000 gp silver statue of Kord results in 1500-2500 gp worth of raw silver.Note: I just randomly chose numbers to provide an example for the concept, these are not hard fact/grounded in years of study with really smart kobalds.B<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />B</blockquote>

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