Costing a custom magic item

[RuminDange]

Which SRD are you using, and which version?

I'm using http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/magicItemsCreation.html which is version 3.5

And it gives us

SRD 3.5 the one downloaded from WOTC... Look in the MagicItemsI.rtf file page 6 of 12
Located here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35
RD

 

[domino]

Huh. Well, that explains the discrepancy.

 

[RuminDange]

Huh. Well, that explains the discrepancy.

So then I guess one you are using is not 100% 3.5.

RD

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

SRD 3.5 the one downloaded from WOTC... Look in the MagicItemsI.rtf file page 6 of 12
Located here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35
RD

Uh...

Multiple Different Abilities: Abilities such as an attack roll bonus or saving throw bonus and a spell-like function are not similar, and their values are simply added together to determine the cost. For items that do take up a space on a character’s body each additional power not only has no discount but instead has a 50% increase in price.

http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/v35/MagicItemsI.rtf

 

[RuminDange]

Uh...



http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/v35/MagicItemsI.rtf

Interesting that they have the "Multiple different abilities.....Multiply higher item cost by 2............ Helm of brilliance" entry on the table in that file but contradict it elsewhere. But then again not surprising since the guidelines are full of such errors anyway.

I've always gone with 50% increase on each ability except the most expensive but had noticed the chart change in this file and figured I had missed another minor 3.5 change.


RD

 

[moritheil]

Hahaha, the SRD contradicts itself?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

I've always gone with 50% increase on each ability except the most expensive but had noticed the chart change in this file and figured I had missed another minor 3.5 change.

Well, text takes precedence over tables, anyway.

 

[RuminDange]

Well, text takes precedence over tables, anyway.

Very true. Unfortunately, I tend to glance at the tables first when looking up stuff like this and didn't scroll down to double-check the text that goes along with it for more detail this time.

RD