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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2224522" data-attributes="member: 23094">1. A normal crystal longsword has a cost equal to a masterwork longsword - and is, in fact, itself, masterwork. Accordingly, the DC to create the base sword it is the same as a normal longsword (DC 15). Should you wish to craft one, you make progress each week equal to 15 * Craft check result. Assuming +10 on your Craft skill, you make 300sp of progress per week, and require 150sp worth of progress. This, therefore, takes a couple days to make.Then, you must fashion the Masterwork component.  This has a DC of 20, and requires 3,000sp worth of progress.  This aspect will take you 10 weeks to finish.  All told, you'll need about two months to make a crystal longsword (1/2 week for sword, 7 and 1/2 weeks for MW).2. A deep crystal longsword is also masterwork, and costs 1,000gp more than a normal longsword. Accordingly, a base deep crystal longsword has a Craft DC of 15, and requires 150sp worth of progress. Assuming a Craft bonus of +10, this will take you the same 1/2 week to craft.Then, you must fashion the Masterwork component.  This has a DC of 20, and requires 10,000sp worth of progress.  Against this, you make 400sp worth of progress per week, taking a grand total of 25 weeks to make a single deep crystal longsword.5. Because raw materials costs are equal to 1/3 of the finished product's cost, each deep crystal longsword would require ~340gp worth of raw materials. Most of this should be the crystal itself, though some of it is disposable tools, blanks, leather hilt wraps, etc.5. If you want to increase the rate at which you craft these items, the easiest way is increasing your Craft check.The second best way is using the "Faster Crafting" rules, and increase the DCs of the Craft check by 10. Alternatively, talk your DM into allowing a variant of that rule which allows you to increase the Craft DC by any amount (rather than in +10 increments).Accordingly, hiring some apprentices can also speed this process up.  Five apprentices, each Aiding Another on your Craft rolls, can improve your check result to +20 (for a Take 10 result of 30).  This would allow you to speed up the MW component of both types of swords by +10.  Doing so, the normal crystal longsword would take only 3 1/3 weeks, and the deep crystal longsword would be brought down to 11+ weeks.  Ten apprentices cut the time required down to just under 2 weeks and just over 6 weeks, accordingly. Of course, you'd need to pay your apprentices, but 1gp each per day (roughly 3x the standard PHB amount of 3sp per day) amounts to only an additional 420gp per deep crystal sword, and you finish in 6 weeks instead of in 25.It's worth thinking about, anyway.</blockquote>

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