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<blockquote data-quote="Ovinomancer" data-source="post: 2383810" data-attributes="member: 16814">I also do not agree with the pricing, but not for the reasons listed above.&nbsp; To start, the formula for 'estimating' the cost of a command word activated item is (spell level) x (caster level) x (1,800gp).&nbsp; If you could use it once per day, that total would be divided by 5 ( or 5/number of daily uses).&nbsp; It does not occupy a body slot, so we double the cost.&nbsp; All in all we have ((SLxCLx1800)/5)x2 or 5,760gp.&nbsp; For a single use of up to four minutes.&nbsp; That already is above the players suggested cost.Now he wants to have this duration broken up into any number of smaller increments.&nbsp; No formula.&nbsp; Tough call.&nbsp; I would lower the caster level to 3 and double the cost.&nbsp; Somewhere around 8640, probably round that up to 8750gp.&nbsp; That seems good for me.&nbsp; This second bit is, of course MHO.I would like to take this opportunity to point out that silence is a emanation.&nbsp; This means that it will not pass anything that blocks line of effect, which is anything that is solid.&nbsp; Like a wall of rice paper.&nbsp; Or a pocket.&nbsp; Don't worry about the enemy having to deactivate it, a standard action, just have the move equivilent it into a pocket or belt pouch and, poof, no more silence!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovinomancer, post: 2383810, member: 16814"] I also do not agree with the pricing, but not for the reasons listed above. To start, the formula for 'estimating' the cost of a command word activated item is (spell level) x (caster level) x (1,800gp). If you could use it once per day, that total would be divided by 5 ( or 5/number of daily uses). It does not occupy a body slot, so we double the cost. All in all we have ((SLxCLx1800)/5)x2 or 5,760gp. For a single use of up to four minutes. That already is above the players suggested cost. Now he wants to have this duration broken up into any number of smaller increments. No formula. Tough call. I would lower the caster level to 3 and double the cost. Somewhere around 8640, probably round that up to 8750gp. That seems good for me. This second bit is, of course MHO. I would like to take this opportunity to point out that silence is a emanation. This means that it will not pass anything that blocks line of effect, which is anything that is solid. Like a wall of rice paper. Or a pocket. Don't worry about the enemy having to deactivate it, a standard action, just have the move equivilent it into a pocket or belt pouch and, poof, no more silence! [/QUOTE]

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