Creating Magic Items/Caster level question

[The Amazing Dingo]

My other question for the day,

We're trying to craft a magical weapon. We want to add the first level wizard spell Jump to it as a Command Activation. We've gotten most of the price figured out but are stumped on one aspect of the Caster Level. Namely, the spell Jump has a very different bonus based on the Caster Level. How would that Caster Level affect the cost of the weapon's trait? I doubt getting a +30 to Jump three times a day would only cost +1,100gp.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[dcollins]

Well, it's entirely up to the DM (like any "new item"). Guideline competence skill bonus is bonus squared x 100 gp. That matches exactly with existing items like Ring of Jumping (+5, CL 2), and Ring of Improved Jumping (+10, CL 7).

In 3.5 jump +30 ought to be about 90,000 gp by thosee guidelines.
In 3.0 the Ring of Jumping +30 cost only 2,000 gp.

 

[The Amazing Dingo]

We had considered the guidelines for magical skill bonuses and the Ring of Jumping but the ring provides the bonus continually. The spells only allows it for 1 min/CL, which is a big difference. I was hoping to find something that would help to offset that difference.