creating magic items

[Gilwen]

Sorry if this has been posted recently or beat to death. I can't seem to find a good answer.

Question 1:

On page 245 of the DMG under creating rings it states
that a caster need not provide any components or focuses or XP costs inherent in the cost of the spell.
Why is the ring of three wishes different? Is it different because it is a charged item?

Question 2:
On page 242 Table 8-40 under the Special heading specifically Charged it says that the base price adjustment is 1/2 unlimited use base price.

How do you figure the unlimited use base price?

Thanks in advance,

Gilwen

 

[kreynolds]

Question 1:

On page 245 of the DMG under creating rings it states
that a caster need not provide any components or focuses or XP costs inherent in the cost of the spell.
Why is the ring of three wishes different? Is it different because it is a charged item?

See DMG errata.

p. 243, Creating Armor, 3rd Paragraph:
“If spells are involved in the prerequisites for making the armor, the creator must have prepared the spells to
be cast (or must know the spells, in the case of a sorcerer or bard) but need not provide any material
components or focuses the spells require, nor are any XP costs inherent in a prerequisite spell incurred in the
creation of the item.”
REPLACE with:
If spells are involved in the prerequisites for making the armor, the creator must have prepared the spells to
be cast (or must know the spells, in the case of a sorcerer or bard) , and must provide any material components
or focuses the spells require, and must pay any XP costs required for the spells.
This error recurs twice on page 244, three times on page 245, and twice on page 246.

Question 2:
On page 242 Table 8-40 under the Special heading specifically Charged it says that the base price adjustment is 1/2 unlimited use base price.

How do you figure the unlimited use base price?

spell level x caster level x 2,000; spell level x caster level x 1,800; add in any funky costly material components, etc. That help?

By the way, if you have Tome & Blood, I highly suggest you use that table instead of the one in the DMG. The one in T&B is a bit nicer, and a little cleaner.

 

[Gilwen]

Thanks!

Gil

 

[kreynolds]

Well, I'm not sure that I helped you, but you're welcome.