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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 2172284" data-attributes="member: 20740">The major problem I see is that you have to spend 100gp just to find out how much it's worth.  It's not even worth identifying potions as a vast number of them are cheaper than the identify.  This cost of determining value would seriously hamper the exchange of wands, which are worth it (if fully charged) but its personal value to you would decrease by 100.  Then when you sell it, you'd have to recoup this, but the buyer would want to decrease it because he has to identify to figure out if its worth it.This CAN be fixed in the following way (which has its own problems).Writ of AuthenticityThis small piece of parchment has a coal drawing of a magical item on it.  Each Writ of Authenticity is keyed to a particular magic item and a particular owner.  The owner, by speaking the command word and touching the parchment with its keyed item, causes text to appear on the parchment.  It is not in any normal language, but anyone reading the parchment will intuitively understand the properties of the keyed magic item as if they had cast identify upon it.  The owner may key the parchment to a new owner by speaking a different command word and having the new owner sign the parchment.  The signature of all owners of the parchment can be read when activated.Minor Divination; CL 5th; Craft Wondrous Item, identify, arcane mark; Price 150 gp; Weight 1lb.</blockquote>