[D&D] Question about Scribe Scroll and Craft want feat?

[Grapeshot]

I have a 10th level cleric with a lot of down time going on until this Friday's game. I have to write about what he has been doing and also write about what he might have purchased.

Anyways I'm creating scrolls, almost 1 of each of the first 3 levels (as backup), I have about 36k gp saved up at 10th level.

The Feat says (its spell level) X (its caster level) X 25gp. Spend half of that total in gold and 1/25th of that total in XP.

Ok so to cast a 3rd level spell I would have to be 5th level? It's spell level is 3 right? Ok so that would be 15 x 25 = 375/2 = 187.5 (round up) 188gp and 15xp to creat this scroll.

Did I do this right?

 

[EricNoah]

Looks right to me. Remember that if you want you can increase the caster level to be up to your own caster level. And that, of course, increases the price.

 

[orbitalfreak]

You don't have to round up for the gold piece value. It costs 187 gp and 5 sp.

 

[Grapeshot]

Well if anyone is interested....

Here is what I created in my downtime...

- 0 Level Spells
5 Create Water
1 Cure Minor Wounds
3 Detect Magic
2 Guidance
2 Light
5 Read Magic
3 Resistance

- 1st Level Spells
4 Bless Waters (50gp) (4xp)
1 Command (13gp) (1xp)
4 Comprehend Languages (50gp) (4xp)
2 Detect Evil/Chaos/Lawful/Good (25gp) (2xp)
2 Detect Undead (25gp) (2xp)
4 Divine Favor (50gp) (4xp)
4 Doom (50gp) (4xp)
4 Endure Elements (50gp) (4xp)
2 Entropic Shields (25gp) (2xp)
1 Hide from Undead (13gp) (1xp)
2 Magic Weapon (25gp) (2xp)
4 Obscurring Mist (50gp) (4xp)
4 Protection Evil/Chaos/Lawful/Good (50gp) (4xp)
2 Remove Fear (25gp) (2xp)
2 Shield of Faith (25gp) (2xp)

2nd Level Spells
3 Bull's Str (189gp) (15xp)
3 Cure Mod Wounds (189gp) (15xp)
2 Eagle's Splendor (126gp) (10xp)
1 Make Whole (63gp) (5xp)
3 Remove Paralysis (189gp) (15xp)
2 Resist Energy (126gp) (10xp)
3 Lesser Restoration (189gp) (15xp)
1 Shatter (63gp) (5xp)
2 Status (126gp) (10xp)
2 Summon Monster II (126gp) (10xp)
1 Undetectable Alignment (63gp) (5xp)
1 Zone of Truth (63gp) (5xp)

3rd Level Spells
1 Dispel Magic (188gp) (15xp)
2 Remove Disease ( 376gp) (30xp)
2 Remove Curse (376gp) (30xp)
2 Water Breathing (376gp) (30xp)
2 Remove Blind/Deaf (376gp0 (30xp)
2 Water Walk (376gp) (30xp)

4th Level Spells
2 Restoration (700gp) (56xp)
1 Dismisal (350gp) (28xp)
1 Tongues (350gp) (28xp)
1 Control Water (350gp) (28xp)
1 N. Poison (350gp) (28xp)

5th Level Spells
1 Break Enchantment (563gp) (48xp)
2 Raise Dead (1125gp) (96xp)

 

[green slime]

Holy cow...

Don't you have anything better to purchase? For that klind of cash there are a lot of permanent items worth having.

Also: You may want to reconsider the caster level on some of those scrolls: You'll get better mileage out of a scroll of divine favour that was scribed at caster level 9 (which will then grant you +3 luck bonus) instead of caster level 1 which only grants you +1 luck bonus. The price? CL*SL*25 / 2 = 9*1*25 gp / 2 = 112 gp and 5 sp each, but in some cases, I'd find it worth the extra expense. scrolls of Dispel Magic are similarly scribed at a higher caster level (in this case 10) so they would cost 10*3*25 / 2 = 375 gp each, but with the increased chance to dispel nasty stuff.

On the other hand, some spells are never worthwile to boost; typically healing spells are usually just scribed at their lowest caster level, as the price hike is rarely seen as worthwile for a few meager hp.

Other things affected by caster level when scribing to consider are range and duration. Good Luck!