Enchanting Question

[Xendria]

This is really 2 questions, but here I go:

1. If someone already has a +1 sword can it be upgraded to a +2 and if so, would they pay the full 8,000 or 8,000 minus the 2,000 for it already being +1?

2. If someone has a +1 sword and they want to add flaming, do they pay 2,000 since it's a +1 value or pay 8,000 since it totals to +2, or do they pay 8,000 minus the 2,000 for it being +1 already?

Thanks a bunch, we've never really had any party crafters until pathfinder so I've never had to deal with this

 

[Jhaelen]

Unless they've changed something in Pathfinder the answer to both questions is:
It is possible and costs 6000gp.

 

[Starbuck_II]

This is really 2 questions, but here I go:

1. If someone already has a +1 sword can it be upgraded to a +2 and if so, would they pay the full 8,000 or 8,000 minus the 2,000 for it already being +1?

2. If someone has a +1 sword and they want to add flaming, do they pay 2,000 since it's a +1 value or pay 8,000 since it totals to +2, or do they pay 8,000 minus the 2,000 for it being +1 already?

Thanks a bunch, we've never really had any party crafters until pathfinder so I've never had to deal with this

You pay the difference when you add stuff to a magic weapon/armor.
The difference since +1 weapon is 2000.
8000 -2000= 6000.

 

[Dredan]

Xendria, here you go right out of the Pathfinder core rulebook.

The cost to add additional abilities to an item is the same as
if the item was not magical, less the value of the original item.
Thus, a​

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+1 longsword can be made into a +2 vorpal longsword,​

with the cost to create it being equal to that of a​

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+2 vorpal sword​

minus the cost of a +1 longsword.

As Starbuck and Jhaelen both said. The cost would be 8,000 gp - (+1 cost = 2,000) so 6,000 gp.

 

[ffanxii4ever]

Xendria, here you go right out of the Pathfinder core rulebook.

The cost to add additional abilities to an item is the same as
if the item was not magical, less the value of the original item.
Thus, a​

+1 longsword can be made into a +2 vorpal longsword,​

with the cost to create it being equal to that of a​

+2 vorpal sword​

minus the cost of a +1 longsword.

As Starbuck and Jhaelen both said. The cost would be 8,000 gp - (+1 cost = 2,000) so 6,000 gp.

the cost to turn a +1 longsword into a +2 longsword is 6,000 gp
but the cost to turn a +1 longsword into a +2 vorpal longsword is 96,000 gp because vorpal is equivalent to a +5 bonus, so you would use the base price of a +7 weapon

 

[Dredan]

Correct and Correct, the quote was just the example in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook.

 

[Xendria]

Yea, I finally found it in the way WAY back lol.

A second question. No where in the book can I find whether to round up or down, did this change from 3.5?