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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 1536594" data-attributes="member: 424">A question or two:   Who else from the party can use the devices?  If noone but you, will the party sell the devices off or will they allow you to use them?Our group has rotating DMs and we have a similar arrangement for characters run by the DMs.For our group, this situation wouldn't be a problem.  Then again, our group has 'communal' treasure in which there is no defacto ownership of an magic item which can benefit more than one person - and a device like you mentioned would fall in that category for our group.Also, our group reaps the benefit of having a wizard or cleric making items for the party.  I play a mage when I am not DMing and noone has a problem with a item or two coming my way when I am DMing (the party gifts the item(s) to my character) while my mage is not an 'active' participant.   Why?   Because it just makes sense to 'take care' of the mage who makes them items.Frankly, I would broach the subject about using the device for making items.  It is not like you are staking a claim of ownership - you want to use it.   A reasonable party should not have a problem with that, IMO.</blockquote>