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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 2340663" data-attributes="member: 141">With the rod of withering, I would guess that the formula to use is(ability damage)[sup]2[/sup] * 2000 gp.2.5 damage Con is 6.25 * 2000 = 12, 500Same for Str, for a total of 25, 000.The weapon acts as a +1 light mace that does no hit point damage, a crit converts the damage into drain, and a DC 17 fort save negates.Based on the wounding weapon, it looks like +2 bonus = 1 point con damage.  d4 damage (average 2.5) would be +5, so about 50 000 gp right there.  No hit point damage, but it does act as a magical ghost touch weapon... don't know how to cost those out.  I take it you are discounting the price slightly for strength damage?  That seems reasonable.  The rod of withering might be something like 2500 times con damage squared and 1500 times str damage squared, then, instead of what I wrote.  Seems like your prices are in the right ballpark.BTW, wouldn't brilliant energy be better suited to the theme than ghost touch?  It doesn't really make sense that ability damage could be inflicted on constructs or the undead, and that fits perfectly with brilliant energy (change the appearance to match the flavor).  Though ghost touch would allow incorporeal undead to use these weapons, wouldn't it?I'll have to think about this some more.   If you could show your calculations and give the reasoning for your estimates, that might help.</blockquote>