I'm blind! Can't find a reference

[andargor]

Can someone point me to the reference where it says that Craft Wondrous Item can only create stat boosting items of up to +6?

Is there a reference somewhere for a required caster level for each "plus" for Wondrous Item creation, like the requirement for Armor and Weapons?

Or am I hallucinating?

Andargor

 

[Black Knight Irios]

Here you go:

SRD 3.5
Epic Magic Items
While not truly an artifact, the epic magic item is a creation of such power that it surpasses other magic items. Epic magic items are objects of great power and value. The following are typical characteristics of an epic magic item. In general, an item with even one of these characteristics is an epic magic item.

• Grants a bonus on attacks or damage greater than +5.
• Grants an enhancement bonus to armor higher than +5.
• Has a special ability with a market price modifier greater than +5.
• Grants an armor bonus of greater than +10 (not including magic armor’s enhancement bonus).
• Grants a natural armor, deflection, or resistance bonus greater than +5.
• Grants an enhancement bonus to an ability score greater than +6.
• Grants an enhancement bonus on a skill check greater than +30.
• Mimics a spell of an effective level higher than 9th.
• Has a caster level above 20th.
• Has a market price above 200,000 gp, not including material costs for armor or weapons, material component- or experience point-based costs, or additional value for intelligent items.

An epic magic item that grants a bonus beyond those allowed for normal magic items has a higher market price than indicated by the formulas for non-epic items.

Epic magic items are not artifacts. They are not unique, though they are certainly very rare, and anyone with the proper item creation feats can build them. Even an epic magic item can never grant a dodge bonus, and the maximum inherent bonus that can be applied to an ability score is +5. An epic magic item cannot be created that uses or mimics an epic spell. A major artifact might be able to mimic such a spell, however.

SRD 3.5
Amulet of Health: This amulet is a golden disk on a chain. It usually bears the image of a lion or other powerful animal. The amulet grants the wearer an enhancement bonus to Constitution of +2, +4, or +6.

Moderate transmutation; CL 8th; Craft Wondrous Item, bear’s endurance; Price 4,000 gp (+2), 16,000 gp (+4), 36,000 gp (+6).

As it seems after you have reached casterlevel 8 you can create any of the stat booster items if you have the craft wondrous item feat and the right spell at hand.

 

[Thanee]

Actually, you should be able to do that at 3rd level already, as caster level is no requirement.

Bye
Thanee

 

[glass]

Actually, you should be able to do that at 3rd level already, as caster level is no requirement.

The Ecs seems to imply quite strongly that it is a prerequisite.

I know Monte Cook wrote a column a while back saying that it wasn't, but I thought I heard he had recanted on that point. Could be a false recolection, of course.


glass.

 

[Thanee]

Ecs?

Bye
Thanee

 

[andargor]

Here you go:

As it seems after you have reached casterlevel 8 you can create any of the stat booster items if you have the craft wondrous item feat and the right spell at hand.

Interesting, thanks. That Epic quote would be in the DMG also?

And according to that quote, Bracers of Armor +6 should be Epic, but is listed as non Epic...

Actually, you should be able to do that at 3rd level already, as caster level is no requirement.

In 3.0, that was arguably the case, as Monte discussed. However, in 3.5:

For potions, scrolls, and wands, the creator can set the caster level of an item at any number high enough to cast the stored spell and not higher than her own caster level. For other magic items, the caster level is determined by the item itself. In this case, the creator’s caster level must be as high as the item’s caster level (and prerequisites may effectively put a higher minimum on the creator’s level).

Andargor

 

[Black Knight Irios]

Interesting, thanks. That Epic quote would be in the DMG also?

And according to that quote, Bracers of Armor +6 should be Epic, but is listed as non Epic...

It is not in the RDMG, but it is in the 3.5 SRD, that's good enough.

Bracers of Armor +6 are not epic, reread point 4 of my quoted list, the bracers fall in this category!

 

[glass]

Ecs?

Eberron Campaign Setting/Sourcebook/whatever.


glass.

 

[Thanee]

Ah, ok, havn't got that one, tho.

Andargor's quote seems fairly clear, however.

Bye
Thanee

 

[andargor]

It is not in the RDMG, but it is in the 3.5 SRD, that's good enough.

Bracers of Armor +6 are not epic, reread point 4 of my quoted list, the bracers fall in this category!

Roger dodger. Thanks.

Andargor