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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyeshet" data-source="post: 3338341" data-attributes="member: 18363">I voted yes, butit really depends on the DM. As I recall, Raise Dead is supposed to require a what? 5000 gp diamond? Presuming a gp is somewhat akin to a gold shilling in middle ages England, then the coin would be worth about $90-$100 (based on typical purity and weight, albeit using modern costs for gold per ounce). So that 5k diamond would be worth around $450k to $500k. How many half million dollar diamonds - whole, unblemished diamonds, at that - can you find on the market in America? I'll give you a hint. On the Forbes site is a page on the 10 most expensive diamonds sold in America in 2006. Only 3 of them were a single stone (the rest a collection of stones, usually on a necklace). Of the 3, one dark blue diamond broach was sold for 1.1 million, one diamond ring for 2 million - but 1) it was pale blue, and 2) that price included two much smaller diamonds on either side of it, and one (clear stone) diamond pendant for 2.5 million. So, a single stone should not be that easy to find. It should, probably be a crown jewel or otherwise out of reach through normal, legal means. It should be the focus of a major quest, finding such a singular rare gem. Professional jewelers will not have access to such stones unless the stone is supplied by a patron for a specific project - and then only if they are a well known (ie: continent spanning reputation) grandmaster of their craft (gem cutting). Such stones will likely be held by only the wealthiest collectors - kings, merchant princes, arch-bishops perhaps, and so forth. So long as the material requirement is *that* hard to find (let alone use), there is nothing wrong with the level of the spell. It is when DMs allow such gems to be bought at the local jewelry store or found in every other dragon hoard that the level of the spell becomes an issue.</blockquote>

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