Item Creation Confusion

[Wippit Guud]

Going by the SRD for cost adjustment:

"Charges per day: Divide by (5 charges per day)"

If it's a 1/day item, what do I divide the cost by? Is it only 5?

 

[shilsen]

Yes

 

[Wippit Guud]

How do you devide by 5 charges per day?
Especially since I only want 1 charge per day.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

It's "dividy by (5/charges per day)" afaik.

So you essentially divide it by 5 and then multiply by the number of charges.

With one charge, you divide by 5.
With two charges, it won't change.
With ten charges, you double.

 

[kreynolds]

How do you devide by 5 charges per day?
Especially since I only want 1 charge per day.

Wippit, the easiest way to think of it is this.

Divide your total cost by 5.
Multiply the result by how many charges you want per day.

For example, say you have a magic item worth 50,000. You only want it useable 2 times per day. So, divide 50,000 by 5, and you get 10,000. Now multiply that by 2, and you get 20,000 for twice per day. That's it.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Man... 16,200 gp for a 5th level spell 1/day... that seems really expensive.

 

[kreynolds]

Man... 16,200 gp for a 5th level spell 1/day... that seems really expensive.

Depends on the spell.

 

[Wippit Guud]

In this case, an extended, extended, greater magic weapon. Lasts 24 hours, use it once a day.

 

[kreynolds]

In this case, an extended, extended, greater magic weapon. Lasts 24 hours, use it once a day.

I see. Why not just get a real magic weapon? Think about this before you answer.

 

[Wippit Guud]

The spell affect has been added to a Quiver of Ehlonna. 50 +3 arrows are expensive... more cost-efficient to use regular arrows.