Item price debate

[CrimsonWineGlass]

Last night I got into an argument with a friend regarding pricing magic items. For an example we will say we are pricing a longsword enchanted with keen and flaming. Both enchantments are +1 equivilent. Would both +1's add together to make a +2 and therefore cost 8000 gold (for the enchantments alone) or would both of the enchantments cost 2000 gold, making the price 4000 gold? Thanks in advance.

 

[Delta]

+3, 18000 gp. In DMG, see the ** under the weapon price table; and "a weapon with a special ability must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus".

One exception would be double-headed weapons, where you add stuff on each head separately.

 

[frankthedm]

Last night I got into an argument with a friend regarding pricing magic items. For an example we will say we are pricing a longsword enchanted with keen and flaming. Both enchantments are +1 equivilent.

Then, Since all magic weapons must be enhanced to plus one before other abilities can be added on the final cost is 18000 gp. +1[1], flaming[1] & keen[1] = [3]

+1 2,000 gp
+2 8,000 gp
+3 18,000 gp
+4 32,000 gp
+5 50,000 gp
[6] 72,000 gp
[7] 98,000 gp
[8] 128,000 gp
[9] 162,000 gp
[10] 200,000 gp

 

[FalcWP]

Actually, they'd never cost 8,000. A magic weapon must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus before you add any properties. So, the minimum cost would be 18,000 gold. It's effectively a +3 weapon. You add the enhancement bonus (+1, +2, etc.) and the base price modifier (for instance, +1 for keen or flaming).

Another exception, other than the double weapon mentioned above, would be a shield. For a shield, you would price any bonuses to AC, or the bonuses from the Shield Special Abilities table seperately from any bonus to the shield as a weapon.

 

[CrimsonWineGlass]

Thank you. I was pretty sure thats how it was, but my friend had planted a doubt there.