Donatello
Explorer
I can't seem to find any official rule on this, and I'd like to get a few opinions before I make a ruling for my campaign.
If an already enchanted item is enchanted further, do you reduce the cost by the price of the original enchantment?
For example; a party member wants to increase the enchantment on his +1 longsword (360gp) to +2 (1800gp). Would the new enchantment cost 1440gp, or would the item have to be disenchanted first, then the 72gp of residuum used?
This would also apply in instances like making a +1 magic weapon into a +1 lifedrinker, or a +1 lifedrinker into a +2 lifedrinker. I already know we can't get the 3.x +1 thundering lifedrinking terror weapon (thank god).
If an already enchanted item is enchanted further, do you reduce the cost by the price of the original enchantment?
For example; a party member wants to increase the enchantment on his +1 longsword (360gp) to +2 (1800gp). Would the new enchantment cost 1440gp, or would the item have to be disenchanted first, then the 72gp of residuum used?
This would also apply in instances like making a +1 magic weapon into a +1 lifedrinker, or a +1 lifedrinker into a +2 lifedrinker. I already know we can't get the 3.x +1 thundering lifedrinking terror weapon (thank god).