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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 292858" data-attributes="member: 545">The prices in the DMG for intelligent items are very quirky IMO because they do not take into account the potency of the individual powers.A +4 weapon has a base price of 32,000 gp.A special purpose counts as an extraordinary ability.&nbsp; Your sword has 2 primary abilities and 3 extraordinary abilities.&nbsp; A sword with 4 primary abilities and 2 extraordinary is listed as +90,000 gp.&nbsp; A sword with 3 primary abilities and 2 extraordinary powers is +78,000 gp.The special purpose power is quite potent.&nbsp; Offensive ranged abilities are purposefully rare or limited on the list of sword powers.&nbsp; Offensive AoEs are not listed at all.I would estimate the value of the Flame Strike as a base of 5th level spell x 15th level casting X 1800 gp equals 135000 gp.&nbsp; I choose 15th level casting as an arbitrary fudge.I would guestimate the price as 32,000 + 78,000 + 135,000 = 245,000 gp.&nbsp; I have ignored any stacking penalties because they don't feel right but gave no discount for semiempathy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 292858, member: 545"] The prices in the DMG for intelligent items are very quirky IMO because they do not take into account the potency of the individual powers. A +4 weapon has a base price of 32,000 gp. A special purpose counts as an extraordinary ability. Your sword has 2 primary abilities and 3 extraordinary abilities. A sword with 4 primary abilities and 2 extraordinary is listed as +90,000 gp. A sword with 3 primary abilities and 2 extraordinary powers is +78,000 gp. The special purpose power is quite potent. Offensive ranged abilities are purposefully rare or limited on the list of sword powers. Offensive AoEs are not listed at all. I would estimate the value of the Flame Strike as a base of 5th level spell x 15th level casting X 1800 gp equals 135000 gp. I choose 15th level casting as an arbitrary fudge. I would guestimate the price as 32,000 + 78,000 + 135,000 = 245,000 gp. I have ignored any stacking penalties because they don't feel right but gave no discount for semiempathy. [/QUOTE]

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