Magic Items and XP cost

[Kaptain_Kantrip]

Hey, how do you calculate 1/25 of a magic item's cost? I tried multiplying the gp cost by .25 and that seems to be wrong (resulting XP costs too high compared to DMG examples).

Math is NOT my strong suit!!!

 

[MythandLore]

Hey, how do you calculate 1/25 of a magic item's cost? I tried multiplying the gp cost by .25 and that seems to be wrong (resulting XP costs too high compared to DMG examples).

Math is NOT my strong suit!!!

Try x0.04

 

[MythandLore]

BTW, 1/25=0.04

 

[Kaptain_Kantrip]

Thank you!!! Why this wasn't mentioned in the DMG, I'll never know. D&D may have helped my vocabulary, but it sure hasn't done my math skills much good, LOL!

 

[Akunin]

Alternately, you can divide the cost by 25. Same-same.

 

[MythandLore]

Alternately, you can divide the cost by 25. Same-same.

That's what I do, but he seemed to want to multiply, so I gave him the way to multiply it, that way no one gets confused.

 

[Vaxalon]

A mind is a terrible thing.

Help us stop it before it kills again.

 

[Storm Raven]

Hey, how do you calculate 1/25 of a magic item's cost? I tried multiplying the gp cost by .25 and that seems to be wrong (resulting XP costs too high compared to DMG examples).

Why didn't you just divide the cost by 25?

 

[dcollins]

Maybe he's one of them thar newfangled cyborg computers thingies that only has add and multiply operations on his CPU...

 

[Cloudgatherer]

Here's an easy rule of thumb:

1000 GP / 25 = 40 XP.

So for every 1000 GP a magic item costs (market price), it takes 40 XP to create.

Simple example: A cleric IMC wanted to make a +2 weapon. A +2 costs 8000 GP, so 8 * 40 XP = 320 XP to create the weapon.

Simple enough?