[MHB] +6 on all attributes for 200,000 ?

[KarinsDad]

Then screw the official crap.

I agree. That is why I use Artificers Handbook from Mystic Eye Games for item creation in my campaign. Most of the weird WotC item creation nonsense goes out the door.

 

[kreynolds]

Yeah, AH is pretty slick. Sometimes I end up with some wonky prices, but if I compare a wonky price from the AH to a wonky price from the DMG guidelines, I can at least end up with some compromising wonkiness.

The two things I love about that book the most are the armor breakdowns and gestalt sets.

 

[wtdavid]

According to the SRD:


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Multiple Similar Abilities: For items with multiple similar abilities that don’t take up space on a character’s body use the following formula: Calculate the price of the single most costly ability, then add 75% of the value of the next most costly ability, plus one-half the value of any other abilities.
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The price would be under 200,000 gp using the above without the affinity rules. With the rule, it's about 275,00 gp.

-wtdavid

 

[Artoomis]

According to the SRD:


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Multiple Similar Abilities: For items with multiple similar abilities that don’t take up space on a character’s body use the following formula: Calculate the price of the single most costly ability, then add 75% of the value of the next most costly ability, plus one-half the value of any other abilities.
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The price would be under 200,000 gp using the above without the affinity rules. With the rule, it's about 275,00 gp.

-wtdavid

Ah, but surely these are not similar abilities. A judgement call, I suppose.

 

[retan]

A belt of +6 to all, as far as I'm concerned, the same as a belt of giant strength +6 and 5 ioun stones with +6 to the other ability scores. so you get 1x1 and 5x2. 1x2 and 5*1.5 isn't enough.

Of course, a slotless item with +6 to all has to cost even more: 6x2.

In my opinion, one belt and 5 ioun stones of +6 to one ability is much more valuable than a single item of +6 to all abilities because the belt and ioun stones can be distributed over the entire party to yield maximum benefit, while the single item must be worn by one character.

-- Retan

 

[wtdavid]

Ah, but surely these are not similar abilities. A judgement call, I suppose.

Yes they would be. In the SRD, examples of diffrent abilities are bonus to attack and bonus to saves. These are certainly diffrent, whereas +6 to all stats are all stat bonuses. They may not be the same, but they are similar.

-wtdavid

 

[CRGreathouse]

Actually, +12 to one attribute costs 1,440,000gp -- it's an epic item, and suffers a x10 cost multiplier.

Sorry, that's what I meant.

 

[Grog]

+12 to all stats would cost 1,440,000 gp, though; certainly more than the combined item, by all accounts.

I didn't say anything about cost, and the pricing for epic magic items is stupid anyway.

 

[Grog]

Definately +6 to ALL stats. Then I could get another item for a different type bonus of +6 to that one stat.

Um, sure you could. Why, my 15th level fighter has four different Strength items, each of which provides a different type of +6 bonus. Let's hear it for 42 Strength!

 

[Kae'Yoss]

while in the case of the single item, you're stuck with what it does, unable to alter the "set". That's reason enough for me to justify the lower cost of the latter.

Well, in our case, it doesn't actually give you something obscure you never use. It just raises all the ability scores, which are all useful (unless you play an extreme like 100% dungeon crawl without CHA score), so this one shouldn't get a discount.