Mindblank item for only 43,200 gp?

[Arravis]

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but would it be possible to make an item that grants Mindblank 1/day (mind you that the spell has a 24 hour duration) for only 43,200 gp? Is my math on that correct? (8th lvl spell x 15th lvl caster x 1,800 gp / 5)

 

[Sammael]

The math is right. I wouldn't allow it, though, because it's essentially the same as continuous mind blank, which would cost 8 x 15 x 2,000 gp / 2 (120,000 gp). The only difference is that it can be dispelled and then you have to wait a day to re-activate it, and that's not worth a 75,000 gp discount IMO.

 

[Henry]

Well, considering you've have to be over 10th level to afford it, and around 12th level before a DM would realistically let you attain it (because it's just not plausible to have a character with all her funding bound up in one single item), and even then it's dispellable, AND all it does is stop mind-control and divination, I don't see it as being that bad.

 

[the Jester]

The math is right. I wouldn't allow it, though, because it's essentially the same as continuous mind blank, which would cost 8 x 15 x 2,000 gp / 2 (120,000 gp). The only difference is that it can be dispelled and then you have to wait a day to re-activate it, and that's not worth a 75,000 gp discount IMO.

I'm with Sammael here. The pricing guides are just guides, and dms have to look carefully at things like this.

 

[Sammael]

AND all it does is stop mind-control and divination

All it does? It makes you immune to two entire schools of magic. That's not something I'd let a 12th level character be. Mind-blank is 8th level, and that means it's roughly appropriate for 15th-16th level characters. And even then it screwes up specialist enchanters and diviners way too much.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that it also makes you immune to all illusion (pattern) and (phantasm) spells, as well as all [Fear] spells.