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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7562401" data-attributes="member: 4937">It's a 'Scorching Ray' cast at 7th level of ability, 5 times per day, with a say 20% reduction in cost due to the severe range increment constraint and another 20% reduction in cost for requiring an exotic weapon proficiency.&nbsp; I'd price that at like ~8,400 gp.&nbsp; Compare with a 'Wand of Scorching Ray', 50 charges, with no range increment for 10500 g.p., but requiring having scorching ray on your spell list or else utilize 'use magic device'.&nbsp; If you are more worried about put spell like effects in the hands of non-casters, you could up the price to like ~15,000.&nbsp; However, to be frank, 4d6 fire damage with weapon like constraints even with the touch attack is not going to be game breaking, and in a situation where magic items are fungible there are a lot of things you'd probably rather have for the price.&nbsp;&nbsp; Alternately, you could reduce the cost a few 1000 g.p. to make it less worthwhile to try to get rid of the item, since it is colorful and interesting and you don't want it viewed as simply something to turn into a pile of gold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7562401, member: 4937"] It's a 'Scorching Ray' cast at 7th level of ability, 5 times per day, with a say 20% reduction in cost due to the severe range increment constraint and another 20% reduction in cost for requiring an exotic weapon proficiency. I'd price that at like ~8,400 gp. Compare with a 'Wand of Scorching Ray', 50 charges, with no range increment for 10500 g.p., but requiring having scorching ray on your spell list or else utilize 'use magic device'. If you are more worried about put spell like effects in the hands of non-casters, you could up the price to like ~15,000. However, to be frank, 4d6 fire damage with weapon like constraints even with the touch attack is not going to be game breaking, and in a situation where magic items are fungible there are a lot of things you'd probably rather have for the price. Alternately, you could reduce the cost a few 1000 g.p. to make it less worthwhile to try to get rid of the item, since it is colorful and interesting and you don't want it viewed as simply something to turn into a pile of gold. [/QUOTE]

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