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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 3492085" data-attributes="member: 9789">Well there you go then!  Except that item is a) slotted to compete with head items (important to those using it) and b) actually does two things - comprehend languages and read magic.  My item should have the following after it:Faint divination; CL 3th; Craft Wondrous Item, comprehend languages.So not only does their item do twice as much, it also grants a +5 to decipher script.  By-the-book pricing, this item should cost 3000 (languages - 1 x 1 x 2000 x 1.5 for 10 min/level) + 1500 (read magic - 1/2 x 1 x 2000 x 1.5 for 10 min/level) + 2500 (skill boost - 500 x 5) = 7000, but it's only 5200.  Not only that, but it works in an unspecified way, which is far more powerful than the level 1 spell allows.  I can see some price reduction using the new MIC rules in order to make it more competitive with headbands of Int, but this is an earlier item...Either way, I think my item could be more useful since it uses a rarely-used slot; this is part of the reason it was a bit higher than 2k, along with the fact that it works out to 30' for hearing things (instead of "touch" as the spell works).  However, you could probably just make a helm into a "face" slot without trouble since it's clearly within that slot's affinity; with this item out there, no one would buy my current item at its current price, so it should either:- be reduced to around 2042g- include reading magic as well and be priced at 4200g or lowerThe former makes it useful to anyone and doesn't take a valuable slot, and the latter makes it more useful to wizards, even without the bonus, because their head is free.  Although for a mere 1k more they could have a helm that gave a bonus to a very rarely used skill as well...  Yeah, that seems pretty fair.  On the other hand, I guess the spirit of this item is really more "useful to anyone" at a low cost, so I think I'm favoring the former.Rewrite:Babelfish Glasses - 2042gThese bowl-shaped glasses fit comfortably over a generally humanoid-shaped creature's nose (otherwise, they fit uncomfortably) and have arms that reach back beside the head and around the ears.  At the end of each arm is a tiny fish-shaped bulb.  The wearer of these glasses can understand any spoken words or read any non-magical writing of any language.  (It does not allow the wearer to speak or write any languages, nor does it decipher codes, reveal hidden messages, or translate non-languages, such as gibberish.)  This item functions constantly while worn.Cost:  1021 gold, 82 XP.  Faint divination; CL 3th; Craft Wondrous Item, comprehend languages</blockquote>

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