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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 79972" data-attributes="member: 2480">For my own Shattered World campaign, I have ruled that the only way to reduce the cost of a magic item is to actually build into it some real limitations (c.f. items that can be used only a certain number of times a day).For example, one PC acquired a magic sword that must &quot;drink&quot; blood each time that it is unsheathed, i.e. that the wielder must actually hit a target who has blood of some description. For so long as it doesn't drink blood it cannot even be released from the sword hand (and unbeknownst to the PC will slowly drive the bearer toward murderous acts). I mention this because I have noted up how it is made and granted it a 20% cost reduction because of this limitation. The PC-wielder is very careful when he uses this sword, and carries another for circumstances kike encounters with undead, constructs, vermin, plants and certain outsiders.Another was a magical cloak that would provide a deflection bonus to AC against attacks only from piercing and slashing weapons. (Worth a 40% reduction in cost).If a PC wants an item that is keyed to themselves personally I charge them more for it (around 10% more as a matter of fact). This way I can reasonably say that most magic items aren't personally keyed so that PCs canbenefit from the treasure they find (otherwise the PCs would make the same choice too and all their items would be keyed only to themselves and their groups).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 79972, member: 2480"] For my own Shattered World campaign, I have ruled that the only way to reduce the cost of a magic item is to actually build into it some real limitations (c.f. items that can be used only a certain number of times a day). For example, one PC acquired a magic sword that [b]must[/b] "drink" blood each time that it is unsheathed, i.e. that the wielder must actually hit a target who has blood of some description. For so long as it doesn't drink blood it cannot even be released from the sword hand (and unbeknownst to the PC will slowly drive the bearer toward murderous acts). I mention this because I [i]have[/i] noted up how it is made and granted it a 20% cost reduction because of this limitation. The PC-wielder is very careful when he uses this sword, and carries another for circumstances kike encounters with undead, constructs, vermin, plants and certain outsiders. Another was a magical cloak that would provide a deflection bonus to AC against attacks [i]only[/i] from piercing and slashing weapons. (Worth a 40% reduction in cost). If a PC wants an item that is keyed to themselves personally I charge them more for it (around 10% more as a matter of fact). This way I can reasonably say that most magic items [i]aren't[/i] personally keyed so that PCs [i]can[/i]benefit from the treasure they find (otherwise the PCs would make the same choice too and all their items would be keyed only to themselves and their groups). [/QUOTE]

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