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<blockquote data-quote="Keith" data-source="post: 751481" data-attributes="member: 10752">Those are the two options I see as well, and it is an interesting question.&nbsp; I find it hard to see how a spell can be built around the current dollar value of a material component.&nbsp; I have always thought that that was shorthand for the actually quality of the item.&nbsp; &nbsp; If there is a shortage of the piece of wool needed for some other spell, the component remains the piece of wool, while the cost of acquiring it may soar.I lean towards the interpretation that you need a certain quality of gem, which would be worth 500GP all else being equal.&nbsp; &nbsp; My point was and is that that use of that item for that spell inherently means that all else is not equal.&nbsp; That gem, that might otherwise be worth 500GP, has become priceless.&nbsp; The demand for them would not be linked to the number of actual Raise Deads performed; the demand would be linked only to the resources of the wealthy, who would stockpile every one of these gems that came out of the ground. Someone asked how many I thought there were, implying that my point suggests too many of them, which is exactly the opposite of my position.&nbsp; There would not be enough, regardless of how many there are, for ordinary people to acquire even one at any&nbsp; price.Ironically, the situation would be similar to diamonds in our world.&nbsp; They are common, and objectively nearly valueless.&nbsp; The natural supply far outstrips the real demand.&nbsp; However ,they have been stockpiled, and their trade monopolized, and as a result-they cost a great deal more than their intrinsic value. Even in the event that it becomes tiny diamonds that are worth 500GP, don’t expect to be able to find any.&nbsp; So, how do PCs use the spell all the time?&nbsp; I can’t see how, any way you cut the diamond.&nbsp; Heh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keith, post: 751481, member: 10752"] Those are the two options I see as well, and it is an interesting question. I find it hard to see how a spell can be built around the current dollar value of a material component. I have always thought that that was shorthand for the actually quality of the item. If there is a shortage of the piece of wool needed for some other spell, the component remains the piece of wool, while the cost of acquiring it may soar. I lean towards the interpretation that you need a certain quality of gem, which would be worth 500GP all else being equal. My point was and is that that use of that item for that spell inherently means that all else is not equal. That gem, that might otherwise be worth 500GP, has become priceless. The demand for them would not be linked to the number of actual Raise Deads performed; the demand would be linked only to the resources of the wealthy, who would stockpile every one of these gems that came out of the ground. Someone asked how many I thought there were, implying that my point suggests too many of them, which is exactly the opposite of my position. There would not be enough, regardless of how many there are, for ordinary people to acquire even one at any price. Ironically, the situation would be similar to diamonds in our world. They are common, and objectively nearly valueless. The natural supply far outstrips the real demand. However ,they have been stockpiled, and their trade monopolized, and as a result-they cost a great deal more than their intrinsic value. Even in the event that it becomes tiny diamonds that are worth 500GP, don’t expect to be able to find any. So, how do PCs use the spell all the time? I can’t see how, any way you cut the diamond. Heh. [/QUOTE]

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