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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 475721" data-attributes="member: 2480">For my own campaign, I found that splitting the XP costs of item creation hasn't caused amy problems. I allow items with several creators - that is, those where more than one person provides the spells/creation feats - to share the costs evenly between them.I also allow a single creator to divide the cost evenly with another person who voluntarily joins the creation process, even if that person possesses no magical skills of their own. I describe this as being prepared to give up their own blood and soul in the process. It is generally used by PC crafters working with other members of the party to make items for that person.I haven't found it unbalancing to permit this, but then the players don't try and over-exploit it either. It has encouraged the crafters to make items for the party, and sicouraged unreasonable demands on the crafters. (For expensive items, the party is more likely to spend the extra gold and commission items from NPC crafters, even if the process will take extra time.)I guess I am saying that you may not need the extra 20% XP cost to make the process of sharing a balanced one. It will depend on what you're aiming for and what your players are like.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 475721, member: 2480"] For my own campaign, I found that splitting the XP costs of item creation hasn't caused amy problems. I allow items with several creators - that is, those where more than one person provides the spells/creation feats - to share the costs evenly between them. I also allow a single creator to divide the cost evenly with another person who voluntarily joins the creation process, even if that person possesses no magical skills of their own. I describe this as being prepared to give up their own blood and soul in the process. It is generally used by PC crafters working with other members of the party to make items for that person. I haven't found it unbalancing to permit this, but then the players don't try and over-exploit it either. It has encouraged the crafters to make items for the party, and sicouraged unreasonable demands on the crafters. (For expensive items, the party is more likely to spend the extra gold and commission items from NPC crafters, even if the process will take extra time.) I guess I am saying that you may not need the extra 20% XP cost to make the process of sharing a balanced one. It will depend on what you're aiming for and what your players are like. [/QUOTE]

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