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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Claudius Gaius" data-source="post: 3932963" data-attributes="member: 57946">Inconsistent with the Item Creation rulesThis doesn't match up at all well with the item creation rules. The ability you want to enhance is chosen at the time of casting and foci are only required in items when they're created - and aren't even used up in the creation. Ergo an item which effectively grants +4 to all skills costs a mere 2000 GP base instead of 1600 per skill. +6 woud cost 12,000 base instead of 3600 per skill, and +8 would cost 30,000 base instead of 6400 per skill. Net effect? All charcters who rely on skills invest in such an item, game master increases all skill target numbers, characters who want to use the money elsewhere cease bothering to even try to use skills save for the occasional spontaneous caster who wants to do something specific - and even they aren't really likely to waste a high-level spell on a skill roll when they could be saving it for something more impressive. Might be worth considering if you want a really sharp distinction between skill-based and non-skill based characters, otherwise simply disruptive. If you want a set of comparison spells which are consistent, try the Skill Mastery spell template (Shareware version of The Practical Enchanter, linked in the signature, page 14).</blockquote>