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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jfdlsjfd" data-source="post: 9510619" data-attributes="member: 42856">We are not in disagreement that it's a way to do it (and I'd prefer to think it as a sacrifice than an amount of matter as well, but I like my magic weird) But then, all gems must have the same value, not exponential value as they get bigger/better cut/or even just famous.Imagine the case. You have a regular-sized ruby generating ruby dust in sufficent quanitty to cast the spell. That's OK, so one day you have a regular ruby worth 5,000 dollars, and you powder it to propel the spell and it works. Great. However, instead of doing that, you just sell it and this exact same ruby is used to adorn the left nipplering worn by Kim Kardashian. I am pretty sure the same ruby would be worth several times the price of the former ruby, despite being exactly the same -- let's assume it is twice the price, as I am unsure what the actual markup would be, for the purpose of the discussion. So you buy it back for 10,000 dollars, and suddenly the same ruby can power TWO castings of the spell, one from its rubiosity and a second time from its kardashianness. That's OK for some worlds, but not those with a more "scientific" approach to spellcasting, which tend to be more common, IMHO, as the default assumption for D&D.<sillyness mode>And then, an enterprising character notice this, retires from adventuring and since the nipple-ring is destroyed when used for spellcasting and can't increase the supply, driving down the price, hires Kim Kardashian to wear ruby nipple-ring so they can get this increased market value and be used for more spellcasting than there are actual rubies available, buying cheap rubies and reselling kardashian-activated ruby dust to other spellcasters, making huge amount of money in the process.</sillyness mode>Another reason I prefer to reason in sacrifice value rather than a market value is that I am pretty sure a sentient demon would deny the spell if you gamed it, by buying a 1gp diamond at 50gp from another party member so it becomes a 50gp diamond for the purpose of spellcasting. The demon would be seeing throughthe trick, while he would honor the Kardashian-powered spellcasting because you effectively end up poorer.</blockquote>

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