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Message: <blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 1031068" data-attributes="member: 1325"><p>Well, after obtaining the new rules, I was reading through, trying to find the details.</p><p></p><p>And I saw they inluded the metamagic rods from Tome and Blood, at new reduced prices. I cannot for the life of me see how they figured these new prices. The only conclusion I can make is that the more powerful ones are horribly underpriced (IMO).</p><p></p><p>Looking at the figures:</p><p>3.5 DMG</p><p>Level Adder <span style="color: blue">1 spell level</span> <span style="color: green">2 spell levels</span> <span style="color: yellow">3 spell levels</span> <span style="color: red">4 spell levels</span> </p><p>Lesser <span style="color: blue">3,000</span> <span style="color: green">9,000</span> <span style="color: yellow">14,000</span> <span style="color: red">35,000</span> </p><p>Normal <span style="color: blue">11,000</span> <span style="color: green">32,500</span> <span style="color: yellow">54,000 </span> <span style="color: red">75,500</span> </p><p>Greater <span style="color: blue">24,500 </span> <span style="color: green">73,000</span><span style="color: yellow">121,500</span> <span style="color: red">170,000</span> </p><p></p><p>Tome and Blood</p><p>Level Adder <span style="color: blue">1 spell level</span> <span style="color: green">2 spell levels</span> <span style="color: yellow">3 spell levels</span> <span style="color: red">4 spell levels</span> </p><p>Lesser <span style="color: blue">5,400</span> <span style="color: green">16,200 (x3)</span> <span style="color: yellow">27,200 (x5)</span> <span style="color: red">37,800 (x7)</span> </p><p>Normal <span style="color: blue">21,600 (x4)</span> <span style="color: green">64,800</span> <span style="color: yellow">108,000</span> <span style="color: red">151,200</span> </p><p>Greater <span style="color: blue">48,600 (x9)</span> <span style="color: green">145,800</span> <span style="color: yellow">243,000</span> <span style="color: red">340,200</span> </p><p></p><p>T&B price increases, from new DMG base price.</p><p>Level Adder <span style="color: blue">1 spell level</span> <span style="color: green">2 spell levels </span><span style="color: yellow">3 spell levels</span> <span style="color: red">4 spell levels</span> </p><p>Lesser <span style="color: blue">3000</span> <span style="color: green">9000</span> <span style="color: yellow">15000</span> <span style="color: red">21000</span> </p><p>Normal <span style="color: blue">12000</span> <span style="color: green">36000</span><span style="color: yellow">60000</span> <span style="color: red">84000</span> </p><p>Greater <span style="color: blue">27000</span> <span style="color: green">81000</span><span style="color: yellow">135000</span> <span style="color: red">189000</span> </p><p></p><p>The conclusion I reach is that they saw that 21,000 gp was far too cheap for a <em>Lesser Metamagic Rod of Quickening</em>, but that no similar increase was placed upon the Normal or Greater Rods of that type. Seems like a very ill-thought out alteration to me. Or has someone heard of any explanation?</p></blockquote><p></p>

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