Potion of Cure light wounds ... how many hit points?


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Grand Lodge

You buy a 50gp Cure Minor Wounds potion a.k.a Potion of Healing. It cures 1d8 HP plus +1 per "caster level" .... who's caster level? and would higher caster level have different price-tag attached to it?


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Yeah a 50 Gold Potion of Cure Light Wounds would heal 1d8+1.

Having a higher caster level would cost more.

"The price of a potion is equal to the level of the spell × the creator's caster level × 50 gp. If the potion has a material component cost, it is added to the base price and cost to create. Table: Potions gives sample prices for potions created at the lowest possible caster level for each spellcasting class. Note that some spells appear at different levels for different casters. The level of such spells depends on the caster brewing the potion."


Brain in a Jar wrote:

Yeah a 50 Gold Potion of Cure Light Wounds would heal 1d8+1.

Having a higher caster level would cost more.

"The price of a potion is equal to the level of the spell × the creator's caster level × 50 gp. If the potion has a material component cost, it is added to the base price and cost to create. Table: Potions gives sample prices for potions created at the lowest possible caster level for each spellcasting class. Note that some spells appear at different levels for different casters. The level of such spells depends on the caster brewing the potion."

This is correct. The fact that it cost 50 gp indicates it is a caster level 1 potions (50 gp x spell level (1) x caster level (1).

If you wanted a caster level 5 potion of CLW, it would cost 250 gp, and would heal 1d8+5 HP.


The caster level is the caster level of the caster who created the potion. A higher caster level would raise the price of the potion. The formula is for the cost of making: 25 gold X caster level X spell level. The Sale price or base price is twice that. A cure light wounds with a caster level of 2 costs: 25 X 1 X 2 or 50 gold to make, 100 gold to buy.

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