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Hey folks,

In page 507-508 of the Pathfinder Core Rule Book we find the Crystal Ball which is a CL10 item that permits a user to employ the scrying spell at will. It has the following requirements:

Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, scrying; Cost 21,000 gp

Now as far as I can tell, these two requirements and the cost are exactly the same as the Crystal Ball from the 3.5 DMG.

On page 81-82 of the 3.5 Stronghold Builders Guide, however, we find the Pool of Scrying, an item (only CL5 this time) that is physically larger but otherwise appears to perform the exact same function (scrying at will), and has the exact same requirements:

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, scrying; Market Price: 12,000 gp.

The stats for the scrying spell itself, caster level by class, casting time, duration, effect, etc seem to be identical between 3.5 and PF, so why the difference in CL and cost for the two otherwise apparently identical items?

I'd like to include the Pool in my PF scenario, but before I do so, I'd like to figure out if this was just a misprint or miscalculation, or if there is some other detail I am overlooking that explains the discrepancy. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hey folks. I apologize if this has already been asked and answered previously, or if it seems to be such an especially basic question that I shouldn't even need to be here asking. LOL

I'm creating a high level sorcerer (an ogre mage with levels in sorcerer, actually, who has become a lich) as a boss villain, but even though I've been playing fantasy RPGs of various sorts for years, I've never actually played a primary role spell caster before. This brings me to my question.

Is there anything in the RAW stating that a magic user would be immune to damage from his own spells? For example, a standard fireball spell has a 20ft radius. So if my sorcerer were to cast a fireball at a target that was only 15ft away, she'd be caught in her own blast.

Would she still take damage, or does the damage bypass him because it's her own spell?

If somebody can provide me with an answer, that'd be great, but if I could get a book and page number with the answers I'm looking for, that would be even better.