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I'm not sure if this has been officially answered yet, but I have several PCs in my RotRL campaign beginning to craft so I would like to have a ruling.
My question is about the DC of crafting. In the Feats chapter, the DC is listed as 10 + the item's caster level. In the section of creating magic items, the DC is listed as 5 + the item's caster level. Which is correct?
Also, the time to craft is 8 hours per 1000 gp in the items base price. I'm under the impression that the base price is the market value of the item (i.e. a +1 weapon has a base price of 2000 gp taking 2 days to craft), but my players think that the base cost is the amount paid to craft the item (half the market value, i.e. a +1 weapon would be 1000 gp taking only 1 day to craft). Which is correct?
Also, the time to craft is 8 hours per 1000 gp in the items base price. I'm under the impression that the base price is the market value of the item (i.e. a +1 weapon has a base price of 2000 gp taking 2 days to craft), but my players think that the base cost is the amount paid to craft the item (half the market value, i.e. a +1 weapon would be 1000 gp taking only 1 day to craft). Which is correct?
You are correct, the base price is the market value, not what the player spends to make the item.
As for what the DC is to create the item, all i could find is a post from last august.
I believe the Magic Items chapter is correct and the DC should be 5 + caster level, but I am still looking into the issue. Either way, this will be corrected.
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
Not sure if he changed his mind after that time, but whenever we get the next errata it should be fixed.
What Xandos said: DC is 5 + caster level (+5 per prerequisite missing), and time is per 1000 gp of market price.
For example:
Crafting a wand takes 1 day for each 1,000 gp in its base price. To craft a wand, you must use up raw materials costing half of this base price.
Pretty explicit that cost = 1/2 Base Price, and time is 1 day per 1000 in base price, not cost.
If they want to accelerate it, it costs +5 DC to double the speed (which allows two 4-hour crafting sessions per day, each doing a normal days work).
The error in the feats chapter appears to be because everything else under the sun is DC 10 + X. :)