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Hey guys,
I've looked the messageboards over and came across several old posts regarding magic item creation. Most were dated 2009. Since then I understand some errata have been released clarifying magic item creation. I just want to run this process by you to make sure I've got it figured out. I'll provide references as I go:
Level 3 Summoner takes craft wondrous item. He wants to make an Amulet of Mighty Fists +1 for his Eidolon.
1) The item will cost 2,500gp to be paid at the beginning of construction. (pg 496)
2) Construction will take 24 hours of work total. (pg 549)
3) The spellcraft DC for creation would be 5+5(CL) if I have access to a spell caster that has Greater Magic Fang prepared or if I have 3 scrolls of Greater Magic Fang, one for each day of construction, and Use Magic Device or in the summoner's case, simply use the scroll since the spell is on the summoner spell list (but may need to make a caster level check since he is too low level to have it prepared *see below for a question about how this would work out*).
The spellcraft DC for creation would bump up to 5+5(CL)+5(spell requirement not met if no scrolls are used). (pg 549)
4) If the spellcraft check (either 10 or 15) is successful after 24 hours of work, I complete the item successfully.
Does that sound about right? A sub-question related to scrolls pertaining to point number 3:
For a druid to cast Greater Magic Fang, he/she must be level 5 (pg 50). If the druid has a scroll does he/she need to be level 5 or level 3 to cast without a check? My confusion comes from this: "If the user meets all the requirements noted above, and her caster level is at least equal to the spell's caster level..." Is the spell's caster level 5 (because one must be level 5 to cast it) or level 3 (because that is the spell level).
Thanks for your help on this forum.
Jeremy
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3) The spellcraft DC for creation would be 5+5(CL) if I have access to a spell caster that has Greater Magic Fang prepared or if I have 3 scrolls of Greater Magic Fang, one for each day of construction, and Use Magic Device or in the summoner's case, simply use the scroll since the spell is on the summoner spell list (but may need to make a caster level check since he is too low level to have it prepared *see below for a question about how this would work out*).
The spellcraft DC for creation would bump up to 5+5(CL)+5(spell requirement not met if no scrolls are used). (pg 549)
Correct. An amulet of mighty fists +1 also requires the creator to have a caster level at least three times the item's bonus, that is, CL 3, which a level 3 summoner meets.
For a druid to cast Greater Magic Fang, he/she must be level 5 (pg 50). If the druid has a scroll does he/she need to be level 5 or level 3 to cast without a check? My confusion comes from this: "If the user meets all the requirements noted above, and her caster level is at least equal to the spell's caster level..." Is the spell's caster level 5 (because one must be level 5 to cast it) or level 3 (because that is the spell level).
The druid needs to be CL 5 to use a standard scroll of greater magic fang without a caster level check, since the creator must scribe the scroll at a minimum caster level that would allow his class to cast the spell.
2) Construction will take 24 hours of work total. (pg 549)
Actually the creation time is depending on the base price of the item, so in your case it would be 40 hours.
You can,however, take an additional +5 to the DC to work at double speed, and finish it in 20 hours of work.
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2) Construction will take 24 hours of work total. (pg 549)
Actually the creation time is depending on the base price of the item, so in your case it would be 40 hours.
You can,however, take an additional +5 to the DC to work at double speed, and finish it in 20 hours of work.
Ohhh. I misunderstood what base price meant. I assumed base price was the cost of creation while the purchase price was market price.