Crafting price rules

[malcolm667]

i don't get it:

int +2 4.000
int+wis +2 10.000 (4.000+1,5x4.000?)
int+wis+cha +2 16.000 (4.000+1,5x4.00+1,5x4.000?)

am i right? but that are 'Similar Abilities' but 'it takes up space on a character's body'. there are no rules for both of them.

i tried to understand but the rules are tricky.

my goal is a ring with 3 or 4 different abilities: Sustenance(2.500), Protection +1(2.000), Blinking(27.000), Force Shield(8.500)

can anyone help? where is a limit and does the sequence matter?

[Blueluck]

Ring of Four Defenses
Blinking = 27000
Force Shield = 8500 +50% = 12750
Sustenance = 2500 +50% = 3750
Protection +1 = 2000 +50% = 3000

27000 + 12750 + 3750 + 3000 = 46500 gold

Here's what I did:
1) Pay for the most expensive ability.
2) Pay for each additional ability at +50%.
3) Add them up.

A few other answers:
"Similar Abilities" is a little misleading. It should probably say, "Similar abilities that use up the same resources." If you had an item that was usable once per day and could do any one of four abilities, your item would be worth [i]less[i] than four separate items, so you'd get a discount.

There is no limit to the number of abilities you can put on a single item.

The sequence itself isn't important, but the cost of each ability is, so you'll hear people refer to the most expensive ability as the "first ability".

[leo1925]

Blueluck wrote:

Ring of Four Defenses

Blinking = 27000
Force Shield = 8500 +50% = 12750
Sustenance = 2500 +50% = 3750
Protection +1 = 2000 +50% = 3000

27000 + 12750 + 3750 + 3000 = 46500 gold

Here's what I did:
1) Pay for the most expensive ability.
2) Pay for each additional ability at +50%.
3) Add them up.

I believe that this correct, and the fact that with that formula the price of a belt of physical perfection comes correctly only strenghtens it.

[malcolm667]

big THX

[Shoga]

leo1925 wrote:

Blueluck wrote:

Ring of Four Defenses

Blinking = 27000
Force Shield = 8500 +50% = 12750
Sustenance = 2500 +50% = 3750
Protection +1 = 2000 +50% = 3000

27000 + 12750 + 3750 + 3000 = 46500 gold

Here's what I did:
1) Pay for the most expensive ability.
2) Pay for each additional ability at +50%.
3) Add them up.

I believe that this correct, and the fact that with that formula the price of a belt of physical perfection comes correctly only strenghtens it.

I see how you got this but I have a question. if you build it according to your level progression, you won't be able to do it that way. Taking the example above, you find a ring of protection +1 and you add sustenence. I figure the math would be as follows:

Ring of Protection +1 = 2,000
add Sustanence 2500 + 1250 = 3,750
Force Shield 8500 + 4250 = 12,750
Blinking 27,000 + 13,500 = 40,000

total 62,000

If you buy the item with all the magic, its gonna cost less than if you build it as you level.

[leo1925]

Shoga you don't follow Blueluck's formula, you pay the standart price for the most expansive ability.

[Shoga]

But what if you don't KNOW what the most expensive ability is? Like I said, start at level 1.. then work up. You don't really know what you want until you get to the level that you can make it.

I understand what he said.. thats not the issue.

[Finneous Emberstorm]

I would suggest recalculating the entire value based on the current most expensive ability every time you upgrade it and subtract from that the amount already spent on it. Item upgrades are usually done in downtime anyway so the extra math shouldn't be a problem.