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How do you determine the cost/price of a spell completion or spell trigger item that is imbued with a spell that has a variable cost, such as restoration or permanency?
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This isn't a cited rule answer, it's a common sense answer: you price it out with the variable component of a given degree, and the resulting product is only good for that level of application or lower.
Example: spell of wonder can be cast with 100, 500, or 1000gp value diamond dust. Crusher the Caster makes a scroll of spell of wonder with 500gp dust. Calculate the cost accordingly. The scroll can now be used for the 109gp application or the 500. It cannot be used for the 1000.
Alternatively, to avoid having to worry about different degree's of notation and having multiple different Scrolls of Restoration, assume the worst case scenario for component costs.
Definitely use the highest applicable cost.
"If the scroll has a material component cost, it is added to the base price and cost to create."
Why not forgo the component cost of these spells altogether and have the scroll caste pay them when the scroll is used? I know it would be an exception to the general rule, but it would certainly make things easier all around.
So when I get a scroll or wand of restoration (not uncommon for Paizo modules), which version did I get?
So when I get a scroll or wand of restoration (not uncommon for Paizo modules), which version did I get?
The good one. Hang on to it.
The listed situation is EXACTLY why you probably dont get an option; if you're provided a scroll of Restoration and not explicitly told what it can do, you need to assume it can do it all. Therefore, it needs to be assumed you paid the maximum.
Agree."KrispyXIV"
The listed situation is EXACTLY why you probably dont get an option; if you're provided a scroll of Restoration and not explicitly told what it can do, you need to assume it can do it all. Therefore, it needs to be assumed you paid the maximum.
So when I get a scroll or wand of restoration (not uncommon for Paizo modules), which version did I get?
Or how about the dozen flavors of lessor restoration potions that the rules call for but authors and treasure tables forget about?
"The character taking the potion doesn't get to make any decisions about the effect—the caster who brewed the potion has already done so."
Lesser restoration dispels any magical effects reducing one of the subject's ability scores or cures 1d4 points of temporary ability damage to one of the subject's ability scores.