Amazing Tools of Manufacture

[CalebTGordan]

I just want to be clear with what this item does.

Does it only work with creating mundane items when you use the Craft skill?

Or can I use this item to create magical items?

I think it only allows creation of mundane items, but I might be wrong.

[Tar-Tar]

Amazing Tools of Manufacture wrote:

Tools of this type always appear to be of the highest quality and wrought of the finest materials, most often mithral, darkwood, and adamantine. In the hands of a casual wielder, these items simply appear to be magically enhanced masterwork tools for a specific Craft skill (determined randomly), granting a +4 circumstance bonuson such skill checks. However, in the hands of a craftsman with 6 or more ranks in the selected Craft skill, the greater power of the amazing tools of manufacture becomes apparent. The wielder may use the tools to create items using the Craft skill much more surely and quickly. The wielder may take raw materials with a value equal to half the price of an object to be crafted, and produce a finished object in as little as 1 hour for an item with a final cost of 2,000 gp or less. For objects with a final cost of more than 2,000 gp, the wielder can perform 2,000 gp worth of work in a single hour, but only once each day. Only a single skill check is required to successfully complete the item, made on the last day of crafting and gaining the +4 circumstance bonus granted by the tools.

From what I've seen while looking at the item, the only stipulation is that you use a Craft skill. Magic items can be crafted using Craft skills instead of Spellcraft, which means this item can be used to craft magic items. However, the person doing the crafting must have 6 ranks in the chosen Craft skill to use this item.

[Blur Nation]

From what I've seen while looking at the item, the only stipulation is that you use a Craft skill. Magic items can be crafted using Craft skills instead of Spellcraft, which means this item can be used to craft magic items. However, the person doing the crafting must have 6 ranks in the chosen Craft skill to use this item.

Is their a craft skill for wondrous items?

[LordKailas]

Just to cover all the bases. From the Magic item Creation Section.

Creating Magic Armor wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft or Craft (armor)

Creating Magic Weapons wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft, Craft (bows) (for magic bows and arrows), or Craft (weapons) (for all other weapons).

Creating Potions wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft or Craft (alchemy)

Creating Rings wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft or Craft (jewelry).

Creating Rods wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft, Craft (jewelry), Craft (sculptures), or Craft (weapons).

Creating Scrolls wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft, Craft (calligraphy), or Profession (scribe).

Creating Staves wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft, Craft (jewelry), Craft (sculptures), or Profession (woodcutter).

Creating Wands wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft, Craft (jewelry), Craft (sculptures), or Profession (woodcutter).

Creating Wondrous Items wrote:

Skill(s) Required: Spellcraft or an applicable Craft or Profession skill check.

We can see from the other magic item creation feats that in general, if you're using a skill other then spellcraft it will be the same as whatever skill you would use to create a non-magical version of the item. It follows that wondrous items would follow the same trend. We can see from the craft skill that those skills are as follows.

Craft Skill wrote:

The most common Craft skills are alchemy, armor, baskets, books, bows, calligraphy, carpentry, cloth, clothing, glass, jewelry, leather, locks, paintings, pottery, sculptures, ships, shoes, stonemasonry, traps, and weapons.

So, if it's an article of clothing worn above the knees then you would use craft: clothing, for things below the knees craft: shoes. If it's a necklace or gemstone then you would use Craft: Jewelry. If it's primarily made out of a particular material you would use craft: baskets, cloth, glass, leather, pottery, or stonemasonry as per the material of the item. If the item is ink on paper then you would use craft: books or craft: calligraphy depending if said paper is bound together or not. If it is a liquid or powder then craft:alchemy. If it's a piece of artwork then craft: paintings or craft: sculptures depending if it is 2D or 3D art. If it features a mechanical mechanism then craft: traps or craft: locks depending on the nature of the mechanism.

If the item doesn't seem to fall into any of those categories then it probably requires a craft skill specific to that type of item (eg craft: ships, craft: books, and craft: shoes)

If multiple craft skills seem to apply then you can use any of them as seen by the skills that can be used to craft staves and wands.