Tattooed Sorcerer and Create Spell Tattoo: do they cost?

[shea83]

Hi, me and my GM have a problem with interpretation of this rule with my tattooed sorcerer:

Create Spell Tattoo (Su)

At 7th level, a tattooed sorcerer can create a spell tattoo once per day with a single touch as a standard action. The recipient of the spell tattoo must be willing to receive the spell tattoo. If she gives the spell tattoo to herself, it does not count against the regular limit of magic tattoos she can have. The spell tattoo must be of a spell that she knows that has no material or focus component. She can maintain one spell tattoo created by this ability at a time—if she uses this ability again, the previous spell tattoo she created fades away. Spell tattoos she creates with Inscribe Magic Tattoo do not count against this limit. She can use this ability twice per day at 11th level, and three times per day at 15th level.
This ability replaces the bloodline feat gained at 7th level.

I need to pay the tattoo (like a scroll) same as using the inscribe magical tattoo feat?
Or this is free, being a SU ability and with limitations?

Thanks in advance

[cartmanbeck]

shea83 wrote:

Hi, me and my GM have a problem with interpretation of this rule with my tattooed sorcerer:

Create Spell Tattoo (Su)

At 7th level, a tattooed sorcerer can create a spell tattoo once per day with a single touch as a standard action. The recipient of the spell tattoo must be willing to receive the spell tattoo. If she gives the spell tattoo to herself, it does not count against the regular limit of magic tattoos she can have. The spell tattoo must be of a spell that she knows that has no material or focus component. She can maintain one spell tattoo created by this ability at a time—if she uses this ability again, the previous spell tattoo she created fades away. Spell tattoos she creates with Inscribe Magic Tattoo do not count against this limit. She can use this ability twice per day at 11th level, and three times per day at 15th level.
This ability replaces the bloodline feat gained at 7th level.

I need to pay the tattoo (like a scroll) same as using the inscribe magical tattoo feat?
Or this is free, being a SU ability and with limitations?

Thanks in advance

Looks like it's free to me. Note that the spell has to have no material or focus component, so that does limit the number of usable spells by a great deal.

[Ipslore the Red]

I'd say it's free, since you specifically have to pick one with no expensive components or foci, and it's separate from Inscribe Magic Tattoo.