A fireplace poker that can ignite easily flammable materials by touch.
Self heating teakettle.
An outfit of noble quality clothing for a child, and a pendant with a matching noble crest. The wearer of the pendant gains an empathic sense of the wearer of the clothing's location and well being.
A smoking pipe that neutrzlizes the aroma of whatever burns in it.
An enchanted workshop for carpentry, smithing, brewing or the like. Grants a +5 bonus to the appropriate craft skill, but requires the entire shop to funtion.
a misplaced item finder. Think to this of an item you had on your person within X hours and it shows you where you placed it.
Does nothing for you if someone else moved the item since then, but a fun item for the forgetful grandparent.
Cloak of Prestidigitation. +2 on perform(grand entrance checks). Always flaps in non existent breezes
Ring of Detect fire. Range touch
Forgotten Cookpot. Food left inside will never burn reguardless of how long it is left over the fire
Traveler's Robe. Self cleaning and repairing robe
Neverful Mug. Nonmagical liquids put in slowly disappear
A cash box which drops coins into a buried safe, then teleports them out at sundown each day.
A mirror which shows images reflected in it with a one minute delay.
Dolls which perform some preprogrammed behaviour on command.
A book which preserves flowers and leaves pressed in it perfectly.
An animated painting.
A glass which turns any alcoholic liquid in it into an identical-looking non-alcoholic drink.
A knife that toasts bread as it slices it.
Magical Royal's Outfit: Am enchanted Royal Outfit that uses a combination of 'mending' and 'prestidigitation' to keep the clothing clean, fixed, SIZED perfectly, and allows the wearer to change the colors of the outfit at will.
Ring of Prestidigitation: A magic Ring that allows the wearer to use Prestidigitation at will, no limitation of use through out the day.
Gloves of 'Wheres my Beer': A set of gloves enchanted with 'Mage's Hand', usually used by lazy people to grab small objects instead of walking.
Musicians Baton: A magical baton enchanted with 'Ghost Sound' that allows the user to create what ever sound(s) they wish, based on perform checks.
Goblet of Poison Detection: A magical goblet/cup that changes color when there is poison in the cup. What counts as a poison (is alcohol a poison?) is up to the GM.
Magic Detector: A magical 'Divining Rod' that glows when pointed towards magic items. Pointing towards an item and being closer will make the 'rod' glow with more or less intensity.
Magic Quill: a magic quill/pen/etc enchanted with 'arcane mark'. A writing tool that does not need INK!
Shovel of find traps
A salt shaker that changes the flavor of food to whatever you want it to taste like.
A tiny Coffee Golem.
A set of paint brushes that don't need paint, each having its own color, that will color an object touched as per Prestidigitation.
A cold stone used to keep food fresh in the inn.
A feast table that purifies any food or drink set upon it.
A podium or lectern that clearly amplifies the voice of whkever stands behind it to fill a large hall.
A pair of matched duelling swords that convert any damage inflicted on tbe wielder fo the other sword to nonlethal.
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Comb of Colours: If you visualize a colour while brushing hair with this comb, the lock of hair current brushed changes to match that colour. Extended brushing can colour the entire head of hair, or you can just add accents. Provides a +1 bonus to disguise checks.
Tidy Handkerchief: Perfectly cleans small messes without becoming dirty itself (as prestidigitation).
You might also check out the useless magic items thread - most of the responses there are silly but some are not entirely useless.
I'll be coming back to this thread for my own ruined town! How much would the bulk of these items be worth?
Most of them are based off cantrips, with the occasional 1st level spell and one of mine uses a 1/day 2nd level spell (apport object).
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There's a bit of range in usefulness in "based off cantrips," though. Something that duplicates a very specific function of prestidigitation like flavouring food is not as useful as actually casting prestidigitation, and not all cantrips are equally useful.
I'd say about 100gp for the items that just make life slightly easier in very specific ways. Ones that do actually duplicate spells should be a bit more. Maybe 300 for the Everdamp Rag, 700 for the Goblet of Poison Detection, 1000 for the Ring of Prestidigitation.
I think the safe's still more - a single use spell completion is a scroll, it's probably a command word or use-activated item instead, 1/day makes that 2160 or 2400 gp. Magic items are expensive.
Fun fact: when cantrips were first introduced in a Dragon mag for AD&D, a two-dimensional illusion was a cantrip. 500 gp for the painting?
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The magic item cost formulae are only a starting point, and this is why.
A pipe that prevents the stuff within the pipe from smelling is not granting the benefits of Negate Aroma, which prevents an entire creature from being perceived by scent or negate scent-based attacks.
An item that can change the flavour of food, an item that can change the colour of something, and an item that can clean something, are not each granting the benefits of Prestidigitation, which can do any of those things and more.
A knife that makes toast is not giving you the same benefits as heating up someone's armour sufficiently to deal them 8d4 points of damage over 42 seconds.
For comparison, see the Sleeves of Many Garments. They are based on Disguise Self, but because they can only disguise clothes they cost 200gp instead of 2,000gp.
I created this as a joke many, many years ago, but it actually came in handy. The fish whistle. Take the whistle, dunk your head in a stream, and blow the whistle. 2d10 fish will appear and you can make a delicious meal for the party.
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A brass statuette of a humanoid with needles in various points of the body. Even if you don't know acupuncture, piercing a living creature with a needle causes stabilize, three times a day max.
Warrior's Friend - This relatively plain looking magical hoop is easily attached to a belt. When a light or one-handed weapon is pushed through the hoop, it transforms into a holster or sheath that perfectly fits the weapon. Weapons stored in the Warrior's Friend are cleaned as if they had prestidigitation cast upon them and cannot be targeted with spells that would harm them or make them difficult to use so long as they are in the sheath. If a damaging spell targets the weapon, it strikes the sheath instead.
*This basically exists so that when you sheathe your sword and forget to clean the blood off first it doesn't ruin the blade.
Symbol of Light - This holy symbol is made from pure silver. On command, it casts light like a bullseye lantern, but only when held in the user's hand.
Handy Handkerchief - This handkerchief never stains or gets dirty, no matter how hard one tries. Yes, that means it's completely clean after you blow your nose into it, and you can share it without spreading diseases. Hygienic!
The Dramatic Clasp - A clasp that can be attached to a cloak or belt, this magical item makes the wearer's entrances more dramatic. It times musical notes with their entrance, it creates dramatic lighting and wind, and it makes the sounds of their sword swings more pronounced. It adds a +2 circumstance bonus to Intimidate and Perform checks, but also adds a -2 penalty to stealth checks. Finally, it might make you seem silly.
Minor weapons, huh?
The Last Resort, a dagger which numbs the wielder enough to perform a coup de grace on themselves without difficulty.
One use only, use-activated, Delay Pain (2nd level), limited effect about *0.5 IMO, so 2*3*50*0.5 = 150 gp value + the cost of the dagger (which might be ornamented or masterwork)
Varlet's Bane, a walking stick which can act as a masterwork club on command once, for 1 hour, after which it breaks.
One use only, use-activated, Refine Improvised Weapon (1st level) 1*1*50 = 50 gp value plus the cost of the walking stick. Something similar could be made with other improvised weapons, e.g. letter opener to masterwork dagger.
Shadowspike, a dagger which can be thrown to pin an enemies shadow to the ground for 1 round as Shadow Trap. Will DC 11 negates.
One use only, use-activated, Shadow Trap (1st level) 1*1*50 = 50 gp value plus the cost of the dagger.
I stupidly went and created another thread for pricing my Hat of Moving Eyes. This is a hat (head-slot) with a pair of animated eyes on the front of the hat band. At random, the eyes will close; wink; look straight ahead; look far left or right; or look cross-eyed. The wearer gets no material benefit.
I calculated the price for a true Hat of Silent Image (with full user control over the image) as 4,000 gp plus the cost of the item. It's a 1st-level spell, but continuous use. (I'm assuming that a spell with a duration of "Concentration" makes it cost double rather than quadruple.)
So yes, we're saying that it should cost 400 gp market, due to how limited the spell is. In other words (and I really want to check this), will making the item will cost 200 gp in magic ingredients over and above the cost of the hat????
Update: Someone there has suggested that I use Prestidigitation as the base spell. As a cantrip, that cuts the costs in half. So now I think I'm down to 100 gp in materials to make a joke -- much more reasonable!
A self playing harpsichord. Place sheet music on the holder and it will play it decently, equivalent of a dc 20 perform check.
An eternal lamp with adjustable wick, can be turned down as low as candle light. Shutters will completely block the light.
A perfect shaving razor, leaves no stubble and never nicks the skin.