Say I am level 5 and crafting a wand of Ironskin. The duration states 1 min/level, would that mean mean a single charge lasts for 5 minutes? If I were to craft it at level 6 than would it be 6 minutes? Is that how it works?
Say I am level 5 and crafting a wand of Ironskin. The duration states 1 min/level, would that mean mean a single charge lasts for 5 minutes? If I were to craft it at level 6 than would it be 6 minutes? Is that how it works?
By default, the caster level of a magic item that casts a spell is the minimum caster level necessary to cast that spell. So a typical wand of ironskin would have a caster level of 3. You can make one with a higher caster level, but it costs more to make/buy.
And yes, the caster level of a magic item determines the effects of any spell it casts/duplicates. A CL 5 wand of ironskin would last 5 minutes.
The price of a wand is equal to the level of the spell × the creator's caster level × 750 gp.
So the cost to create a 2nd level spell at CL3 would be 2250 GP. Increasing the same spell to 5th level will cost 3750 GP.
The above is correct, but please note the expensive material component clause.
The price of a wand is equal to the level of the spell × the creator's caster level × 750 gp. If the wand has a material component cost, it is added to the base price and cost to create once for each charge (50 × material component cost).
Wow its much more expensive than I thought.
Indeed. CL 1 spells that work well at min level are the best wand. Wands of cure light wounds, mage armor, shield, entangle. Even magic missile is good for a poor man's counterspell at low levels. I wouldn't waste a feat on Craft Wand, though.