![]() ![]() This process can be accelerated to 4 hours of work per 1,000 gp in the item’s base price (or fraction thereof) by increasing the DC to create the item by 5. ![]() Regardless of the time needed for construction, a caster can create no more than one magic item per day. The character must spend the gold at the beginning of the construction process. Scrolls and potions whose base price is more than 250 gp, but less than 1,000 gp, take 8 hours to create, just like any other magic item. Potions and scrolls are an exception to this rule they can take as little as 2 hours to create (if their base price is 250 gp or less). Creating an item requires 8 hours of work per 1,000 gp in the item’s base price (or fraction thereof), with a minimum of at least 8 hours. Any place suitable for preparing spells is suitable for making items. The creator also needs a fairly quiet, comfortable, and well-lit place in which to work. Descriptions of these items include an entry that gives the total cost of creating the item. The cost to create these items is the magic supplies cost plus the costs for the components. For these items, the market price equals the base price plus an extra price for the spell component costs. In addition, some items cast or replicate spells with costly material components. The item cost does not influence the base price (which determines the cost of magic supplies), but it does increase the final market price. Armor, shields, weapons, and items with value independent of their magically enhanced properties add their item cost to the market price. For many items, the market price equals the base price. Magic supplies for items are always half of the base price in gp. ![]() Using metamagic feats, a caster can place spells in items at a higher level than normal. A creator can create an item at a lower caster level than her own, but never lower than the minimum level needed to cast the needed spell. While item creation costs are handled in detail below, note that normally the two primary factors are the caster level of the creator and the level of the spell or spells put into the item. In addition, you cannot create potions, spell-trigger, or spell-completion magic items without meeting its prerequisites. The only exception to this is the requisite item creation feat, which is mandatory. The DC to create a magic item increases by 5 for each prerequisite the caster does not meet. Most of the time, they take the form of spells that must be known by the item’s creator (although access through another magic item or spellcaster is allowed). These prerequisites must be met for the item to be created. Note that all items have prerequisites in their descriptions. Failing this check by 5 or more results in a cursed item. Failing this check means that the item does not function and the materials and time are wasted. The DC to create a magic item is 5 + the caster level for the item. If an item type has multiple possible skills, you choose which skill to make the check with. At the end of this process, the spellcaster must make a single skill check (usually Spellcraft, but sometimes another skill) to finish the item. To create magic items, spellcasters use special feats which allow them to invest time and money in an item’s creation. He can even try to make a 3rd-level pearl, though the minimum caster level is 5, and he adds +5 to the DC because he doesn’t meet the “able to cast 3rd-level spells” requirement. If he wants to make a 2nd-level pearl, the caster level has to be at least 3, as wizards can’t cast 2nd-level spells until they reach character level 3. He can set the caster level to whatever he wants (assuming he can meet the crafting DC), though the pearl’s caster level has no effect on its powers (other than its ability to resist dispel magic). For example, a 3rd-level wizard with Craft Wondrous Item can create a 1st-level pearl, with a minimum caster level of 1. However, it makes sense that the minimum caster level of the pearl is the minimum caster level necessary to cast spells of that level–it would be strange for a 2nd-level pearl to be CL 1st. Therefore, the only caster level requirement for a pearl of power is the character has to be able to cast spells of the desired level. Though the listed Caster Level for a pearl of power is 17th, that caster level is not part of the Requirements listing for that item. Does creating a magic item require the creator to be of the same or higher caster level of the item itself? This doesn’t seem to square with the CLs listed for specific magic items for instance, a belt of giant strength +2 has CL 8th, but the only spell required in its creation, bull’s strength, has a minimum caster level of 3. ![]()
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