Magic item price

[GT]

Here's one... how do you guys figure magic item prices for magic items not listed? I have a crude system that involves comparing an item with a similar item, and then valuing any additional powers by their merit. So for example, a +1 sword that allows its user to levitate is worth 2500 gp (price of a +1 sword plus 500 gp for a minor power).

[Scott]

I don't have a system. Just compare and estimate.

[geneweigel]

In comparing prices with swords, theres a glitch there with the "luck blade". Its value is way less than if you just had a ring of 3 wishes.

I believe the wish price hike was probably last minute like that "obsession/possesion by demons/devils" part of the game that was removed at the last minute and left all these anti-demonic possesion remnants. So thats another big question for your campaign.

[GT]

I play the Luck Blade as a base 5000 gp plus an additional 5000 gp/each wish above the first. And the value decreases as the wishes are used... ^__^

[GT]

Hmmm... I never thought about the demon/devil possession, but I reckon they could "magic jar" a PC couldn't they?

[geneweigel]

Gary explained it that it was thrown at the last minute and let the leftovers stand. You could hobble together a devil possesing someone by different means accessories in the case of a demon lord an amulet's magic jar but that reference in protection from possession:

Protection from Possession: Reading time: 1 round. This scroll generates a
magic circle of 10 radius which extends from, and moves with, the reader.
All creatures within its confines are protected from possession by magical
spell attocks such as magic jar; attack forms aimed at possession or mental
control or psychic energy drain which are psionically based or magically
based; or demon, devil, night hag, or similar creature possession (obsession).
This protects even dead bodies if they are within the magic circle.
The protection lasts for 10 to 60 rounds in 90% of these scrolls; 10% have
power which lasts 10 to 60 turns, but the protection is stationary.

That specifically was called obsession and he described it as a power of concentration wearing down the victim until they were under control over time with saves. And from what I gathered it wasn't going over that well and it was cut and that line should have been removed.

[GT]

I suppose that you could justify that line as pertaining to the manner in which a night hag wears down its victim, and therefore the scroll would protect against that attack...

[geneweigel]

Theres an article about possession in D&D in TD #20(1978) but its woefully not very official sounding and has a bit of a "clunk" to it. It has nice Tramp pics though.

[amalric]

Aug 6, 2009 9:51:53 GMT -5 geneweigel said:

In comparing prices with swords, theres a glitch there with the "luck blade". Its value is way less than if you just had a ring of 3 wishes.

Perhaps because it's easier to hide a ring up your sleeve, rather than a sword?

But it's a fair point. I have no answer, as I never encountered a Luck Blade in any campaign.