Re: (TFT) TFT: Magic Item Creation

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

Michael,
    Ahhh yes.  An opportunity to quote one of the best magic systems ever 
made.  O.K.  The question was . . .


> >  >>   Mike, what problems do you have with the magic item
> >  >> creation system in Advanced Wizard?

> > From: Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>
> >
> > Here are some of the questions I find painful:
> > How much is a +1 DX sword worth?

    $1,000 list minus 420 cost* = $580 value - cost of sword
    *cost per week
        1 wizard        $120
        2 apprentices   $ 50
        igrediants      $ 40

> > How much is ANY magic item worth!

    The same +1 DX sword, if it was an attribute enchantment and not a 
weapon/armor enchantment is worth . . .
    $2,000 list minus 1,650 cost* = $350 value - cost of sword
    *cost per week
        1 wizard        $300
        2 apprentices   $ 50
        ingrediants     $  0
        Lab restock     $ 50
        Lab rental      $150
    The ability to hurt Wights
    No ability what-so-ever to hurt an air elemental
    No ability to stop Vampire regeneration (only silver does that)
    1/2 damage to fire elemental
    1/2 damage to water elemental (unless ice)

> >      How many wizards do you need to create an item? Do they sleep,
> > rest, eat, etc...
> >      How many apprentices? Do they sleep, rest, eat, etc...

    Take the strength required each day and subtract 25 for the wizard 
himself.  Divide the rest by 25 to determine how many apprentices will be 
needed.  Here it is as a formula.
    Apprentices needed = (ST/day ? 25)/25
    They do sleep, rest, and eat.  The guild requires someone to pay $50 to 
hire an apprentice for a week, but they only get paid $25.  In addition 
guild rates require $1 per point of fatigue (ITL page 29).  An ?apprentice 
may not be called on for more than 25/ST a day.   So for the average person 
to hire an apprentice and use all 25 of his daily fatigue would cost $75
    With a mere 8ST wizard who uses 1 fatigue and then rests 15min, would 
produce 25/ST in 6.25 hours.  That leave plenty of time for an hour lunch to 
break up all those naps, and they would still have 7ST at the end of the 
day.

> >     How much fST can you create in a day? Is that in eight hours?
> > 16 hours?

    A character on an adventure my produce much more than 25 a day.  This 
varies wildly.  If they have drain-strength, use batteries, are aided by 
apprentices, etcetera. This next sentence is a house rule. As a general rule 
(and specifically to limit strength batteries) I do not let a Wizard expend 
more Fatigue in one turn than they have ST-1.  They may cast themselves 
unconcious, but they may not cast 50ST lightning because they have a fat 
battery.  They would have to have 50ST.

> > Can you rush it?

  No.  ?However, it is NOT permitted to use more wizards than a spell calls 
for to try to cut down the time.? (AW page 30)

> > Things like that. The whole potion and magic item value tables seem
> horribly messy to me and arbitrary to me. I'd like to be able to compare
> the amount of work that went into the creation of any two magic items, but
> it seems like this varies according to the rolls
> each time a magic item is made.

  Yes.  The only thing that helps the weekly rolls is a charm.  This itself 
is another magic item.  The lead wizard has to have a high DX.

   David Michael Grouchy II

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