Re: (TFT) Creating Magicl Items

["Jay Carlisle" <selfinflicted_wounds@boardermail.com>]

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Jay


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Roseberry" <paleryder1@verizon.net>
> 
> David,
> 
> Okay, it makes complete sense when you put it like that. The 
> problem is that the AW doesn't explain this in such a clear manner. 
> In fact, probably due either to an organic cognitive deficiency or 
> too much fun in college, I don't see any of this in the text. AW 
> seems to jump back and forth between creating and purchasing 
> magical items.  Under "Cost of Magical Items", you get the 
> impression that a caster would pay the book value adjusted for 
> multiple spells, etc...not just a purchaser. In the "Example" under 
> the same heading it begins "You wish to cast a [spell]" and then 
> includes the book price in the "cost". I had therefore assumed that 
> there was some inherent cost in creating the spell plus the cost of 
> apprentices, "cost/week of ingredients" plus "Ingredients requried 
> weekly...". Does it make sense? No, I guess not. It should just be 
> the cost of the wizards, apprentices, ingredients. Did that bother 
> me for years? Well, sort of.
> 
> So, if the player character is the wizard creating the magical 
> item, you would reduce the costs per week for the wizard's 
> self-service; this assumes the wizard has enough to live on without 
> working during the period the magical item is being made. Where did 
> you get the $200/wk for the wizard? I don't recall reading that 
> anywhere. I thought the cost of the wizard fluctuated based on IQ.  
> I'm looking at page 29 of ITL where it states how much various IQ 
> wizards would cost. I'm assuming you used the $200.00 per week from 
> the table of jobs. The computer program adjusts for DX while the 
> cost of the wizard is based on IQ. I suppose one could just 
> substitute DX for IQ in the text and just use the same costs.
> 
> David, thanks. If you had written the tutorial on making/costing 
> magical items (hint), I think it would have been more easily 
> comprehended. Thanks.
> 
> Aidan


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