Custom Items for +UMD [Archive] - Wizards Community

Custom Items for +UMD [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
parkse
02-12-06, 11:49 PM okay, using the rules givin in the DMG for item creation, for a competence bonus to a skill, you take the bonus, squared, times 100gp. Is that correct? If so, then I can make a Ring of device Mastery (+15 UMD) with a market price of 22,500 gp, and it would cost me 11k something in gold to make using Craft Wondrous Item? Is this correct? If not, please reference the ruleset where I should be looking. Thanks
jaelis
02-13-06, 12:30 AM Yes, you priced it right. But if it's a ring, you would use Forge Ring, not Craft Wondrous Item.

But... there are no official items that grant a general bonus to UMD. That might be for a reason.
parkse
02-13-06, 01:02 AM Well, DMG came out way before the Artificer class came out, so that can't be used as a reason for no specific UMD items...I mean, there's A LOT of things that aren't officially done item wise. You're right on that feat, thx. Is there a limit to the bonus able to be gotten from an item, without making it Epic?
jaelis
02-13-06, 01:03 AM The max non-epic bonus is +30, I believe.
parkse
02-13-06, 01:26 AM +30!! HOLY CRAP!! that's awesome!
zlatko
02-13-06, 07:56 AM There is a craft rule for weapon/armor/abilities enhancements; you have to be level*3 of the max enhancement you can make. So for Gauntlets os Str +2 or longsword +2 you would have to be lvl 6 CASTER. I dont know the rule for skills, but you should check it out.
tarkin
02-13-06, 10:48 AM It is not stated in the rules.

The DM is supposed to figure out the pre-reqs themselves.

HOWEVER...

An examination of the items in the DMG indicate that caster you should not be able to create something whose bonus to a skill exceeds your caster level.

To get the +30, I would suggest you need a spell that grants that kind of bonus and have at least 20 ranks yourself.
parkse
02-13-06, 12:50 PM but RAW doesn't state any kinda of prereq's? Other than gp, and xp. The Caster Level thing I can understand definately....but what's the RAW about it?

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parkse 02-12-06, 11:49 PM	okay, using the rules givin in the DMG for item creation, for a competence bonus to a skill, you take the bonus, squared, times 100gp. Is that correct? If so, then I can make a Ring of device Mastery (+15 UMD) with a market price of 22,500 gp, and it would cost me 11k something in gold to make using Craft Wondrous Item? Is this correct? If not, please reference the ruleset where I should be looking. Thanks
jaelis 02-13-06, 12:30 AM	Yes, you priced it right. But if it's a ring, you would use Forge Ring, not Craft Wondrous Item. But... there are no official items that grant a general bonus to UMD. That might be for a reason.
parkse 02-13-06, 01:02 AM	Well, DMG came out way before the Artificer class came out, so that can't be used as a reason for no specific UMD items...I mean, there's A LOT of things that aren't officially done item wise. You're right on that feat, thx. Is there a limit to the bonus able to be gotten from an item, without making it Epic?
jaelis 02-13-06, 01:03 AM	The max non-epic bonus is +30, I believe.
parkse 02-13-06, 01:26 AM	+30!! HOLY CRAP!! that's awesome!
zlatko 02-13-06, 07:56 AM	There is a craft rule for weapon/armor/abilities enhancements; you have to be level*3 of the max enhancement you can make. So for Gauntlets os Str +2 or longsword +2 you would have to be lvl 6 CASTER. I dont know the rule for skills, but you should check it out.
tarkin 02-13-06, 10:48 AM	It is not stated in the rules. The DM is supposed to figure out the pre-reqs themselves. HOWEVER... An examination of the items in the DMG indicate that caster you should not be able to create something whose bonus to a skill exceeds your caster level. To get the +30, I would suggest you need a spell that grants that kind of bonus and have at least 20 ranks yourself.
parkse 02-13-06, 12:50 PM	but RAW doesn't state any kinda of prereq's? Other than gp, and xp. The Caster Level thing I can understand definately....but what's the RAW about it?