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The_Cheeseman 12-28-06, 08:39 AM	I am trying to come up with the exact cost breakdown on the Epic Staff of Necromancy, so that I can accurately gauge the value of a staff that can store an infinite number of souls, as by the soul bind spell. Basically, I am stuck on figuring out the cost of components for the create greater undead effect, and therefore deciding how much value to place on the staff acting as a focus for soul bind. Here is what I have thus far: Epic Staff of Necromancy Market Price: 1,505,312 gp cost: 1,290,156 gp; 14,303 xp CL 27th 2 charges: soul bind (heightened to 16th-level) 16*27*375 = 162,000 /2 = 81,000 gp 2 charges: finger of death (heightened to 16th-level) 16*27*281.25 = 121,500 /2 = 60,750 gp 2 charges: circle of death (intensified, 13th-level) 13*27*187.5 = 65,812.5 /2 = 32,906.25 gp 1 charge: create greater undead (8th-level) 8*27*187.5 = 40,500 gp Base Price: 215,156 gp Component Cost: 1,075,000 gp Circle of death (500 gp/use): 500*25 = 12,500 gp That leaves an extra 1,062,500 gp worth of component costs between soul bind and create greater undead. Any ideas?
Seeker95 12-28-06, 02:28 PM	You are making a number of premise-based errors in your approach. 1. Epic items are very haphazard in their construction costs to begin with. 2. Additionally, WotC Designers are not bound by the pricing guidelines. 3. The by-itself price of a single-ability item is rarely derivable from the component break-down of a multiple-ability item. An item that can store an infinite number of souls sounds more like an artifact, not an item a PC can craft with a set formula.