Repricing Cognizence Crystals [Archive] - Wizards Community

Repricing Cognizence Crystals [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Rageheart
04-05-07, 10:29 AM As is: the prices for Pearls of power are equal to the prices for Cognizence Crystals even though Pearls of Power recharge themselves daily.

Would the following price scheme be unbalancing, or just enough to make Cognizence Crystals relevent again?

PP Old Cost New Cost
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 1000 300
3 4000 1000
5 9000 4000
7 16000 9000
9 25000 16000
11 36000 25000
13 49000 36000
15 64000 49000
17 81000 64000

Costs for Comparison:
Dull Grey Ioun Stone 1 PP 25gp
*single use then is gone.

Rainbow Ioun Stone 5 PP 16000gp
*Recharges Daily.
(costs as much as a 7 PP Pearl of Power, because it orbits?)
Nephlite
04-05-07, 10:55 AM As is: the prices for Pearls of power are equal to the prices for Cognizence Crystals even though Pearls of Power recharge themselves daily.

Would the following price scheme be unbalancing, or just enough to make Cognizence Crystals relevent again?

PP Old Cost New Cost
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 1000 300
3 4000 1000
5 9000 4000
7 16000 9000
9 25000 16000
11 36000 25000
13 49000 36000
15 64000 49000
17 81000 64000

Costs for Comparison:
Dull Grey Ioun Stone 1 PP 25gp
*single use then is gone.

Rainbow Ioun Stone 5 PP 16000gp
*Recharges Daily.
(costs as much as a 7 PP Pearl of Power, because it orbits?)

I'd say that fits.
Kinda like how Magic Item Comprehenduim repriced this due to overpriced originally.

Why does Dull go out anyway?
Rageheart
04-05-07, 11:01 AM Hmm... I didn't realize the Magic Item Compendium repriced this... are my numbers close?

as for the Dull Grey Ioun Stone:
"Dull gray stones are useless for magic but still harbor just enough resonance that a psionic character can eke out 1 power point before the stone is gone forever."
Generally excepted that the stone will no longer orbit, or crumbles into dust.
Nephlite
04-05-07, 11:06 AM Hmm... I didn't realize the Magic Item Compendium repriced this... are my numbers close?

as for the Dull Grey Ioun Stone:

Generally excepted that the stone will no longer orbit, or crumbles into dust.

No, I meant the way they repriced things similar in the book. They didn't reprice these exactly. (I have only looked over it to see a few reprices).
Rageheart
04-05-07, 11:11 AM Ah, I understand... yes kinda like that.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rageheart 04-05-07, 10:29 AM	As is: the prices for Pearls of power are equal to the prices for Cognizence Crystals even though Pearls of Power recharge themselves daily. Would the following price scheme be unbalancing, or just enough to make Cognizence Crystals relevent again? PP Old Cost New Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 1000 300 3 4000 1000 5 9000 4000 7 16000 9000 9 25000 16000 11 36000 25000 13 49000 36000 15 64000 49000 17 81000 64000 Costs for Comparison: Dull Grey Ioun Stone 1 PP 25gp single use then is gone. Rainbow Ioun Stone 5 PP 16000gp Recharges Daily. (costs as much as a 7 PP Pearl of Power, because it orbits?)
Nephlite 04-05-07, 10:55 AM	As is: the prices for Pearls of power are equal to the prices for Cognizence Crystals even though Pearls of Power recharge themselves daily. Would the following price scheme be unbalancing, or just enough to make Cognizence Crystals relevent again? PP Old Cost New Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 1000 300 3 4000 1000 5 9000 4000 7 16000 9000 9 25000 16000 11 36000 25000 13 49000 36000 15 64000 49000 17 81000 64000 Costs for Comparison: Dull Grey Ioun Stone 1 PP 25gp single use then is gone. Rainbow Ioun Stone 5 PP 16000gp Recharges Daily. (costs as much as a 7 PP Pearl of Power, because it orbits?) I'd say that fits. Kinda like how Magic Item Comprehenduim repriced this due to overpriced originally. Why does Dull go out anyway?
Rageheart 04-05-07, 11:01 AM	Hmm... I didn't realize the Magic Item Compendium repriced this... are my numbers close? as for the Dull Grey Ioun Stone: "Dull gray stones are useless for magic but still harbor just enough resonance that a psionic character can eke out 1 power point before the stone is gone forever." Generally excepted that the stone will no longer orbit, or crumbles into dust.
Nephlite 04-05-07, 11:06 AM	Hmm... I didn't realize the Magic Item Compendium repriced this... are my numbers close? as for the Dull Grey Ioun Stone: Generally excepted that the stone will no longer orbit, or crumbles into dust. No, I meant the way they repriced things similar in the book. They didn't reprice these exactly. (I have only looked over it to see a few reprices).
Rageheart 04-05-07, 11:11 AM	Ah, I understand... yes kinda like that.