Looking for an alternate XP cost system [Archive] - Wizards Community

Looking for an alternate XP cost system [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Tikael
08-28-06, 11:34 AM I am looking for an alternate to the XP cost system to make magic items and the such. Has anyone else made/found one or am I going to have to sit at the computer for a while?

Thanks.

Edit:
Found this http://d20.jonnydigital.com/2006/04/magic-item-xp-cost-variant
Still not quite what I was looking for.
Xavon_Wrentaile
08-29-06, 11:33 PM I personally use something similar to the 2E system; magical items are harder to make. Not just any masterwork will do, requires special materials (meteor iron, dragon's blood, etc), and the spellcaster must be partly involved with the creation. But it doesn't cost XP.

Another version I read involved the spell not 'spending' XP, but instead suffering a short to medium to reduction in Max HP (like 1 HP per 200 XP, lasts 2 months or more). The idea being the wizard (et al) is investing a portion of his life force to make the item permanent, and it takes a while to recover from that...
Tikael
08-30-06, 01:01 AM The entire party will be benefiting from having someone making magic items so we actually worked on a system where the crafter would gain an additional amount of EXP used only for crafting (I'm not worried about my PCs abusing this, so balance issues dont concern me.) i was just thinking something like 5% exp (for every 1000 EXP they gain they get an additional 50 XP just for crafting and nothing else) or something else like that. I will have to playtest to see how it works.

Also I will have some items use rare components. good plot hooks that way.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Tikael 08-28-06, 11:34 AM	I am looking for an alternate to the XP cost system to make magic items and the such. Has anyone else made/found one or am I going to have to sit at the computer for a while? Thanks. Edit: Found this http://d20.jonnydigital.com/2006/04/magic-item-xp-cost-variant Still not quite what I was looking for.
Xavon_Wrentaile 08-29-06, 11:33 PM	I personally use something similar to the 2E system; magical items are harder to make. Not just any masterwork will do, requires special materials (meteor iron, dragon's blood, etc), and the spellcaster must be partly involved with the creation. But it doesn't cost XP. Another version I read involved the spell not 'spending' XP, but instead suffering a short to medium to reduction in Max HP (like 1 HP per 200 XP, lasts 2 months or more). The idea being the wizard (et al) is investing a portion of his life force to make the item permanent, and it takes a while to recover from that...
Tikael 08-30-06, 01:01 AM	The entire party will be benefiting from having someone making magic items so we actually worked on a system where the crafter would gain an additional amount of EXP used only for crafting (I'm not worried about my PCs abusing this, so balance issues dont concern me.) i was just thinking something like 5% exp (for every 1000 EXP they gain they get an additional 50 XP just for crafting and nothing else) or something else like that. I will have to playtest to see how it works. Also I will have some items use rare components. good plot hooks that way.