[3.5] What are the crafting rules for Intelligent Items

[nedz]

Intelligent Items

Some magic items, particularly weapons, have an intelligence all their own. Only permanent magic items (as opposed to those with a single use or those with charges) can be intelligent. (This means that potions, scrolls, and wands, among other items, are never intelligent.)

In general, less than 1% of magic items have intelligence.

AFAIK neither the DMG nor the SRD give details on how these are made. Are there any rules elsewhere ?

[jywu98]

Seems like the closest thing to that is the feat Item Familiar, but it's not crafting rules.

[mattie_p]

They exist.


Intelligent Item Creation (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/creatingMagicItems.htm#intelligentItemCreation)
To create an intelligent item, a character must have a caster level of 15th or higher. Time and creation cost are based on the normal item creation rules, with the market price values on Table: Item Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and Capabilities treated as additions to time, gp cost, and XP cost. The item’s alignment is the same as its creator’s. Determine other features randomly, following the guidelines in the relevant section.

[nedz]

Aah, I must have missed that.