[3.5] Enchanted weapons - is there something I'm getting wrong?

[bendking]

It seems you can put on the "Flaming" buff on a Great sword for only 350gp or so.
This seems way tto cheap, doesn't it? Is there something I'm missing?
Is the enchanting system really as simple as it looks?

[Flickerdart]

There are three steps you have to take to get Flaming on a sword.

1: Start out with a Masterword sword - this adds an extra 300gp price to the cost of the weapon.
2: Enchant the weapon with a +1 enhancement bonus. This costs 2000gp for a +1.
3: Enchant it with Flaming, which costs an additional 6000gp (because the weapon is now a +1 flaming weapon, or a +2 equivalent).

The total cost of a flaming greatsword is 8350gp.

[Rebel7284]

You can also use a swift action and a first level spell slot. Of course that only lasts for one round, barring persistomancy shenanigans. :smallsmile:

[Gildedragon]

For 3k you can slap a weapon augment crystal on a +1 sword
which makes the cost 7k rather than 8.

and there are a number of oils etcetera that can imitate the flaming property temporarily.

[bendking]

There are three steps you have to take to get Flaming on a sword.

1: Start out with a Masterword sword - this adds an extra 300gp price to the cost of the weapon.
2: Enchant the weapon with a +1 enhancement bonus. This costs 2000gp for a +1.
3: Enchant it with Flaming, which costs an additional 6000gp (because the weapon is now a +1 flaming weapon, or a +2 equivalent).

The total cost of a flaming greatsword is 8350gp.

This makes so much more sense.
I wish the tables at the DMG would explain this stuff better.
Is there a thread explaining this in more detail somewhere?

[bekeleven]

This makes so much more sense.
I wish the tables at the DMG would explain this stuff better.
Is there a thread explaining this in more detail somewhere?

Try the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicWeapons.htm). Out of curiosity, how did you arrive at your 350GP figure?

[bendking]

Try the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicWeapons.htm). Out of curiosity, how did you arrive at your 350GP figure?

The table said Flaming is +1, we saw +1 bonus next to the greatsword at the common weapons table, and we made 1+1 (get it?) and figured it costs 350gp on a Greatsword.

[Gildedragon]

There is no "+1" next to greatsword on the DMG or the SRD
there is a superscript 1 over "weapon cost" which redirects to the footnote saying: "Add to enhancement bonus on Table (7-9): Weapons to determine total market price."

[Sir Chuckles]

The table said Flaming is +1, we saw +1 bonus next to the greatsword at the common weapons table, and we made 1+1 (get it?) and figured it costs 350gp on a Greatsword.

The weapons table there shows the cost of the weapon itself. Scroll up a bit on the SRD, there's your table that shows the cost per +X total.

[bendking]

The weapons table there shows the cost of the weapon itself. Scroll up a bit on the SRD, there's your table that shows the cost per +X total.

Yeah, I get that now thanks to the SRD.
Thanks!