Cheap ass magic item

[Raishoiken]

What exactly would are all the applicable ways to minimize the price of buying a one use magic item? i've been afb for a hot minute so i dont remember the resources i used for this in the past amd I've been after a way to make a single use POA item dirt cheap. Any ideaa?

Edit: i should add that more specifically im looking to reduce the buying price rather than a crafting cost

[tstewt1921]

If you're crafting them, there are the crafting feats, legendary artisan, exceptional artisan etc. I'm not sure of other ways of reducing prices.

[Thurbane]

There's the usual shenanigans of making it only usable by a certain race, class and alignment to reduce costs.

Bear in mind any custom item needs final approval from the DM.

[Kalkra]

The Complete Cost Reduction Handbook (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=1000.0)

[Ruethgar]

Legendary, Exceptional, Extraordinary Artisan with triple Magical Artisan on those gets you a 68% reduction in cost. Another Magical Artisan on whatever the item is would get you to 76% off and then make it a Rune Circle version for 80% off and Wondrous Architecture for 50% off by an Apprentice Crafter for 10% off with a guild affiliation for 10% off. 98% off the cost and it’s built into a building.

Edit: Also Ravenloft devices are non-magical and replicate magic-like effects. But being no-mag means they are True Creation and Fabrication goals which can be a good bit cheaper than actual magical items to get castings of.

[Raishoiken]

Legendary, Exceptional, Extraordinary Artisan with triple Magical Artisan on those gets you a 68% reduction in cost. Another Magical Artisan on whatever the item is would get you to 76% off and then make it a Rune Circle version for 80% off and Wondrous Architecture for 50% off by an Apprentice Crafter for 10% off with a guild affiliation for 10% off. 98% off the cost and it’s built into a building.

Edit: Also Ravenloft devices are non-magical and replicate magic-like effects. But being no-mag means they are True Creation and Fabrication goals which can be a good bit cheaper than actual magical items to get castings of.

that's the exact reson i want the POA item: to use it to craft a device as they're both nonmagic and wouldn't require a skill check. Unless using the major/true creation spells from magic items dont require that checl in whoch case major creation serves this purpose infinitely better

[Ashtagon]

No such thing. The ass is not a valid magic item slot.

[Kelb_Panthera]

No such thing. The ass is not a valid magic item slot.

Actually, it is. Oriental adventures has a bit on replacing western garb with eastern for magic items and suggested replacing the cloak items with hakama. If you didn't know, hakama are the large, flowy pants/trousers that samurai wear. Therefore, any cloak item can be made into pants/trousers, aka ass coverings. :smallbiggrin:

[Thurbane]

No such thing. The ass is not a valid magic item slot.

Regdar's SuppRepository?

[Ruethgar]

The base 6 artisan feats can be obtained by one reading of severe taint with a ritually added Evil subtype or Necropolitan if you feel like undead. There’s also a location in I think Complete Scoundrel for another item feat. Then the rest of your build can be for w/e else and you still have some pretty cheap items on down time. That 68% didn’t include the 50% cost reduction for crafting it yourself so there is that so you are paying 84% less than someone just buying the item.

[Raishoiken]

The base 6 artisan feats can be obtained by one reading of severe taint with a ritually added Evil subtype or Necropolitan if you feel like undead. There’s also a location in I think Complete Scoundrel for another item feat. Then the rest of your build can be for w/e else and you still have some pretty cheap items on down time. That 68% didn’t include the 50% cost reduction for crafting it yourself so there is that so you are paying 84% less than someone just buying the item.

I'm not really familiar with taint, hownwould this work? How much of this is usable at first level?

[Ruethgar]

Taint grants a feat per level of taint and has two forms of taint, mental and physical, that each reach three levels. Necropolitans can get severely tainted pretty easily and you can get that at level 2. Of course you can always Pazuzu wish at level one to get the Evil subtype which will do the same assuming you have twice the Cha as you do Wis and Con. Magic locations are a bit trickier and need significant gold and several levels to get to typically, but unreasonably could be written into a backstory.