ByOdin'sBeard
2021-10-25, 11:42 AM
Okay, so I've stumbled across something that I've never really thought of before.
A couple players want to further increase the power of their weapons, all well and fine.
According to DMG pg.288: "A creator can add new magical abilities to a magic item with no restrictions. The cost to do so is the same as if the item was not magical. Thus, a +1 longsword can be made into a +2 vorpal longsword, with the cost to create it being equal to that of a +2 vorpal sword minus the cost of a +1 sword."
So if the character has a +1 longsword, and wants to make it a +2, he only pays the 2,000gp cost of it?
Or does that excerpt only apply to the special abilities, and not the enhancement bonuses? Does making a +1 longsword into a +2 longsword still cost 8,000gp? Can you even increase the enhancement bonus of a weapon after initial creation of the item?
Never had this pop up in like 6 years of DMing, and am thoroughly confused.
A couple players want to further increase the power of their weapons, all well and fine.
According to DMG pg.288: "A creator can add new magical abilities to a magic item with no restrictions. The cost to do so is the same as if the item was not magical. Thus, a +1 longsword can be made into a +2 vorpal longsword, with the cost to create it being equal to that of a +2 vorpal sword minus the cost of a +1 sword."
So if the character has a +1 longsword, and wants to make it a +2, he only pays the 2,000gp cost of it?
Or does that excerpt only apply to the special abilities, and not the enhancement bonuses? Does making a +1 longsword into a +2 longsword still cost 8,000gp? Can you even increase the enhancement bonus of a weapon after initial creation of the item?
Never had this pop up in like 6 years of DMing, and am thoroughly confused.