Crafting Wondrous Items

[arangatang]

The druid I'm playing will eventually reach level 3, whereupon I think I'll take Craft Wondrous Item as my level feat.

Is the having the caster level listed for the item one of its prerequisites? For example, do I need to be level 17 to craft a level 1 Pearl of Power?

If so, are there any good items you know of for a level 3 druid to craft? Should I just take Scribe Scroll instead?


Some info: The party consists of: a cleric, rogue, monk, ranger and myself (druid).

The party has a cleric but not an arcane caster.

Magic items will most likely be drawn from the Magic Item Compendium and the Core books.

[HunterOfJello]

Caster level is not a prerequisite for crafting most magical items. If you look at the listing of the item and it says "Caster Level 5", then that isn't a prerequisite. However, if the listing says, "creator’s caster level must be at least _______", then that is a prerequisite.


Here are some examples. At level three you could craft:

Gauntlets of Ogre Power even though it says, "CL 6".

or

Amulet of Natural Armor +1, but not the same amulet at +2 because it says, "creator’s caster level must be at least three times the amulet’s bonus".

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The listing of the caster level of the item is used for determining other things than crafting prerequisite.

[MrLich]

I have a similar problem playing a CC3/Diviner1/MT1 with Scribe Scroll from Wizard 1 and taking Craft Wondrous Item for my 3rd level feat.

I have already found that I can create 2 items from my "need to start with" list but I'm curious if the playground can provide me with new and exciting items I can craft.