Magecraft Spell from Eberron
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Patryn of Elvenshae
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+5 competence bonus to a skill check representing one day's worth of work. 
Patryn of Elvenshae
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darkelfo said:
Generally correct. I don't think it's mentioned explicitly anywhere, but that's the usual D&D assumption.
Also note that progress "by the day" is done in copper pieces, rather than silver pieces. If you cast the spell every day for a week, you get +5 to your check representing one week's worth of progress.
Patryn of Elvenshae
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darkelfo said:
Hm.
If that's what you want, then what you really want is a set of "Master Artisan's tools."
Masterwork Artisan's Tools = 55gp (+2 circumstance bonus to a single Craft skill)
and
+5 Competence Bonus to a skill = 5*5*100gp = 2,500gp
Grand total = 2,555gp for +7 to a skill
The reason a tool that casts Magecraft won't work is that competence bonuses to skills are already present on the table, thus using the table is the appropriate way to price them.
A tool that casts Magecraft is different from the normally enhanced tools in two important ways:
1: Magecraft applies to any skill check, and in this way is more powerful than a bonus to a particular skill.
2: Magecraft's bonus applies only to a skill check meant to represent a single day's worth of work. It would not apply to any other use of the skill (like, say, repairing a warforged). It is in this way less powerful than a bonus to a particular skill.
Magecraft, IMHO, is not a good spell to be made into a "Once-daily" item.
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