Magic Ammunition Costs

[wolff96]

This is somewhat of a stupid question, but...

When making magical arrows, how do you price them?

Making a weapon into a +1 item is 2,000gp plus the cost of the masterwork base item. However, you can make arrows in batches of 20 using the craft skill.

So is a +1 Arrow 2,301 gp or are a batch of 20 +1 Arrows 2,301 gp?

I was trying to look this up, but I couldn't find any place where it was stated definitively. So could someone point out a page reference or SRD link where it says one way or the other?

 

[hammymchamham]

IIRC the cost of 50 +1 Arrows is 2000 for the +1, 300 for the masterwork, and 50 for the arrows.

In the PHB, it has the price of 7gp for a single Masterwork Arrow. 7*50 = 350

 

[Murrdox]

As far as I know, making magical ammunition is in lots of 50. So you calculate how much 50 masterwork arrows cost, and if you're enchanting them to +1, you add 2000 gp for the +1 modifier, and you end up with 50 +1 arrows for 2300 or somewhere close to there.

If you only wanted to make 25 +1 arrows, you could cut that cost in half easily enough, and if you only wanted 20, you could figure that exact cost as well.

 

[mystraschosen]

Give a big clap to the ham....scourge of trivial questions

 

[wolff96]

Thanks!

 

[Christian]

I will refrain from restating the perfectly correct answers above, and direct the reader's attention to the footnote to table 8-10 on p. 184 of the DMG, as well as to table 8-14 on p. 185. In case anyone didn't just want to take their word for it.

 

[Caredoc]

Forgive the silly question from somebody who can't find his rulebook, but...


Do these pricing rules apply to javelins, as well?

How about something like bolas?

 

[Crothian]

Javelins and bolas are single items, only things like arrows, bolts, sling bullets are determinjed in groups.

 

[Caredoc]

So it's only things that you launch out of another device?


Seems kinda odd that you could make 50 magic arrows for one price, but only one magic dart.

 

[Crothian]

Darts are can be used over and over, arrows eventual break.