Other Single-Use Items

Scrolls (other than spell scrolls), potions, and a few other items (such as the Rod of Cancellation) are single-use items. These items may be created by Magic-Users or Clerics of the 7th level or higher. The chance of success is as given for scrolls, above, when the item being created reproduces a known spell (or when the GM decides a spell must be created, as described above). For other types of items, the GM should assign a spell level as they see fit, and the cost and time required is doubled (making up for the spell research or knowledge required for spell-reproducing items). The time required is one week plus one day per spell level (or equivalent), and the cost to enchant the item is 50 gp per spell level, per day. Potions are a special case; the character creating a potion may make a large batch, consisting of several doses, which may be bottled in separate vials or combined in a larger flask. For each additional dose created at the same time, reduce the chance of success by 5% and increase the time required by one day. Note that increasing the time required will directly increase the cost, but the cost is for the entire batch, not per dose, effectively giving a discount to the cost per dose. If the roll to create the item fails, the entire batch is spoiled. The assistance of an alchemist (found in the Specialists section on page 47) adds 15% to the chance of success of a Magic-User or Cleric creating a potion.