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6 months ago ::
Jan 14, 2013 - 9:26PM
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hi everyone! im new to d&d and i was just wondering, what are the limits to getting things created at a blacksmith or something. i really wanted to get a hidden blade (ac fan :3) for my assassin class or my rogue class and yeah. is that possible? if not what are the limits, cause my brother has a griffin and he got a wissle that only his griffin could hear...
i know that this probably isnt the place to post this but i couldnt really define this into the other catagories
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6 months ago ::
Jan 14, 2013 - 9:47PM
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hi everyone! im new to d&d and i was just wondering, what are the limits to getting things created at a blacksmith or something. i really wanted to get a hidden blade (ac fan :3) for my assassin class or my rogue class and yeah. is that possible? if not what are the limits, cause my brother has a griffin and he got a wissle that only his griffin could hear...
i know that this probably isnt the place to post this but i couldnt really define this into the other catagories
Best thing to do is ask your DM.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 14, 2013 - 9:52PM
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ok thank you @felorn but the thing is our dm is still also learning aswell....he is a bit ahead of the rest of us but yeah ill just check with him 
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 10:10AM
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ok thank you @felorn but the thing is our dm is still also learning aswell....he is a bit ahead of the rest of us but yeah ill just check with him
Well in that case let me direct you a little more. In 4e crafting rules are very vague. The main way most people craft is through s combo of skill checks (Like athletics for the forging) and rituals like Enchant Item, or Disenchant Magic Item, these can both be found in the ritual section of the PHB 1. And then there is also in the book "Martial Power 2" a thing called Martial Practices, they include things like, Master Artisan, Temporary Fix, Embalm, Forge Armor, Forge Weapon, etc. (There are lots). Martial Practices work a lot like rituals as they require some time and specific requirements. Just like Rituals though they require a feat to use. So basically you could either hire a blacksmith which would cost the base item GP plus work charges or learn yourself through some training. So say you did want that hidden blade (I'm gonna give it's base stats that of a dagger), and you could make it, you would first need the Master Artisan Martial Practice (Forge Weapon and Armour are for magic items typically), MAster Artisan lets you create mundane object for a price set by your DM. So first you would need the items required to make it (Iron ingots, leather, pull switch mechanism, etc) Which I would give a base cost of about 12 GP all together. SO lets start with the dagger's stats.
Dagger
Proficiency bonus: +3
Damage: 1d4
Thrown Range: 5/10 (Or 5 feet between 50 feet)
Price: 1gp
Weight: 1lb
Group: Light Blade
Properties: Off hand, Light thrown
So lets talk our way through this. We both know the Assassin Hidden Blade Dagger is best at close range and probably wont be being thrown. We also know that is it very easy to conceal with a sleeve. And that if done with a sneak attack it should do more damage. It should also have a bonus to concealment so lets give it a +2 to bluff checks to conceal. Also as I nice bonus for the extra money spent and the power of the spring mech lets give it and extra 1d6 of sneak attack damage.
So here is what we are looking at now:
Hidden Blade
Proficiency Bonus: +3
Damage: 1d4
Thrown Range: N/A
Price: 12gp
Weight: 3lbs
Group: Light Blade
Properties: Off hand, +2 to Bluff checks for concealment, +1d6 damage on sneak attacks
Remember your DM is called Dungeon Master for a reason, so just check in on him with this.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 11:32AM
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Just for clarification the 3lbs is only because the rest of the rig. The actual blade would weigh about 7 ounces
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 11:53AM
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I think the ultimate answer in terms of rules for new things is that the game is open-ended and you can always just make up something new. As for costs of hiring people to do things for you, 4e is a bit vague on that, though Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium IIRC has the rules for hirelings and henchmen. Basically if you assume a similar item is priced reasonably, then the labor to make a specialized item is going to be proportional. As Felorn says, a special dagger will require some workmanship and thus you'll have to hire someone, and they'll cost more than a generic dagger, but probably not a HUGE amount more. You can also think of these things more in terms of story. What does the PC have to do to get this task done? What sorts of adventure might that entail? Maybe you have to find a special and hard-to-find bladesmith. Maybe the assassin's guild gets a bit curious about why your character is making concealed weapons. Maybe some guy you asked for information from narked you out to the local constabulary (very suspicious about concealed weapons). The details of who charges what, etc may not even be that significant. Where the whole thing leads and what adventures arise out of it is the interesting part, and there are no rules for that! Just imagination 
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 6:07PM
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Something for the DM to consider is that GOLD is an important resource as characters level up and it is assummed that the characters will be spending GOLD on equipment and magic items.
If the PCs have to spend too much money over base market value paying for a craftsman's time they will eventually start having weaker magic items then the base assumption.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 10:08PM
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thanks alot felorn, im so making one of those aha and thanks to the others for the tips!
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5 months ago ::
Jan 16, 2013 - 8:29AM
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Something for the DM to consider is that GOLD is an important resource as characters level up and it is assummed that the characters will be spending GOLD on equipment and magic items.
If the PCs have to spend too much money over base market value paying for a craftsman's time they will eventually start having weaker magic items then the base assumption.
This is a good point. A DM MUST be sure there are gold sinks in the game. The players will learn to not care about finding gold in a chest if they have no need for gold. Even at level 25, the players should still have uses for money, and never enough to do everything they want.
As for the item crafting, I'd be very reluctant to let a player craft an item with extra abilities that doesn't already exist in some form. Hidden blade would be similar to a summoning blade, so I'd much rather have the player find one (or have one crafted) that does EXACTLY what the summoning blade does.
Any 'rules adding' must be done with a great amount of caution, otherwise it becomes precedent. Then, players can wind up with more and more stuff over and above the rules, which can lead to breaking the game.
If a player in my group wants a craftsman to make high-quality cloak, no problem. If a player wants a craftsman to make a cloak with special properties, I would have to give it deep consideration before probably not allowing it. Instead, I would try to find an existing item that was similar.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 5:22AM
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Jan 10, 2013
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yeah my dm does make sure we get the right amount of gold for a good play
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