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Bone Grinder Prestige Class
checks than it is to one that grants an armor bonus.
Creature parts intended for use in crafting tokens must
be kept fresh, and follow the same guidelines presented under
Creation Restrictions for spell enhancers.
Token Creation Costs and DC
Tokens are much like wondrous items and their prices
should be determined using the same guidelines from the
DMG. However, the monster hunter reduces his cost to
create and the effective price based on the HD of the creature
he uses to craft the token. Lesser tokens crafted from
creatures with 1 to 3 HD have their cost to create reduced
by 10%. This 10% reduction is also factored into the
price when determining the XP cost. Even so, bone grinders
almost always sell their tokens for the standard price, no
matter how much they might have saved. After all, it was
their hard work that brought down the big nasty critter that
allowed them to save on costs. Using parts from a 4 to 6 HD
creature reduces the cost to create by 20 percent, while parts
from 7 to 9 HD creatures reduce the cost 30%. So, a lesser
token that grants a +5 bonus to Move Silently checks would
have the same price as a cloak of elvenkind. Its price is 2,500
gp and the cost to create is 1,250 gp and 100 XPs. A bone
grinder using parts from a spine ripper, a fairly stealthy 6
HD creature, would only pay 1,000 gp and 80 XPs, though
he’d most likely still charge 2,500 gp for the finished token.
See Table 1–2 for full details on the cost reductions for
lesser and greater tokens.
Note: Bone grinders do not risk permanent hit point loss
for creating tokens that cost 200 or more XPs. They do suffer
this penalty for normal item creation as per the rules in the
IKCG, Chapter Five.
Table 1–2: Cost Reductions from Creature HD
Lesser Token Greater Token Reduction in
Creature HD Creature HD Cost to Create
1–3 11–14 10%
4–6 15–18 20%
7–9 19–22 30%
10–12 23–26 40%
13+ 27+ 50%
Lesser Tokens
Craft (dissection) DC: 15
Craft (alchemy) DC: 20
Price: as per Wondrous Items in the DMG; however,
tokens are exempt from the 150% cost increase
to creating magic items in the Iron Kingdoms
Cost to Create: one-half the price, reduced further by creature’s
HD (see Table 1–2 above)
XP Cost: 1/25 of the adjusted price
230
Time: 1 day
Sample Abilities (choose one)
+5 bonus to one skill
+2 bonus to one type of save (Fortitude, Reflex or Will)
+1 bonus on all saves
+1 attack bonus (melee or ranged)
+1 damage bonus (melee or ranged)
+1 bonus to AC
Greater Tokens
Craft (dissection) DC: 20
Craft (alchemy) DC: 30
Price: as per Wondrous Items in the DMG; however,
tokens are exempt from the 150% cost increase
to creating magic items in the Iron Kingdoms
Cost to Create: one-half the price, reduced further by creature’s
HD (see Table 1–2 above)
XP Cost: 1/25 of the adjusted price
Time: 1 day
Sample Abilities (choose one)
+10 bonus to one skill
+4 bonus to one type of save (Fortitude, Reflex or Will)
+3 attack bonus (melee or ranged)
+3 damage bonus (melee or ranged)
+2 bonus to one ability
+2 bonus on all saves
+2 bonus to AC
User gains darkvision 60 ft.
User gains poison resistance 5
User gains scent special ability
User gains spell resistance 5
Create a permanent spell enhancer for one school of
magic (cost to create = creature’s HD x 350; base price =
2 x cost to create)
Example Spell
Enhancers & Tokens
Spell enhancers, especially those for a particular school
of magic, are difficult to come by due in part to the generally
reclusive nature of bone grinders. Even when one is found,
availability is always limited by what the bone grinder has in
stock. Some bone grinders charge a premium for enhancers and
tokens made from especially dangerous or rare creatures, far
above and beyond the actual value of the enhancers (as much
as 500 to 3,000 gp extra).
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