Greetings, all!
Let's assume I craft an item that casts a spell X times per day (a wondrous item) or I make a consumable item that casts a spell (wand, staff, scroll, potion, etc.) Let's also assume I apply the Sanctum Spell metamagic and I'm outside of my designated sanctum.
Since the spell is treated as 1 level lower in all cases (like a reverse Heighten spell), does this make the item cheaper to craft?
For example, normally making a scroll of fireball would cost (spell level 3 * caster level 5 * scroll cost multiplier 25G) for a total of 375G, whereas using Sanctum Spell in this case would make it formulaically cost (spell level 2 * caster level 5 * scroll cost multiplier 25G) for a total of 250G. Yes, the spell DC would be lower by 1 and this tactic would be generally best done on buffs and utility spells that don't depend on overcoming saves to be useful.
Note that crafters can normally apply legal metamagics to spells when crafting items, like making a wand of Extended haste.
Thus, how RAW legal is this?
Thankee!
