Cost for magic item of Invisible Darkness?

[Von Krieger]

Pondering things for if I ever get he chance to play a vampire. I'm curious what a permanent Darkness spell, with the Invisible Spell feat would cost. Either as a spell, or as an item.

[Rejakor]

It'd cost whatever the DMG says a 3rd level spell followed by a 5th level spell followed by the XP cost in gp costs.  It's just an Invisible Spell Darkness with Permanency cast on it, right?

Well, look up the DMG's 'services' tab and work out the costing for that.


Also that's a neat way of actually creating a globe of darkness.




EDIT:  Pretty sure darkvision wouldn't see through it though.  The 'people with darkvision can't see through this' isn't linked to the shadow illumination.

[sirpercival]

Sadly, Darkness is not a valid target for Permanency -- that would be so much easier.

I think it's just a continuous 2nd-level spell... Invisible doesn't change the level.  So, 3x2x2000 = 12000 gp.

[Rejakor]

Eurgh.  For custom items, just ask the DM what they think is reasonable.  It's so very much easier and avoids the whole 'you bought a continuous item of true strike for WHAT'? moments.

[X-Codes]

If you "get the chance" to play a vampire, it will probably be in an everyone-is-a-vampire-so-we're-ignoring-LA game, and such items will no doubt be either so cheap that every single player will grab one or so expensive that you'll just try and do everything from darkness, anyway.

Less Smart-assy response: There's an item that satisfies this purpose, already, and IIRC it's relatively reasonably priced.  I just don't remember if it's in MIC or one of those evil monster books like DotU or Libris Mortis or whatever.  Not talking about those goggles, either, that's only good to make DM's laugh their asses off before saying "no."

[Von Krieger]

In a Pathfinder game or if I can convince a DM to let me to Oslecamo's Vampire PrC it's only 2 levels worth, rather than 8 like in 3.5.

[snakeman830]

If you "get the chance" to play a vampire, it will probably be in an everyone-is-a-vampire-so-we're-ignoring-LA game, and such items will no doubt be either so cheap that every single player will grab one or so expensive that you'll just try and do everything from darkness, anyway.

Less Smart-assy response: There's an item that satisfies this purpose, already, and IIRC it's relatively reasonably priced.  I just don't remember if it's in MIC or one of those evil monster books like DotU or Libris Mortis or whatever.  Not talking about those goggles, either, that's only good to make DM's laugh their asses off before saying "no."

I still say that a simple cloak works wonderfully.  You get stuck with the "mysterious stranger" stigma, but the price is unbeatable.