
Nothing really good about them except for the alternate racial trait, Craftsman:Ĭraftsman: Dwarves are known for their superior craftsmanship when it comes to metallurgy and stonework. Only in the rare case that you want to make an item in which you have NONE of the requirements, or you've just been giving a lot more love to UMD than Spellcraft, you'll be choosing the former. You need to be able to reliably make a Spellcraft Check against a DC 5 higher than usual (per missing requirement).You need to be able to reliably make a Use Magic Device Check against a DC 20 +.

However, you will often want to create items that require spells you can't know. When you make a choice of class, you limit yourself to a specific spell list.

This tends to be more important than you'd think, even if you've carefully planned the most optimal crafting build. However, if you have the MICF but don't have the caster level you need, you can always add that dreaded +5 to the Spellcraft DC. Because of this, cross-classing is going to be discouraged. Without a high enough of this, you can't reliably qualify for the Magic Item Creation Feats (MICF) you need to make magic items in the first place. Many DM's will argue that you can't decide to increase the Spellcraft DC for lacking spell knowledge, which is something you'll have to take up with them. You will need to buy scrolls to compensate for spells that you lack and those cost money or add +5 to the Spellcraft DC. Without these, you can't reliably add effects to your magic items. Getting this as high as possible is crucial, because failing by more than 5 results in cursed items. For each requirement needed to make a magic item that you lack, the DC for crafting it gets 5 points harder. To create magic items, you must make a Spellcraft Check against a DC of 5 +.

Without this, you can't successfully create magic items. It also nets you faster creation time for base items if you really shine on your checks.

Since magic items require that the base item be masterwork, you're going to want to pay 1/3 the market price if you're making a lot of them. Without this, you have to buy the base items at market price. Axoren's Devoted Crafter's Guide Things to Focus on
