Glyph of Warding is a great spell. I may wish to invest substantial resources in it to avoid the 200 gp cost per casting. I am aware that this can be done via the custom magic item system for an estimated:
- ~35000 gp for at-will or
- ~23000 gp for 1/day.
I would prefer an option that does not rely upon explicit GM oversight the way the estimated prices do.
What other options are there?
The best answer would:
- provide a method achievable merely with sufficient monetary funds
- be usable at least as many times a day as I can cast the spell,
- also work on the 6th level Greater Glyph of Warding,
- also present an option eliminating the need for financial investment with the expenditure of feats/traits/class levels/etc.
Best Answer
Simplest method: You want the Sorcerer Archetype False Priest/Razmiran Priest
At 9th level (or sooner with a Robe of Arcane Heritage) you gain the ability to preserve items or charges consumed when performing Use Magic Device for Divine Spell Trigger or Spell Completion by using a spell slot of 1 level higher.
All this requires is a Scroll of Glyph of Warding (Clerical) which is 575 gold, a UMD score of (optimally) 24 (27 if you have less than 13 wisdom) for rolls of 1, and a 4th level spell slot for each daily use you're looking for.
If you wish to raise the strength of the spell via caster level, the scrolls cost can be increased. If you wish to increase the DC of the saves, you will have to use a heightened metamagic scroll to raise the spell level and the wisdom necessary to cast it. These will both obviously raise the UMD DC, and heighten will raise the level of spell slot needed.
Sidenote: This Archetype also comes with the False Focus feat, which effectively removes all material components of 100g or less from spells. This includes Alchemical power components.