====== Jeweler-Gemcutter ======

**Rules:** DMG 30.

**Note the important message on DMG 30!:** "Important: Players should never know the skill levels of jeweler-gemcutters!"

===== Costs =====

A hireling costs 100 gp/month to employ as a base cost.((DMG 29.)) Jeweler-gemcutters who are not being employed on a monthly basis as a hireling but instead are being hired in a settlement in their own shop for example should simply have this base fee applied for the duration of the service. For example, if a month has 28 days, a hire of 5 days would cost ''100 * (5/28)'', or about 16 gp.

In addition to the base cost, 10% of the value of the **resultant** gem or jewelry must be paid.((DMG 29. See asterisk and footnote after the jeweler-gemcutter cost.))

===== Process =====

Some of the process is covered in the rules on DMG 30, but some things are left vague. To solidify:

==== Jeweler ====

The jeweler function cannot simply improve the value of an existing piece of jewelry. It is for crafting a new jewelry item out of materials, thereby increasing the value of the materials.

==== Gemcutter ====

  * A success increases the base value of the gem by 1 step.<sup>Ex</sup>
  * This can only be done once per gem.<sup>Ex</sup>
  * Gems of 5000 gp base value or greater cannot be used.
  * Only gems found while adventuring can be used. They cannot work with such items purchased in settlements or from traders.<sup>Ex</sup>((This rule keeps things simple and avoids PCs attempting to bulk purchase gems everywhere they go to feed them to a jeweler-gemcutter they have learned to be high skill.))

The time it takes to cut a gem depends on the **target** value of the gem (its base value if the cut succeeds):<sup>Ex</sup>

^ Target Base Value  ^ Time       ^
| 10 gp or less      | 0.25 days  |
| 50 gp              | 0.5 days   |
| 100 gp             | 1 day      |
| 500 gp             | 2 days     |
| 1000 gp            | 4 days     |
| 5000 gp            | 7 days     |