[OOC] Return to the Rusty Rat

[Portho Nihilbuck]

I was doing some thinking.  I would like to create a custom item.  It will be a headband of Intellect +2 with 1 (maybe more) ranks in Speak Language.  To add ONE skill rank to an item that already has magic costs: 100gp x 1.5 = 150gp's.  Add that to the cost of the Headband of Intellect for a total of 2150gp's.  Then I would like to give this item to Boo.  This would give Boo the ability to understand the language but not speak it because he doesn't have vocal cords.  

I suppose I could just make a skill headband that only cost 100gp's to allow Boo to understand Common.  For that cost I might as well add a few languages.  But the point of the +2 to intellect is it would allow him to actually understand what you were saying.  If he just had Animal Intelligence of 1-2, knowing a language wouldn't change Boo's animal behavior.

Then there is >>This<< item from Pathfinder which does allow an animal to speak.  Which if allowed Toot could add the +2 to intelligence to it for 3000gp's.

Cool idea, except wouldn't the Headband of intellect be 4000gp +150gp?