What is the tainted spell descriptor?
It is not a spell descriptor as such. It is a specific spell term that refers to individuals who have used a negative energy spell within a certain time period and who, as a consequence, have certain bonuses and penalties to specific skills. You’ll find it on 171 special descriptor rules. On page 172, first column, it is stated that if a caster knows the truename of his spell’s target and the spell has a somatic component, then the target suffers a penalty to his saving throw. Is this supposed to be a verbal component? It is indeed a verbal component. I can’t see how to create the basic stat boosting items. Ability boost and ability boost (lesser) have n/a as the cost of making items of that type. Additionally I note that you can’t target the stat to boost with either of those spells. Remember that Arcana Unearthed doesn’t replace the DMG. Use the formulas found there for stat boosting items, deflection bonus AC items, armor bonus AC items, and all the standards (using Craft Constant I
