Gold to Gems
(Alteration)
Reversible

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  Permanent
Casting Time:  1 round
Area of Effect:  200 gp touched per level
Saving Throw:  None

By means of this spell, the wizard converts a number of gold pieces, minus some random percentage, into a single gem of equal value. The wizard places the gold pieces in the left pan of an ordinary balance, speaks a command word, and the coins vanish. A single gem appears in the right pan, equal in value to the amount of coins minus 1d10%. This extra amount is the material component. The wizard can convert up to 200 gold pieces per level per use of the spell. Thus, a 5th-level wizard could convert up to 1000 gold pieces into a single gem.
The reverse of the spell, gems to gold, converts a single gem (subject to level limits), placed in the right pan of the balance, into gold coins of equal worth, minus 1d10% of the value of the gem. If too many coins, or a gem of greater value than the wizard can convert at his current level, are placed on the balance, the spell is lost but nothing is expended materially. The type of gem obtained cannot be specified by the wizard.

