| Hardness and Rarity Examples | Duration | |
| Vegetable matter | 2 hr./level | |
| Stone, crystal, base metals | 1 hr./level | |
| Precious metals | 20 min./level | |
| Gems | 10 min./level | |
| Rare metal1 | 1 round/level | |
| 1 Includes adamantine, alchemical silver, and mithral. You can't use major creation to create a cold iron item. |
| Knowledge | Will Save Modifier | |
| None1 | +10 | |
| Secondhand (you have heard of the subject) | +5 | |
| Firsthand (you have met the subject) | +0 | |
| Familiar (you know the subject well) | 5 | |
| 1 You must have some sort of connection to a creature you have no knowledge of. |
| Connection | Will Save Modifier | |
| Likeness or picture | 2 | |
| Possession or garment | 4 | |
| Body part, lock of hair, bit of nail, etc. | 10 |