Q 206: The magic items Talismans from Oriental Adventures... There's not a whole lot of rules concerning what spells are able to be imbued into one (unlike potions, which specify personal range spells are a no-no). Otherwise, the two magical items seem fairly identical (the pricing structure is the same, max spell level you can put in one is 3rd.) But the Talismans in OA list an item of expeditious retreat, which is a personal range spell.
So does that mean I'm good to go on making a Talisman of Shield? Or a Talisman of True Strike? Or Hunter's Mercy?*
*It does state that Talismans are almost always defensive in nature, and offensive ones are all but unheard of, but then on the chart lists one that grants Haste...
Q 207: Why is a potion of Enlarge Person 250 gp, when the pricing structure for potions says it should be 50 gp?