Magic Equipment Crafting

Magic Equipment Crafting

Mages on Angel Island are able to create magical weapons, armor and shields in conjunction with certain crafting skills.

For now, however, this section only contains information related to crafting magical equipment with the Blacksmithing skill.

Blacksmithing

When equipment is crafted it has a chance to become exceptional based on the crafter's skill level. Once the equipment being crafted is determined to be either normal or exceptional, it is assigned a maximum number of durability points.

On Angel Island it is possible to go one step further than normal and consecrate equipment with magical properties. (ie. durable or eminently accurate.)

Table 1: Blacksmith Magic Equipment Crafting
Spell Circle / Ore					Mana Req.			Magery Req.			Max Attribute Tier
1st / Dull Copper					4			0.1			Invul, Durable, Might, Surpassingly
2nd / Shadow Iron					6			0.1			Invul, Indestructable, Might, Surpassingly
3rd / Copper					9			10.1			Invul, Durable, Might, Surpassingly
4th / Bronze					11			24.1			Invul, Substantial, Might, Surpassingly
5th / Gold					14			38.1			Invul, Indestructable, Might, Surpassingly
6th / Agapite					20			52.1			Invul, Indestructable, Force, Eminently
7th / Verite					40			66.1			Invul, Indestructable, Power, Exceedingly
8th / Valorite					50			80.1			Invul, Indestructable, Vanquishing, Supreme

Requirements

In order to craft magical equipment, a blacksmith must meet the following requirements:

• Must have one mandrake root and one garlic per consecration.
• Must be using an ancient blacksmith hammer.
• Must have enough magery and mana to work with the material in question. (See Table 1)

Any equipment crafted by a blacksmith with all of the requirements met will be consecrated. The blacksmith will unequip any held items or equipment and cast the consecration spell on the equipment as it is crafted. Note* Be sure to pause adequately in between attempts when crafting magic equipment to give your character time to recover from casting the spell.

With all the requirements met, the blacksmith will cast the consecration spell on the equipment. Note that this spell can still fizzle at GM magery when working with Verite or Valorite.

First and Second Order Equipment

All equipment has a 20% chance of being designated as First order.

First order equipment retains the hue of the resource it is crafted from. Second order equipment does not.

Equipment can also be first or second order regardless of whether it is exceptional or not. Non-exceptional equipment which is deemed second order is also bumped down one maximum attribute tier across the board. In other words, if the highest tier attribute possible for the equipment is Vanquishing then the highest tier it will be able to attain is Power if it is deemed second order.

Attributes

There are three types of magical equipment that blacksmith's can craft. Weapons, armor and shields.

There are four sets of magical attributes that can be applied. Protection Level, Damage Level, Accuracy Level and Durability Level.

Weapons can have Damage, Accuracy and Durability attributes applied to them while Armor and Shields can only have Protection and Durability attributes.

Each type of attribute is broken down into 5 possible tiers.

Table 2: Magical Attributes
Protection Level				Damage Level				Accuracy Level				Durability Level
Invulnerability				Vanquishing				Supremely				Indestructable
Fortification				Power				Exceedingly				Fortified
Hardening				Force				Eminently				Massive
Guarding				Might				Surpassingly				Substantial
Defense				Ruin				Accurate				Durable

To determine whether or not the equipment will attain any magical properties from it's consecration, the system will run a series of tests. These tests are performed on each attribute from every applicable set, starting from the top tier. In order for an attribute to be selected, it must pass every test.

Once an attribute is successfully applied, or if none are, the system begins checking through the next set.

Example:

Weapon being created
Damage Level		Accuracy Level		Durability Level
Vanquishing	Fail	Supremely	Fail	Indestructable	Fail
Power	Fail	Exceedingly	Fail	Fortified	Fail
Force	Fail	Eminently	Success!	Massive	Fail
Might	Success!	Surpassingly	n/a	Substantial	Fail
Ruin	n/a	Accurate	n/a	Durable	Fail

In the above example, the end result for the weapon being created will be "Eminently Accurate" and "of Might" with no durability bonus.

The tests that are performed by the system to determine whether each individual attribute fails or succeeds in being applied are as follows:

1. Does the Blacksmith have enough Magery to work with this metal? (See Table 1)
2. Does the metal being used qualify for this attribute? Certain metals are considered soft and are not sturdy enough to be eligible for certain durability bonuses. As per table 1, dull copper, copper and gold are only eligible to achieve the lowest tier durability bonus, while the highest tier Bronze can be is Substantial.
3. The system "casts" the consecration spell internally on individual attributes to check for spell fizzle each time. This makes it more difficult to achieve attributes when working with Verite or Valorite.
4. 20% chance to succeed in applying the attribute if the above tests are passed.

If you succeed in passing all of these tests, the attribute in question is applied to the equipment. As soon as one single attribute is applied, the "Exceptional" tag is removed (where applicable.) Typical bonuses for exceptional status are also removed. All magical equipment will have maker's mark unless it is disabled.

If none of the attributes are applied successfully, the equipment will remain non-magical. Exceptional equipment will remain as is with no changes.

Ancient Smithing Hammer

Ancient smith hammers are found as loot from the various ore elementals. Verite and Valorite elementals have a better chance of dropping them. Each hammer has a certain number of uses before they are destroyed.

Consecrate Weapon Reagents

Consecrate weapon is a spell which requires mandrake root and garlic to cast. Your character automatically casts the spell when all the requirements are met for magic equipment crafting and equipment is being crafted. As with other spells, you only need one of each required reagent to cast the consecration.