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.
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:
- Does the Blacksmith have enough Magery to work with this metal? (See Table 1)
- 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.
- The system "casts" the consecration spell internally on individual attributes to check for spell fizzle each time.
- 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 enabled.
If none of the attributes are applied successfully, the equipment will remain non-magical. Exceptional equipment will remain as is with no changes.
Finally, regardless of the result of these tests, the blacksmith will cast the consecration spell on the equipment. This spell can still fizzle at GM magery just like the internal casting from test number 2 above can. This is what makes Verite and Valorite so much more difficult to work with than any of the other metals.
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.