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== '''Scar-touched Items''' ==
== '''Scar-touched Items''' ==


The items and equipment coming out of Forging Seeds are generated with random positive and negative properties and can tailored to your character using crafting orbs and experience points. Each scar-touched item will have Power, Disruption, and Capacity listed at the top of the description.
The items and equipment produced by Forging Seeds are generated with random positive and negative properties, and can be tailored to your character using XP and Orbs.


[[File:Item_Description_Example.png |thumb|An example scar-touched item.]]
[[File:Item_Description_Example.png |thumb|An example scar-touched item.]]


=== '''Power, Disruption and Capacity''' ===
Examining a scar-touched item opens its item panel, displaying its Power, Disruption, Capacity, Weight, and every property the item holds. From this menu you may mould the item to fit your needs.
Power defines the base Capacity the item has available to hold item properties, costs are noted in tables below. The Power value also influences an item's core bonus (such as Enhancement Bonus for weapons, and AC for armor). Power also affects the number of item slots as noted in the Slots section.


When an item reaches 40 Power, the character receives a general +1 AB as a 'Capstone Bonus' while that item is equipped, so long as its Core Bonus is different from any other capstoned items equipped (Therefore a maximum of +6, as there are six categories of Core Bonus - EB, Armor AC, Shield AC, Deflection AC, Natural AC, and Dodge AC).
=== '''Power, Disruption, and Capacity''' ===


Disruption decreases the Capacity the item has to hold positive properties, therefore the total Capacity is [Power - Disruption]. Disruption also fills slots the item has with negative properties, as noted in the Slots section.
'''Power''' is the item's overall strength. It determines the item's Core Bonus, raises the strength of its Intrinsic properties, qualifies for Extrinsic properties the item is allowed to hold, and feeds its Capacity.
 
'''Disruption''' represents the item's latent instability. It fills Disrupted slots with negative properties, and subtracts directly from Capacity. On a freshly generated item, Disruption can never exceed 2/3 of Power.
 
'''Capacity''' is the available budget for extra Extrinsic slots and properties:
 
Capacity = Power - Disruption - (10 x each extra Extrinsic slot created)
 
Raising Power raises Capacity, lowering Disruption raises Capacity, and creating an additional Extrinsic slot costs 10 Capacity for as long as that slot exists.


=== '''Slots''' ===
=== '''Slots''' ===


An item has a number of slots for properties. An item with no Power has one slot, and gains another slot for having any Power at all, plus one slot for every 10 Power - therefore seed-generated items have [2 + Power/10] slots.
Every scar-touched item has three separate kinds of slot. They do not compete with one another.


Disruption fills item slots with negative properties. Having any Disruption at all fills one slot, and every 10 Disruption fills another slot with a negative property. These properties are drawn at random from the Negative Properties table, with more powerful negatives available the higher the Disruption as noted on the table.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Slot type !! How many !! Notes
|-
| '''Intrinsic''' || 1 to 3, successively rarer || Chosen at the highest rank the item's Power allows, and they '''upgrade automatically''' as Power rises. They cannot be changed or removed.
|-
| '''Extrinsic''' || 1 to 4 free at generation, successively rarer || The mutable properties. Created at generation or filled with an Orb of Potential or an Orb of Extrinsics, and may be removed from the item panel. Each additional slot costs 10 Capacity.
|-
| '''Disrupted''' || 0 if Disruption is 0, otherwise [1 + Disruption/10] || Filled with negative properties drawn from the Disrupted table.
|}
 
A new Extrinsic slot can be created while the item has at least 10 spare Capacity. An '''empty''' Extrinsic slot can be destroyed to return that 10 Capacity, down to a minimum of one slot.
 
The number of Extrinsic slots an item was '''generated''' with is shown separately from its current total, both on the item panel and in the item's own description. Slots you create or destroy never change it.


=== '''Core Bonuses''' ===
=== '''Core Bonuses''' ===


Each item has a Core Bonus which is a function of the item's Power. For weapons this is Enhancement Bonus, or Attack Bonus if the weapon is incapable of having EB (such as bows). For all other items this is whatever the type of AC associated with that item type is.
Every item has a Core Bonus equal to '''one point per 10 Power, to a maximum of +5'''. It occupies no slot and costs no Capacity.
 
* '''Weapons''' (main hand, off-hand, ranged, and mystic) always have Enhancement Bonus.
* '''Everything else''' takes either AC or an ability score. The type is rolled at generation, with an equal chance of AC or of any one of the six ability scores.
 
An '''Orb of Coring''' lets you '''select''' the Core Bonus type on any non-weapon item, rather than leaving it to the roll. The choices are AC, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.
 
=== '''Capstone Bonus''' ===
 
Every equipped item of '''50 Power or more''' contributes '''+1 attack bonus''', to a '''maximum of +5'''. The kind of gear does not matter, so any five capstoned pieces will do.


For every 10 Power an item possesses, it gains +1 to its Core Bonus, e.g. 10 Power is +1, and 40 Power is +4.
Only worn and wielded equipment counts.


Core Bonuses do not take up any slots on an item - they are independent and inherent to the item.
=== '''Item XP''' ===


=== '''Orbs''' ===
Scar-touched items hold experience of their own, split in two:


Orbs are crafted from scrap and ichor or found in loot containers. They are used to modify properties on scar-touched items.
* '''Available XP''' is the pool consumed to empower the item. Filled by transferring your own XP into the item from its panel, or from an Orb of Escrow.
* '''Invested XP''' is the total XP spent on the item thus far. An Orb of Transfusion can retrieve this, at the cost of destroying the item.
 
Raising Power and lowering Disruption are done from the item panel, and both are paid for out of the item's '''Available XP'''. Your own XP is never spent directly — it has to be moved into the item first, and the item then spends its own.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Type !! Scrap !! Ichor !! Effect
! Action !! XP cost
|-
|-
| Orb of Infusion || 10|| 2 Red, 1 Green || Increase an item's Power by 1. Consumes an amount of XP equal to the cube of the item's current Power, e.g. an item with 30 Power requires 27000 XP to raise to 31. Cannot increase Power beyond 40. There is a 50% chance the item will gain a point of Disruption as well.
| Raise Power by 1 || '''Power<sup>3</sup> / 10''' - e.g. Power 20 requires 800XP, Power 40 requires 6,400XP, and Power 80 requires 51,200XP.
|-
|-
| Orb of Stability || 10|| 2 Blue, 1 Green || Decrease an item's Disruption by 1. Consumes an amount of XP equal to the cube of [40 - Disruption], e.g. an item with 15 Disruption requires 15625 XP to reduce to 14. If this reduces the item's Disruption enough that a slot is no longer filled with a negative property, one of these is chosen at random - prioritising the highest Disruption bracket property the item has.
| Lower Disruption by 1 || '''(100 - Disruption)<sup>2</sup>''' - e.g. Disruption 40 requires 3,600XP, Disruption 20 requires 6,400XP, and Disruption 5 requires 9,025XP.
|}
 
Raising Power carries a '''50% chance of also adding a point of Disruption'''. Lowering Disruption past a multiple of 10 removes a Disrupted slot, and with it one of the item's negative properties, chosen from the most potent Disruption bracket present, at random if several tie. Negative properties that survive are also re-graded downwards to match the item's new Disruption.
 
=== '''Item Generation''' ===
 
Forging Seeds come in three tiers, and every item cracked out of one is rolled from that tier.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| Orb of Abrogation || 10|| 3 Red || Remove a specific positive item property.
! Tier !! Seed !! Power !! Disruption !! Resulting Capacity
|-
|-
| Orb of Potential || 10 || 1 Red, 1 Blue, 1 Green || Rolls a positive property within the available free Capacity on an item.
| Low || Minor || 7 + 3d4 (10-19) || 5 + 1d6 (6-11) || 4-13
|-
|-
| Orb of Transference || 10 || 1 Red, 2 Blue || Transfers properties and power between items.
| Medium || Medium || 17 + 3d4 (20-29) || 8 + 1d8 (9-16) || 7-20
|-
| High || Major || 27 + 3d4 (30-39) || 11 + 1d10 (12-21) || 10-27
|}
|}
Disruption is then clamped to at most two thirds of the rolled Power.
Cracking a seed produces one item, weighted as follows: 70% a piece of equipment drawn from the itemisation templates, 10% armour, 10% a weapon, 5% a throwable, and 5% a scroll.
=== '''Rarity''' ===
Each property roll first draws a rarity, and that draw sets the ceiling of what the roll may reach for.
Rarity also gates what an '''Orb of Extrinsics''' can reach, according to its own rarity.


=== '''Selection Logic''' ===
=== '''Selection Logic''' ===


When an item is generated, its negative properties are first placed, as according to its Disruption and the negative properties table.
When a slot is filled, the system:


The Power Prerequisite of a property is the minimum at which that property can appear; a 20+ Power item may have properties with a 1+ Power minimum, but an item below 20 Power cannot have any defined as requiring 20+ base Power.
# Rolls a rarity, as above.
# Picks a '''property type''' at random from every type that is legal for that item slot, whose minimum Power the item meets, whose cheapest rank the remaining Capacity can afford, whose rarity is within the roll, and which the item's repeat rules still allow.
# Picks a '''rank''' of that type at random from the ones the item can afford. Intrinsic slots are the exception: they always take the highest affordable rank.
# Deducts the rank's Capacity cost, and moves on to the next slot.


When properties are selected, the highest rank of that property is purchased (providing it can be afforded) until half the item's Capacity is expended; beyond which the purchased rank is random. This is to provide 'tentpole' bonuses to always make items feel valuable for their Tier, and prevent the system selecting a massive number of very weak bonuses inside a high Capacity item.
Because the type is chosen before the rank, a family with fifty entries is no more likely to appear than one with three. Skills and saves do not crowd out the rest of the table.


Some properties may be selected multiple times, as noted in the property tables. Properties with subtypes (skills, specific saves, etc) may only select each subtype once (no repeats of bonuses to the same skills or saves, but multiple different skills and saves may be selected).
'''Repeat rules''' are set per property type, and come in three strengths:


If an item has a property, the opposite property will not be generated on an item - for example, an item with +1 Stability will not roll -1 Stability, and vice versa.
* '''Not repeatable''' - one property of that type on the item, full stop.
* '''Repeatable, one per subtype''' - one bonus per skill, per save, per damage type, and so on. Different subtypes may all appear.
* '''Repeatable, but not at the same rank''' - the same subtype may appear more than once, provided the ranks differ.
 
Two further constraints apply: '''Increased Charges''' can only be rolled onto an item that already has a spell, and likewise '''Reduced Charges''' only onto an item that has one to reduce.
 
Disrupted properties are chosen the same way, keyed to Disruption instead of Power, except that once a type is chosen the system always takes the '''highest''' Disruption bracket the item qualifies for.


=== '''Charges''' ===
=== '''Charges''' ===


Spells generated on items require a number of charges equal to their spell level to cast.
Casting a spell from an item costs charges equal to that spell's innate level.


The maximum charges on an item vary depending on the spells generated on the item; each spell gives an increase to maximum charges equivalent to its level multiplied by 3. This can be further increased if the item has rolled the 'Increased Charges' property, which can only appear on items that already have spells. For example, an item which is generated with a level 3 spell has 9 charges; an item which is generated with both a level 3 spell and level 2 spell has 15 charges.
An item's '''maximum''' charges are the sum of the innate levels of every Cast Spell property on it, plus any Increased Charges, minus any Reduced Charges, floored at zero. An item with a level 3 spell and a level 2 spell therefore holds 5 charges.


Charges on items can be restored while in the rest/wellpower state, using the 'Recharge' power attached to the item, at a cost of 1 ichor per charge. The colors of ichor used depend on the type(s) of spell(s) the item has generated - red for harmful, green for healing, blue for others. In the case of an item with multiple spells, the highest level spell determines the ichor type. If there are multiple spells of the highest spell level, the first spell according to alphabetical order is used.
Charges are restored:


=== '''Unique Properties''' ===
* '''Fully''', by resting while the item is equipped.
* '''By half''', when you stabilise.


Some properties, such as Rune Damage and Oil Damage, only use the highest value of that property equipped across all items, and will not stack.
=== '''Stacking Caps''' ===


== '''Tiers Table''' ==
'''Maneuver DC''' and '''Spell DC''' bonuses are each capped at a net '''+5''' across all your equipment, after any Disrupted penalties have been subtracted. Everything else stacks normally.


Tiers of items for generation in the loot table.
=== '''Item Names''' ===
 
A scar-touched item is named for its Capacity at the time of the last change, in the form ''&lt;Adjective&gt; Scar-Touched &lt;item&gt; [+Power/-Disruption]''.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Tier!!Level Range!!Power (Base)!!Power (Dice)!!Disruption (Base)!!Disruption (Dice)
! Capacity !! Adjective
|-
|-
| Low    || 3-5  || 4  || 1d6 || 2 || 1d4
| 8 or less || Crude
|-
|-
| Medium || 6-8  || 8  || 2d6 || 5 || 2d4
| 9-14 || Common
|-
|-
| High  || 9-10 || 12 || 3d6 || 8 || 3d4
| 15-21 || Superior
|-
| 22-29 || Exceptional
|-
| 30 or more || Masterpiece
|}
|}


Therefore, the Capacity derived from the possible Power and Disruption scores is as follows (for reference only):
== '''Orbs''' ==
 
=== '''Craftable Orbs''' ===
 
These are brewed at the crafting bench. Every one costs '''10 scrap''' plus the ichor listed.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Tier !! Range of Capacity
! Orb !! Ichor !! Effect
|-
| '''Orb of Potential''' || 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue || Rolls a new Extrinsic property into a free slot, within the item's spare Capacity. Requires an empty Extrinsic slot.
|-
| '''Orb of Transference''' || 2 Blue, 1 Red || Absorbs all properties, Power, and Disruption from an item, to be transferred onto another of the same type.
|-
| '''Orb of Coring''' || 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue || Lets you select the Core Bonus type of a non-weapon item: AC, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.
|-
|-
|Low  ||3-7
| '''Orb of Transfusion''' || 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue || Extracts either the XP (Available and Invested both) or the Power and Disruption from an item, destroying it, and transfers the result into another item. Overwriting Power and Disruption returns the target's Invested XP to its Available XP. Consumed once it transfers.
|-
|-
|Medium||4-13
| '''Orb of Conversion''' || 2 Red, 1 Green || Converts forging seeds into XP: 10XP per Minor, 20XP per Medium, and 30XP per Major, up to 78,000XP. Uses one charge per 10XP converted. You may gain at most 5,000XP from conversion orbs before you must diminish a scar to use one again. Must be used near the Well.
|-
|-
|High  ||10-19
| '''Orb of Escrow''' || 2 Green, 1 Blue || Lets you choose a level to drop down to, and banks the XP you earn while lowered. The banked XP can then be poured into a piece of equipment. Ending the escrow restores you to the level you started from.
|}
|}
=== '''Orbs of Extrinsics''' ===
An Orb of Extrinsics lets you pick and apply any valid Extrinsic property the item can support. They come in rarity 1, 2, and 3 variants, and the variant sets how deep into the rarity tiers you may reach.
They cannot be brewed. Instead, declining the result of an '''Orb of Potential''' grants a '''Shard of Extrinsics'''. Collect '''100 Shards''' and they coalesce into a single Orb of Extrinsics.
=== '''Retired Orbs''' ===
The '''Orb of Infusion''', '''Orb of Stability''', and '''Orb of Abrogation''' have been retired.


== '''Property Tables''' ==
== '''Property Tables''' ==


=== '''Negative Properties Table''' ===
=== '''Extrinsic Properties''' ===
 
Each rank costs the listed Capacity, and cannot appear until the item reaches the listed Power. All are Rarity 1 unless noted.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Disruption Prerequisite!!Property (Negative)!!Repeatable?
! Property !! Rank !! Capacity !! Min Power !! Repeat !! Item Slots
|-
|-
|1+||Increase Weight 5lbs||No
| rowspan="5" | '''Skill Bonus'''
| +1
| 1
| 1
| rowspan="5" | Once per skill
| rowspan="5" | Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Increase Weight 10lbs||No
| +2
| 2
| 10
|-
|-
|15+||Increase Weight 15lbs||No
| +3
| 3
| 20
|-
|-
|10+||Damage Vulnerability 5%||Yes
| +4
| 4
| 75
|-
|-
|15+||Damage Vulnerability 10%||Yes
| +5
| 5
| 85
|-
|-
|1+||-2 Random Skill (Any)||No
| rowspan="5" | '''Saves vs Specific'''
| +1
| 1
| 1
| rowspan="5" | Once per save type
| rowspan="5" | Varies by save, see reference
|-
|-
|10+||-4 Random Skill (Any)||No
| +2
| 2
| 10
|-
|-
|15+||-6 Random Skill (Any)||No
| +3
| 3
| 20
|-
|-
|1+||-2 Specific Save||Yes
| +4
| 4
| 60
|-
|-
|10+||-4 Specific Save||Yes
| +5
| 5
| 80
|-
|-
|15+||-6 Specific Save||Yes
| rowspan="4" | '''General Saves'''
| +1
| 7
| 10
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Will: Head. Fortitude: Chest. Reflex: Cloak
|-
|-
|1+||-1 General Save||Yes
| +2
| 12
| 20
|-
|-
|10+||-2 General Save||Yes
| +3
| 17
| 65
|-
|-
|15+||-3 General Save||Yes
| +4
| 22
| 85
|-
|-
|10+||Reduced Maneuvers -1||No
| '''Ability Score'''
| +1
| 10
| 1
| No
| Ring, Neck
|-
|-
|10+||Reduced Metamagic -1||No
| rowspan="4" | '''Bonus HP'''
| 1/2 HD
| 4
| 10
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Reduced HP (1/2 HD)||No
| 1 HD
| 8
| 20
|-
|-
|15+||Reduced HP (1 HD)||No
| 1 1/2 HD
| 12
| 40
|-
|-
|1+||Reduced Charges -1||No
| 2 HD
| 16
| 70
|-
|-
|10+||Reduced Charges -2||No
| rowspan="3" | '''Stability'''
| +1
| 2
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|15+||Reduced Charges -3||No
| +2
| 4
| 10
|-
|-
|1+||Reduced Stability -1||No
| +3
| 6
| 20
|-
|-
|10+||Reduced Stability -2||No
| rowspan="2" | '''Damage Immunity'''
| 5%
| 4
| 10
| rowspan="2" | Once per damage type
| rowspan="2" | Varies by type, see reference
|-
|-
|15+||Reduced Stability -3||No
| 10%
| 8
| 20
|-
|-
|10+||Maneuver DC -1||No
| rowspan="4" | '''DR Threshold'''
| 10%
| 6
| 10
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Head, Chest, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Spell DC -1||No
| 15%
|}
| 13
 
| 30
=== '''Positive Properties Master List''' ===
|-
 
| 20%
{| class="wikitable"
| 20
| 50
|-
| 25%
| 27
| 70
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''Stamina'''
| 10%
| 10
| 10
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Chest, Boots, Belt
|-
| 15%
| 20
| 30
|-
|-
!Tier!!Property (Positive)!!Power!!Repeatable?!!Item Slots
| 20%
| 30
| 50
|-
|-
|1+||+1 Skill (See Table)||1||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| 25%
| 40
| 70
|-
|-
|10+||+2 Skill (See Table)||2||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| rowspan="4" | '''Dash Speed'''
| 5%
| 10
| 1
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Boots, Cloak
|-
|-
|20+||+3 Skill (See Table)||3||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| 10%
| 20
| 30
|-
|-
|1+||+1 Saves vs Specific (See Table)||1||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| 15%
| 30
| 60
|-
|-
|10+||+2 Saves vs Specific (See Table)||2||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| 20%
| 40
| 80
|-
|-
|20+||+3 Saves vs Specific (See Table)||3||Yes||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| rowspan="4" | '''Weight Reduction'''
| 80%
| 2
| 1
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | All except Off-Hand
|-
|-
|1+||+1 AC vs Damage Type||2||Yes||All
| 60%
| 4
| 10
|-
|-
|10+||+2 AC vs Damage Type||4||Yes||All
| 40%
| 6
| 20
|-
|-
|20+||+3 AC vs Damage Type||6||Yes||All
| 20%
| 8
| 30
|-
|-
|1+||Light 5m||1||No||All
| rowspan="5" | '''Class Resource'''
| 10%
| 14
| 10
| rowspan="5" | Once per resource
| rowspan="5" | Chest, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Light 10m||2||No||All
| 15%
| 28
| 30
|-
|-
|20+||Light 15m||3||No||All
| 20%
| 42
| 50
|-
|-
|1+||Weight Reduction 80%||2||No||Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| 25%
| 56
| 70
|-
|-
|10+||Weight Reduction 60%||4||No||Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| 30%
| 70
| 90
|-
|-
|20+||Weight Reduction 40%||6||No||Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| rowspan="4" | '''Generation'''
| 10%
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="4" | No
| rowspan="4" | Arms, Ring, Neck
|-
|-
|20+||Weight Reduction 20%||8||No||Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Shield, Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| 15%
| 30
| 40
|-
|-
|1+||Cast Spell L1||6||Yes||All
| 20%
| 45
| 65
|-
|-
|10+||Cast Spell L2||12||Yes||All
| 25%
| 60
| 90
|-
|-
|20+||Cast Spell L3||18||Yes||All
| rowspan="3" | '''Well Water Charges'''
| +1
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | Chest, Belt
|-
|-
|1+||Bonus Spell Slot L1||6||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| +2
| 30
| 45
|-
|-
|10+||Bonus Spell Slot L2||12||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| +3
| 45
| 75
|-
|-
|20+||Bonus Spell Slot L3||18||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| rowspan="5" | '''Extra Maneuvers'''
| +1
| 4
| 1
| rowspan="5" | No
| rowspan="5" | Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Bonus HP (1/2 HD)||4||No||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| +2
| 8
| 20
|-
|-
|20+||Bonus HP (1 HD)||8||No||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Belt, Cloak
| +3
| 12
| 40
|-
|-
|1+||Extra Maneuvers +1||4||No||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| +4
| 16
| 60
|-
|-
|1+||Extra Metamagic +1||4||No||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| +5
| 20
| 80
|-
|-
|1+||Maneuver DC +1||4||No||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| rowspan="5" | '''Extra Metamagic'''
| +1
| 4
| 1
| rowspan="5" | No
| rowspan="5" | Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|1+||Spell DC +1||4||No||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| +2
| 8
| 20
|-
|-
|1+||Increased Charges +1||2||Yes||All (Except Ammunition)
| +3
| 12
| 40
|-
|-
|10+||Increased Charges +2||4||Yes||All (Except Ammunition)
| +4
| 16
| 60
|-
|-
|20+||Increased Charges +3||6||Yes||All (Except Ammunition)
| +5
| 20
| 80
|-
|-
|1+||Rune Damage 1d8||3||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| rowspan="5" | '''Maneuver DC'''
| +1
| 10
| 1
| rowspan="5" | No, capped at +5 net
| rowspan="5" | Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||Rune Damage 1d10||6||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +2
| 16
| 20
|-
|-
|20+||Rune Damage 1d12||9||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +3
| 21
| 40
|-
|-
|1+||Oil Damage 1d6||2||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +4
| 25
| 60
|-
|-
|10+||Oil Damage 1d8||4||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +5
| 28
| 80
|-
|-
|20+||Oil Damage 1d10||6||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| rowspan="5" | '''Spell DC'''
| +1
| 10
| 1
| rowspan="5" | No, capped at +5 net
| rowspan="5" | Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt, Mystic Weapon
|-
|-
|10+||Damage Immunity 5% (See Table)||4||Yes||Head, Chest, Cloak
| +2
| 16
| 20
|-
|-
|20+||Damage Immunity 10%(See Table)||8||Yes||Head, Chest, Cloak
| +3
| 21
| 40
|-
|-
|1+||Massive Criticals 1d10||4||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +4
| 25
| 60
|-
|-
|10+||Massive Criticals 2d10||10||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +5
| 28
| 80
|-
|-
|1+||Extra Damage Type (Bludgeoning/Slashing/Piercing)||6||No||Melee Weapon
| rowspan="5" | '''Bonus Spell Slot'''
| L1
| 6
| 1
| rowspan="5" | Once per class and level
| rowspan="5" | Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
|-
|10+||+1 General Saves (See Table)||5||No||Head, Chest, Cloak
| L2
| 12
| 10
|-
|-
|20+||+2 General Saves (See Table)||10||No||Head, Chest, Cloak
| L3
| 18
| 20
|-
|-
|1+||+1 Ability (See Table)||6||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| L4
| 24
| 30
|-
|-
|10+||+2 Ability (See Table)||11||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| L5
| 30
| 40
|-
|-
|20+||+3 Ability (See Table)||16||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| rowspan="3" | '''Cast Spell'''
| L1
| 6
| 1
| rowspan="3" | Once per spell
| rowspan="3" | Varies by spell
|-
|-
|30+||+4 Ability (See Table)||21||Yes||Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt
| L2
| 12
| 10
|-
|-
|1+||+1 Stability||2||No||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| L3
| 18
| 20
|-
|-
|10+||+2 Stability||4||No||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| rowspan="6" | '''Increased Charges'''
| +1
| 2
| 1
| rowspan="6" | No, and requires an existing spell
| rowspan="6" | All except Off-Hand
|-
|-
|20+||+3 Stability||6||No||Head, Chest, Boots, Gloves, Rings, Amulet, Belt, Cloak
| +2
| 4
| 10
|-
|-
|1+||Sneak Attack 1d6||10||No||Gloves, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon
| +3
|}
| 6
 
| 20
=== '''Skills Reference''' ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Slot!!Skills
| +4
| 8
| 40
|-
|-
|Main Hand||.
| +5
| 10
| 60
|-
|-
|Off Hand||.
| +6
| 12
| 80
|-
|-
|Head||Insight, Investigation, Perception
| rowspan="3" | '''Rune Damage'''
| 1d8
| 3
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | Melee, Ranged, Mystic Weapon
|-
|-
|Chest||Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth, Survival
| 1d10
| 6
| 10
|-
|-
|Boots||Acrobatics, Athletics, Stealth
| 1d12
| 9
| 20
|-
|-
|Gloves||Trapping, Sleight of Hand, Locksmithing
| rowspan="3" | '''Oil Damage'''
| 1d6
| 2
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | Melee, Ranged Weapon
|-
|-
|Rings||Animal Handling, Arcana, Medicine
| 1d8
| 4
| 10
|-
|-
|Amulet||Investigation, Perception
| 1d10
| 6
| 20
|-
|-
|Belt||Insight, Trapping, Locksmithing
| rowspan="2" | '''Massive Criticals'''
| 1d10
| 8
| 1
| rowspan="2" | No
| rowspan="2" | Melee, Ranged Weapon
|-
|-
|Cloak||Stealth, Sleight of Hand, Survival
| 2d10
| 10
| 10
|-
|-
| '''Sneak Attack'''
| +1d6
| 10
| 1
| No
| Melee, Ranged Weapon
|}
|}


=== '''Saves Reference''' ===
'''Bonus Spell Slot''' is available to Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard at levels 1 to 5. Paladin and Ranger have levels 1 to 3 only, at a stiffer Power requirement: L1 @ 1, L2 @ 20, and L3 @ 40.
 
==== '''Percentage Damage Bonuses''' ====
 
Appear on Arms, Melee Weapon, Ring, and Ranged Weapon; the spell-related lines also appear on Mystic Weapon.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Slot!!Specific Saves
! Applies to !! Bonus !! Capacity !! Min Power !! Rarity
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Attacks'''
| 5%
| 30
| 15
| rowspan="2" | 3
|-
| 10%
| 40
| 35
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Spells'''
| 5%
| 30
| 15
| rowspan="2" | 3
|-
| 10%
| 40
| 35
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''All'''
| 5%
| 40
| 15
| rowspan="2" | 3
|-
| 10%
| 50
| 35
|-
| rowspan="4" | '''Spells (AoE)'''
| 5%
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="4" | 2
|-
| 10%
| 30
| 40
|-
|-
|Main Hand||.
| 15%
| 45
| 65
|-
|-
|Off Hand||.
| 20%
| 60
| 90
|-
|-
|Head||Mind Affecting, Sonic
| rowspan="4" | '''Spells (Persistent AoE)'''
| 5%
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="4" | 2
|-
|-
|Chest||Positive, Negative
| 10%
| 30
| 40
|-
|-
|Boots||Electricity
| 15%
| 45
| 65
|-
|-
|Gloves||Acid
| 20%
| 60
| 90
|-
|-
|Rings||.
| rowspan="4" | '''Spells (Single Target)'''
| 5%
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="4" | 2
|-
|-
|Amulet||Fear, Divine
| 10%
| 30
| 40
|-
|-
|Belt||Poison, Disease
| 15%
| 45
| 65
|-
|-
|Cloak||Fire, Cold
| 20%
| 60
| 90
|-
|-
|}
| rowspan="4" | '''Retaliation'''
 
| 5%
{| class="wikitable"
| 15
| 15
| rowspan="4" | 2
|-
| 10%
| 30
| 40
|-
| 15%
| 45
| 65
|-
| 20%
| 60
| 90
|-
|-
!Slot!!General Saves
| rowspan="4" | '''Cleave Attacks'''
| 10%
| 5
| 10
| rowspan="4" | 1
|-
|-
|Main Hand||.
| 15%
| 10
| 30
|-
|-
|Off Hand||.
| 20%
| 15
| 50
|-
|-
|Head||Will
| 25%
| 20
| 70
|-
|-
|Chest||Fortitude
| rowspan="4" | '''Attacks of Opportunity'''
| 10%
| 5
| 10
| rowspan="4" | 1
|-
|-
|Boots||.
| 15%
| 10
| 30
|-
|-
|Gloves||.
| 20%
| 15
| 50
|-
|-
|Rings||.
| 25%
| 20
| 70
|-
|-
|Amulet||.
| rowspan="4" | '''Spells of a given level (0-5)'''
| 10%
| 5
| 10
| rowspan="4" | 1
|-
|-
|Belt||.
| 15%
| 10
| 30
|-
|-
|Cloak||Reflex
| 20%
| 15
| 50
|-
|-
| 25%
| 20
| 70
|}
|}


=== '''Damage Immunity Reference''' ===
=== '''Disrupted Properties''' ===
 
Negative properties are drawn from this table according to the item's Disruption. Unless a slot restriction is noted, they can land on anything.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Slot!!Damage Immunity
! Property !! Rank !! Min Disruption !! Repeat !! Item Slots
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''Increase Weight'''
| +5lbs
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | All except Ranged Weapon
|-
| +10lbs
| 10
|-
| +15lbs
| 15
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''Skill Penalty'''
| -2
| 1
| rowspan="3" | Once per skill
| rowspan="3" | Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
|-
| -4
| 10
|-
| -6
| 15
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''Saves vs Specific Penalty'''
| -2
| 1
| rowspan="3" | Once per save type
| rowspan="3" | All
|-
| -4
| 10
|-
| -6
| 15
|-
| rowspan="3" | '''General Save Penalty'''
| -1
| 1
| rowspan="3" | Once per save
| rowspan="3" | All
|-
| -2
| 10
|-
| -3
| 15
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Damage Vulnerability'''
| 5%
| 10
| rowspan="2" | Once per damage type
| rowspan="2" | All
|-
| 10%
| 15
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''Reduced HP'''
| 1/2 HD
| 10
| rowspan="2" | No
| rowspan="2" | All
|-
| 1 HD
| 15
|-
|-
|Main Hand||.
| rowspan="3" | '''Reduced Stability'''
| -1
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No
| rowspan="3" | All
|-
|-
|Off Hand||.
| -2
| 10
|-
|-
|Head||Sonic
| -3
| 15
|-
|-
|Chest||Acid, Electricity
| rowspan="3" | '''Reduced Charges'''
| -1
| 1
| rowspan="3" | No, and requires an existing spell
| rowspan="3" | All
|-
|-
|Boots||.
| -2
| 10
|-
|-
|Gloves||.
| -3
| 15
|-
|-
|Rings||.
| '''Reduced Maneuvers'''
| -1
| 10
| No
| All
|-
|-
|Amulet||.
| '''Reduced Metamagic'''
| -1
| 10
| No
| All
|-
|-
|Belt||.
| '''Reduced Maneuver DC'''
| -1
| 10
| No
| All
|-
|-
|Cloak||Fire, Cold
| '''Reduced Spell DC'''
| -1
| 10
| No
| All
|}
|}


=== '''Ability Reference''' ===
Note that the positive save and immunity properties are restricted to particular slots, but their negative counterparts are not.
 
== '''Reference Tables''' ==
 
=== '''Skills''' ===
 
Skill bonuses may target any skills, and all non-weapon slots can carry any of them.
 
=== '''Saves''' ===
 
Which '''Saves vs Specific''' bonus an item can roll depends on its slot.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Slot!!Abilities
! Slot !! Specific Saves !! General Saves
|-
|-
|Main Hand||.
| Head || Mind Affecting, Psychic || Will
|-
|-
|Off Hand||.
| Chest || Necrotic, Sonic || Fortitude
|-
|-
|Head||.
| Boots || Force, Lightning || .
|-
|-
|Chest||.
| Arms || Acid || .
|-
|-
|Boots||Dexterity, Constitution
| Cloak || Cold, Fire || Reflex
|-
|-
|Gloves||Strength, Dexterity
| Ring || . || .
|-
|-
|Rings||Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
| Neck || Fear, Radiant || .
|-
|-
|Amulet||Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
| Belt || Disease, Poison || .
|}
 
=== '''Damage Immunity''' ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Slot !! Damage Immunity
|-
| Head || Psychic, Radiant, Sonic
|-
|-
|Belt||Strength, Constitution
| Chest || Acid, Force, Lightning
|-
|-
|Cloak||.
| Cloak || Cold, Fire, Necrotic
|}
|}
=== '''Generation''' ===
Generation properties come in the form of Healing, Temporary HP, and DR Absorption.

Revision as of 21:10, 29 August 2026

Weapons

In general:

  • Weapon damage has been normalized across proficiency levels.
  • Weapon size only factors into the Simple Weapon Mastery and Single Weapon Fighting feats.
  • Weapons all possess 20/x2 critical range and multiplier.
  • Weapon Proficiency: Exotic, Weapon Focus, and Weapon Specialization feats have been removed. See the 'Combat Style' line of feats for their replacements.


These changes were made to encourage weapon variety, rather than some weapons being flatly inferior to others. Combat Styles replace the individual weapon-specific feats, and work with all applicable weapons.

Simple Melee
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Dagger 1d6 20 x2 Piercing Tiny Finesse
Handaxe 1d6 20 x2 Slashing Small Finesse
Kama 1d6 20 x2 Slashing Small Finesse
Mace 1d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Small Finesse
Sickle 1d6 20 x2 Slashing Small Finesse
Club 1d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium
Heavy Mace 1d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium
Quarterstaff 1d8 20 x2 Bludgeoning Large Finesse
Spear 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Large Finesse
Simple Ranged
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Throwing Dagger 1d6 20 x2 Piercing Tiny
Sling 1d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Small
Light Crossbow 2d8 20 x2 Piercing Small
Shortbow 1d6 20 x2 Piercing Medium
Gauntlets
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Gauntlets 1d8 20 x2 Bludgeoning Small Finesse, Requires Improved Unarmed Strike
Great-Gauntlets 2d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Large Finesse, Requires Improved Unarmed Strike
Martial Melee
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Kukri 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Tiny Finesse
Shortsword 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Small Finesse
Light Hammer 1d8 20 x2 Bludgeoning Small Finesse
Whip 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Small Finesse, Cannot be used in Off-Hand
Battleaxe 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium
Light Flail 1d8 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium
Longsword 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium Finesse
Rapier 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Medium Finesse
Scimitar 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium Finesse
Warhammer 1d8 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium
Morningstar 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Medium Cannot be used in Off-Hand
Bastard Sword 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium
Katana 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium Finesse
Dwarven Waraxe 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Medium
Greataxe 2d6 20 x2 Slashing Large
Greatsword 2d6 20 x2 Slashing Large
Halberd 2d6 20 x2 Slashing Large
Heavy Flail 2d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Large
Maul 2d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Large
Trident 2d6 20 x2 Piercing Large
Martial Ranged
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Shuriken 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Tiny
Throwing Axe 1d8 20 x2 Slashing Small
Heavy Crossbow 2d10 20 x2 Piercing Medium
Longbow 1d8 20 x2 Piercing Large
Mystic
Name Damage Critical Range Critical Multiplier Damage Type Size Other
Casting Gauntlet 1d4 20 x2 Bludgeoning Small Finesse
Tome 1d4 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium
Mystic Staff 1d6 20 x2 Bludgeoning Medium

Armor

In general:

  • Arcane spell failure from armor does not exist.
  • The combination of Base Armor AC + Dexterity Modifier Bonus cannot exceed 10.
  • Shields all grant +2 AC and weigh 6.0 lbs, regardless of type. The types exist for cosmetic categorisation only.


Light Armor
Name Base AC Max Dex Modifier Armor Check Penalty Arcane Spell Failure Weight
None 0 10 0 0% 1.0 lbs
Padded Armor 1 +9 -1 0% 5.0 lbs
Leather Armor 2 +8 -2 0% 10.0 lbs
Studded Leather Armor 3 +7 -3 0% 15.0 lbs
Medium Armor
Name Base AC Max Dex Modifier Armor Check Penalty Arcane Spell Failure Weight
Chain Shirt 4 +6 -4 0% 20.0 lbs
Chainmail Coat 5 +5 -5 0% 25.0 lbs
Breastplate 6 +4 -6 0% 30.0 lbs
Heavy Armor
Name Base AC Max Dex Modifier Armor Check Penalty Arcane Spell Failure Weight
Splintmail Coat 7 +3 -7 0% 35.0 lbs
Half Plate 8 +2 -8 0% 40.0 lbs
Full Plate 9 +1 -9 0% 45.0 lbs
Shields
Name Base AC Armor Check Penalty Arcane Spell Failure Weight
Buckler 2 0 0% 6.0 lbs
Large Shield 2 0 0% 6.0 lbs
Tower Shield 2 0 0% 6.0 lbs
Shield Gauntlet 2 0 0% 6.0 lbs

Scar-touched Items

The items and equipment produced by Forging Seeds are generated with random positive and negative properties, and can be tailored to your character using XP and Orbs.

An example scar-touched item.

Examining a scar-touched item opens its item panel, displaying its Power, Disruption, Capacity, Weight, and every property the item holds. From this menu you may mould the item to fit your needs.

Power, Disruption, and Capacity

Power is the item's overall strength. It determines the item's Core Bonus, raises the strength of its Intrinsic properties, qualifies for Extrinsic properties the item is allowed to hold, and feeds its Capacity.

Disruption represents the item's latent instability. It fills Disrupted slots with negative properties, and subtracts directly from Capacity. On a freshly generated item, Disruption can never exceed 2/3 of Power.

Capacity is the available budget for extra Extrinsic slots and properties: 

Capacity = Power - Disruption - (10 x each extra Extrinsic slot created)

Raising Power raises Capacity, lowering Disruption raises Capacity, and creating an additional Extrinsic slot costs 10 Capacity for as long as that slot exists.

Slots

Every scar-touched item has three separate kinds of slot. They do not compete with one another.

Slot type How many Notes
Intrinsic 1 to 3, successively rarer Chosen at the highest rank the item's Power allows, and they upgrade automatically as Power rises. They cannot be changed or removed.
Extrinsic 1 to 4 free at generation, successively rarer The mutable properties. Created at generation or filled with an Orb of Potential or an Orb of Extrinsics, and may be removed from the item panel. Each additional slot costs 10 Capacity.
Disrupted 0 if Disruption is 0, otherwise [1 + Disruption/10] Filled with negative properties drawn from the Disrupted table.

A new Extrinsic slot can be created while the item has at least 10 spare Capacity. An empty Extrinsic slot can be destroyed to return that 10 Capacity, down to a minimum of one slot.

The number of Extrinsic slots an item was generated with is shown separately from its current total, both on the item panel and in the item's own description. Slots you create or destroy never change it.

Core Bonuses

Every item has a Core Bonus equal to one point per 10 Power, to a maximum of +5. It occupies no slot and costs no Capacity.

  • Weapons (main hand, off-hand, ranged, and mystic) always have Enhancement Bonus.
  • Everything else takes either AC or an ability score. The type is rolled at generation, with an equal chance of AC or of any one of the six ability scores.

An Orb of Coring lets you select the Core Bonus type on any non-weapon item, rather than leaving it to the roll. The choices are AC, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.

Capstone Bonus

Every equipped item of 50 Power or more contributes +1 attack bonus, to a maximum of +5. The kind of gear does not matter, so any five capstoned pieces will do.

Only worn and wielded equipment counts.

Item XP

Scar-touched items hold experience of their own, split in two:

  • Available XP is the pool consumed to empower the item. Filled by transferring your own XP into the item from its panel, or from an Orb of Escrow.
  • Invested XP is the total XP spent on the item thus far. An Orb of Transfusion can retrieve this, at the cost of destroying the item.

Raising Power and lowering Disruption are done from the item panel, and both are paid for out of the item's Available XP. Your own XP is never spent directly — it has to be moved into the item first, and the item then spends its own.

Action XP cost
Raise Power by 1 Power3 / 10 - e.g. Power 20 requires 800XP, Power 40 requires 6,400XP, and Power 80 requires 51,200XP.
Lower Disruption by 1 (100 - Disruption)2 - e.g. Disruption 40 requires 3,600XP, Disruption 20 requires 6,400XP, and Disruption 5 requires 9,025XP.

Raising Power carries a 50% chance of also adding a point of Disruption. Lowering Disruption past a multiple of 10 removes a Disrupted slot, and with it one of the item's negative properties, chosen from the most potent Disruption bracket present, at random if several tie. Negative properties that survive are also re-graded downwards to match the item's new Disruption.

Item Generation

Forging Seeds come in three tiers, and every item cracked out of one is rolled from that tier.

Tier Seed Power Disruption Resulting Capacity
Low Minor 7 + 3d4 (10-19) 5 + 1d6 (6-11) 4-13
Medium Medium 17 + 3d4 (20-29) 8 + 1d8 (9-16) 7-20
High Major 27 + 3d4 (30-39) 11 + 1d10 (12-21) 10-27

Disruption is then clamped to at most two thirds of the rolled Power.

Cracking a seed produces one item, weighted as follows: 70% a piece of equipment drawn from the itemisation templates, 10% armour, 10% a weapon, 5% a throwable, and 5% a scroll.

Rarity

Each property roll first draws a rarity, and that draw sets the ceiling of what the roll may reach for.

Rarity also gates what an Orb of Extrinsics can reach, according to its own rarity.

Selection Logic

When a slot is filled, the system:

  1. Rolls a rarity, as above.
  2. Picks a property type at random from every type that is legal for that item slot, whose minimum Power the item meets, whose cheapest rank the remaining Capacity can afford, whose rarity is within the roll, and which the item's repeat rules still allow.
  3. Picks a rank of that type at random from the ones the item can afford. Intrinsic slots are the exception: they always take the highest affordable rank.
  4. Deducts the rank's Capacity cost, and moves on to the next slot.

Because the type is chosen before the rank, a family with fifty entries is no more likely to appear than one with three. Skills and saves do not crowd out the rest of the table.

Repeat rules are set per property type, and come in three strengths:

  • Not repeatable - one property of that type on the item, full stop.
  • Repeatable, one per subtype - one bonus per skill, per save, per damage type, and so on. Different subtypes may all appear.
  • Repeatable, but not at the same rank - the same subtype may appear more than once, provided the ranks differ.

Two further constraints apply: Increased Charges can only be rolled onto an item that already has a spell, and likewise Reduced Charges only onto an item that has one to reduce.

Disrupted properties are chosen the same way, keyed to Disruption instead of Power, except that once a type is chosen the system always takes the highest Disruption bracket the item qualifies for.

Charges

Casting a spell from an item costs charges equal to that spell's innate level.

An item's maximum charges are the sum of the innate levels of every Cast Spell property on it, plus any Increased Charges, minus any Reduced Charges, floored at zero. An item with a level 3 spell and a level 2 spell therefore holds 5 charges.

Charges are restored:

  • Fully, by resting while the item is equipped.
  • By half, when you stabilise.

Stacking Caps

Maneuver DC and Spell DC bonuses are each capped at a net +5 across all your equipment, after any Disrupted penalties have been subtracted. Everything else stacks normally.

Item Names

A scar-touched item is named for its Capacity at the time of the last change, in the form <Adjective> Scar-Touched <item> [+Power/-Disruption].

Capacity Adjective
8 or less Crude
9-14 Common
15-21 Superior
22-29 Exceptional
30 or more Masterpiece

Orbs

Craftable Orbs

These are brewed at the crafting bench. Every one costs 10 scrap plus the ichor listed.

Orb Ichor Effect
Orb of Potential 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue Rolls a new Extrinsic property into a free slot, within the item's spare Capacity. Requires an empty Extrinsic slot.
Orb of Transference 2 Blue, 1 Red Absorbs all properties, Power, and Disruption from an item, to be transferred onto another of the same type.
Orb of Coring 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue Lets you select the Core Bonus type of a non-weapon item: AC, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.
Orb of Transfusion 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue Extracts either the XP (Available and Invested both) or the Power and Disruption from an item, destroying it, and transfers the result into another item. Overwriting Power and Disruption returns the target's Invested XP to its Available XP. Consumed once it transfers.
Orb of Conversion 2 Red, 1 Green Converts forging seeds into XP: 10XP per Minor, 20XP per Medium, and 30XP per Major, up to 78,000XP. Uses one charge per 10XP converted. You may gain at most 5,000XP from conversion orbs before you must diminish a scar to use one again. Must be used near the Well.
Orb of Escrow 2 Green, 1 Blue Lets you choose a level to drop down to, and banks the XP you earn while lowered. The banked XP can then be poured into a piece of equipment. Ending the escrow restores you to the level you started from.

Orbs of Extrinsics

An Orb of Extrinsics lets you pick and apply any valid Extrinsic property the item can support. They come in rarity 1, 2, and 3 variants, and the variant sets how deep into the rarity tiers you may reach.

They cannot be brewed. Instead, declining the result of an Orb of Potential grants a Shard of Extrinsics. Collect 100 Shards and they coalesce into a single Orb of Extrinsics.

Retired Orbs

The Orb of Infusion, Orb of Stability, and Orb of Abrogation have been retired.

Property Tables

Extrinsic Properties

Each rank costs the listed Capacity, and cannot appear until the item reaches the listed Power. All are Rarity 1 unless noted.

Property Rank Capacity Min Power Repeat Item Slots
Skill Bonus +1 1 1 Once per skill Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
+2 2 10
+3 3 20
+4 4 75
+5 5 85
Saves vs Specific +1 1 1 Once per save type Varies by save, see reference
+2 2 10
+3 3 20
+4 4 60
+5 5 80
General Saves +1 7 10 No Will: Head. Fortitude: Chest. Reflex: Cloak
+2 12 20
+3 17 65
+4 22 85
Ability Score +1 10 1 No Ring, Neck
Bonus HP 1/2 HD 4 10 No Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Belt
1 HD 8 20
1 1/2 HD 12 40
2 HD 16 70
Stability +1 2 1 No Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
+2 4 10
+3 6 20
Damage Immunity 5% 4 10 Once per damage type Varies by type, see reference
10% 8 20
DR Threshold 10% 6 10 No Head, Chest, Neck, Belt
15% 13 30
20% 20 50
25% 27 70
Stamina 10% 10 10 No Chest, Boots, Belt
15% 20 30
20% 30 50
25% 40 70
Dash Speed 5% 10 1 No Boots, Cloak
10% 20 30
15% 30 60
20% 40 80
Weight Reduction 80% 2 1 No All except Off-Hand
60% 4 10
40% 6 20
20% 8 30
Class Resource 10% 14 10 Once per resource Chest, Neck, Belt
15% 28 30
20% 42 50
25% 56 70
30% 70 90
Generation 10% 15 15 No Arms, Ring, Neck
15% 30 40
20% 45 65
25% 60 90
Well Water Charges +1 15 15 No Chest, Belt
+2 30 45
+3 45 75
Extra Maneuvers +1 4 1 No Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
+2 8 20
+3 12 40
+4 16 60
+5 20 80
Extra Metamagic +1 4 1 No Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
+2 8 20
+3 12 40
+4 16 60
+5 20 80
Maneuver DC +1 10 1 No, capped at +5 net Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
+2 16 20
+3 21 40
+4 25 60
+5 28 80
Spell DC +1 10 1 No, capped at +5 net Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt, Mystic Weapon
+2 16 20
+3 21 40
+4 25 60
+5 28 80
Bonus Spell Slot L1 6 1 Once per class and level Boots, Arms, Ring, Neck, Belt
L2 12 10
L3 18 20
L4 24 30
L5 30 40
Cast Spell L1 6 1 Once per spell Varies by spell
L2 12 10
L3 18 20
Increased Charges +1 2 1 No, and requires an existing spell All except Off-Hand
+2 4 10
+3 6 20
+4 8 40
+5 10 60
+6 12 80
Rune Damage 1d8 3 1 No Melee, Ranged, Mystic Weapon
1d10 6 10
1d12 9 20
Oil Damage 1d6 2 1 No Melee, Ranged Weapon
1d8 4 10
1d10 6 20
Massive Criticals 1d10 8 1 No Melee, Ranged Weapon
2d10 10 10
Sneak Attack +1d6 10 1 No Melee, Ranged Weapon

Bonus Spell Slot is available to Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, and Wizard at levels 1 to 5. Paladin and Ranger have levels 1 to 3 only, at a stiffer Power requirement: L1 @ 1, L2 @ 20, and L3 @ 40.

Percentage Damage Bonuses

Appear on Arms, Melee Weapon, Ring, and Ranged Weapon; the spell-related lines also appear on Mystic Weapon.

Applies to Bonus Capacity Min Power Rarity
Attacks 5% 30 15 3
10% 40 35
Spells 5% 30 15 3
10% 40 35
All 5% 40 15 3
10% 50 35
Spells (AoE) 5% 15 15 2
10% 30 40
15% 45 65
20% 60 90
Spells (Persistent AoE) 5% 15 15 2
10% 30 40
15% 45 65
20% 60 90
Spells (Single Target) 5% 15 15 2
10% 30 40
15% 45 65
20% 60 90
Retaliation 5% 15 15 2
10% 30 40
15% 45 65
20% 60 90
Cleave Attacks 10% 5 10 1
15% 10 30
20% 15 50
25% 20 70
Attacks of Opportunity 10% 5 10 1
15% 10 30
20% 15 50
25% 20 70
Spells of a given level (0-5) 10% 5 10 1
15% 10 30
20% 15 50
25% 20 70

Disrupted Properties

Negative properties are drawn from this table according to the item's Disruption. Unless a slot restriction is noted, they can land on anything.

Property Rank Min Disruption Repeat Item Slots
Increase Weight +5lbs 1 No All except Ranged Weapon
+10lbs 10
+15lbs 15
Skill Penalty -2 1 Once per skill Head, Chest, Boots, Arms, Cloak, Ring, Neck, Belt
-4 10
-6 15
Saves vs Specific Penalty -2 1 Once per save type All
-4 10
-6 15
General Save Penalty -1 1 Once per save All
-2 10
-3 15
Damage Vulnerability 5% 10 Once per damage type All
10% 15
Reduced HP 1/2 HD 10 No All
1 HD 15
Reduced Stability -1 1 No All
-2 10
-3 15
Reduced Charges -1 1 No, and requires an existing spell All
-2 10
-3 15
Reduced Maneuvers -1 10 No All
Reduced Metamagic -1 10 No All
Reduced Maneuver DC -1 10 No All
Reduced Spell DC -1 10 No All

Note that the positive save and immunity properties are restricted to particular slots, but their negative counterparts are not.

Reference Tables

Skills

Skill bonuses may target any skills, and all non-weapon slots can carry any of them.

Saves

Which Saves vs Specific bonus an item can roll depends on its slot.

Slot Specific Saves General Saves
Head Mind Affecting, Psychic Will
Chest Necrotic, Sonic Fortitude
Boots Force, Lightning .
Arms Acid .
Cloak Cold, Fire Reflex
Ring . .
Neck Fear, Radiant .
Belt Disease, Poison .

Damage Immunity

Slot Damage Immunity
Head Psychic, Radiant, Sonic
Chest Acid, Force, Lightning
Cloak Cold, Fire, Necrotic

Generation

Generation properties come in the form of Healing, Temporary HP, and DR Absorption.

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