Magic Items

Within Pathrunner, there are multiple categories of magical items, which serve different purposes. Note that any listed crafting costs in this page are subject to changes imposed by your GM - these are merely examples to help players and GMs approximate the intended cost for a given magical item.

Crafting a Magic Item usually takes 1 hour for every 10 TU involved in it's creation. The GM may allow crafting time faster than this, depending upon circumstances, resources, workspace availability, and a character's Talents.

Despite what the name may imply, scrolls are not necessarily made of paper or papyrus. Scrolls are single-use magical items which a spellcaster has imbued with a spell. They typically require a Use Magic Device (CHA) check to activate, as well as the Read Magic spell to decipher what spell is written upon it. You must possess the appropriate Caster Level to utilize a Scroll.

Creating a Scroll typically costs 1 TU * the spell Tier. For example, a Scroll of Fly typically costs 6 TU to create.

Potions are alternative single-use magical items, also imbued with a spell. Potions are typically easier to make use of than scrolls, requiring no input from the user other than simply imbibing it. Certain abilities or items may allow you to activate potions even more quickly than normal, though otherwise drinking a potion is a Standard Action. A potion may only confer Spell effects which have a casting time of less than 1 minute, and target one or more creatures or objects.

Creating a Potion typically costs 1 TU * the spell Tier. For example, a Potion of Divine Power typically costs 8 TU to create.

Minor Implements are Mana-storing magical items which serve as a reservoir for a mage to stockpile magical energies. Minor Implements are typically small gems, wands, tablets, or other such easily carried objects. Note that Minor Implements are limited in their use; a Minor Implement is attuned to a single, specific spell, and can only provide Mana towards the casting of that spell. A Minor Implement must have a minimum Mana Capacity of 10. To estimate the cost of a Minor Implement, divide it's charges by 2, and then multiply by the Tier of spell which the Implement is attuned to. For example, a Minor Implement of Scorching Ray (a T2 spell) with a Mana Capacity of 10 costs approximately 10 TU.

To imbue a Minor Implement with Mana, you must spend your own Mana. You may infuse the implement with as much Mana as you wish, though beware: you may only withdraw an amount of Mana equal to the spell's Tier in a single usage. This means that if you possess a Minor Implement attuned to the Fly spell, you may not withdraw more than 3 Mana at a time. An implement does not possess any charges at creation, though you may immediately begin the process of storing Mana within it. A held implement does not interfere in any way with spellcasting, such as if the caster possesses the Somatic Casting Drawback.

Major Implements mirror their Minor counterparts in many ways, with some changes. Major Implements are typically large gems, staves, crystalline orbs, or other such more cumbersome objects. Unlike Minor Implements, a Major Implement may provide Mana towards the casting of any spell, but in turn they are notably more expensive to create. To estimate the cost of a Major Implement, select the number of charges it possesses, and the desired Mana Transfer Rate (the maximum amount of Mana that the implement may provide you in one use). Multiply these figures by 1.5 (rounding up) together to determine their total TU cost. For example, a Major Implement which possesses 50 charges and is capable of providing you with up to 9 Mana at once costs 675 TU to create (50 * 9 * 1.5).

You may imbue a Major Implement with as much Mana as you wish. An implement does not possess any charges at creation, though you may immediately begin the process of storing Mana within it. A held implement does not interfere in any way with spellcasting, such as if the caster possesses the Somatic Casting Drawback. Additionally, you may spend TU to upgrade a Major Implement at a later date, if you are capable of creating them - simply calculate it's new TU value, and make up the difference.

Wondrous Items are unique miscellaneous items. They may provide you with a single use of a given spell, a constant effect, or even an entirely unique ability inspired from the spells that make it up. In order to craft a Wondrous Item, you must possess all Spells which are involved in it's creation. Consult and work with your GM to determine a fair TU cost for a Wondrous Item which you'd like to create.

Rings are very powerful magical items which always provide their wearer with permanent magical effects. Due to this, rings are typically very expensive, usually costing (Spell Tier * 100) TU. You may place multiple spells on a ring if you can afford to do so. Rings do not have to be made of metal, and can in fact be made of nearly any material you wish, at GM discretion.

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