Custom Enchanting Station
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Enchanting, unlike the other arts of magic items, is anything but straight forward, requiring careful metering of spell energies and precise components, even the slightest deviation could cost the Gems and Essences required for the crafting.
To begin with, let us discuss Instability. Each enchantment has an inherent level of instability that can be exacerbated or reduced by a variety of factors. This is reliant mostly on two factors, the complexity of the enchantment, and the Gem Dust used in it's crafting. Simple enchantments are fast and easy, and quality gem dust speeds the process and reduces instability.
There are three enchantment tiers (to date), Tier 1 takes 24 second (base) to enchant, tier 2 is 48, and tier 3 is 72 seconds. However the Gem Dust you use in the enchanting will further modify this time, almost always upwards however. To help visualize this a 'Points and Tier' system has been devised by several of the Gnomish students, showing here:
| Enchantment Tier | 'Point' Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 |
| 2 | 4000 |
| 3 | 6000 |
| Gem Dust | Quality Rank | Point Worth |
|---|---|---|
| Malachite | 1 | 8 |
| Obsidian | 1 | 8 |
| Flourspar | 1 | 8 |
| Bloodstone | 1 | 8 |
| Fire Agate | 2 | 64 |
| Amethyst | 2 | 64 |
| Aventurine | 2 | 64 |
| Phenalope | 2 | 64 |
| Greenstone | 3 | 216 |
| Garnet | 3 | 216 |
| Alexandrite | 3 | 216 |
| Topaz | 3 | 216 |
| Ruby | 4 | 512 |
| Fire Opal | 4 | 512 |
| Emerald | 4 | 512 |
| Sapphire | 4 | 512 |
| Diamond | 5 | 1000 |
| Jacinth | 5 | 1000 |
| Canary Diamond | 5 | 1000 |
| Beljuril | 5 | 1000 |
| Star Sapphire | 6 | 1728 |
| King's Tear | 6 | 1728 |
| Blue Diamond | 6 | 1728 |
| Rogue Stone | 6 | 1728 |
As one can see each dust has been given a 'Quality Rank' and a 'Point Worth', those with the same quality, are worth the same amount of 'points'. As one can also see a certain number of 'points' are required for each Tier of enchantment. Now, one may wonder 'Why can I not simply drown my items in Malachite dust?' the answer of course comes back to Instability.
When counting 'point's the Major Dust Contributor (read: The highest quality dust that contributes the most points) determines how unstable the total dust count will make the enchantment. For instance if you use a combination of Rogue Stone Dust and Malachite, if you have less than 216 Malachite dusts (enough to make 1728 'points') then the Rogue Stone Dust is the 'Major Contributor' as it has the most 'points', meaning it is the major contributor to the enchantment.
What this means is you can 'fill in' extra 'points' with low quality dust, but not fear ruining your enchantment because of it. Each dust quality adds an amount of time to the enchanting if it is the Major Contributor, shown in this handy table below.
| Major Dust Quality | Instability Added |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12% per six seconds (12/Round) |
| 2 | 10% per six seconds (10/Round) |
| 3 | 8% per six seconds (8/Round) |
| 4 | 6% per six seconds (6/Round) |
| 5 | 4% per six seconds (4/Round) |
| 6 | 2% per six seconds (2/Round) |
To understand how time affects instability one must understand the way it works. Each tier of dust has an 'inherent instability' which will increase the chances of failure over time. For instance Malachite dust (a Quality 1 dust) has an inherent instability of 12%, that means around every 6 seconds the instability of the enchantment increases by 12%. The higher the instability the less likely the enchantment is to be successfully completed, making higher quality dusts a more attractive proposition.
For instance a Tier 1 enchantment takes 24 seconds to complete. Using a Quality 1 dust instability rises every second at a rate of 12/6 for a total of 2% every second (12 every Round) with a final instability of 48%, barely better than a 1 in 2 chance of success. However were you to use a Quality 6 dust instability rises every second at a rate of 0.33% every second (2 every Round), with a final instability of just 8%, that is to say a 92% success rate. Making higher quality dusts a must have for any serious enchanting.
Hopefully by this time you have read "On Enchanting" the previous book in this series. You may have, at that time, noticed references to Materials, items, and reagents that cost money or must be otherwise obtained. Here we will discuss those things, as well as the basic enchanting recipes.
Each enchantment requires 4 base objects, but some may require more especially for a complex enchantment. These objects are Gem Dust, an Enchanted Gem of appropriate quality, Enchanting Oil (Lesser, Regular, or Greater), and an Essence.
Essences are an alchemical item that is the distilled energy of a specific force, such as Destruction, Accuracy, or Healing. While not magically reactive on their own they have long been used in creation of alchemical items that mimic magical effects, and now have become a key item in creation of Enchantments.
In addition to these, there are many items and reagents that must be present for the enchantment to function, some which are used up, and others which the mere presence of facilitate. All of these things are available from the academy for modest prices and will not be listed here (due to proprietary reasons), though the costs will be listed below.
You may notice that some of these recipes are more powerful versions of a previous recipe, and you may ask yourself "Can I not simply use this more powerful recipe?" The answer is, unfortunately, No.
Most (though not all) Second Tier enchantments use a First Tier enchantment as a basic framework which they then build upon. Similarly Third Tier enchantments build upon a Second Tier enchantment.
For instance, Protection I (AC Bonus I) must be imbued into an item before Protection II (AC Bonus II) can be placed upon it. Similarly if you'd like to place Protection III (AC Bonus III) on an item you must first place Protection II (AC Bonus II) on the item.
Further, each imbuing takes up a portion of the material's magical capacity (Enchanting Slots). Most mundane materials can only support 3 such enchantments (Have 3 Enchanting Slots), however it's been shown that Silver, with it's exceptional magical capacity, can hold as many as 4 enchantments (Silver has 4 Enchanting Slots). It has been rumored that Mithril might have a similar capacity, but that hasn't been proven.
Further, Jewelry seems to break this pattern, possibly due to the low amount of metal content in things like rings and necklaces. That said, enhancing jewelry with a gem will increase the magical capacity by some small amount.
The amount of enchantments a particular piece of jewelry can sustain are as follows.
Copper:
Plain: None Malachite - Phenalope: None Greenstone - Sapphire: 1 Slot Diamond - Rogue Stone: 2 Slots
Bronze:
Plain: None Malachite - Bloodstone: None Fire Agate - Topaz: 1 Ruby - Beljuril: 2 Star Sapphire - Rogue Stone: 3
Gold:
Plain: 1 Malachite - Phenalope: 2 Greenstone - Sapphire: 3 Diamond - Rogue Stone: 4
Silver:
Plain: 2 Malachite - Phenalope: 3 Greenstone - Sapphire: 4 Diamond - Rogue Stone: 5
Weapon Recipes (Please note, Gloves count as a weapon):
Tier I
Attack Bonus II
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Accuracy
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 15000
Enhancement Bonus I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Accuracy
Secondary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
AC Bonus I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 12500
Fire Damage 1d6
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Heat
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 25000
Cold Damage 1d6
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Cold
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 25000
Acid Damage 1d6
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Key: Acid Bag
Price: 25000
Electrical Damage 1d6
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Key: Sparks Bag
Price: 25000
Sonic Damage 1d6
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Key: Thunder Bag
Price: 25000
Keen
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 25000
Vampiric Regeneration I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Healing
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Key: Stirge Blood
Price: 17500
Mighty I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Strength
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Tier 2
Attack Bonus IV
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Accuracy
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 60000
Enhancement Bonus II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Accuracy
Secondary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 45000
AC Bonus II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 37500
Fire Damage 2d4
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Fire
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Fire Bag
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 70000
Cold Damage 2d4
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Ice
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Frost Bag
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 70000
Acid Damage 2d4
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Dissolving
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Acid Bag
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 70000
Electrical Damage 2d4
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Lightning
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Sparks Bag
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 70000
Sonic Damage 2d4
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Thunder
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Thunder Bag
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 70000
Vampiric II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Healing
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Drake Blood
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 80000
Mighty II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Strength
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Tier 3
Enhancement Bonus III
Oil: Greater Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Accuracy
Secondary Essence: Essence of Destruction
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Magic
Gemstone Tier: 5 or better
Price: 125000
AC Bonus III
Oil: Greater Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Magic
Gemstone Tier: 5 or better
Price: 95000
Wondrous and Armor Recipes (Gloves do not count as a wondrous or armor item, Bracers do):
Tier 1
AC Bonus I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 7500
Skill Bonus V
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Cunning
Key: a Skill Book of the Skill Type desired
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 40000
Intelligence I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Cunning
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Wisdom I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Wisdom
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Charisma I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Charisma
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Strength I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Strength
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Dexterity I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Grace
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Constitution I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Endurance
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Fortitude I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Endurance
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 15000
Reflex I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Grace
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 15000
Will I
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Will
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 15000
Cold Resistance X
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Cold
Key: Frost Bag
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 20000
Fire Resistance X
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Fire
Key: Fire Bag
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 20000
Acid Resistance X
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Imperviousness
Key: Acid Bag
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 20000
Electrical Resistance X
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Grounding
Key: Spark Bag
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 20000
Sonic Resistance X
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of quiescence
Key: Thunder Bag
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 20000
Weight Reduction 70%
Oil: Lesser Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Strength
Secondary Essence: Essence of Weightless
Gemstone Tier: 3 or better
Price: 10000
Tier 2
AC Bonus II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 35000
Intelligence II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Cunning
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Wisdom II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Wisdom
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Charisma II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Charisma
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Strength II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Strength
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Dexterity II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Grace
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Constitution II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Wellness
Secondary Essence: Essence of Endurance
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Prevention
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 50000
Fortitude II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Endurance
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 75000
Reflexes II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Grace
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 75000
Will II
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Will
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 75000
Saves I
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Endurance
Secondary Essence: Essence of Will
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Grace
Key: Essence of Power
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 85000
Weight Reduction 50%
Oil: Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Strength
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Key: Essence of Weightless
Gemstone Tier: 4 or better
Price: 40000
Tier 3
AC Bonus III
Oil: Greater Enchanting Oil
Primary Essence: Essence of Protection
Secondary Essence: Essence of Power
Tertiary Essence: Essence of Magic
Gemstone Tier: 5 or better
Price: 105000
| Gem | Quality Rank |
|---|---|
| Malachite | 1 |
| Obsidian | 1 |
| Flourspar | 1 |
| Bloodstone | 1 |
| Fire Agate | 2 |
| Amethyst | 2 |
| Aventurine | 2 |
| Phenalope | 2 |
| Greenstone | 3 |
| Garnet | 3 |
| Alexandrite | 3 |
| Topaz | 3 |
| Ruby | 4 |
| Fire Opal | 4 |
| Emerald | 4 |
| Sapphire | 4 |
| Diamond | 5 |
| Jacinth | 5 |
| Canary Diamond | 5 |
| Beljuril | 5 |
| Star Sapphire | 6 |
| King's Tear | 6 |
| Blue Diamond | 6 |
| Rogue Stone | 6 |
Finally, some may notice that there is a 'Special' altar among the others, which has no use listed above. Upon this altar may be placed a Tier 6 gem, doing so can 'super charge' an enchantment, yielding more powerful results, however it only has a chance to work and will increase the Duration and hence the instability of the enchantment.
| Gem | Chance of Success | Time Added |
|---|---|---|
| Star Sapphire | 25% | 18 Seconds |
| King's Tear | 50% | 36 Seconds |
| Blue Diamond | 75% | 54 Seconds |
| Rogue Stone | 100% | 72 Seconds |
