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Items: Gems

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Blessing

Direct blessing from a Deity to an individual creature or a specific item. If creature then whatever weapon the creature wields will gain the benefit. If Item the weapon will work better when used to do the gods bidding, and less if not.

Crafted

Standard magic items, the properties are fused into the weapon.

Faith

Individuals Faith makes the weapon magical and gives properties, normal weapon for everyone else but the individual(s) believing in it.

Gem

Gem magic items have empty gem slots that different gems can be put into to create different effects.

A Magic weapon is a Masterwork weapon with 1-3 gem slots placed around usually near the hilt where they don't get damaged so easily. The weapon itself detects as magical but does not gain any magical properties save overcoming damage resistance magic. The gems themselves are not magical, but must be shaped correctly and inscribed with runes.

Weapon

Only in weapons

Gem Effect Penalty
Pearl Cold Strike -
Ruby Fire Strike -
Jade Poison Strike -
Emerald Lightning Strike -
Andar +2 Initiative -1 Reflex
Garnet +3 Vitality -1 Fortitude
Jasper +1 AC Deflection -1 Will
Iol ? ?

Jewellery

Only in Amulets

Gem Effect Penalty
Opal, Water Aspect: Resist Cold Vulnerability Fire
Opal, Fire Aspect: Resist Fire Vulnerability Cold
Opal, Black Aspect: Resist Acid Vulnerability Lightning
Opal, White Aspect: Resist Lightning Vulnerability Acid
Bloodstone +2 Str skill/ability checks -2 Cha skill/ability checks
Greenstone +2 Dex skill/ability checks -2 Int skill/ability checks
Bluestone +2 Con skill/ability checks -2 Wis skill/ability checks
Moonstone - -
Sunstone - -

Abilities

Misc

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Quartz	light (colors)		cheap stone, usually given to children, they color the quartz stone and it shed light in that color like a light spell. for both weapon and amulet.

-weapons-
Criticals vs undead, elementals, and constructs
bane (animals)	for dinosaur hunting
keen	yup, because it's needed
Merciful	good for many things, especially gladiator duels.
Returning
Distance
Seeking
Spell Storing
Wounding
Fortune		re-roll, 1x d20 a day
Sun Strike		double damage against undead, no penalties for hitting incorporal creatures

-amulet-
Chameleon			lizard only
Feather Fall
Regeneration		(extreme rare)
Permanent spells	(rare)

Gem

Gem equipment have one or more slots to insert specially designed gems for customizing the effects. These are created by the Lizardfolk of Lost Vale, and holds specific meanings and values to them.

The Weapons and Amulets both are minor magical creations, are masterwork quality, and comes with 1-3 Gem Slots. Usually ornamental and customized to the owner, and most Lizardfolk take them with them to their grave.

Weapon

Ritual Weapon
Honour Weapon
reward for honoured warriors
allows to gladiator duel
preferred weapon of owner
Visual match owner
no honour using others weapon
honour to return someones weapon to tribe if slain in honourable combat (reward can be weapon)
gladiator matches rewards gems

Amulet

Ritual Amulet
Heart Amulet
family heirlooms
given to children when becoming old enough
represent tribe, caste and rank
first gem is color quartz
most adorn their amulets with more gems
but only 1-3 gem slots can actually use proper gems
light gem usually represent tribe
mates tie bond using similar gem to show
Egg-kin sometimes bond through sharing same gem
hunting groups or other tight knight groups may do same
the 3 slots are seen as represent what you care about

triggered ability that creates a buff on self or condition on enemy.

example

cast a spell, gain a protection buff, that absorbs the first 5 damage done to you then expires.

When damaged, the target that hit you if within 5 feet, gets chilled for 1 round