cablam 477 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Arcanium - Alloys of the Void For quite some time metals infused with mana were but a myth amongst mages who constantly strived to create a metal with properties superior to that of their mundane counterparts. Unbeknownst to many, such a material had been created early on in Vailor by the Elder-Aengul, Gazadriel. Before the Harvesters began reaping souls for Gazadriel, he needed a weapon to bestow upon his servants that allowed them to carry out the tasks given to them. In order to enchant these weapons with the runes of power, granting them the ability to harvest souls that would be subsequently used to fuel the seal, Gazadriel needed a material that was able to hold such a powerful enchantment whilst not sacrificing combat prowess. He searched the common, mundane metals and alloys at the disposal of the descendants but none proved to carry the properties the Elder-Aengul needed for his followers. But he searched to no avail, and so the Elder-Aengul Gazadriel set out to create his own metal, with incredible success. With that, Gazadriel crafted the Harvester sickle, scythe and sword, all from his own creation the descendants at the time gave the name of Brightsteel. Gazadriel kept the secrets to the creation of this metal secret, leaving even their properties a mystery to those who wielded the weapons. Throughout the duration of the harvester conflict, all but the Brightsteel sword was lost to those that opposed Gazadriel. The sickle and the scythe seemingly disappeared from Vailor, finding their way into the possession of the Harbinger Orithur who kept them under lock and key within the vault of the Library of Dragur. Throughout their stay the enchantment upon them faded, Gazadriel seeing no use in continuing to fuel the enchantments of his creations that were taken from his followers. The weapons remained within the vault of the Library until one day when a curious Halfling, having taken them from the vault back on Vailor and transporting them to Axios, decided to experiment on the strange metal. He enlisted the help the two most knowledgeable people he knew, Avenel Synalli and Crumena Izalith. Through their combined efforts and expertise in arcane arts such as transfiguration, voidal feeling and cognatism coupled with the skills in blacksmithing and metallurgy, the three reverse engineered the weapons, dubbing the metal Arcanium, and discovered the secret to their creation. Mana. The Creation and Specifications of Arcanium Arcanium is not an extremely rare metal found deep within the ground or within meteorites like many had thought. Instead, it was merely mundane metals enhanced through voidal corruption. Bombarding the metal with copious amounts of mana throughout the forging process allows the mana to seep within the bonds of the metal, mixing with it and solidifying into a metal with the same basic properties as its mundane counterpart but also with a few boons. Once complete the metal takes on a purple hue and radiates with an ever-present dim glow about itself. The process is by no means efficient, requiring very large amounts of mana to be pooled into the metal over a short period of time in order to entwine enough mana within for the enhanced properties to be exhibited. List of Metals and their enhanced properties: Ferrum, Steel and Bluesteel Retain the properties of the metal prior to the forging. Due to the mana laced within the material the metal acts as gold would when interacting with beings that suffer from a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc., as well as voidal beings (Ex. Voidal horrors) in the same manner. Acts as Magegold when used for enchantments. Aurum, Magegold Retain the metal’s properties prior to forging including the softness of the metal. Acts as Magegold when used for enchantments. Allow for the more efficient channeling of mana from obelisks or mana gems. Affects Voidal beings (Ex. Voidal Horrors) like gold affects spectral beings. Slayersteel Loses the enhanced durability given to the gold when forging it into an alloy with steel. The effect the gold within the alloy has on beings which normally have a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc. and voidal beings is enhanced slightly, causing more pain to the beings when struck. Note, the extra pain is not substantial. It is noticeable to a point where the being would say “This is not regular gold” but it is by no means a way to ‘one-shot’ someone. Acts as Magegold when used for enchantments. Carbarum Retains the metal’s properties before forging. The metal acts as gold would when attacking beings that suffer from a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc. and voidal beings. Acts as regular Carbarum when used for enchantments. Can only be created if the one forging the item has a recipe for the Carbarum item or the one forging the item has received the MC item off someone. Magnetus Keeps the physical properties of the regular Magnetus. The magnetic properties are enhanced due to the increased amount of mana infused within the metal. Additionally, alteration has no effect on Arcanium as the mana is cemented within the metal and not tasked to do anything. However, prolonged exposure to Fi’ magic will remove the enhanced properties of Arcanium and leave the metal in the soft and brittle state, rendering it useless. Forging Arcanium The process of forging Arcanium is rather complex, involving a unique forge and large reserves of mana needed to successfully create the metal. Additionally, the metal can only be worked so many times before the mana overwhelms the metal and renders it extremely soft and brittle, not useable for anything practical. In order to research the forging process or anything involving the metal please contact @ArcanicFable, @Tahmas, or myself. The full process will be submitted to the LT lead and can be given to any LT member upon request. Shattering Arcanium As Arcanium is metal tainted and filled with mana it displays unique properties if shattered or broken into small enough parts. The mana within the metal will seep outwards into the surrounding area, saturating the air around it in mana. This causes any and all magic within the radius ((3 block radius)) to immediately be dispelled and becomes un-castable for a short period of time ((2-3 emotes)) at which point it weakens magic in the area for another short period ((2-3 emotes)) before the mana in the area dilutes enough to no longer have an effect. 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BathRugMan 559 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Sure, looks good. We always need more materials Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
excited 10833 Share Posted December 20, 2016 +1 I like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDPR 014 23 Share Posted December 20, 2016 we did good @cablam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShameJax 1391 Share Posted December 20, 2016 where's my credit now kid smh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitermon 667 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Smh not letting ur fam help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladuos 857 Share Posted December 20, 2016 For a second I just read the 'Arcani' part and thought "Oh more arcanism expansions, we need those :^]" And by contacting those people, is that just to effectively RP testing so people could figure it out themselves or what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvernbane 252 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I liked. +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurferDurfer1 2584 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Lets make more motel be effective against spooks aye aye 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cablam 477 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 5 minutes ago, Gladuos said: For a second I just read the 'Arcani' part and thought "Oh more arcanism expansions, we need those :^]" And by contacting those people, is that just to effectively RP testing so people could figure it out themselves or what? To ensure it is RP'd properly as well as to ensure the research and process that the metal will be forged from is correct. Also to make it available to everyone should they attempt research. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford 1990 Share Posted December 20, 2016 oh look more anti-spook materials thanks santa Spoiler i like it though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg 1993 Share Posted December 20, 2016 33 minutes ago, cablam said: Ferrum, Steel and Bluesteel Retain the properties of the metal prior to the forging. Due to the mana laced within the material the metal acts as gold would when attacking beings that suffer from a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc. Slayersteel Loses the enhanced durability given to the gold when forging it into an alloy with steel. The effect the gold within the alloy has on beings which normally have a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc. is enhanced slightly, causing more pain to the beings when struck. Note, the extra pain is not substantial. It is noticeable to a point where the being would say “This is not regular gold” but it is by no means a way to ‘one-shot’ someone. Carbarum Retains the metal’s properties before forging. The metal acts as gold would when attacking beings that suffer from a weakness to gold, such as wraiths, archons, homunculi, etc. Acts as regular Carbarum when used for enchantments. Can only be created if the one forging the item has a recipe for the Carbarum item or the one forging the item has received the MC item off someone. Questionable on giving properties usually reserved for gold, the ability to properly damage certain spectral creatures, to all types of metals with this. Considering one of the balancing points of gold was its weakness. What's the point of having a gold weapon when you can infuse a regular iron or steel sword with slaying properties? I personally feel like it hurts the specialization required when it comes to fighting certain creatures. I feel like a one weapon slays all is kind of boring but that's just my opinion. Unless I'm misunderstanding these properties/intention? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sug 2555 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Mhm +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cablam 477 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Camille said: Questionable on giving properties usually reserved for gold, the ability to properly damage certain spectral creatures, to all types of metals with this. Considering one of the balancing points of gold was its weakness. What's the point of having a gold weapon when you can infuse a regular iron or steel sword with slaying properties? I personally feel like it hurts the specialization required when it comes to fighting certain creatures. I feel like a one weapon slays all is kind of boring but that's just my opinion. Unless I'm misunderstanding these properties/intention? I understand where you are coming from here and I see your issue with it. The main purpose behind this metal is to provide a unique style of material that isn't super overbearing but still has interesting properties and to add additional flavour and levels to arcane engineering. I'm not sure if the one weapon slays all kind of thing is too much of an issue these days anyways considering how many people carry around both gold and steel weapons to begin with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cablam 477 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, ArcanicFable said: we did good @cablam We did indeed, daddy. 1 hour ago, BokJax said: where's my credit now kid smh Check again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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