Chrono Artifacts

[jaumito]

You know what they say... "no comments is good comments."

[HousePet]

But it might mean nobody is looking at it.

[jaumito]

Well, that's what the "Views" counter is for, isn't it?

Comment #1: having Time Skip as an on-hit effect on the Blade of Distorted Time sounds both fun and thematic, but I'm afraid some might find it frustrating.

Comment #2: some of your proposed artifacts seem geared towards Chronomancy-based adventurers rather than true Chronomancers, which I think is a good thing. Can't wait to see what I could do with those mindstars on a PM/Oozie hybrid (probably with the Timeline Threading tree - how do braided damage works, by the way, wrt damage types, DoT, status effects?) I'd like to see a couple similar items that'd offer some synergy between PM and Doomed, or maybe Solipsist (if you're looking for a rationale: I just can't imagine an easier way to madness and sheer insanity than getting timestruck - temporal paradoxes and all that timey-wimey stuff of nightmares )

[HousePet]

I don't like making too many artifacts specifically designed for a single class/build, so I try to give them a few side bonuses that make them interesting for different classes as well.

[Danton]

I'm terrible at evaluating artifacts, but they seem pretty neat (the mindstars are particularly interesting, though I'm not sure what class would make good use of them). Really do like the Distaff and Length of Frozen Lightning.

[HousePet]

A few more designs:

Existing:
Threads of Fate
Change mastery bonuses to Fate Weaving, Chronomancy and Divination.

Epoch's Curve
Change to t3
Activate for some sort of special ammoless arrow shot?

New:

Timethread
A single thread of the timeline, manifested in physical form.
t4 arcane whip
Half base damage converted to temporal
On hit: Warp effect
Paradox bonus
+4 magic/willpower
+20% temporal damage
Activate for Reweave?

Portable Hole
t3 arcane tool
6% chance to avoid damage
-5 cooldown on Wormhole
+0.1 mastery bonus for Spacetime Weaving/Conveyance
Activate for Wormhole

Entropic Robe
t1 arcane robe
+10% temporal/darkness/blight damage
+10% physical/fire/lightning resist
+0.1 mastery for Energy
Activate for Entropy

Phasing Cloak
t1 arcane cloak
4 defence
+10% temporal damage/resist
Teleportation bonuses
Instantly activate for Dimensional Step

Time Warp Boots
t1 arcane boots
Desc: It's just a jump to the left, and a step to the right.
+10% global speed
+0.1 mastery for Speed Control and Warp
Activate to step forward in time by 4 turns

Gloves of the Temporal Handler
t4 arcane/nature gloves
+20 temporal damage
+10% unarmed attack speed
On hit: Temporal Breath (which doesn't actually exist :/ )
+0.2 mastery bonus for Temporal Hounds
Activate to summon a Temporal Hound
+10% temporal/nature/physical damage
+4 wil/con

Pendant of Unity
t2 arcane amulet
+8 defence and all saves
+0.1 mastery for Guardian
Activate to teleport your allies to your side, giving you and them a defensive bonus.

Carbon Skin
t1 arcane leather armour
4 armour
2 defence
+10% hardiness
+10 bleeding damage when hit
+0.1 mastery for Matter

Grandfather's Hands:
Grandfather's Minutes
t1 arcane/technique longsword
+10% attack speed
+2 strength
On Set: +10 temporal damage

Grandfather's Hours
t1 arcane/technique knife
+10% movement speed
+2 dexterity
On Set: +10 temporal damage

Grandfather's Pendulum
t1 arcane/technique amulet
+10% spell speed
+2 willpower
On Set: +10% temporal damage/resist

Frozen Flames
t2 arcane arrows
Base damage: Fire
+10 temporal damage
Ignites the ground under the target

[HousePet]

Revised star ratings with these changes and additions.

Paradox Mage:

Weapons
5 stars: t3 Gravitational Staff. t4 Distaff of the Reweaver. t5 Rod of Sarrilon.
4 stars: t2 Length of Frozen Lightning. t3 Orb of Growth. t5 Lost staff of Archmage Tarelion.
3 stars: t1 Kor's Fall, Time Chopper. t2 Penitence. t3 Staff of Destruction, Orb of Decay. t5 Staff Telos's Staff (Top Half), Life Drinker.

Body Armour
4 stars: t4 TARDIS
3 stars: t1 Entropic Robe. t4 Robe of the Archmage. t5 Black Robe, Molten Skin.

Gloves
3 stars: t2 Crystle's Astral Bindings. t4 Gloves of the Temporal Handler.
1 star: t5 Fist of the Destroyer.

Headware
5 stars: t3 Un'fezan's Cap.
2 stars: t4 Malslek the Accursed's Hat.

Cloaks
4 stars: t5 Thread of Fate.
3 stars: t1 Phasing Cloak.
2 stars: t2 Wrap of Stone. t4 Radiance.

Boots
3 stars: t1 Time Warp Boots.
2 stars: t5 Shifting Boots.

Belts
3 stars: t4 Mobius Strip.
1 star: t3 Neira's Memory, Jaw of Rogroth.

Amulets
5 stars: t4 Zemekkys' Broken Hourglass.
4 stars: t3 Firey Choker.
2 stars: t1 Grandfather's Pendulum. t5 Vox.

Rings
5 stars: t5 Void Orb.
3 stars: t1 Paradox Pearl Ring. t5 Exiler.

Tools
3 stars: t1 Shard of Crystalized Time. t3 Portable Hole. t5 Void Shard.
2 stars: t2 Telekinetic Core.

Lites
3 stars: t4 Dying Ember of Existence.
2 stars: Eldritch Pearl.

Temporal Warden:

Main hand
4 stars: t4 Blade of Distorted Time, Distaff of the Reweaver.
3 stars: t1 Stop, Grandfather's Minutes. t3 Sword of Potential Futures. t5 Spellblade.

Off hand
4 stars: t4 Timethread.
3 stars: t1 Grandfather's Hours. t3 Dagger of the Past, Orb of Growth.

Bows
5 stars: t4 Bow of Lost Time.
4 stars: t3 Epoch's Curve.
3 stars: t5 Storm Fury.

Ammo
4 stars: t5 Void Quiver
2 stars: t2 Frozen Flames. t5 Arkul's Siege Arrows, The Titan's Quiver.

Body Armour
4 stars: t4 TARDIS. t5 Molten Skin.
3 stars: t1 Entropic Robe. t4 Robe of the Archmage. t5 Black Robe, Death's Embrace.

Gloves
4 stars: t4 Gloves of the Temporal Handler.
2 stars: t2 Crystle's Astral Bindings.

Headware
3 stars: t3 Un'fezan's Hat

Cloaks
3 stars: t1 Phasing Cloak. t5 Thread of Fate, Guise of the Hated, Radiance.

Boots
3 stars: t1 Time Warp Boots. t5 Shifting Boots.
2 stars: t4 Aetherwalk.

Belts
3 stars: t4 Mobius Strip.

Amulets
4 stars: t4 Zemekkys' Broken Hourglass.
3 stars: t1 Grandfather's Pendulum. t2 Pendant of Unity.

Rings
3 stars: t1 Paradox Pearl Ring.
2 stars: t5 Glory of the Pride, Exiler.

Tools
3 stars: t3 Portable Hole. t5 Void Shard.
2 stars: t1 Shard of Crystalized Time.

Lites
4 stars: t4 Dying Ember of Existence.
3 stars: Eldritch Pearl.


Notes:
Weapons looks good for both classes now.
Armours and Accessories could do with a little more work. Headware, Belts and Boots in particular.

Explanation of my star ratings:
Its based on the number of properties of particular interest to the class, without looking at how big the values are, so its a bit fuzzy.
1 star is Mediocre.
2 stars is Okay.
3 stars is Great.
4 stars is Excellent.
5 stars is Examine this one carefully, its almost gamebreakingly OP!

[jaumito]

But there's a "portable hole" in the game already, that unique shield I can't remember the name of, which description says it's basically a hole a zany chronomancer grafted a handle onto.

[HousePet]

Its okay, its a different name and a different equipment slot.

[jaumito]

Its okay, its a different name and a different equipment slot.

Not okay, way too many holes. Swiss cheese has holes, but Tome hasn't - and I know quite a few Savoyard people who'd see holes in their Tome as a legitimate casus belli.

[HousePet]

A few more to fill in remaining gaps:

Fated Cap
t2 Arcane Leather Cap
+4 Defence
+4 Dex/Luck
+10% temporal damage

Warden's Crest
t4 Arcane/Nature Leather Cap
+12 Defence
+12 Accuracy
+8 Physical Power
+8 Dex/Mag
+10% Temporal/Arcane/Darkness Damage
+20% Temporal/Arcane/Darkness Resist

Repulsor
t2 Psionic Belt
+4 Defence
+4 All Saves
+4 Physical Power
Activate to repulse nearby enemies.
Set with Telekinetic Torque?

Buttkickers
t3 Technique Light Boots
+6 Wil
+6% Phys Crit
+3% Other Crits
+10% All damage.

Ring of Finetuning
t3 Arcane/Technique Ring
+9 Accuracy
+6 Dex
+6% Spell Crit
+3% Other Crits
On Spell Crit: Tune Spacetime 3

Sarrilon's Robe of Regeneration
t3 Arcane/Nature Robe
+3 Life Regen
+30% Healing Factor
+10 Con
When hurt when under 25% life: Body Reversion 3. 50 turn cooldown.

The Backup Plan
t4 Arcane/Technique Light Armour
+12 Armour
+12 Defence
+12% Crit Reduction
Grants Contingency 2
Activate to Medium range random teleport and restore resources. Range and restore amount scales with Constitution.

Spellbinder
t2 Arcane/Technique Lite
+3 Lite
+6 Mag
+6 Spellsave
+10% Arcane/Blight/Temporal Resist
+1 Mana Regen
On Spell Crit: Tune Spacetime 2
+10 Maximum Vim/Positive/Negative
+0.2 Mastery for Spellbinding
Activate for Metaflow 2

[Sianist]

Quiver of the Ages
Req: 35 Magic

t5 Arcane/Quiver
Base Damage: Temporal
OnHit: -33% Global speed
OnCrit: etl 3.9 Stop
Burst (Radius 1): +25 Temporal

seems reasonble?

[HousePet]

I'm not sure we need another t5 temporal damage quiver.

[Micbran]

Boots of Alacrity
T4 boots, surprised?
All of the players speeds cannot be dropped below 90%.
25% move speed
10% combat speed
10% spell casting speed

[HousePet]

That could work.