Aquillion wrote:Would it be possible to make an artifact weapon, shield, helm or somesuch which you can socket a gem into (without needing any talents) and can change the socketed gem whenever you wish? I noticed someone in the other thread complaining that the Lifebinding Emerald is useless to many characters unless they happen to find a piece of tier-5 white jewelry. An artifact like this would be interesting and would help ensure that high-tier gemstones remain at least potentially useful to everyone.
I imagine it might be hard to make it so you can change the socketed gem, but it'd be cool, conceptually.
That's a great idea! Maybe even put like 3 or 5 gem slots in it and make it with low/no stat requirements. Then it could be equally usefull for any character. Maybe something like:
Crown of the Alchemist King (0 Def, 0 Armor)
This Crown once belonged to an Alchemist King. Though the gems have since been lost, they can easily be added or removed because of it's unique design.
Crafted by a Master 1.00 Encumbrance
Type: crown / head
0/5 Gems Inserted When Wielded/Worn: It can be used to Imbue/Remove Gems, costing 100 out of 500/500 power.
You could even make a whole set out of it that could be equipped by any char (such as Crown, Ring(s), Ammy, Cloak, Belt). And the set bonus could multiply your Imbued gems on all currently equipped set pieces. Or you could just make a Rod of Gem Imbuing/Removing or somesuch artifact.
Just one gem would be nice. Maybe two, since it's such a valuable slot. Would it be possible for it to just give the player a gem slot whenever the crown is equipped?
Sorry about all the parentheses (sometimes I like to clarify things).
Crafted by an unstable but brilliant alchemist using the principles of golemancy this chestpiece features a pair or artificial arms mid-way down the torso, once properly strapped in these mimic the movements of your natural arms in a strangely intuitive fashion Sadly this fragile and restrictive piece of arcana offers little actual protection
very rare, end-game chest
comparable fatigue to massive voratun armour,
steel mail defensive stats
-3 dex penalty
+5 physical power
Grants two extra arm slots which will only accept the same arrangement of items as the real arms.
IE: Steel greatmaul in MH, forces 2h only in the mechanical set, 1h and shield, forces 1h and shield, Bow forces bow.
That will probably be a bitch to code... but what do you think of the idea?
Gold text - "my Jacket is Augmented"
Alternatively "I always said I needed an extra pair of hands"
I like the gem crown idea, though it has to be balanced a bit.
You could make the limitation be TOTAL gem tier tier, and/or make it so only one level 5 gem can be used.
If it was a single tier 5 gem and then up to two others with tier <=4 it likely wouldn't BE too powerful - well, one artifact gem like the Goedeloth plus +8% resist and +8% damage is still amazing but far less than 3 or 5 slots with no limitations like Godslayer was proposing.
(Think of it as the crown having a large/main central socket and two smaller/less magical side ones).
Alternatively - don't allow artifact gems in this at all...that'd go a long way to avoiding it being overpowered, but I think it would also make it a bit, dunno, sad?
Also, should definetely be an arcane item. Sorry, Zigurs
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Addons (most likely obsolete): Wights, Trolls, Starting prodigy, Alternate save/resistance system
Ego sling:
"Overpowering"
- each shot has 5-15% chance to knock the target back by 1 square.
- can be activated for Inertial Shot
- +crit multiplier
Ego sling:
"of Recoil"
- can be activated for "Recoil shot" - normal shot that attempts to jump back up to 4 squares in the direction opposite to the target
Ego sling:
"of Indomitability"
- +confusion resistance
- +mind save
- +Armor Piercing
- activation for War Shout
Ego sling:
"Sniper's"
- +accuracy
- +armor piercing
- 10% chance to do "eye shot" when shooting
- can be activated for "head shot" - instant activation, duration 1, during its duration all shots attempt to daze target.
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Ego sling:
"Skipping"
- if a shot hits, a secondary target in radius of 2 gets damaged with 50% of the base damage, with all bonuses/penalties applied.
Ego sling:
"of Maneuvrability"
- +10-30%mv speed
- after killing enemy, +movement speed. +10%/1turn for normal, +30%/3turns for elite, +50%/5turns for boss
- +ranged defense
Ego sling:
"of the Far Shot"
- +1-5 shooting range
- +3-7 infravision
- +accuracy
+ 5 WIL, +5 STR
+0.20 mastery to Focus and Psi Combat.
Can be activated to imbue with a gem up to grade 4. This allows it to be used as a Psionic focus, gives the normal bonuses for the gem, and changes the sword's damage type from physical to the gem's. If this is done with a gem already inside it, you do not retrieve the old gem, it is lost.
artifacts: ring of the assassin
+0.1 mastery of cunning/DirtyFighting
+4 DEX
+4 STR
+8 poison damage on hit
+8% physical damage
part of the Master Assassin set
ring of the spy
+0.1 mastery of Cunning/Stealth
+4 stealth bonus
+4 infravision
+4 CUN
+4 DEX
+8 slime damage on getting hit
part of the Master Assassin set
Set bonus:
+0.2 mastery of Cunning/Lethality
+10% chance of physical critical
+10% resist poison
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Tinkering Gloves
+6 DEX
+4 CUN
+0.2 mastery in Cunning/Trapping
+10 to disarm traps
+10 against getting disarmed
Activated for:
Disarm (of opponent's weapons, not of traps)
Huntsman's Shifting Bow
{ longbow }
This bow glistening with the distinct shimmer of a multi-hued drake, and seems to pulse with raw elemental energies.
+25% damage versus dragons
Every turn, it cycle the three main drake elements for damage, and can be activated to use a random breath power.
Belt of the Blight Lord
{ leather belt }
Pulled from the struggling waist of a fallen Reaver Lord, this belt still drips acidic vengance.
Grants level 2 Acid blood when equipped.
50% disease immunity
25% acid resistance
The Master's Sash
{ cloth belt }
Even a master necromancer should know that death will always catch you in the end.
Grants L2 Blurred Mortality
-15% light resistance
+20% cold/dark resistance
Norgos' Pelt
{ chest, mail armor }
The fur of this fallen guardian protects and wards even after death, dripping blood as it tries to restore itself.
{ Decent armor stats }
+30% Freeze/stun immunity
+25% cold resistance
+1 Health regen
+0.5 Stamina Regen
Corrupted Wolf's Eyes
{ Necklace }
These eyes still seem to track shadows and light, cursed to search forever.
+15 See Invis
+15 Stealth Detection
+3 Infravision
-2 Will
Crown of Raw Ozone
{ light crown }
Infused with raw lightning by Urkis, the master storm mage, this crown seems to lash out at those around you.
When hit: 10% chance to cast L2 nova.
+15% lightning damage
+15% lightning resist
+15 lightning damage on all hits
Boots of the Grave
{ Light leather boots }
These boots smell and look like they've seen many owners, few of them living...
+10 defense
-20% move speed
+20% blight damage
Grants Ghoulish Leap L3
Sword of the Sun
{ one handed sword }
This blade is well worn, well used, shining like the sun even through the darkness of demonic blight.
Deals damage as dual fire/light, not physical
+2 light radius
+10 defense
+50% blindness immunity
Grants spell: L3 Sunbeam
Z's Sabre
{Sword}
Subject Z was carrying this warped blade, infused with his insanity, it bleeds shadows.
-2 light radius
+15 stealth power
+15% darkness damage
Grants Shadow Veil L1
An Unfortunate Ax
{ two handed ax }
This ax seems to call your rage to the surface, driving you to kill, no wonder Ben fell to it's power.
Grants Slash rank 3
Chance to cast dominate on hit
Does mind damage instead of physical
-10 luck
+8 strength
Goodnight Kiss
{ one handed mace }
"This mace was wielded by the famous Prince Braiden, who feared thieves and assassins around every corner. It was said he gave many an attacker their 'goodnight kiss', till one fateful morn they came for him whilst he still slept." - DGrey
10% chance to daze on hit for three turns
+7% physical damage
Use for a weak invis effect
Sling of Giant Slaying
Halflings, of all races, soon learned that the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Gains an extra 7% damage per every size the target is larger than the wielder
70% speed
Grants Inertial Shot L2
Blade of the Black Abyss
{dagger}
This blade seems to violate reality, reflecting no light and slicing through anything with ease.
This blade deals only shadow damage.
Chance on hit to blind (5%)
+15% physical damage
+15% darkness damage
Circle of Sanity
{Ring}
"A gift, a curse, a blessing all in one. This ring has been passed down from dark times, each generation finding a new disciple, a new champion, a new victim... A fine dark line runs down the middle of the cold metal, marking where genius ends and madness begins. Yet the more you look at it the line blurs, and waves, and dances into shapes of wonder. Oh how great you feel to be part of the circle. You will bring true sanity to them all!" - DGrey
+8 will
+4 mind power
+8 mindsave
+25% confusion
A simple box
{ Usable item }
A hunter's tool, really, but many see it has use in combat too.
{ Casts Lure level 1 on use }
Ego idea:
Replace all melee project egos with egos that turn the weapon into that element of damage, or at least mostly that element.
Spiked helmet
Extra damage and confusion power when used with Skullcracker.
Just so you guys know I'd like to code some more artifacts for the game but what I need badly is Names, Themes, and Descriptions I can handle the stats and making them unique and interesting as far as the effects go. So if you guys have any cool artifact ideas feel free to post them, with or without stats and with or without code. Obviously stuff that's already coded Darkgod can just add in if he likes it but if it's not coded and you just have a neat idea I might pick it up and do some code for it.
newEntity{ base = "BASE_AMULET",
power_source = {nature=true},
unique = true,
name = "Withering Orbs", color = colors.WHITE,
unided_name = "shadow-strung orbs",
desc = [[These opalescent orbs stare at you with deathly knowledge, undeceived by your vanities and pretences.
They have lived and died through horrors you could never imagine, and now they lie strung in black chords watching every twitch of the shadows.
If you close your eyes a moment, you can almost imagine what dread sights they see...]],
level_range = {5, 12},
rarity = 220,
cost = 10,
material_level = 1,
metallic = false,
wielder = {
blind_fight = 1,
see_invisible = 10,
see_stealth = 10,
combat_mindpower = 5,
melee_project = {
[DamageType.MIND] = 5,
},
},
}
