Bloodsmith (1135)
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Bloodsmith allows an Empath to create and recharge Bloodstone Jewelry using their vitality as a resource. This jewelry has tiered benefits that can be further unlocked, including enhancing maximums and recovery rates of health, mana, and stamina, temporarily 'storing' wounds to relieve the wearer of their penalties, and applying additional damage and Major Bleed to enemies in combat.
Bloodstone Jewelry
Tier 1: Altered State
Passive, grants enhancive attributes of +20 max health, +10 max mana, and +5 max stamina per tier. Maximum benefit of +100 max health, +50 max mana, and +25 max stamina at T5.
Tier 2: Augmented Recovery
Passive, grants enhancive attributes of +4 health, +2 mana, and +1 stamina recovery per tier. Maximum benefit of +20 health recovery, +10 mana recovery, and +5 stamina recovery at T5.
Tier 3: Vivacity
Activated ability to regain 20% of health, 10% of stamina, or 5% of mana every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. This equates to regaining 100% of health, 50% of stamina and 25% of mana over 10 seconds. Each resource has a separate 60 minute cooldown and can be activated while incapacitated (except roundtime or unconscious). Cooldown is reduced by 15 minutes at T4 and 30 minutes at T5 (making the final cooldown 30 minutes).
Usage
- BESEECH <NOUN> (HEALTH/STAMINA/MANA)
Tier 4: Sanguine Swap
Activated ability to store all existing wounds into the bloodstone for 10 minutes, after which, the wounds automatically reappear (even persisting through death). Can be activated again to end the effect early. 30 minute cooldown.
Usage
- SPIN <NOUN> will initiate the transfer of wounds to the bloodstone of your jewelry. SPIN again within 10 minutes to transfer those wounds back to you early.
- Warning: These wounds will stack with whatever new wounds you may have acquired, and this CAN kill you.
Tier 5: Sanguine Sacrifice
Passive, the wearer's attacks deal an additional amount of concussion damage (~2d5 / 2). After storing 50 health from targets that can bleed, the next attack overflows into the target and causes Major Bleed.
This effect is stronger when triggered by an Empath.
- PROD <NOUN> to toggle the additional messaging for concussion damage.
- PINCH <NOUN> to toggle the overflow capability.
Skill Formula
- Level: +1 per level
- Empath Spell Ranks: +2 per rank up to level, +1 per rank above level ("up to level" is based on 1x spell training and thus a level 50 empath with 100 ranks will have 52 ranks at +2 and 48 ranks at +1)
- Constitution: +1 per stat bonus
- Influence: +1 per stat bonus
- Spiritual Mana Control & Mental Mana Control: +0.5 per rank for the higher of SMC/MMC, +0.25 per rank for the lower of SMC/MMC.
- Example: If you have 25 ranks of SMC and 20 ranks of MMC, you'll receive +12 from SMC and +5 from MMC.
- Magic Item Use: +0.1 per rank (MIU ranks / 10)
- Arcane Symbols: +0.1 per rank (AS ranks / 10)
- Physical Fitness: +0.05 per rank (PF ranks / 20)
- First Aid: +0.05 per rank (FA ranks / 20)
- Being wounded does NOT hinder attempts.
- Being under maximum spirit will hinder attempts. (-10 per missing spirit point)
Tier difficulty is calculated at 75 + (tier * 75).
| Tier | Difficulty | Bonus Needed for 100% | Vitality Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | 250 | 50,000 |
| 2 | 225 | 325 | 75,000 |
| 3 | 300 | 400 | 100,000 |
| 4 | 375 | 475 | 125,000 |
| 5 | 450 | 550 | 150,000 |
Creation and Upgrade Process
The Empath must have a minimum of 50,000 vitality, be able to cast 1135, and be holding a mottled chunk of raw bloodstone in the right hand and a blood-flecked botanical tincture in the left hand. Both of these items can be purchased at empath guild alchemy shops located in various towns. Note: You MUST be a member of the Empath guild to even see what's for sale, ORDER will not work unless you are an active guild member.
- PREP 1135 and CAST at the bloodstone to start. This will also give you a sense of how successful you will be.
- PREP 1135 and CHANNEL at the bloodstone to make an attempt at creating a piece of Bloodstone Jewelry.
Your first successful CHANNEL will create a tier 1 bloodstone pendant. At this point, before the pendant is worn, it can be FLIPped to change the worn location. Changing the worn location also changes the base description to something suitable for that location. The jewelry cannot be altered by a merchant before it has had its worn location locked in, which happens when it is worn.
| Worn Location | Jewelry Noun |
|---|---|
| neck | pendant |
| wrist | cuff |
| ankle | anklet |
| finger | ring |
| earlobe | earring |
| earlobes | earrings |
| belt | buckle |
| pin | brooch |
| hair | barrette |
Upon first WEAR, the worn location is locked in and can no longer be changed. At this point, the jewelry can be altered by a merchant.
Subsequent successful service applications to Bloodstone Jewelry will upgrade the tier, up to a maximum of 5, and require botanical tincture charges equal to the tier being attempted. Botanical tinctures can be bundled beforehand for more charges/doses.
You can utilize the RESOURCE verb for a numerical readout of your weekly and total vitality, as well as how much you have SUFFUSEd.
Attunement
When worn or used, Bloodstone Jewelry becomes attuned for 30 days. It will renew its bond when used, or when worn again after the bond has expired.
Charges
Fresh Bloodstone Jewelry has 100 of 100 charges. If all charges are drained, it will stop working. Charges are drained in a somewhat random manner similar to Enhancive items.
Charges will not drain from an empath's bloodstone jewelry if they were the last one to upgrade it.
Bloodstone Jewelry can be recharged by an empath at a cost of 1000 vitality per missing charge, and they must have enough vitality available to fully charge the jewelry in order to be successful. To recharge, the empath must PREPARE 1135 and EVOKE at the jewelry with it in their right hand.
Analyze
You analyze the bloodstone earring and sense that the creator has provided the following information: Bloodstone Jewelry The bloodstone earring has been infused with the vitality of an Empath and is tier 1 with 100 of 100 charges remaining. The bloodstone earring is attuned for 30 more days and will renew its bond when used, or when worn after the bond has expired. Tier 1: Altered State Grants enhancive attributes of +20 max health, +10 max mana, and +5 max stamina per tier. Tier 2: Augmented Recovery Grants enhancive attributes of +4 health, +2 mana, and +1 stamina recovery per tier. Tier 3: Vivacity Activated ability to regain 20% of health, 10% of stamina, or 5% of mana every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. - BESEECH earring (HEALTH / STAMINA / MANA) Tier 4: Sanguine Swap Store all existing wounds into the jewelry for 10 minutes, after which the wounds will automatically reappear. - SPIN: Initiate the transfer of wounds for a second time to transfer the wounds back early. Tier 5: Sanguine Sacrifice Attacks deal an additional amount of concussion damage, occasionally overflowing to cause Major Bleed. - PROD: Disable the additional messaging for concussion damage. - PINCH: Toggle whether to enable the overflow capability. The bloodstone earring can be TUCKed while worn in order to hide it from sight. Alteration Guidelines Appearance alterations are acceptable for the full 15/15/15, show, long, and read descriptions as long as the earring's essence remains the same (a bloodstone jewelry item worn at the same permanent location). There will always be a trailing line after the show description that includes the oval bloodstone cabochon set within the jewelry. You get no sense of whether or not the earring may be further lightened.
When the freshly created Bloodstone Jewelry is still FLIPpable and has not had its worn location locked in, the last section is different:
Alteration Guidelines This item has not been locked to a final wear location and therefore may not be altered. You may FLIP the bloodstone earring to change it's worn location until it is worn the first time. Eligible locations include neck, wrist, ankle, finger, ear/ears, belt, hair, and pin-worn.
Messaging
- Creation (Success)
You channel at a mottled chunk of raw bloodstone. You make an outstanding attempt! Falling into a focal trance, you reach inward for your reserves of vitality even as you seek outward, stretching forth your senses to the spiritual influences around you and broadcasting your need. Success! The local spirits answer your call. You twine their power with your own and spread your awareness through a mottled chunk of raw bloodstone as if it were flesh, binding it to your will so you might manipulate its structure. New pathways open within the stone, an echo to the branching patterns you trace upon its surface with the botanical tincture you carry. Reduced to a mere film, the last of your botanical tincture evaporates, and you discard the empty bottle. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. Roundtime: 3 sec.
- FLIP
Flipping your bloodstone pendant over, you fiddle with the enclosing framework. Warmth blooms beneath your fingers as, with an abrupt flare of nacreous backlight, the jewelry fluidly shifts and reforms into an oval bloodstone cuff.
- TUCK
As you send a thread of your will into the bloodstone earring, it is veiled from view, though you can feel its presence still.
- UNTUCK
At your mental command, your bloodstone earring sheds its veil and reveals itself once more.
Resources
- Bloodstone Jewelry proposal - early saved proposal information from Discord
- Bloodstone Jewelry google doc - design proposal document shared by Dev