Talk:Lich:Software

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Lich:Software

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==About==
<section begin=About />
'''The Lich''' is third-party software that expands scripting capabilities on Simutronics front end clients ([[Wizard (front end)|The Wizard]] and [[StormFront]] for Windows users, and [[Avalon]] for Mac OS X users), allowing players to script using the Ruby Programming Language, a high-level programming language with almost limitless capability. The program comes bundled with several scripts, such as scripts that calculate a character's [[redux]], move from any location to another within a database, walk through an area until a creature is found, and spell up a character using all available spells. Also, there is a repository that allows for the quick, easy downloading of user-made scripts through The Lich, itself. Scripts can range from being very simple to quite advanced; for example, there is a script, titled xpSF, that modifies the experience window in StormFront to display additional information about the character's experience level that updates itself when experience is gained. <section end=About />

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<CENTER>{{boldmono|<tt>Quick Start Guides</tt>}}</CENTER>

'''Windows 7 / 8''' - Video guide from Ordim at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbtfYM11II YouTube].

'''Windows 10''' - Download the [http://bit.ly/Win10-Lich-Installer Installer].

'''Linux''' - [[Lich_(software)#Chromebook_&_Debian_variants|Installation - Lich (software)]]

'''Mac''' - [[Mac Installation - Lich (software)|Installation - Lich (software)]]
</div>

===What is "The Lich"?===
Lich is an open source scripting engine for text-based MUDs. It is not a complete front-end in and of itself: it operates much like a proxy server and communicates with the user through their chosen front-end (effectively giving the appearance of expanding the front-end's features with its own). It allows you to write and run scripts for a text-based MUD in the Ruby language.

Lich was originally created by [http://lichproject.sourceforge.net/ Shaelun], who brought it up from an idea to version 3.57. Starting with version 3.58, Lich is maintained by [http://lichproject.org/ Tillmen]. Tillmen's versions focus more heavily on Simutronics games, specifically Gemstone IV. If you are interested in non-Simutronics games, you might be better served with Shaelun's version.

The Lich is written to be compatible with other third-party software, such as [[PsiNet]] and [[Black Lightning]].

===What can Lich do for me?===
The Lich program, absent of any scripts, doesn't appear to do much of anything (besides allow you to alias commands in the game). What Lich is doing behind the scenes allows you to use pretty powerful scripts, such as:

* '''[[Script Go2 | go2]]''': This script makes long and short journeys easy. It is powered by a database of 18,677 rooms with 42,695 known movements connecting those rooms (as of 10-2-2010, for Gemstone IV). Some of those movements include tasks such as navigating mazes, dealing with slippery ice, or waiting in line to use a rope bridge. It includes a large list of common locations in each town, and takes you to the closest one. For example typing ";go2 bank" will take you to whatever bank is closest to you.
* '''[[Script Narost | narost]]''': This script pops up a window to show you which room you are in on a map. The script originally used only Tsoran's maps, but since those are becoming increasingly outdated, new maps are being created and added to narost. The script continues to show you what room you are in as you move around, changing maps as needed. It allows you to click on a room to make the go2 script take you there, and some other things.
* '''infomon''': This script is responsible for tracking any useful information that the main Lich program doesn't. The most useful thing it tracks is the spells that are on you, and their remaining time. It also keeps track of other peoples spell ranks that use Lich, to give more accurate spell tracking.
* '''[[Script LNet | lnet]]''': This script is a simple chat script that allows you to chat with other people using Lich. It is a great source of help for those new to Lich. It also allows scripts to transfer information to other characters (disabled by default) to allow, for example, a spellup script (waggle) to know exactly how many casts of what spells another character needs.
repository: This script allows you to upload and download scripts from the Lich server. There are many, many more scripts available for tasks big and small.

In addition to the powerful Ruby scripts, Lich can run most WizardFE/Stormfront scripts unaltered. This allows you to use the scripts you already have, but since Lich is running them, you can have any number of them going at once. However, learning a little Ruby goes a long way. Scripts that take a hundred lines in WizardFE/Stormfront can usually be rewritten as a dozen or so lines in Ruby, and work much better.

===What operating systems does it work with?===
Starting in version 3.58, Lich is written completely in Ruby. This means it should it should run on any platform that can run the Ruby interpreter. Lich is developed on Linux, but the majority of the user base uses Windows (XP, Vista, Win7, Win8).

==Installation==
Although Lich is most commonly used on Windows, it can indeed be installed and is used on Linux and Mac machines alike. The beauty of Lich is that once installed, the interface and all the scripts run similar to all platforms. For instructions on installing Lich in its current state, please see the following information based on the operating system you are using.

===Windows===
'''For Windows 7 / 8''': Go to Tillmen's website and head to the [http://lichproject.org/download.html Downloads] page. There is a step-by-step video guide from Ordim to go along with Tillmen's page at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbtfYM11II YouTube].

'''For Windows 10''' users: you can download the [http://bit.ly/Win10-Lich-Installer Installer] and install everything you need automatically. Always remember to back up existing Lich / Simutronics files. '''''This installer may also work for some Windows 7 / 8 users, but caution is advised'''''.

===Mac OS X===
For instructions on installing on a Mac, see [[Mac Installation - Lich (software)]].

===Chromebook & Debian variants===
The following steps should install Lich and Profanity for users of Debian/Chromebooks. Profanity a the terminal-based Front-End that will let you play the game (in lieu of The Wizard or Stormfront).

Update the list of available software and make sure some requirements are installed:

<pre>
sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y install autoconf bison build-essential libssl-dev libyaml-dev libreadline6-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libffi-dev libgdbm3 libgdbm-dev libsqlite3-dev unzip
</pre>

Install ''<tt>[https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv rbenv]</tt>'', a Ruby version manager. Add it to the <tt>PATH</tt> so that it will work outside of its own directory, and set it up to work when you launch the shell (terminal):
<pre>
git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
</pre>

Run the shell's launch script now to enable those two changes and get rbenv working"
<pre>
source ~/.bashrc
</pre>

Download the tools to let rbenv install Ruby on its own, then install Ruby 2.5.1 and set it to be our default version of Ruby system-wide:
<pre>
git clone https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git ~/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build
rbenv install 2.5.1 -v
rbenv global 2.5.1
</pre>

Tell Ruby not to create documentation for its gems (plugins/packages) unless asked, because it takes a long time and they are available online. Then install the dependencies for Lich and Profanity:
<pre>
echo "gem: --no-document" > ~/.gemrc
gem install sqlite3 gtk2 curses
</pre>

Install Lich and Profanity:
<pre>
curl --remote-name https://lichproject.org/download/lich-4.6.49.zip
unzip lich-*.zip
git clone https://github.com/matt-lowe/ProfanityFE.git
</pre>

==F.A.Q.==
'''Q: Where did my inventory windows go?'''
: A: If you use inventory windows in Stormfront, you’ll find they have disappeared the first time you run Lich on each character. Lich hijacks the setting to provide container contents to scripts. In doing so, it’s unable to tell what the setting was to start with, so it turns it off (from Stormfront’s point of view). Just type “set inv on” to turn it back on.

'''Q: Why do I keep disconnecting immediately after login?'''
: A: This generally happens on only one character, and affects only Stormfront. It seems to be caused by Stormfront downloading a characters settings from the Simu server. To fix it, change Stormfront to store scripts/highlights/macros/etc locally, or log in once on Stormfront without Lich to allow it to do whatever it’s trying to do.

'''Q: How come when I cast spells on people it doesn't tell the correct duration for the spell?'''
: A: This is due to not setting permissions correctly with LNet once logged in. In general, most people should be fine with typing: ;LNET ALLOW ALL ALL. This should allow anyone with Lich installed to detect your spell durations. It also allows other things, to see exactly what you can do type ;LNET HELP ingame and read over the output it provides.

==Resources==
* [[Lich scripting reference]]
* [[Mac Installation - Lich (software)]]
* Tillmen's Lich Update (v4.6.37): https://lichproject.org/
* Playershops by Lich: https://ps.lichproject.org/
* Unofficial Support for Lich: http://forum.gsplayers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104
* Popular Lich script thread: http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?81229-What-Lich-Scripts-Do-You-Regularly-Use
* Fix [[F2P]] login: http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?94776-Getting-Lich-to-work-with-F2P-accounts
* Original Lich (v3.57): http://lichproject.sourceforge.net/

{{Third-Party Software}}
[[Category:Third-Party Software]]
[[Category:New Player]]

Talk:Charge Item (517)

2019-05-19T14:49:00Z

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== Greening and Various Results of Major Failure with Spell 517 ==

I fixed some of the wording about "greening" today, at least making sure that the article lines up with what GS4-VIDUUS said concerning updates to greening on September 12, 2018. Mainly what I fixed was: mentioning that the severity of penalties was reduced, and that the penalties no longer include the item being permanently marked as unsellable nor the charges being drained from the item. But there is still some conflicting and/or incomplete information in the article concerning "greening." I can not fix this discrepancy because I do not know the answer for it. Here are the details of what (imo) needs fixing and why:

In the article introduction, it states:
- ''"Failures with the spell vary. The most extreme failure is complete destruction of the item,"''

And in the article introduction, it also states:
- ''"Other failures include loss of mana points or injury to the caster."''

In the Item Charging section, it states:
- ''"Major failures can also occur. This causes the wizard to lose all of their mana and the item will become unrechargable"''

Then in the Item Charging section, same paragraph, it states:
- ''"This is commonly referred to as "greening" an item:"''

In GS4-VIDUUS's message about updates to greening on September 12, 2018 where the penalties were reduced, it states:
- ''"517 updates -Catastrophic item failure has been removed from this spell. This type of failure will now be covered under the blanket “greening” failure. -The severity of penalties for ”Greening” an item have been reduced. This failure will no longer mark the item as unsellable and drain all charges. Charges will remain at whatever they were before the failure and the item will simply convert to non-rechargeable."''

So the three issues I hope can be resolved or answered:

ITEM DESTRUCTION: IS IT STILL POSSIBLE FOR AN ITEM TO BE DESTROYED DURING 517 CHARGING AN ITEM NOW?
-Article Introduction states destruction of the item is possible.
-GS4-VIDUUS's message does not specifically say item destruction is impossible but it seemed to imply it, however, I am unsure. Have any of you charging wizards out there noticed an item being destroyed since Viduus noted the lessening of greening penalties?

LOSS OF ALL THE CASTER'S MANA POINTS -- IS THIS PART OF GREENING?:
-Item Charging section says so
-GS4-VIDUUS's message does not specifically say, and I would like to hear from wizards who charge items a lot, as to whether it is true that when an item is greened the caster loses all their mana.
-And, is the loss of mana part of the "greening" itself or is it just part of the process of failure. I would like the article to make it very clear "what is greening" and distinguish that from "what is NOT a part of greening." Thanks for all of your help with these questions.

SEARCHWORD "GREENING" NEEDS TO BE ADDED:
-I do NOT want to see the searchword "green" lead to this article, though I had at first thought it was a good idea. But for the following reason, it is a bad idea: People searching for "green" should still be able to call up the long list of many pages whose titles or contents include the word "green." Whereas, if both "greening" and "green" were made into searchwords leading to spell 517, a lot of people would miss out on finding "green stuff" if they only know part of the name of that stuff.
-I DO want to see the searchword "greening" lead to this article about spell 517 -- I'm going to check into making this happen, but in the meantime, if someone knows how to do it, please feel free to make it happen, it is the only page that makes sense for the word "greening," and when a person searches for "greening" the first 20 results do NOT include the spell 517 page.

[[User:HARTSONG|HARTSONG]] ([[User talk:HARTSONG|talk]]) 10:20, 17 May 2019 (CDT)
:[[Greening]] will now redirect to the (new) major failure section of the article; this should cause the article to come up automatically if someone puts the term in the search box. I sent out an /ask on Discord to try to clarify the details of catastrophic failure. [[User:SMALLMARGIN|SMALLMARGIN]] ([[User talk:SMALLMARGIN|talk]]) 09:45, 19 May 2019 (CDT)
::I should add - no promises about what happens if you ignore the "greening" article and instead search for "greening". [[User:SMALLMARGIN|SMALLMARGIN]] ([[User talk:SMALLMARGIN|talk]]) 09:49, 19 May 2019 (CDT)

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<includeonly>[[Category:Works In Progress]]</includeonly><noinclude>==Usage==
Quick and easy: <code><nowiki>{{big-changes}}</nowiki></code>

To customize details of the message, the following parameters can be used. All parameters are optional.
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===page-type===
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A place where someone can go for more information on the changes in the time being. At the time of writing, I assume this will be used for saved posts.

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Enchant (925)/Old version archived information

2019-05-07T01:01:35Z

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{{spell
| name = Enchant Item
| number = 925
| mnemonic = ENCHANT
| duration = Permanent
| type = Utility
| subtype = Permanent Enchantment
| skill = None
| components = [[Enchanting potions]]
| availability = Channel at held item
| navigation = {{Wizard base navigation}}
}}
:''{{Redirect|Enchant}}''
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The '''Enchant Item''' spell is the final step of Enchanting: the process of magically enhancing a properly prepared weapon, armor, or shield. Each successful [[enchantment]] provides a permanent +5 bonus to the item's [[attack strength]] (AS) or [[defensive strength]] (DS), as applicable.

It is possible to enchant any combination of plain, [[enhancive]], [[sanctified]] (holy), and elemental flaring items up to a bonus of +35. It is also possible to enchant plain and elemental flaring items up to +50 with the required special [[enchanting potions|tempering]] and [[pre-tempering potion]]s. However, most items do not make it higher than +20 via the Enchant Item spell due to the rarity of these potions and also account limitations on enchanting items over +16 AS or DS bonus.

The process of enchanting can be lengthy, but can be reduced via training in [[#Mana Pools & Flaring Items (Lore Benefits)|Elemental Lore, Water]] and a special potion infusion process.
==Enchanting Process for Plain Items==
The following is an explanation of how to enchant plain items, meaning any item that does not require a special tempering or pre-temper potion, up to +35 (7x). See '''[[#Flaring Items|Flaring Items]]''' and '''[[#Enhancive and Holy Items|Enhancive and Holy Items]]''' sections for information on additional steps and/or training needed for those types of items.

Plain items include [[Forging|forged]] weapons and otherwise plain items with [[spikes]], [[resistance]]s, [[padding]] or [[weighting]], and/or [[Ensorcell]] (although additional properties add to difficulty). Some [[functional script]]s (e.g. [[Voln armor]]) will also still allow an item to be enchanted--and will probably add to difficulty--as long as the Category B property slot is not also taken (''see: [[item properties]]''), and the item creator has not specifically disallowed it. The only sure way to determine whether or not an item will accept an enchantment is to try to pour a tempering potion on it. (However, [[Bless (304)]] comes very close.)

#Test whether or not wizard can successfully enchant an item by{{boldmono| [[#Difficulty Detection|CAST]]ing }}Enchant Item at the item (this will also give the temper status if the item is tempered)
#{{boldmono| [[POUR]] }}appropriate tempering potion on item
#Wait for the item to '''temper''' (~1-17 days)
#Confirm temper is complete by casting [[Elemental Detection (405)]] (or Enchant Item) at the item
#{{boldmono| [[#Channel|CHANNEL]] }}Enchant Item at item
#Repeat as needed for appropriate number of cycles for desired enchant

Base enchanting potions are readily available for purchase to enchant plain items up to +35 (7x) at town [[:Category:Alchemist Shops|alchemist shops]] and within each branch of the [[Wizard Guild]].

'''During the Enchanting process (anytime between final{{mono| CHANNELs}}), an item cannot be used for its usual function.

Each subscribed account with a wizard(s) may only have one '''Major Enchant''' project in progress at a given time. This includes any further enchantment upon an item with a starting bonus of '''+16''' or higher. There is no limit to how many projects a wizard may have with a starting bonus '''+15''' or lower.
<blockquote>{{#section:Enchanting potions|table header}}
{{#section:Enchanting potions|base}}
{{#section:Enchanting potions|notes}}</blockquote>

:''A larger version of this chart that includes ALL enchanting potions is [[#Potion Tables|below]], see the '''[[enchanting potions]]''' article for additional messaging.
{{top}}

== Difficulty Detection ==
A wizard's chance for success in enchanting an item can be determined by{{boldmono| [[CAST]]ing }}Enchant Item at an item. This can be done without first tempering the item, but an item must be tempered to get the most accurate reading, since potions, especially pre-tempering ones, may add a considerable penalty.

The corresponding messaging for the{{boldmono| [[#Channel|CHANNEL]] }}attempts are included here in the chart on the right for easy reference. (''see [[#Channel|below]] for more detail''). As the enchant process progresses, {{mono|CHANNELs }}become increasingly harder. Thus, the difficulty detection reading only gives the chance for the final, hardest{{mono| CHANNEL}}. '''The charts below are also based on the final{{mono| CHANNEL}}'''.

{{mono|CASTing }}at the item will also indicate how much time remains before the tempering is complete.
<pre{{log2}}>
>cast my rob
You gesture at some flowing cotton robes.
You sense that the robes is one of your own projects, and it will not be ready to enchant for at least 22 hours. It is on the final step of the enchanting process. You recognize the vibrant yellow aura surrounding it as indicating a moderate level of enchantment.

Unless you are horribly unlucky, you should have no trouble enchanting some flowing cotton robes.

[If you would like to proceed with this enchantment attempt, prepare and CHANNEL the spell at the cotton robes.]
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
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:{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="white-space:nowrap"|
{| {{prettytable|1=font-size:95%;}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Roll Needed Description||% Chance
|-
| you can only fail if you are horribly unlucky||97% (will only fail on a '''[[#Fumble|fumble]]''')
|-
| you should be able to enchant it easily enough, barring bad luck||90+%
|-
| the odds are on your side to successfully complete the enchantment||75+%
|-
| you are more likely than not to succeed on your cast, but you will need some luck||55+%
|-
| this enchantment will be difficult, but possible||35+%
|-
| this enchantment will be very difficult||15+%
|-
| that this enchantment will be nearly impossible||1+%
|-
| you will likely need a miracle to complete this enchantment||-100+%
|-
| this enchantment is completely beyond your abilities||less than -100%
|}
|style="white-space:nowrap"|
{| {{prettytable|1=font-size:95%;}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
! Roll Result Description||Result
|-
| You make an outstanding attempt!||90+
|-
| You make an excellent attempt!||80+
|-
| You make a good attempt!||70+
|-
| You make a decent attempt.||60+
|-
| You make an okay attempt.||50+
|-
| You make a passable attempt.||40+
|-
| You make a questionable attempt.||30+
|-
| You make a poor attempt!||20+
|-
| You make a very poor attempt!||10+
|-
| You make a horribly poor attempt!||2+
|-
| You make an astoundingly inept attempt!||1
|-
| Something doesn't seem right... ||Fumble
|}
|}

==Success Factors==
===Temper===
The factors that determine success are lumped together as 'modifiers' in the activation formula. If the total of a d100 roll plus the modifiers is 101 or greater, the pour will be successful.
<pre{{log2}}>
You pour your potion on the runestaff.
1d100: 40 + Modifiers: 327 == 367
</pre><blockquote>
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
*[[MIU]] skill
*[[Logic]] bonus
*[[Intuition]] bonus
|
*[[Aura]] bonus
*[[Wisdom]] bonus
*[[#Potion Table|Potion]] bonus
|
*Item Enchant bonus
*[[Encumbrance]] penalty
*[[Armor]] penalty
|}</blockquote>
====Tempering Formula====
{{#section:Enchanting potions|math}}
<blockquote>
Example: Wizard with 200 MIU skill, 25 LOG bonus, 20 INT bonus, 25 AUR bonus, 22 WIS bonus, Dirtokh potion (+25 bonus), Item enchant bonus + 20, unencumbered and fully trained for their armor.

Pour modifiers: <code>200 (MIU) + 25 (LOG) + 20 (INT) + trunc(25 AUR + 22 WIS)/2 + 25 (potion bonus) - 20 (item enchant bonus) = 273</code>

Encumbrance will reduce the pour modifiers by 1 for each 1% of encumbered body weight. E.g., a halfling with a body weight of 120 lbs. and 24 lbs. of encumbered weight will have a penalty of 20 to the pour modifiers total.

Not being adequately trained for worn armor may penalize a character's attempt to successfully pour the potion. This penalty is based on the armor's [[roundtime]] adder and the wearer's [[Armor Use]] skill. There is no armor penalty to the activation roll if the character is properly trained for their armor, or is wearing robes or light leather. The penalty for AsG 6 (full leather) and higher is '''20 points per second of untrained RT adder'''. The formula for calculating the amount of Armor Use skill required to fully negate the penalty is <code>(RT adder * 20) - 10</code>.

'''An item will [[#Removing a Temper|detemper]] and revert back to its original state if left untouched for 28 days. The entire process will have to be repeated from the first temper if this were to occur.
</blockquote>

===Channel===
<div style="float: right;">
{|
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{| {{prettytable|font-size:95%;float:right;margin-left:2em;}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
!Positive Factors
!Negative Factors
|-
|[[Wizard Base]] ranks
|Less than full [[health]]
|-
|[[Major Elemental]] ranks
|Less than full [[spirit]]
|-
|[[Minor Elemental]] ranks
|[[Wound]]s
|-
|[[Level]] of enchanter
|[[Scar]]s
|-
|[[Magic Item Use]] ranks
|[[Material]] of the item
|-
|[[Arcane Symbols]] ranks
|Having [[creature]]s present
|-
|[[Logic]], [[Intuition]], [[Aura]]
|[[Encumbrance]]
|-
|[[Elemental Mana Control]] ranks
|[[Death's Sting]]
|-
|Having a [[920|familiar]] in the room
|Having a [[920|familiar]] elsewhere
|-
|[[node|Earthnode]] No bonus/penalty
|Non-noded room penalty<br><small>This penalty does not apply to workshops</small>
|-
|[[Magical workshop|Public workshop]]
|Using a [[Pre-tempering potion|pre-tempering]] or tempering<br>potion (e.g. item properties)
|}
|-
|
{{side box|
Of all the factors in success, Wizard spell ranks are weighted the highest in terms of how much they contribute to your overall enchanting skill. Even when diminishing returns for overtraining is considered, one rank of Wizard spell research is never worth less than one unit of anything else.

Enchanting should be considered one of the Wizardly bits that is meant to encouraging training more heavily in the Wizard base spell circle. -GM Naos}}
|}</div>
The precise formula to achieve a successful enchantment is not released. What is known is that the [[level]] and [[Wizard Base]] ranks of the [[enchanter]] are primary factors, and that carelessness while going through the motions (channeling while an item is still tempering) is the largest factor of failure. The following table lists all known factors (positive or negative), in no particular order. '''At the very least, a wizard should be uninjured, unencumbered and in a [[magical workshop]] with a [[familiar]] present.'''
====Fumble====
There is a minimum 3% failure rate for the final step of any enchant, regardless of the enchanter's [[stat]]s, [[skill]]s, level, or the level of the enchantment itself. This 3% chance comes in the form of a separate [[d100]] roll that occurs before the success determination roll. [[Gift of Eonak]] reduces the chances of a failed cast by providing two rolls and keeping the higher result (on both the fumble and success determination rolls). On the earlier channels during the process, it is possible to have 100% success with the right training, but the final{{mono| CHANNEL }}will always be at most a 97% chance of success because of that initial roll. A 3% fumble will always result in a [[#Locked|locked project]].

See the [[#Difficulty Detection|Difficulty Detection]] section above for the full table of Roll Result Descriptions (the second line in the log just below).
<pre{{log2|margin-right=36em}}>
You channel at a polished kakore runestaff.
You make a good attempt! Success!

Visible wisps of essence dance across the surface of the kakore runestaff as you chant quietly, your sure gestures guiding them to slowly coalesce into a pair of small softly glowing runic symbols. '''The two lone runes flicker momentarily, the intensity of their glow increasing as their form sharpens into crisp, clean edges. Suddenly, the symbols erupt in a cascade of tiny prismatic motes of light, encompassing the runestaff to form a shimmering layer over its surface. Slowly, the radiant shell sinks into the runestaff, leaving behind a faint, fading aura.'''
Roundtime: 20 sec.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
</pre>

====Material Difficulty Chart====
{{#section:Material|material chart}}
{{clear}}
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==Failures==
It is not possible to destroy an item during the enchanting process. The four conditions of failure are: delay, damaged, locked, or reset.
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===Delay===
A '''delay failure''' returns the item to tempering status and the caster must simply wait for the tempering to be completed again to re-channel.
<pre{{log2}}>
You channel at a crystallized teal star.
You make a questionable attempt. Failure!

A muted glow instantly surrounds the teal star, flickering slightly, and fades a moment later.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
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===Damaged===
A '''damaged failure''' will setback the step progression on the project and the item will have to be re-poured.
<pre{{log2}}>
You channel at a crystallized teal star.
You make a horribly poor attempt! Failure!

A steady glow encompasses the teal star as you begin your chant, but suddenly vanishes, a number of multi-colored sparks dancing across the surface of the star.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
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===Locked===
A '''locked failure''' prevents a wizard from moving forward on it. Some highly skilled [[merchant]]s can be found to remove the locked status of the project which will allow the wizard to continue where they left off (ask any merchant offering [[GALD]] services). The project can also be RESET by using a [[#Removing a Temper|sarmoc potion]] to remove the LOCKED status. Locked status does not expire on its own after any amount of time.
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Visible wisps of essence dance across the surface of the {item} as you chant quietly, your sure gestures guiding them to slowly coalesce into small softly glowing runic symbols. '''Glancing over the formation of the runes, your chant falters as you notice their forms contorting oddly. You gather something has gone terribly wrong.'''
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A locked project can be detected by using 405 or 925:

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The layers of essence permeating the dagger unfold before you to reveal the familiar patterns of a tempering enchanting project, which you recognize as one of your own. It is currently tempering and on the final step of the enchanting process. '''It appears to be locked, preventing further progress toward enchanting it'''. You notice no aura indicating enchantment.
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<pre{{log2}}>
'''An elemental barrier surrounds the dagger, disrupting the flows of your magic.'''
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===Reset===
A '''reset failure''' will remove all progress made on the item.
<pre{{log2}}>
You make a very poor attempt! Failure!

Multiple bursts of prismatic sparks blossom around the warblade as you begin your chant, showering you momentarily before a brilliant burst of light erupts from the warblade.
Roundtime: 20 sec.
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==Mana Pools & Flaring Items (Lore Benefits)==
===Reduced Temper Time===
The ability to store mana in a personal '''mana pool''' is unlocked at 5 ranks of [[Elemental Lore, Water]]. The maximum amount of mana that can be stored per week is 10,000, and a grand total of 35,000 mana points can be stored. Mana accumulates in the pool when the wizard gains base experience; every 30 base experience (XP) will provide 1 mana to the pool. Further training in Water Lore will increase the rate that mana is gained based on a seed 5 [[summation]] of ranks.

The amount of mana stored will be adjusted based on the amount of experience gained using 30 as a baseline. So if 15 XP is gained, a half point would be stored that doesn't round up or down. Two pulses at 15 XP a piece would net a full point at 5 ranks. If one gained 18 mana per 30 XP and a pulse granted you 45 XP, 27 mana would be added to the pool. [[Offline experience absorption]] will add to the mana pool, but [[long-term experience]] will not.

Every 325 mana points from the wizard's stored mana will reduce a temper potion time by 1 percent (up to 95%) and every 200 mana points can substitute as 1 lore rank for infusing elemental pre-temper potions (up to 50 ranks, see [[#Flaring Items|next section]] for more on elemental flaring items).

Wizards can transfer mana from their mana pool into a potion via{{boldmono| [[INFUSE (Mana) (verb)|INFUSE]] {amount} IN MY POTION}}. A wizard can infuse as often as necessary to infuse a potion to maximum reduction capacity. {{mono|INFUSE MY POTION }}will reveal information about whether the potion was infused and how much it will reduce the temper time or ranks required. The maximum mana a tempering potion can hold is 30,875 for each 95% bonus per dose. For example, a tempering time of 14 days (336 hours) would be reduced to less than a day (16.8 hours) with a 95% temper time reduction.
<pre{{log2}}>
You begin infusing a dirtokh potion and focus deep into the flows of essence. After some consideration you determine that the potion has not been infused with mana yet and that you could probably infuse it, assuming you have enough mana stored in your personal pool.

[To infuse a dirtokh potion, INFUSE <amount> POTION. The potion must be in your right or left hand.]</pre>
Each potion can be infused up to 95% for each pour available in the potion. As you use a pour, it will reduce the total reduction percentage by a maximum of 95% until the infused percentage of the potion is reduced to none. Example would be a 7 pour potion that currently has infused mana to allow 150% reduction. The 1st pour would result in 95% reduced time, the 2nd pour would result in 55% reduced time, and the remaining pours would be normal with no reduction. There is no limit on the total number of potions a wizard can pre-infused and the potions never expire. However, '''once a potion has been infused, it can only be used by the infusing wizard'''.<section begin=Water Lore Bonus/>
:{| {{prettytable|1=text-align:center;}}
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!align=right|Elemental Lore, Water ranks||5||11||18||26||35||45||56||68||81
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|align=right|Mana pooled per 30 base XP absorbed||1||2||3||4||5||6||7||8||9
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|colspan=10|
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!align=right |Elemental Lore, Water ranks||95||110||126||143||161||180||200||221||243
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|align=right |Mana pooled per 30 base XP absorbed||10||11||12||13||14||15||16||17||18
|}
<section end=Water Lore Bonus/>
The third paragraph of the{{boldmono| [[SENSE]] }}verb indicates the status of a wizard's mana pool.
<pre{{log2}}>
You have 15 mana points in your weekly mana pool accumulation limit, and have a total of 15 mana points stored in your personal mana pool.</pre>

===Flaring Items===
{| {{prettytable|1=text-align:center;float:right;font-size:95%}}
|-bgcolor=lightblue
!width=50|Lore||Base<br>Element|| Hybrid<br>Element(s)||Pre-Tempering<br>Potion
|-
![[Elemental Lore, Air|Air]]
|[[vacuum critical table|vacuum]]<br>air
|[[electrical critical table|lightning]]
|[[zorveneh potion|zorveneh]]
|-
![[Elemental Lore, Earth|Earth]]
|[[impact critical table|earth]]
|[[acid critical table|acid]]<br>magma
|[[gorveneh potion|gorveneh]]
|-
![[Elemental Lore, Fire|Fire]]
|[[fire critical table|fire]]
|[[steam critical table|steam]]<br>magma
|[[draveneh potion|draveneh]]
|-
![[Elemental Lore, Water|Water]]
|[[cold critical table|ice]]<br>water
|[[acid critical table|acid]]<br>[[electrical critical table|lightning]]<br>[[steam critical table|steam]]
|[[rhiveneh potion|rhiveneh]]
|}
100 ranks of an applicable [[Elemental Lore]] are required to be able to enchant an elemental flaring item (see chart at right). Elemental flaring items are more difficult to enchant, and training in additional applicable lore ranks above 100 ranks will grant a bonus to enchant success.

As mentioned above, deficiencies in Elemental Lore ranks can be offset by unlocking a mana pool at 5 ranks of Water Lore and infusing 200 mana per rank needed into the appropriate elemental pre-temper potion. The maximum number of ranks that can be offset is 50, thus the maximum mana that can be stored per pour in a pre-tempering potion is 10,000. As with tempering potions, pre-tempering potions can only be infused ONCE with a specified amount of mana before the item is poured, and the{{mono| INFUSE MY POTION }}command will indicate if the potion has been infused and how much power the potion has.

In the case of hybrid elements, 100 ranks of either applicable lore is sufficient, and only one pre-tempering potion of the two that will work is required. Pre-tempering potions must be poured at each step of enchanting before the item is tempered with the tempering potion, so a 4x-5x enchant would require a full 5 pour pre-tempering potion.

'''All other flares taking up the Category B item property slot cannot be enchanted by this spell and require a rare merchant service or [[Premium Point]]s.
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==Enhancive and Holy Items==
{{main|Pre-tempering potions}}
No lore training is required to enchant either enhancive or holy items, but these items will be more difficult to enchant than plain items. The potions required are [[ayveneh potion|ayveneh]] and [[eoveneh potion|eoveneh]], respectively. As mentioned above, these potions may only be used on items with an enchant bonus of up to +30.

{{#section:Fusion|nopry}}

==Weighted, Padded, and Sighted Items==
Items with permanent [[weighting|weighting]], [[padding|padding]], or [[sighting|sighting]] on them can be enchanted. There is no pre-temper potion required for enchanting these items. The enchanting difficulty is increased based on the amount of W/P/S on the item, similar to the difficulty curve of [[ensorcell|ensorcellment]].

Unlike permanent W/P/S items with temporary W/P/S cannot be enchanted.

==Potion Order==
{{#section:Enchanting potions|order}}

==Removing a Temper==
It is possible to end the tempering of an active project in order to begin a new one. This can be performed by POURing a dose of a '''[[sarmoc potion]]''' on the item. Like tempering a project, detempering also takes some time (though substantially less than many temper times). Status of the detemper can be checked using [[Elemental Detection (405)]]. Further, the sarmoc potion can only be used by a wizard (though it does not need to be the same wizard who initiated the project). If the detempering project was a major enchantment, no new major projects should be undertaken until the detempering is complete.

==Sisfu Potion==
{{main|Sisfu potion}}
{{#section:Sisfu potion|intro}}

== Rewards for Enchanting ==
Successful enchantments earn experience, and potentially large amounts of [[silver]].

While the enchantment process does not directly reward the wizard in silver, many items are enchanted with the intent of sale. By increasing the enchantment on an item, the wizard has increased its value, sometimes by immense amounts. This is particularly true of major enchantments (above 4x), enhancive/sanctified/flaring gear, and enchantments of unusual items.

Major enchant projects are exceedingly valuable due to the time and skill which they take to complete, and the restriction of only one major enchant at a time. In some cases, wizards will hire themselves out to provide this service on items already owned by the customer. Wizards capable of reducing the temper times should find their services in high demand.

Some wizards prefer to produce large quantities of minor enchant projects (usually bringing items right up to the 4x minor/major cutoff) for sale. While the potential for profit is lower, the work is much easier.

=== Experience ===
The [[experience]] gained from a successful cast is based on the following formula:

{{equation box|{{math|Experience {{=}} (100 × Enchant Step) - Enchanter's [[Level]]}}}}

For example, a level 50 wizard, making the third cast of an enchant would receive 250 experience.

:<code>( 100 × 3 ) - 50 = 250 XP</code>

==Negative Bonus Items==
Items made from materials which naturally have a negative bonus have special handling within the Enchanting system. Such items require use of a potion appropriate for their relative bonus compared to an item with a 0 bonus for tempering, which can be determined by taking the actual bonus of the item and subtracting the natural bonus of the material. e.g. Modwir has a natural bonus of -10. A modwir bow with a bonus of -10 would be considered +0 (-10--10=0) and would require a rohnuru potion to temper, where a modwir bow with a bonus of +15 would be considered +10 (15--10=25) and would require a dirtokh potion to temper, though would still be considered a minor project.

== Functional Item Scripts ==
:''Please [[#Enchanting Process for Plain Items|see above]] for a full description of what can and cannot be enchanted. Please keep these lists to Category D item scripts that are not listed in the Official Information section of the [[item properties]] page.

:''These are player-created lists and are not complete. [[:Category: Functional Scripts|See here]] for more functional scripts.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" width=75%
!Scripts that CAN be wizard enchanted
|-
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*[[Blink_weapon|Blink Weapons]]
*[[Briar_flare|Briar Flaring Weapons]]
*[[Ethereal_armor|Ethereal Armor (REIM Script)]]
*[[Forest armor]]
*[[Fusion]]
*[[Greater elemental flare]]s (appropriate pre-temper potion required)
*[[Ithziri_armor|Ithziri Armor]]
*[[Shock_Weapon|Shock Weapons]]
*[[Sprite_Weapon|Sprite Weapons]]
*[[Stalwart Resilience]] (bubble flares)
*[[Vial flare]]s
*[[Voln armor]]
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" width=75%
!Scripts that CANNOT be wizard enchanted
|-
|
*[[Bane weapon]]s (this is the only Category C property that cannot be enchanted)
*[[Coraesine|Coraesine Weapons]]
*[[Gem-eating runestaff]]
*[[Gem-eating weapon]]
*[[Black_ora#Pure_black_ora|Greater Black Ora Weapons]]
*[[Iasha_white_ora_weapon|Iasha Weapons]]
*[[Ironwright|Ironwright Weapons]]
*[[Nebular Weapon]]s
*[[Realm_flare|Realm flares]]
*[[ShadowDeath weapons]]
*[[Snake flare]]s
*[[Solar Weapon]]s
|}
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==Other Items Marked for No Enchanting==
This list includes items that ARE NOT SCRIPTED (see above section for those), and that consist of properties that would otherwise be enchantable, but still cannot be enchanted because the creator has marked them as such (or has marked them to "not take any magic"[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Duskruin%20Arena/view/9708]).

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" width=75%
!Specific Items Marked for No Enchanting ||Origin
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|A wickedly curved faenor waraxe<sup>&dagger;</sup>||[[BVShop:Mar and Scar]]
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|Black alloy items[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Paid%20Events:%20Adventures,%20Quests,%20and%20SimuCoins/Duskruin%20Arena/view/9711]||Sold near Pinefar decades ago
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|Versions of the fel-hafted waraxes||
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|Versions of the rolaren longsword (ruby, sapphire, and one other)||
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|Versions of the pryothag hide brigandine||
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|Versions of the white ora warmaces||
|-
|}
<sup>&dagger;</sup>{{boldmono|[[ASSIST]] }}and ask for a referral to fix the item to be made enchantable.

==Potion Tables==
{{main|Enchanting potions}}
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{{#section:Enchanting potions|temper potions1}}
{{#section:Enchanting potions|temper potions2}}
{{#section:Enchanting potions|temper potions3}}
{{#section:Enchanting potions|pre-temper potions}}
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==Resources==
*[[Research:Enchant (925) Formula‎‎]]
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
*[[/history|Spell history]]
*[[Magical workshop/saved posts|Magical workshop saved posts]]
*[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Wizards/Enchanting/view Officials folder]
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