Research:Ensorcell (735) Formula

Ensorcell Formula

A successful result occurs when the sum of the bonuses, penalties and d100 roll = 101 or higher

Ensorcell Formula = Level + INT bonus + WIS bonus + Sorcerer Base ranks (see note 1) + trunc(EMC ranks/4) + trunc(SMC ranks/4) + truncAS ranks/10) + trunc(MIU ranks/10) + Material Modifiers (+/-) + Ensorcell Tier Penalty (see note 2) + Item Enchant Penalty (see table) + 20 Workshop Bonus (if used) + Other Penalties (see note 3) + d100 roll

Note 1: Sorcerer Base ranks

• Ranks up to level: +2 per rank
• Ranks above level: +1 per rank

Note 2: Ensorcell Tier Penalties

• Tier 0 to Tier 1: -50
• Tier 1 to Tier 2: -100
• Tier 2 to Tier 3: -150
• Tier 3 to Tier 4: -200
• Tier 4 to Tier 5: -250

Note 3: Other Penalties

• Item property enhancements
• Spirit: Yes (For a character with 10 spirit the penalty was 10 points per spirit deficit).
• Injuries: Hinder
• Armor undertraining: No penalty
• Encumbrance: No penalty

Ensorcell Penalty Table

The values shown in this table represent base ensorcell penalties. Additional surcharges are added for items with special or enchanced properties.

Item Enchant Bonus	Ensorcell Penalty			Item Enchant Bonus	Ensorcell Penalty
0	0			+27	-81
+5	-1			+30	-100
+7	-4			+32	-100*
+10	-9			+35	-121
+12	-16			+37	-144
+15	-25			+40	-169
+17	-25*			+42	-196
+20	-36			+45	-225
+22	-49			+47	-225*
+25	-64			+50	-256

Table Comments

1. An * indicates that there is no penalty increase from the previous tier.

2. Unlike the enchant formula where the penalty increases with each tier, ensorcell has a few tiers where no increase occurs. For example, the penalty for both +15 and +17 enchant bonus items is -25 (5^2).

3. Penalties listed in red are theoretical only and haven't been confirmed. Also note that a few of the penalties deviated by 1 point from the general pattern (1^2, 2^2, 3^2, 4^2...n^2).

4. On 02/23/20, GM Estild shared that the formula for Enchant Ensorcel Penalty is (TRUNC(Enchant/3))^2.