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Armaments with an [[enchantment]] bonus require the casting cleric to have at least 40 ranks in the [[Cleric Base]] spell circle, or the Voln member to have rank at least half the enchantment bonus (for example, a rank 10 member can bless items of up to +20 bonus). Pure potions work regardless of enchantment.
Armaments with an [[enchantment]] bonus require the casting cleric to have at least 40 ranks in the [[Cleric Base]] spell circle, or the Voln member to have rank at least half the enchantment bonus (for example, a rank 10 member can bless items of up to +20 bonus). Pure potions work regardless of enchantment.


Items with inherent [[flare]]s '''cannot''' be blessed. Certain materials with antimagic properties such as [[veil iron]] are also not usually blessable, though there are some rare exceptions. Weapons with [[weighting]] will receive a bless of shorter duration.
Items with inherent [[flare]]s '''cannot''' be blessed. Certain materials with antimagic properties such as [[veil iron]] are also not usually blessable, though there are some rare exceptions.

Weapons with [[weighting]] will receive a bless of shorter duration. The number of swings reduced by weighting is derived from the total number of services (not CER) the item has. If an item has multiple types of WPS services, they are summed for the purposes of the calculation (i.e. 150 crit and 50 damage services would be treated as 200)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! services
! swings per service
|-
| 0 - 150
| 1
|-
| 150 - 300
| 1.5
|-
| 300+
| 3
|}

'''Examples:'''

50 crit service: 50 swing reduction

200 damage services: 150 + (1.5 * 50) = 225 swing reduction

200 crit services and 500 damage services: 700 combined services = 150 + (150 * 1.5) + (400 * 3) = 1575 swing reduction


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== Sanctified items ==
== Sanctified items ==
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*[[Sanctify (1625)]]
*[[Sanctify (1625)]]
*[[Blessing and eblading arrows (guide)]]
*[[Blessing and eblading arrows (guide)]]

==Resources==
[https://discordapp.com/channels/226045346399256576/387271714012135425/707727901356982302 Oscuro discussing weighting swing reduction (discord)]


[[Category: Combat Mechanics]]
[[Category: Combat Mechanics]]

Revision as of 18:25, 6 May 2020

This article is about blessing items to use against the undead.
For the cleric ability related to Holy Receptacle (325), see BLESS (verb).
For the lore skill, see Spiritual Lore, Blessings.

Blessed weapons, shields, and armor are capable of harming the undead, who are otherwise immune to ordinary physical attacks.

Common methods of blessing an item include:

Armaments with an enchantment bonus require the casting cleric to have at least 40 ranks in the Cleric Base spell circle, or the Voln member to have rank at least half the enchantment bonus (for example, a rank 10 member can bless items of up to +20 bonus). Pure potions work regardless of enchantment.

Items with inherent flares cannot be blessed. Certain materials with antimagic properties such as veil iron are also not usually blessable, though there are some rare exceptions.

Weapons with weighting will receive a bless of shorter duration. The number of swings reduced by weighting is derived from the total number of services (not CER) the item has. If an item has multiple types of WPS services, they are summed for the purposes of the calculation (i.e. 150 crit and 50 damage services would be treated as 200)

services swings per service
0 - 150 1
150 - 300 1.5
300+ 3

Examples:

50 crit service: 50 swing reduction

200 damage services: 150 + (1.5 * 50) = 225 swing reduction

200 crit services and 500 damage services: 700 combined services = 150 + (150 * 1.5) + (400 * 3) = 1575 swing reduction


Sanctified items

Main article: Sanctified


Permabless

Permablessed and undead bane items are considered blessed for anyone who wields them, and are extremely rare.

Demons

Demons can only be harmed by blessed weapons with at least +40 enchantment bonus, or extraplanar bane. If the demon is phased, +20 blessed weapons will suffice. The enchantment threshold for archery is lower (confirmed with +30 bow and master-fletched blessed +25 arrows).

See also

Resources

Oscuro discussing weighting swing reduction (discord)