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A '''material''' is the substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made. In [[GemStone IV]], there are numerous materials that weapons, armor, shields, and other useful objects can be crafted of that may or may not have real life counterparts.

== Functional Materials ==

'''Functional materials''' are those which can serve as the base material for weapons and armor.

The standard material for all [[weapon]]s (except ranged weapons and staves) and metal [[armor]] is [[steel]]. The standard material for ranged weapons and staves is [[wood]]. The primary material for shields may be either metal or wood. However, if the primary material for a shield is wood, it is assumed the shield is banded with steel. If the primary material for a shield is metal, then it is assumed the shield is ALSO made of wood.

Clothing and robe armors (ASG 1-2) are made of [[cloth]], and leather armors (ASG 5-12) are made of [[leather]]. Cloth and leather are considered functional materials, but there are no mechanical distinctions between different types of cloth and leather. Armors from the "hard" leather group (ASG 9-12) may sometimes have a metal as a base material, where it is assumed the armor is mainly made of leather and the metal is used for reinforcements.

The base material of an item can be determined by [[INSPECT]].

=== Properties ===

Each functional material has the following mechanical properties:
*Attack Strength bonus when used in weapons
*Defensive Strength bonus when used in armor or shields
*[[Material weight modifier]] which determines how heavy an item made out of the material is
*Modifier to enchantment/ensorcell difficulty
*Strength/Durability (not yet implemented, part of the [[breakage]] system)

=== Metals ===

{|
| style = "vertical-align:top; width: 20em;" |
*[[adamantine]]
*[[alexandrite]]
*[[bronze]]
*[[coraesine]]
*[[drakar]]
*[[eahnor]]
*[[eonake]]
*[[faenor]]
*[[glaes]] (mein)
*[[golvern]]
*[[gornar]]
*[[imflass]]
| style = "vertical-align:top; width: 20em;" |
*[[invar]]
*[[iron]]
*[[kelyn]]
*[[krodera]]
*[[kroderine]]
*[[mithglin]]
*[[mithril]]
*[[ora]]
*[[black ora]]
*[[white ora]]
*[[razern]]
*[[rhimar]]
| style = "vertical-align:top; width: 20em;" |
*[[rolaren]]
*[[steel]]
*[[urglaes]]
*[[urnon]]
*[[vaalorn]]
*[[veil iron]]
*[[veniom]]
*[[vultite]]
*[[zelnorn]]
*[[zorchar]]
|}

=== Woods ===

See [[list of woods]] for more information on functional woods.

Most mundane types of wood simply [[INSPECT]] as "wood" and have no additional properties. These include [[ash]], [[elm]], [[fel]], [[haon]], [[hazelwood]], [[ko'nag]], [[maoral]], and [[oak]].

Woods that are considered distinct materials:
*[[ironwood]]
*[[modwir]]

These woods have magical or special properties:
{|
| style = "vertical-align:top; width: 20em;" |
*[[carmiln]]
*[[deringo]]
*[[faewood]]
*[[fireleaf]]
*[[glowbark]]
*[[hoarbeam]]
*[[illthorn]]
*[[ipantor]]
*[[kakore]]
*[[lor]]
| style = "vertical-align:top; width: 20em;" |
*[[mesille]]
*[[mossbark]]
*[[orase]]
*[[rowan]]
*[[ruic]]
*[[sephwir]]
*[[villswood]]
*[[witchwood]]
*[[wyrwood]]
*[[yew]]
|}

=== Other ===

*[[bone]]
*[[cloth]]
*[[glass]]
*[[leather]]
*[[ruby]]
*[[obsidian]]

=== Lockpicks ===

Some materials used for [[lockpick]]s are not technically considered functional materials, but have known properties specifically for locksmithing.

Materials in this category include [[alum]], [[laje]], and [[vaalin]].

=== Level Restrictions ===

Characters cannot use certain materials for weapons, shields or armor until one has reached a certain training level. For example, an adventurer would have to be at least level 8 to use a glaes weapon. Basically it comes down to dividing the (positive) enchantment bonus by two, then potentially rounding the result up (glaes: +15 / 2 = 7.5 -> 8). Below is a table with examples:

{| {{prettytable|text-align: left;}}
|+'''''Level Requirements of Common Materials'''''
! width="10%" | Level
! width="10%" | Bonus
! width="40%" | Metal
! width="40%" | Wood
|-
| align="right" | All
| align="right" | +0
| [[iron]], [[steel]]
| mundane wood
|-
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | +2
| [[invar]]
| [[yew]]
|-
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | +5
| [[drakar]], [[gornar]], [[kelyn]], [[mithril]], [[rhimar]], [[zorchar]]
| [[rowan]]
|-
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | +6
| -
| [[carmiln]]
|-
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | +8
| [[faenor]]
| [[deringo]]
|-
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | +10
| [[ora]] ([[white ora|white]], [[black ora|black]]), [[razern]]
| [[kakore]]
|-
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | +12
| [[imflass]]
| [[hoarbeam]]
|-
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | +15
| [[glaes]], [[mithglin]]
| [[mesille]], [[mossbark]]
|-
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | +17
| -
| [[ipantor]], [[witchwood]]
|-
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | +18
| [[eahnor]], [[vaalorn]]
| [[villswood]]
|-
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | +20
| [[eonake]], [[rolaren]], [[vultite]]
| [[faewood]], [[orase]], [[ruic]]
|-
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | +22
| -
| [[fireleaf]], [[glowbark]]
|-
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | +24
| -
| [[wyrwood]]
|-
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | +25
| [[golvern]], [[veil iron]]
| [[illthorn]], [[lor]], [[sephwir]]
|-
|}

Note that the bonus of combat gear is often referred to in a different manner - in multiples of 5. Thus mithril could be referred to as 1x, glaes as 3x, and a +30 item as 6x. Simply take the bonus and divide by 5 (vultite: +20 / 5 = 4x).

Also, objects can have a different bonus than might seem evident. By, for example, [[Enchant Item (925)|enchanting]] an item, the bonus is increased.

Some rarer materials such as [[kroderine]] may have special restrictions. See the individual articles for more details.

== Decorative Materials ==

'''Decorative materials''' have no distinct functional properties, either because they are not suitable as weapons or armor, or because they fall within one of the existing broader material categories ("mundane wood" or "leather"). They may be used as jewelry or embellishments.

Many real-world materials can be used as decorative materials as long as they are suitably "in-genre". However, be aware that just because something exists on Earth does not mean it is on [[Elanthia]]. For some of the materials exclusive to the world of Elanthia, see [[:Category:Materials]] and the [[alteration noun list]].

''Note: When you hand an item to a [[GameMaster]] or a [[merchant]], they are required to check that the decorative materials on it are approved and will be forced to change its description if the materials are not. If you are not sure about the existing materials on an item but would not like the item to be changed without your permission, verify before you hand it over.''

== Enchant/Ensorcell Difficulty ==

The following table shares the modifications each material can cause when attempting to [[Enchant Item (925)|enchant]] or [[Ensorcell (735)|ensorcell]] an item primarily made of such material. This list is subject to revision as materials are added or modified. Last updated 11 April 2015.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Material || Weapons || Shields || Armor || Bows || RuneStaves
|-
|adamantine || -500 || -500 || -500 || ||
|-
|alexandrite || -500 || 0 || || ||
|-
|black-alloy || 0 || -50 || 0 || ||
|-
|bone || -250 || 10 || -250 || ||
|-
|bronze || -50 || || -50 || ||
|-
|carmiln || || || || 10 || 10
|-
|cloth || || || 0 || ||
|-
|copper || -50 || || -50 || ||
|-
|coraesine || -999 || || || ||
|-
|deringo || || -20 || || -20 || -20
|-
|drakar || -50 || -50 || -50 || ||
|-
|drake || 0 || || || ||
|-
|eahnor || 15 || 15 || 15 || ||
|-
|eonake || -60 || || || ||
|-
|faenor || 15 || || || ||
|-
|faewood || || 10 || || || 0
|-
|feras || 0 || || || ||
|-
|fireleaf || || 15 || || || 15
|-
|glaes || -10 || -10 || -10 || ||
|-
|glass || 0 || || || ||
|-
|glowbark || || -10 || || -10 || -10
|-
|golvern || -10 || -10 || -10 || ||
|-
|gornar || -50 || -50 || -50 || ||
|-
|hoarbeam || || 5 || || 5 || 5
|-
|illthorn || || 0 || || || 0
|-
|imflass || -30 || -30 || -30 || ||
|-
|invar || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||
|-
|ipantor || || || || -40 ||
|-
|iron || -30 || -30 || -30 || ||
|-
|ironwood || || 0 || || || 0
|-
|kakore || || 0 || || || 0
|-
|kelyn || 0 || || || ||
|-
|krodera || -999 || || || ||
|-
|kroderine || -999 || -999 || -999 || ||
|-
|leather || || || -10 || ||
|-
|lor || || || || || -25
|-
|mein || -10 || -10 || -10 || ||
|-
|mesille || || 0 || || 0 || 0
|-
|mithglin || 15 || 15 || 15 || ||
|-
|mithril || 20 || 20 || 20 || ||
|-
|modwir || 0 || || || ||
|-
|mossbark || || 0 || || 0 || 0
|-
|obsidian || -500 || || || ||
|-
|ora || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||
|-
|ora-black || -75 || || || ||
|-
|ora-white || -40 || || || ||
|-
|orase || || 0 || || || 0
|-
|razern || -20 || || || ||
|-
|rhimar || -50 || -50 || -50 || ||
|-
|rolaren || -40 || -40 || -40 || ||
|-
|rowan || || || || || 20
|-
|ruby || -500 || || || ||
|-
|ruic || || || || -60 ||
|-
|sephwir || || || || -25 ||
|-
|steel || -10 || -10 || -10 || ||
|-
|urglaes || -999 || -999 || -999 || ||
|-
|urnon || -999 || || || ||
|-
|vaalorn || 10 || 10 || 10 || ||
|-
|veil-iron || -50 || -50 || -50 || ||
|-
|villswood || || 0 || || 0 || 0
|-
|vultite || 0 || 0 || 0 || ||
|-
|white-alloy || || 0 || 0 || ||
|-
|witchwood || || || || || -75
|-
|wood || -100 || -10 || -100 || -10 || -10
|-
|wyrwood || || || || -60 ||
|-
|yew || || || || -20 ||
|-
|zelnorn || -999 || -999 || -999 || ||
|-
|zorchar || -50 || -50 || -50 || ||
|}

== Behind the Scenes: History of Materials in GemStone ==
GemStone III had at least as many different types of materials in it as exist on Earth because everything from iron and steel to oak and yew can be found there. Where it gets more interesting is in the different magical materials that exist. Originally, these materials had names taken directly from [[ICE age|Iron Crown Enterprises]]' "RoleMaster" gaming products.

Until 1998, ICE had the worldwide gaming rights to the Middle-Earth world-setting created by J.R.R. Tolkien. The names that he created--mithril, eog, galvorn, and others--are therefore found throughout ICE's gaming products.

When GemStone III was written, the ''names'' of these materials were used but the ''properties'' of them were not necessarily copied over as well. For example, in "RoleMaster" the material '''eog''' has a +30 magical bonus; in GemStone III, '''eog''' was only +10.

At the end of 1995 when the [[ICE age]] came to an end, Simutronics was legally required to change all references to materials with "RoleMaster" names. Items actually in the possession of characters were allowed to retain their old material names, with the stipulation that should the item ever be handled by a [[GameMaster]], the material would be converted to whatever the corresponding new material was called. (For example, an old "galvorn" item that a GameMaster needed to work on for some reason would be returned to the player as a "[[golvern]]" item.)

== Resources ==
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/materials.asp Official Documentation on Materials at Play.net]
*[[Material properties 01 (saved post)]]
*[[Material properties 02 (saved post)]]
*[[Item weights (saved posts)]]

[[Category:Materials| ]]
[[Category:Item Mechanics]]

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