SPECIAL ITEMS

Over the millennia many powerful items have been created or found. These items are normally exceptionally powerful when compared to their basic counterparts. Many adventurers have dedicated themselves to locating these lost items either for a patron that has sponsored them, or for their own use and glory. Reliable information about them is very hard to come by, and many adventurers spend years chasing red herrings, or in some unfortunate cases red Dragons!
Some items have a limited number of charges. Once these charges run out the item needs to be recharged, typically at certain Magical Sites or via Power Scrolls.

Some special items are permanently enchanted with a special power; these are particularly important. For example, an amulet that has a Hide Emotion Power or a Crystal Ball of Scrying.

All Special items have a '?' in front of the item number, for example, Mirror (?165434). These can be investigated for more information. Like all items, Special Items will be in a party's Plunder slot when they are first acquired, thus you need to be careful about what you do with your plunder slot and you should be aware that leaving the item there can result in it being stolen!

The "?" is a moderation aid and the "?" should not be included in any turn orders, if you do so the order will likely fail.
Any party can deliver a PS (476) or Message Scrolls (473) to any Alliance scroll storeroom; yes this means you can deliver items to another Alliance.

TAKING MODERATED ITEMS

It is possible that a moderated item is booby-trapped, cursed or in some way harmful to a party, it is also possible that the results of the action cause the player to change their mind with regards to taking an item. Due to these two reasons the GM will not automate the collection of items, the player needs to see the results and decide what they want to take.
If moderation items are mentioned in the action results and they are not mentioned as being able to be collected, then check to see if the any of the items can be taken as a FA. Please collect all the items mentioned on an actions result at the same time. If requests to take items are left longer than four weeks the GM will likely not allow the items collection; this is because it is possible that a player finds something out at a later time that causes the player to change their mind with regards to an items collection.

'POWERS' - SPELLS / MIRACLES / RITUALS

Deep within the secure sanctums of the Magic Cyrcle or the protected rooms of the various Temples and Guilds, many powerful spells, miracles or rituals have been developed. Most of these are beyond the power-levels of the typical adventurer and take a very, very long time to learn. Hence adventurers cannot learn them. These are commonly referred to as 'powers'. This is due to the fact that the same powers could be gained from the Magic Cyrcle or from one of the other Guilds or Temples. Powers are normally used in the form of a Power Scroll.A party may be rewarded with a Power for completing a Special Quest or a series of Special Quests.

POWER SCROLLS IN MORE DETAIL

PS can only be used once, so an Alliance should use them wisely. It is possible to use different powers in combinations with each other, which could vary the effect. In the case of a power being used as a defence it is slightly more effective than an aggressive power. Low-level powers do have a chance of affecting any high level powers, but it is reduced.
Alliances have a storeroom that can hold Power Scrolls that only its members can access.

Any party can deliver a PS (476) or Message Scrolls (473) to any Alliance storeroom; yes this means you can deliver items to another Alliance.

To use a Power contact the Games Master. Powers do not require a Special Action (SA); they are always Free Actions (FA); however some actions require a SA to be used first, like interacting with an NPC, for example a PS: persuade is a FA to use, but to talk to the person still requires a SA. This concept may be confusing, but it should not be once you take into account that each action is a separate action.

The different Organisations have different areas that they are better suited to; this also applies to the creation of PS. Although it may normally seem best to ask the Magic Cyrcle for a PS, as they will likely be the best place to get a PS at a good price, sometimes other Organisation would be better places to enquire. The more powerful PS are generally not available at all Organisations. A good guide to this is thinking what things relate to the Organisation. For example Baldor's has strong links to healing so asking for a PS: Pestilence II will likely not only respond in a no, but also in a probably negative and possibly even a hostile response from Baldor Temple. The party's renown or an Alliance's renown & status plays an important part in any transaction, as does the current political situation; i.e. making a deal for a PS that will be used for the Organisation is more likely to result in the Organisation trying to sort out a better deal, however it may not be that straightforward.

Organisations can convert special magical energy into a more stable form, which can then be released at a later date; this is what Power Scrolls (PS) are. This special magical energy is explained in a bit more detail in the 'Magic' Section, but in short the magical energy required is not readily available and is in great demand for many reasons.
PS, like anything, are not perfect and thus they can fail. This leads to the difficult decision faced by the many Organisations; how much magic power do they allocate to PS production, when so many other things need the power as well.

Another problem with PS is that they do not keep forever. The longer they are kept the more likely the magic contained will destabilise and be released, or warp when it is used. This can make a PS storeroom quite a dangerous place, thus Organisations do not keep stockpiles of PS around.

For the above reasons the cost of PS can vary greatly; popular PS could rise in price due to the demand; whilst rarely requested PS could also rise in price due to an Organisation having to specially make one.

A party can use a SA, if they have one, to enquire with an Organisation or person to purchase, trade, or ask for up to three Power Scrolls per SA.

 

The party can designate a total amount of gold they are willing and able to pay, and if the amount is equal or less than this total then the PS will be purchased. If the amount comes to more than the gold offered then the action results will say so and it is up to the party as to whether they are willing to accept the offer, which is a FA.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
Using a SA to ask our Organisation Liaison Bob about purchasing a PS: Sense Emotion and PS: Mind Search. We can pay up to 38,000 gold, which will be taken from the Alliance's bank account, and the PS are to be added to our Alliance storeroom.

The following Organisation Liaison Reply is shown on all the Alliance members next turns. In this example before issuing this SA the Alliance had 2 SA left:
Possible Results: The Sense Emotion will cost 5,000 gold and the Mind Search 30,000 gold.
OOC - SA used, 1 left.

As the amount comes to less than 38,000 gold the GM takes 35,000 gold from the Alliance's bank account and places the PS in the Alliance storeroom.
In the following example the amount is more than the Alliance were willing to pay straight off:
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
Using a SA to ask our Organisation Liaison Bob about purchasing a PS: Sense Emotion and PS: Mind Search. We can pay up to 38,000 gold, which will be taken from the Alliance's bank account, and the PS are to be added to our Alliance storeroom.

The following Organisation Liaison Reply is shown on all the Alliance members next turns. In this example before issuing this SA the Alliance had 2 SA left:
Possible Results: The Sense Emotion will cost 7,000 gold and the Mind Search 32,000 gold.
OOC - SA used, 1 left.

As the amount is more than the Alliance said it is willing to pay the Alliance members decide what to do next, they could send the following FA.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
As a FA confirm with Bob that the deal is agreed and deduct the 39,000 gold from the Alliance's bank account and add the PS to our Storeroom.

The two Power Scrolls are then added to the Alliance Storeroom.

The Alliance could decide to issue another SA and haggle the price. The Alliance could just ignore the offer, and after four weeks the offer will no longer be valid.

If a PS is not in stock the Organisation might offer to build one, and a time-scale of how long it will take, this will be told in the response and a party can turn the Organisation down or accept as noted above.

Power Scroll	Type	Approx Cost
Sense Emotion	Mental	5000
Hide Emotion	Mental	6000
Persuasion	Mental	6000
Resist Persuasion	Mental	7000
Truthsayer	Mental	6000
Sense Truth	Mental	7000
Hide Truth	Mental	10000
Foolishness	Mental	10000
Protection from Foolishness	Mental	11000
Daze	Mental	7000
Protection from Daze	Mental	8000
Mind Search	Mental	25000
Mind Blank	Mental	30000
Control Person	Mental	50000
Resist Control	Mental	60000
Portal	Movement	10000
Portal II	Movement	12000
Portal Dampen	Movement	20000
Portal Dampen II	Movement	30000
Enhance Fortifications I	Fortification	10000
Undermine Fortifications I	Fortification	12000
Enhance Fortifications II	Fortification	20000
Undermine Fortifications II	Fortification	25000
Enhance Fortifications III	Fortification	40000
Undermine Fortifications III	Fortification	50000
Analyse Fortifications	Fortification	10000
Shroud Fortifications	Fortification	30000
Enhanced Blast	Battle	15000
Super Blast	Battle	30000
Power Ward	Battle	30000
Enhance Magic/Powers	Battle	50000
Dampen Magic/Powers	Battle	60000
Scry I: Magic Eye	Scrying / Detection	7000
Scry II: Invisible Magic Eye	Scrying / Detection	9000
Scry III	Scrying / Detection	12000
Protection from Scrying I	Scrying / Detection	13000
Protection from Scrying II	Scrying / Detection	15000
Illusionary Conversation I	Scrying / Detection	14000
Illusionary Conversation II	Scrying / Detection	16000
Detect Power	Scrying / Detection	10000
Conceal Power	Scrying / Detection	20000
Analyse Power	Scrying / Detection	20000
Elemental Portal	Elemental	25000
Close Elemental Portal	Elemental	26000
Terrain Warn I – few sectors	Elemental	15000
Terrain Warn II – large area	Elemental	20000
Terrain Warn III – city	Elemental	40000
Terrain Warn IV – city-state	Elemental	100000
Terrain Ward I – few sectors	Elemental	15000
Terrain Ward II – large area	Elemental	20000

 

Terrain Ward III – city	Elemental	40000
Terrain Ward IV – city-state	Elemental	100000
Uncover Location I	Elemental	15000
Mask Location I	Elemental	20000
Uncover Location II	Elemental	25000
Mask Location II	Elemental	30000
Uncover Location III	Elemental	50000
Mask Location III	Elemental	60000
Uncover Location IV	Elemental	100000
Mask Location IV	Elemental	120000
Dispell Undead I	Cleansing / Healing	20000
Dispell Undead II	Cleansing / Healing	30000
Dispell Undead III	Cleansing / Healing	60000
Remove Pestilence I  – Village	Cleansing / Healing	90000
Remove Pestilence II - Town	Cleansing / Healing	180000
Remove Pestilence III - City	Cleansing / Healing	250000
Remove Pestilence IV – City-State	Cleansing / Healing	500000
Remove Famine/Drought I – Village	Cleansing / Healing	50000
Remove Famine/Drought II – Town	Cleansing / Healing	80000
Remove Famine/Drought III – City	Cleansing / Healing	160000
Remove Famine/Drought IV – City-State	Cleansing / Healing	250000
Banish Insect Plague	Cleansing / Healing	35000
Remove Curse	Cleansing / Healing	35000
Close Demonic Portal	Cleansing / Healing	35000
Heal I	Cleansing / Healing	25000
Heal II	Cleansing / Healing	50000
Heal III	Cleansing / Healing	100000
Heal IV	Cleansing / Healing	250000
Cleanse Spores	Cleansing / Healing	35000
Counter/Cancel Power	Counter Powers	50000
Reflect Power	Counter Powers	75000
Re-power	Enchantments	10000
Enchant	Enchantments	15000
Remove Enchantment	Enchantments	15000
Suspend Enchantment	Enchantments	20000
Align Magic Site	Enchantments	50000
De-Align Magic Site	Enchantments	65000
Power Lock I	Security	15000
Power Lock-Pick I	Security	16000
Power Lock II	Security	25000
Power Lock-Pick II	Security	30000
Power Lock III	Security	45000
Power Lock-Pick III	Security	50000
Summoning Portal	Temple	25000
Close Summoning Portal	Temple	30000
Raise Undead I	Necromantic/Evil	15000
Raise Undead II	Necromantic/Evil	25000
Raise Undead III	Necromantic/Evil	50000
Open Demonic Portal	Necromantic/Evil	30000
Pestilence I – Village	Necromantic/Evil	80000
Pestilence II - Town	Necromantic/Evil	170000
Pestilence III - City	Necromantic/Evil	250000
Pestilence IV – City-state	Necromantic/Evil	500000
Famine/Drought I – Village	Necromantic/Evil	40000
Famine/Drought II - Town	Necromantic/Evil	75000
Famine/Drought III - City	Necromantic/Evil	150000

 

Famine/Drought IV – City-state	Necromantic/Evil	250000
Insect Plague	Necromantic/Evil	30000
Curse	Necromantic/Evil	25000
Spore Cloud	Necromantic/Evil	30000

SPECIAL ITEMS & APPRAISALS

When an item with the special tag in with the item number (?) is found, using the standard order Investigate Item, for example "I 100232", may not bring up all the information about the item. In this case the owner will need to appraise the item.

Note: Power Scrolls (PS) can always be investigated using the standard order Investigate Item on a party's turn.
There are several ways an item can be appraised. The more powerful and/or mysterious an item is, the more likely the base chance of succeeding when trying to appraise the item will be amended.

1. An Alliance can use a SA to appraise an item for themselves. This is the cheapest method, but one that initially could fail due to not having advanced training in the use of the Appraisal skill. However as with all Moderation Skills the Alliance's initial rating means they will succeed more often than they fail. Cursed items could be triggered during this action.

   For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
   We want to use a SA to appraise the magical amulet (100232).

2. The Alliance can use a SA to ask an Organisation they have set as an Alliance goal to appraise the item for them. No gold cost is charged, as the Alliance is using a little bit of status. This method is probably the most reliable for a successful appraisal. It is worth keeping in mind that if the liaison is corrupt then this does carry a risk of the Alliance being lied to; this could be a way to catch the liaison out though.

   Note: Since status is a game mechanic you cannot request IC to pay gold instead of status. Asking OOC to do this is impossible as it still needs to be asked IC and there is no way to justify this IC.

   For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
   We are in our HQ and would like to use a SA to ask our Organisation Liaison Joseph to appraise the magical amulet (?100232).

 

3. A party that is not aligned to an Organisation that has a SA can issue a SA to ask an Organisation to appraise an item. Since the party has no direct status they have to pay a gold fee (see table below). There is always a chance that the Organisation may decide to misinform the owner about the item's true value and abilities; so the generally evil and backstabbing type of Organisation tend to ask for less gold to persuade people to use their services instead. Note: As with everything in Quest: GME the results may not be straightforward. For example Baldor Priests could swindle a party, but that is not the normal way of things; if the evil Organisations always lied and cheated then no one would ever use their services so even they do not always betray customers. Depending on the Organisation that is approached the fee changes: -

	BAL	GAR	SUN	FLE	YTH	MOL	NOV	PHY	MC	TG	B&M	SETTLE
COST	5000	4000	4000	3000	2000	3000	2000	6000	5000	2000	3000	4000

Note: If the Organisation you work for finds out that you have been asking other Organisations to carry out services like this for the Alliance they might be upset, then again they might not.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
We are in our home settlement of Avenellia and would like to use a SA to ask the Thieves Guild instead of the Settlement Officials about magical amulet (100232). Please take the 2000 gold from the Alliance's account.

4. The party with the item can use either the Power Scroll Detect Power or the Power Scroll Analyse Power to appraise an item. This is quite a reliable method that the owners can carry out themselves, so the party will not be told lies by an Organisation; but it can be quite costly, as the PS likely have to be purchased. Cursed items could be triggered during this action.
   For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
   As a FA use the PS: Detect Power (99321) to appraise the magical amulet (100232).
   Main Moderation Rule Exception: Here is a special exception to the rule of asking for more than one thing with one action. In the event that several SA are used at one time to appraise several items, e.g. 4 SA for 4 items, there is a chance with items that have the same ability that the total cost in gold, renown, status and/or SA could be cheaper. This only applies if several appraisals are attempted at one time, thus they have to all be listed in the same email, or letter, and be given to the same NPC, or if the party are doing it themselves the same party.
   In the following example the Alliance currently has at least 3 SA, thus it is able to issue 3 SA. If the Alliance had 4 amulets but only 3 SA then it could only attempt to appraise 3 amulets, not 4.For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
   Use a SA to appraise the magical amulet (100232).
   Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith.
   Using a 2nd SA appraise the magical amulet (100233).
   Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith.
   Using a 3rd SA appraise the magical amulet (100234).

MAGICAL ITEMS

NOTE: When a PS: Enchant, Remove Enchantment, Suspend Enchantment is appropriately being used no SA is required as powers are always FA; specifically with regards to creating, re-powering or removing powers.

CREATING MAGICAL ITEMS

There is a magical resonance to certain items with certain power types, and although it is possible to deviate from this it does make the process more difficult.

Power Type	Item Types
Mental	Armour, Jewellery
Movement	Weapons, Armour, Jewellery
Fortification	Armour
Battle	Weapons, Armour
Scrying/Detection	Weapons, Armour, Jewellery
Elemental	Jewellery
Cleansing/Healing	Armour, Jewellery
Counter Powers	Armour, Jewellery
Enchantment	Jewellery
Security	Armour, Jewellery
Temple	Weapons, Armour, Jewellery
Necromantic/Evil	Weapons, Jewellery

Magical Items can be created in several ways:

Commissioned:

Items can be made for someone, although asking for an item to be commissioned requires a SA. There is a possible problem with having items commissioned and built in that the creation may not succeed and thus the time and gold used is lost; there is a chance that an item could be better than what was commissioned and thus the time and gold could be saved in this case. The more powerful the item commissioned the more likely the person trying to make the item will have problems.It is possible that items may take several weeks to complete, possibly even months. The more powerful the item, the increased chance that a lot of time will be required for its creation.Requesting item creation from someone that you do not have status with is likely to result in either a no or a big increase in the item creation price.The following costs are not constant, but are the normal prices charged. The action should include the amount a party is willing to pay for an item to speed up the items construction and purchase.If a magical weapon or piece of armour is requested the cost is based on the "+" modifier, each "+" adds 900 gold to the cost, on top of the item cost. The production cost starts out at 10% on top of the other modifiers, but it does increase with the power of the item. The higher the "+" modifier the more likely the cost is also increased as not many people can craft +4 items, let alone +7 or +8. It is possible that the production cost could go up to production fees as high as 50% extra, so it is best to be willing to pay above the standard cost.

 

There is an increased chance of any attempt to create powerful items that things go wrong, which could result in a weaker item being created or the attempt failing totally. Even if the attempt is not fully successful the cost still has to be paid.

For example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
Using a SA the party wants to purchase a +4 Long Sword from the Baldor Temple. The party is willing to spend 4,200 gold.

The cost works out in this case as: A +4 long sword costs 3,600 plus 80 gold for the basic long sword cost, which comes to 3,680. 10% of 3,680 is 368 so the final cost is 4,048 gold.

The following reply is given:

Possible Results: The total is 4,048 gold that is within the party's budget so the gold has been taken and the +4 Long Sword (111324) is received.
OOC - SA used, 2 left.

Here is another example:

For Example: Using a SA the party wants to purchase a suit of +8 Plate Mail from the Sundonak Temple. The party is willing to spend 12,000 gold.

The cost works out in this case as: A +8 plate mail costs 7,200 plus 1,000 gold for the basic plate mail cost, which comes to 8,200. 25% of 8,200 is 2,050 so the final cost is 10,250 gold.

The following reply is given:

Possible Results: The total is 10,250 gold that is within the party's budget so the gold has been taken and the +8 Plate Mail (111325) is received.
OOC - SA used, 2 left.

A +9 or better item is an artefact, which require legendary efforts to construct and of course legendary fees.
Powers can be added to an item and the cost is included before the construction percentage, which is before the final amount is worked out. The Power Enchant is needed to have an item empowered so the cost of this power needs to be taken into account as well.

For Example: Using a SA the party wants to purchase a suit of +8 Plate Mail from the Sundonak Temple with a Resist Control power. The party is willing to spend 120,000 gold.

 

The cost works out in this case as: A +8 plate mail costs 7,200 plus 1,000 gold, which comes to 8,200. Resist Power normal cost is 60,000 gold, the Enchant normally costs 15,000. 35% of 83,200 is 29,120 so the final cost is 112,320 gold, not cheap, but this is a very powerful magic item.
The following reply is given:
Possible Results: The total is 112,320 gold that is within the party's budget so the gold has been taken and the +8 Plate Mail of Resist Control (111325) is received.
OOC - SA used, 2 left.

Protection From or Slaying Modifier can be added to an item and the cost is normally doubled, i.e. an extra 100 percent cost to just the base item and "+" value, before the construction percentage, which is before the final amount is worked out. The Power Enchant is needed to have an item empowered so the cost of this power needs to be taken into account as well.
For Example: Using a SA the party wants to purchase a suit of +8 Plate Mail protection from Dragons from the Sundonak Temple with a Resist Control power. The party is willing to spend 130,000 gold.

The cost works out in this case as: A +8 plate mail costs at least 7,200 plus 1,000 gold, which comes to 8,200. For the Dragon Protection the cost is doubled to 16,400. Resist Power normal cost is 60,000 gold, the Enchant normally costs 15,000. 35% of 91,400 is 31,990 so the final cost is 123,390 gold, not cheap, but this is a very powerful magic item.
The following reply is given:
Possible Results: The total is 123,390 gold that is within the party's budget so the gold has been taken and the +8 Plate Mail of Resist Control (111325) is received.
OOC - SA used, 2 left.

Status and renown can greatly affect the cost, so it is generally best for someone with some standing in an area or with a specific Organisation to make the request.
You can request that an item is commissioned that contains powers that are permanent. Since the difficulty to create these sorts of items is exceptional the cost is triple what the normal Enchant and Power cost is, and the chances of success are higher as more magical energy and time is spent on the items creation. However it is worth remembering that the chance of success is rarely high, so you should hope for success but be ready for an expensive failure.
For Example: Using a SA the party wants to purchase a suit of +8 Plate Mail protection from Dragons from the Sundonak Temple with a permanent Resist Control power. The party is willing to spend 350,000 gold.

The cost works out in this case as: A +8 plate mail costs at least 7,200 plus 1,000 gold, which comes to 8,200. For the Dragon Protection the cost is doubled to 16,400.
Resist Power normal cost is 60,000 gold, the Enchant normally costs 15,000. These two are combined and the total is tripled so that it costs 225,000.
35% of 241,400 is 84,490 so the final cost is 325,890 gold, not cheap, but this is a powerful magic item that is an artefact level in power.
The following reply is given:
Possible Results: The total is 325,890 gold that is within the party's budget so the gold has been taken and the +8 Plate Mail of permanent Resist Control (111325) is received.
OOC - SA used, 2 left.

Miracle

By far the easiest and cheapest is the Fleyshur Miracle 404, however this only improves weapon and armour bonuses. The item is also not a moderated item.

The Power Enchant

Normally available as a Power Scroll, can be used along with other Powers to enchant any item. Like with commissioned magical items enchanting an item could result in the item being ruined or even totally destroyed. The chances depend on many factors but the two best guidelines are: 1) That powerful abilities, for example Super Blast are very difficult to bind to an item. 2) The greater the number of powers being tied to an item the greater the chance the attempt will fail.

For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
A PS: Enchantment (123127) is used along with a PS: Reflect Power (123129) on the amulet (279) being carried by character 7.

Possible Result: The ritual is successful and the Amulet now has a charge of Reflect Power.

The Enchant normally only imbues an item with one charge of the power being used, however it is possible that a few extra charges could result on rare occasions. There is a minuscule chance that an item could have permanent charges, but the chances are so low that is something not worth expecting.

For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
A PS: Enchant (123127) is used along with a PS: Counter Power (123130) and PS: Counter Power (123131) on the amulet (279) being carried by character 7.

Possible Result: The ritual is successful and the Amulet now has two charges of Counter Power.

It is possible to have several different powers all empowering a single item, but this is risky for two reasons. 1) It places too much power in one place. 2) It is generally accepted that it is more difficult to successfully empower an item with the second power.

For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
A PS: Enchant (123127) is used along with a PS: Reflect Power (123129) and a PS: Counter Power (123130) on the amulet (279) being carried by character 7.
Possible Result: The ritual was only partially successful and the Amulet now has a charge of Reflect Power.

Unfortunately the Counter Power fizzled, but luckily did not destroy the item or dispel the Reflect Power charge

Siphoning

This is a long-term method of enchanting an item with power or magical properties. By placing an item at a site of magic the item could slowly become imbued with magic. The more items that this is tried on the more likely things will go badly for all the items; the reason is that there will be too many items attempting to siphon magic from each other as well as their location.This is not a very reliable way, unless the item is left for years, but still there have been occasions when only leaving an item for a few months has worked. Checking the power of the item can be accomplished via either a SA to appraise the item or a PS: Detect Power.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
The amulet (279) being carried by character 7 is left at the magical site where the party is currently located.
Possible Result: The party successfully places the amulet at the site.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 1 left
After several months have passed following action is issued:
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
Using a SA the amulet left by the party many months ago is appraised to see if it has any magical properties or it has changed in some way.
Possible Result: The party appraises the amulet. After some extensive study it is determined that the amulet has developed a single charge of the power Persuasion.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 2 left.

Divine Blessing/Curse

This sort of event is rare, as it is not usual for the Gods to involve themselves in the world. A mortal who acquires such an item often finds it hard to live up to the expectations placed on them by a divine item. A SA could be used to carry out a sermon to a God to ask them to do this for the party; the chances of it being successful are incredibly slim. Another method would be to ask an appropriate Temple to carry out the request for the party, doing so will likely require a lot of gold as payment and also some status. Even if the request is what the party may think is in the Temple's best interest it is normal for the Temple to ask for some financial payment. Parties that are dedicated to a God are more likely to succeed.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
The party will use a SA to set-up a ritual to request the aid of Sundonak in enchanting character 7's +5 Warhammer (123112) with the power Enhanced Blast.
Possible Result: The cost will be 30,000 gold.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 2 left.
Follow-up: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
As a FA the party agrees to pay the Temple of Sundonak 30,000 gold, the amount is to be deducted from their bank account.
Possible Result: The ritual to Sundonak was intense and long, but Sundonak did not seem to hear the call. The Priests of Sundonak say that the party likely needs to attain the attention of Sundonak, but even then it is a rare boon to ask for.

RE-POWERING MAGICAL ITEMS

Items can be re-powered by the following methods.

The Re-Power Enchant

Normally available as a Power Scroll, can be used along with other Powers to re-power any item. There is a magical resonance to certain items with certain power types, and although it is possible to deviate from this it does make the process more difficult. See the table above for the resonance list. Using Re-Power can fully restore an items charges, destroy the item but most likely just restore a few charges.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
The party will use a PS: Re-Power (123113) to re-power character 7's +5 Warhammer (123112) with the power Enhanced Blast (123114).
Possible Result: The PS: Re-Power is used along with the PS: Enhanced Blast on the Warhammer. The PS works very well and the Warhammer is recharged to its full capacity of 3 charges

DESTROYING MAGICAL ITEMS

Basic Magic Items (Non-moderation items): The ease of destroying a magically empowered item can vary greatly. For example a +3 sword or +5 Chain, and other such weapons or armour are quite straightforward to destroy. If the item is in a party's plunder slot then selling it or dropping it outside of a settlement will remove it from the game. If the item is not in the plunder slot then selling it to a shop will suffice for destroying the item. Using the Fleyshur Miracle 404 could destroy an item if the miracle fails. A SA could be used to destroy the item, but this is very wasteful of a precious SA. Overall it is a rather strange thing to want to do; this might seem like a good way of removing an item that has a question mark on the item number, but then it is not a basic magical item and thus read on for more information about how to destroy them.
Items with a Question Mark (Moderation items): Dropping or selling moderated items will not just remove them from the game; they have a nasty habit of reappearing in someone else's possession. There are a few ways to destroy/disenchant a moderated item.

Suspend Enchantment

This power can be used on an item and would likely temporarily remove the items magical property or possibly even several properties. It is also possible that the result could be a permanent removal, or possibly the increasing of the magical property.
For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
A PS: Suspend Enchantment (123127) is used on the amulet (123792) being carried by character 7.
Possible Result: With the PS: ritual completed the party members are relieved to find that their work has been successful and the amulet is no longer enchanted for a while. It is estimated that the enchantment will be gone for two months.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 1 left

Remove Enchantment

This power can be used on an item and would likely result in the removal of a power altogether, or possible even several magical properties of an item. It is also possible that the result could be a permanent removal, or possibly the increasing of the magical property.

For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
A PS: Suspend Enchantment (123128) is used on the amulet (123792) being carried by character 7.

Possible Result: With the PS: ritual completed the party members are relieved to find that their work has been successful and the amulet is no longer enchanted.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 0 left

Special Condition

Some items are so well made, contain so much power, or have been divinely imbued that they require a special method to destroy them. Finding out if an item needs some special requirement usually requires a SA to be used to appraise the item, or ask someone else to appraise the item. Conditions are likely to be a combination of place, time and components.

For Example: Game 31, Mystics of Avaellia 111, Account Number: 12345, Bobby Joe Smith The Mystics (1032).
The party will use a SA to appraise the +8 Long Sword (123143).

Possible Result: From the party's studies it is believed that the long sword is an ancient blade that has appeared on a few occasions in history in the service to Fleyshur.
OOC - SA used by 1032, 1 left.

SPECIAL SPELLS/MIRACLES

More spells and miracles will become available via the Temples or Magic Cyrcle Special Quests. Since these special spells/miracles are guarded and difficult to understand, learning them is not as straightforward as spending some Gold and experience points at a shop, mixing a few powders together, or spending a few weeks aligned to a God