Kargin Notes - Metals and Special Materials

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MANARIUM

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ULTRANIUM

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BLACK ADAMANTIUM

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@halfgiant said in Kargin Notes - Metals and Special Materials:

MANARIUM

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thats dwarfverse too - cloudverse is Manacite

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MANACITE

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Armor

Adamantine: grants damage reduction based on armor category. DMG
Arandur: grants sonic resistance. MoF
Astral Driftmetal: effective against incorporeal attacks as if made of force, only a breastplate, shield, or heavy armor can be made from this material. PH
Aurorum: restores itself if sundered. BoED
Blended Quartz: reduces ASF. A&EG
Blueice: reduces armor category, ACP, and ASF (for cold spells) and increases MDB. FB
Bronze: 1 less AC bonus compared to normal steel armors. Dragon Magazine 319 p 40
Bronzewood reduces weight, doesn’t affect hide in woodlands. A&EG
Camoflauge Dye: grants a hide bonus (only with specific light armors). RoF
Chitin: replaces metal, increases MDB. RotD
Copper, Alchemical: grants cold resistance. MoF
Cyrite (Arcane Steel): grants a +1 resistance bonus to saves. PGtE
Darkleaf, Elven: reduces ASF, ACP, armor category and increases MDB. A&EG
Darksteel: grants acid resistance. MoF
Darkwood (Zalantar): reduces weight and ACP (shields only). DMG
Dlarun: grants fire resistance. MoF
Dragoncraft Armor/Shield: grants energy resistance 5 against the respective dragon as an extraordinary ability. Reduces armor category and ACP, only available for certain armor types. Draco
Dragonhide: replaces metal to craft most armors. Immune to the breath weapon of the respective dragon species (armor only). DMG/Draco
Dragonhide Mantle: grants energy resistance as dragoncraft armor, but uses the shoulder body slot. Draco
Duskwood: breastplate only; reduces armor category, ASF and ACP, increases MDB. MoF
Elukian Clay: increases ACP, does not apply ACP to swim. A&EG
Entropium: increases armor category and Str ACP, reduces Dex ACP, ASF and increase MDB. A&EG
Fever Iron: grants fire resistance. MoF
Flametouched Iron: grants a saving throw bonus vs. evil outsider spells, SL and supernatural abilities. ECS
Fluid Stone - Dragon Magazine 347 pg 51 - Armor grants a +2 on swim checks(other wise treated as steel), looks like glass but hardness of 10 and 5 hps per inch, evaporates immediatly if taken from the water
Glassteel: reduces armor category, ACP and ASF, increases MDB, stronger and lighter than iron. RoF pg 158, updated (nerfed) in Champions of Valor on pg 65
Gold, Alchemical: grants fire and acid resistance, increases armor category, ACP and ASF, decreases MDB. MoF
Hizagkuur: deals bonus electricity damage. MoF updated on page 157 of Underdark adds bonus fire and electricity damage, considered silver and cold resistance for armors
Kaorti: protects the wearer from the effects of the Material Plane The Kaorti Ubercyst see also FF Pg 110
Leafweave, Elven: reduces ASF and ACP, increases MDB, cannot replace metal armors. A&EG
Living Metal: reduces ACP and ASF, increases MDB. MoF
Mindsteel: +4 vs mind influencing effects. +25% weight -2 ac, +1 armor check penalty. Dragon Magazine Annual 5
Mithral: reduces armor category, ACP and ASF, raises MDB. DMG
Mournlode, Purple: resistance bonus vs. the spells, SL and supernatural abilities of undead. MoE
Platinum, Alchemical: grants cold and sonic resistance, increases armor category, ACP and ASF, decreases MDB. MoF
Oerthblood: must be primarily metallic, grants DR and a luck bonus to saves vs magic, Dragon Magazine 351 pg 45
Riverine: half the armor bonus becomes deflection (see misc. for more properties). SW
Sentira: replicates mithral, required to craft emotional armor (emotional armor has some pretty decent bonuses. All three are published in the same book: Calming, Dreadful, and Vengeful). SoS
Shadowsilk: can only be used to make certain light armors, grants a bonus to hide/move silently, increases MDB, reduces ACP and ASF (in shadows/darkness). ToM
Starmetal: replicates adamantine. CAr
Susalian Chainweave: grants damage reduction /piercing. CM
Thistledown: used for padded armor, provides a bonus to hide checks in shadowy/dark areas. RotW
Urdrukar(mindsteel): increases the DC vs. scrying on the wearer, doubles ASF. A&EG
Wildwood: reduces the AC bonus, ACP and ASF, increases MDB and has no ACP when used to hide in undergrowth. Wildwood heals itself if soaked in water or while in sunlight. RotW
Ysgardian Heartwire: increases AC vs. crit comfirms. A&EG

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Misc

Blueice: weighs half as much as metal, maintains a freezing temperature. FB
Bluewood: items weigh half, not effective for weapons. UE
Cinnabryl: 20 hps per inch, hardness of 8, used to make special talismans. Dragon 315
Colored Metal: makes anything your favorite color. RotD
Crystal: replaces metal. EXH
Darkwood (Zalantar): reduces the weight of wooden items by half. DMG
Densewood: increases weight and the break DC of the item. ECS
Dragonshard: grants special abilities, usually crafted to make wondrous items. ECS
Dwarvencraft: increases an items hp, hardness, and break DC (this modifies a material, similar to a template). RoS
Flametouched Iron: increases your effective level for turning. ECS
Fyrite - Dragon Magazine 347 pg 48-9 - metal objects (including armor and weapons) are immune to all fire and heat, but take double damage from cold sources.
Livewood: allows the item to be affected by most spells that affect living plants. ECS
Mithral: reduces the weight of an item by half. DMG
Moonblood: sacred bonus to AC. BoED
Mournlode, Purple: damages undead when used as a holy symbol for turning. MoE
Obdurium: Hardness 30, HP 60 per inch. SBG
Pure Ore - Dragon Magazine 347 pg 47 - adds masterwork quality , double the hit points and double the hardness to metal objects
Red Steel: costs less to enchant items 30 hps per inch, hardness of 15. Dragon 315
Riverine: invulnerable to physical damage, susceptible to certain dispelling effects. SW
Soarwood: increases the speed of a boat or ship. ECS
Storm Tears: replicates the spell heart’s ease. BoED
Targath: saving throw bonus vs. disease. ECS
Vermeil: a red powder that causes The Red Curse and obscures magical auras. Dragon 315

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Blood Glass (Secrets of Xen’drik p. 147). Weapons deal +1 damage and are -10% weight, but are much more fragile: lower hardness and vulnerable to shatter.

Chameleon Leather (Serpent Kingdoms p. 148). Similar to leather, but grants a +2 circumstance bonus to Hide checks.

Chitine Web (FR Underdark p. 66). Similar to leather scale, but made out of spider-slobber. Decays unless you periodically add more spider-slobber.

Coral (A&EG p. 15). Roughly equivalent to splint or banded mail, but cheaper than stone plate.

Dendritic Crystal (A&EG p. 15/Races of Faerun p. 157). Crystal armor that grows on you… literally. In fact, the only way to take it off is to break out of it. Keep at least 5 pounds of it on you, and it grows back in 8 hours.

Dhenuka Hide (Oriental Adventures p. 75). Made out of rhino skin. Better AC than hide armor (comparable to scale mail), but MaxDex and ACP are worse.

Dreamhide (Secrets of Xen’drik p. 136). Made from the skin of dream serpents. Comparable to a chain shirt but has better MaxDex.

Dwarven Stone (A&EG p. 17). Similar to heavy plate, but better ACP.

Feather Cloak (Sandstorm p. 99). Similar to leather, but better in a hot environment.

Firebrass (Secrets of Xen’drik p. 147). Same properties as mithral but looks way more badass.

Mammoth Leather (Races of Stone p. 157). This would be much more badass than a chain shirt if it wasn’t Exotic.

Mud (Races of Faerun p. 158). Its… uh… really cheap? We tried to optimize it in this thread.

Nightscale (FR Underdark p. 66). Same armor bonus as leather but with a MaxDex bonus on steroids.

Scorpion Breastplate (Races of Eberron p. 171/Secrets of Xen’drik p. 136). Another member of the “chitin” family, this one comparable to scale mail.

Siege Beetle Chitin (MMV p. 153). Most obscure member of the “chitin” family, similar to scale mail but has better MaxDex, ACP, and weight. Even better, non-magical resistance to electricity/sonic 5.

Serpentscale Mail (Serpent Kingdoms p. 148). Slightly better (higher MaxDex) than typical scale mail.

Shapesand (Sandstorm p. 102). You can use several jugs of this to shape heavy plate or mechanus gear.

Sharkskin (Races of Faerun p. 158/Stormwrack p. 106). More badass version of studded leather.

Spidersilk (FR Underdark p. 66). One of the best replacements for studded leather. It’s exotic, but if you make it masterwork, the ACP is 0, and thus no penalty for non-proficiency.

Stonemail (FR Underdark p. 66). Similar to chainmail but requires Heavy Armor Proficiency, even though it weighs less than chainmail.

Stone Plate (Races of Stone p. 158). Roughly equivalent to banded mail… but still weighs less than chainmail. WTF?

Tentacled Hide (FR Underdark p. 67). What… I don’t even… how would you not trip over… uh… skip this one.

Thaalud Stone Armor (Anauroch: The Empire of Shade p. 108). Highest armor bonus in print (+12). Made out of a rare stone that is resistant to chips/fractures, and held together with metal rivets, although the description doesn’t say what kind of metal.

Thunderhide (Serpent Kingdoms p. 148). If only this armor was as good as its name… but not as good as leather scale or sharkskin.

Vine (Secrets of Xen’drik p. 136). Similar to chameleon leather, grants a +2 circumstance bonus to hide, but only in a jungle environment, and you need to water it or it withers away.

War Chitin (Secrets of Xen’drik p. 136). Heavier upgrade to the scorpion breastplate, same armor bonus as dragonhide/chitin half-plate but better MaxDex and ACP.

Wicker (A&EG p. 17). A more expensive version of mud, but gives you a +5 circumstance bonus on Hide checks while inside a Pier One Imports store.

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Weapons

Abyssal Bloodiron: replicates cold iron, bonus to confirm crits. PH
Adamantine: bypasses /adamantine damage reduction, ignores hardness 20 and below when used to sunder items. DMG
Aurorum: restores itself if sundered. BoED
Baatorian Green Steel: enhancement bonus to damage. A&EG
Blueice: Slashing weapons deal bonus damage. FB
Blood Obsidian: +1 natural enhancement bonus on damage, hardness 12 and 30 hp per inch of thickness. Dragon Magazine 319 p 39
Bone: -2 attack and damage (minimum damage 1) hardness of 6 10 hps per inch, and weighs half as much Dragon Magazine 319 p 39
Bronze: -1 attack and damage, hardness of 9 and 20 hp per inch. Dragon Magazine 319 p 40
Bronzewood: reduces weight. A&EG
Byeshk: deals bonus damage with bludgeoning weapons, bypasses the damage reduction of daelkyr. ECS
Calomal: overcomes the damage reduction of creatures with the fire subtype. MoE
Copper-Adamantite alloy: d8 d10 d12 damage +1 damage Dragon Magazine Annual 5
Crystal, Deep: deals bonus damage by channeling power points. EXH
Cyrite (Arcane Steel): bypasses /magic damage reduction PGtE
Darksteel: deals bonus electricity damage. MoF
Dlarun: deals bonus frost damage. MoF
Dragonbone Bow: increases the range by 20’ and makes the bow composite. Draco
Dragonfang: grants an enhancement bonus to attacks and energy damage of the respective dragon as an extraordinary ability. Draco
Duskwood: steel weapons weigh half as much. MoF
Fever Iron: deals bonus fire damage. MoF
Flametouched Iron: weapon is considered good-aligned. ECS
Frystalline: weapon is considered good-aligned. BoED
Gehennan Moghuth-Iron: penalty to attack and damage, but naturally poisonous. A&EG
Glassteel: makes hidden weapons harder to spot. Stronger and lighter than iron. RoF pg 158, updated (nerfed) in Champions of Valor on pg 65
Gold, Alchemical: increases the damage dice of a weapon.* MoF
Hizagkuur: deals bonus electricity damage. MoF updated on page 157 of Underdark adds bonus fire and electricity damage, considered silver and adds cold resistance for armor
Iron, Cold: bypasses /cold iron damage reduction. DMG
Kaorti: critical becomes X4 when used for slashing or piercing weapons and makes it an Exotic Weapon. It has no effect when used for other items. The Kaorti Ubercyst see also FF Pg 110
Kheferu: bypasses the damage reduction of creatures with the earth subtype. SS
Lenaer wood: -25% weight, +10’ range increment. Dragon Magazine Annual 5
Mournlode, Purple: overcomes undead damage reduction as silver or cold iron. MoE
Nephelium: a ferrous metal identical to iron(same stats) except its transparent. Purposely adding mineral impurities to can produce shades of sapphire, emerald, ruby. Sunless Citadel p.32.
Oerthblood: must be primarily metallic, +1 luck bonus on att and dmg, and applies a penalty if hit, Dragon Magazine 351 pg 45
Pandemonic Silver:replicates silver, creates a 30 ft. aura of fear when unsheathed in windy conditions. CW
Pearlsteel: reduces the penalties of using a weapon underwater. SW
Platinum, Alchemical: increases the damage dice of a weapon.* MoF
Riedran Crysteel: deals bonus damage to psionic creatures. ECS
Rimefire Ice: deals bonus cold damage. FB
Silver, Alchemical: bypasses /silver damage reduction, reduces weapon damage. DMG
Serren: adds the ghost touched property. BoED
Slug crystal: -25% weight, but very brittle. Dragon Magazine Annual 5
Solarian Truesteel: bonus to confirm crits. BoED
Starmetal: replicates adamantine, but deals extra damage to extraplanar creatures. CAr
Stone: -2 attack and damage, hardness of 8 and 15 hos per inch. Dragon Magazine 319 p 40
Stygian Ice: chance to break when dealing damage, deals bonus cold damage and chance to deal WIS damage on hit. FB
Targath: overcomes the damage reduction of Aerenal deathless, reduces attack and damage. ECS
Thinaun: absorbs the souls of those who die while touching the weapon, and prevents their resurrection unless the caster has the weapon at hand. CW
Vakar metal: +2d6 damage vs. elves. Dragon Magazine Annual 5
Wood: club, quarterstaff, sap, great club and all bows and crossbows suffer no penalty, other bludgeoning weapons suffer -3 attack and damage (minimum 1 damage) 5 hardness and 10 hps per inch. Dragon Magazine 319 p 40

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Gems

Amaratha: increases CL for energy resist spells
Beljuril: electricity descriptors
Black Opal: force descriptors
Black Sapphire: darkness descriptors
Diamond: increases CL for healing spells
Emerald: enchantments
Fire Opal: fire descriptors
Jacinth: fire descriptors
Jasmal: increases CL for spells that provide enhancements to armaments
King’s Tear: divinations
Moonbar: conjuration (calling) spells
Opal: enchantment (charm) spells
Orblen: conjuration (creation) spells
Orl: chaotic descriptors and spells that provide luck bonuses
Ravenar: sonic descriptor
Red Tear: transmutation
Rogue Stone: teleportation and chaotic
Ruby: evocation
Sapphire: conjuraton (summoning)
Star Ruby: illusion
Star Sapphire: abjuration
Tomb Jade: enchantment (compulsion)
Water Opal: divination
Zendalure: necromancy

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Templates

Feycraft:
Armor: reduces weight and ASF, grants a bonus to bluff checks.
Weapon: reduces weight and size category.

Fireshaped:
Armor: bonus to saves vs. fire and heat effects.
Weapon: deals bonus damage to creatures with the cold subtype.

Githcraft:
Armor: reduces ASF, grants a bonus to concentration checks.
Weapon: deals bonus damage to psionic creatures.

Gloryborn:
Armor: bonus to AC when charging.
Weapon: bonus to damage when charging.

Hellforged:
Armor: increases ACP and ASF, reduces MDB, grants bonus AC while adjacent to an ally.
Weapon: deals bonus damage to targets that are flanked.

Pitspawned:
Armor: deals damage to melee attackers.
Weapon: bonus to confirm crits.

Soulforged:
Armor: bonus to resist bullrushes or trip attempts.
Weapon: bonus damage against a charging foe.

All templates are published in Dungeon Master’s Guide II (DMG II), except:

Dwarvencraft: increases an items hp, hardness, and break DC (this modifies a material, similar to a template). RoS

Templates from Dragon Magazine #358

Acid Washed: bonus against acid, rust or distintegration
Basket Hilt: bonus against disarm attempts
Caster Armor: reduces ASF
Enhanced Bracing: Bonus to damage when set against a charge
Enviromentally Designed: Bonus to saving throws against harsh enviromental conditions(hot or cold)
Folded Metal: Bonus to hardness
Lightweight: makes armor lighter
Long-Range: increases range increment of bows and crossbows
Ornate: bonus to diplomancy or intimidate
Perfect Balance: bonus to AC when taking the total defense action, melee weapon only
Razor Sharp: extra damage on a bladed slashing weapon
Reinforced: increased armor bonus and weight
Resilient: extra hit points to the item
Segmented: increases MDB
Serrated: extra damage on a successful critical hit
Vital Coverage: bonus to AC when opponent is confirming a critical

Dragon Magazine Annual 5
“Breakaway” weapons: reduces carrying size; threat on natural 20 only
Quicksilver/iron-filled: +2 damage maces, morningstars, hammers +2 damage, +1 damage for most other types

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Reference	Material		Attributes or Properties
Planar Handbook	Abyssal Bloodiron		Cold Iron, +4 Critical Confirm
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Adamantine		DR, improved sundering
10E Mess Game	Adamantine, Black		???
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Alchemical Silver		maintains weapon, and bane to lycanthropes
Magic of Faerun	Alchemical Gold		grants fire and acid resistance, increases armor category
Magic of Faerun	Alchemical Platinum		grants cold and sonic resistance, increases armor category
Forgotten Realms setting	Arandur		silver-blue with green shine; gnome material; mixed with blood of red or blue dragon
Planar Handbook	Astral Driftmetal		25% chance of working against incorporeal creatures
Book of Exalted Deeds	Aururum		Pieces meld back together and repair themselves, if broken.
Fiendish Codex II	Baatorian Steel		+1 to damage on slashing and piercing
Arms & Equipment Guide	Baatorian Green Steel		Green; Counts as Wounding if magically enchanted; Mined in the Nine Hells
Dragon Magazine #324 (?)	Black Ice		Radiates Cold
Arms & Equipment Guide	Blended Quartz		-20% arcane failure rate
Secrets of Xen’drik	Blood glass		volcanic crimson-hinted obsidian
Frostburn	Blue Ice		+1 damage slashing weapons, Mythrial type armor but cold as ice
Eberron Campaign Setting	Bronzewood		wood that can be made into plate armor and weighs 10% less
Eberron Campaign Setting	Byeshk		purple sheen; overcomes DR of daelkyr
Magic of Eberron	Calomel		pale gray condensating metal, hard white ore; overcomes DR of fire subtypes
Races of the Dragon	Chitin		plate armor made from insect exoskeletons
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Cold Iron		2x heavy has bane to magical creatures; deep-forged iron that harms chaotic creatures
Eberron Campaign Setting	Crysteel		psionic superhard crystal-steel blend, surprise
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Darkleaf		special worked Darkwood made into light plate armor
Magic of Faerun	Darksteel		grants acid resistance
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Darkwood		½ normal weight of wood
Stormwrack	Deep Coral
Expanded Psionics Handbook	Deep Crystal
Arms and Equipment Guide	Dendritic		armor made of growing crystal
Eberron Campaign Setting	Densewood
Magic of Faerun	Dlarun		bone-white ivory with green sheen; halfling material
Draconomicon	Dragonfang		grants an enhancement bonus to attacks and energy damage of the respective dragon as an extraordinary ability
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Dragonhide		can make metal armors that count as hide
Forgotten Realms setting	Duskwood
Arms & Equipment	Elukian Clay		type of clay associated with the Elemental Plane of Water; removes weight penalty for swim checks
Arms & Equipment Guide	Entropium		+2 max dex -10% arcane failure, +2 AC penalty and added weight.
Forgotten Realms setting	Fever Iron		reddish, deals fire damage
Secrets of Xen’drik	Firebrass		gold-bronze metal with mithral stats
Eberron Campaign Setting	Flametouched Iron		speckled rusty dark red ore, refined to shimmering silver
Dragon Magazine #347	Fyrite (Dragon 347)		metallic substance immune to heat, but takes double damage from cold
Book of Exalted Deeds	Frystalline		Good aligned
Arms & Equipment Guide	Gehennan Morghuth Iron		-1 attack, but poisons opponent
	Githsilver		what Githyanki swords are made of. AKA ferroplasm
Complete Arcane	Green Starmetal		Mined from meteorites; Adamantine that deals 1d6 extra damage to outsiders.
Forgotten Realms setting	Hizagkuur		white magic reflecting metal
	Ironbark
Sandstorm	Kheferu		Bright red metal that bypasses DR of Earth elementals
Eberron Campaign Setting	Livewood		magical green hardwood that does not die when cut down, may contain dryads
Dungeon Master’s Guide	Mithral		Makes armors that weigh ½ as much, and count as a lighter type; silver-white; traditional elf material
Expanded Psionics Handbook	Mudane Crystal
	Orichalcum		red copper-gold
Greyhawk	Oerthblood		Weapons gain a +1 luck bonus to attack and damage
Complete Warrior	Pandemonic Silver		causes scream that makes others cower in strong winds
Stormwrack	Pearl Steel		functions better underwater than normal weapons
Magic of Eberron	Purple Mournlode		blighted purply ore, silver metal with purple streaks; overcomes DR of undead
Dragon Magazine #315	Red Steel		costs less to enchant items
Frostburn	Rimfire Ice		Glows like torch, +1 cold damage, explodes 1d6 cold damage
Stormwrack	Riverine		½ AC becomes deflection bonus; water enclosed inside a thin force wall; provides force affect
Book of Exalted Deeds	Serren		Branch wood that has ghost touch
Eberron Campaign Setting	Soarwood		lightweight wood used for building airships
Arms & Equipment Guide	Solarian Truesteel		silvery iron; mined on Mt. Celestia
Magic of Faerun	Starmetal		Metoric Admantium, Steel, Gold, Platinum - Alloys made from starmetal
Frostburn	Stygian ice		Deals wisdom rather than consitution damage
Eberron Campaign Setting	Targath		Soft metal that when carried helps the bearer resist disease
Complete Warrior	Thinaun		traps soul of those slain by it
Forgotten Realms - Nether Trilogy Book One	Truesteel		+1 on roll to confirm critical hits
Arms and Equipment Guide - Reference Needed	Urdukar		+2 DC on scry attempts per 5 lbs carried