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Runerite's Chisel
🕑 Added 2023-04-27 15:00:07 +0000 UTCGreetings adventurers!
The halls of the runerites, a majestic place to be sure but one that is ever so noisy. The constant tinks and pings of metal on stone is enough to drive a traveler crazy. For those that speak the language of the stones, they hear each chip and crack as though it were a volume of knowledge. They extract meaning from these tones and timbres and work them into their own sentence that brings with it miraculous results. I will say, being gifted one of these immaculate chisels was worth the headache.
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Design notes from Matthew:
There are innumerable things you can build with a chisel and one of the things I love most about turning a mundane tool into a magical item is that you get to figure out which parts of that you wish to engage with. Tools are typically quite versatile in their application and something like a chisel especially so. It can be used to hew stone for buildings or to carve away minute pieces for a sculpture. There are so many applications that your toughest choice is often just which you want to engage with.
Something that I find remarkable is creating items that can be used for the entirety of the team. Oftentimes magic items feel like a gift for a single part of the party and while ultimately their success contributes to everyone’s enjoyment, it doesn’t have the same impact as receiving something that directly benefits you.
I went about designing this item with the mindset that I should be able to recreate that feeling of receiving a magic item, but for the whole party. When a character sits down and taps out these runic carvings and then can hand them out to their party members, I think that’s something special. You’re turning over a power that a GM typically wields and instead letting a player handle it. There’s something inherently fun about that.
I encourage everyone, if you like designing items, consider making some tools. There’s something fascinating about working in the various functions and thinking about them in fantastical ways. You can definitely expect more of this from us in the future.
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