Runes

Runes are small symbols carved into wooden, stone, or metal pieces attached to the gear that they affect.

Attaching and Using: Gear can have multiple runes attached at a time. To make an item capable of holding the power of a rune, it must have an appropriate potency rune attached. This allows other runes to be added, up to the sum of their bonus values equal to the potency rune’s bonus value.

Potency runes do not grant special abilities. Instead, they boost the basic statistics of the gear they are attached to, using their bonus value. For the Armor Potency Rune, the bonus value is added to your Armor Class as an Item Bonus, while for the Weapon Potency Rune, a number of damage die (of the same size as the weapon) equal to the bonus value are added to the damage.

Runes other than the potency runes have special abilities that are either constant or activated. Activated abilities are a single action, unless otherwise stated.

For example, a Lesser Weapon Potency Rune has a Bonus Value of +2. When attached to a weapon, say a longsword, the weapon’s damage die changes from 1d8 to 3d8, as it adds two more dice. Once this is attached, the longsword can also have a number of other runes whose total bonus value is equal to or less than 2. This might be a Basic Corrosive Rune or a Basic Disrupting Rune with a Bane Rune.

Transferring and Upgrading: Runes can be transferred between items as long as they are following all the rules around attaching runes and what gear they are attached to. To transfer a rune, you must make a Crafting check with a DC equal to 20 + double the bonus value of the rune. If the Crafting check fails, the rune is detached from the original item but not successfully reattached to the new item. If the check is a critical failure, the rune gains the Broken condition and must be repaired first. If a rune is unattached, it can be attached to an item with a Crafting check with a DC equal to 20 + double the bonus value of the rune. The new item must meet all the requirements of the rune, otherwise it does not function.

Rune	Quality	Price	Bonus Value	Rarity	Etched Gear
Antimagic		10000 silvers	+4	Very Rare	Armor, any
Armor Potency	Minor	800 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Armor, any
	Lesser	2500 silvers	+2	Rare
	Basic	4500 silvers	+3	Rare
	Greater	8000 silvers	+4	Very Rare
	True	12000 silvers	+5	Legendary
Autonomous		4000 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, cannot have the Blessed Rune
Axiomatic		4,000 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, cannot have the Morality Rune
Bane		1,500 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, any
Blessed		4000 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, cannot have the Autonomous Rune
Concealment		700 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, any
Corrosive	Basic	3000 silvers	+2	Rare	Weapon, any
	Greater	4750 silvers	+3	Rare
Dancing		9,000 silvers	+4	Very Rare	Weapon, melee
Disrupting	Basic	1500 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, any
	Greater	4000 silvers	+3	Rare
Energy Resistant	Basic	3000 silvers	+2	Rare	Armor, any
	Greater	4750 silvers	+3	Rare
Ethereal		13000 silvers	+5	Legendary	Armor, any
Flaming	Basic	3000 silvers	+2	Rare	Weapon, any
	Greater	4750 silvers	+3	Rare
Fortification	Basic	4750 silvers	+3	Rare	Armor, any
	Greater	13000 silvers	+5	Legendary
Frost	Basic	3000 silvers	+2	Rare	Weapon, any
	Greater	4750 silvers	+3	Rare
Ghost Touch		1000 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, melee
Glamoured		800 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Armor, any
Invisibility	Basic	3750 silvers	+2	Rare	Armor, light
	Greater	10000 silvers	+4	Very Rare
Keen		4750 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, piercing or slashing damage
Morality		4000 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, cannot have the Axiomatic Rune
Returning		1000 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, thrown
Seeking		1000 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, ranged
Shadow	Basic	900 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Armor, any
	Greater	4500	+3	Rare
Shifting		1000 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, melee
Shock	Basic	3000 silvers	+2	Rare	Weapon, any
	Greater	4750 silvers	+3	Rare
Slick	Basic	1000 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Armor, any
	Greater	3000 silvers	+2	Rare
Speed		10000 silvers	+4	Very Rare	Weapon, any
Spell Storing		4750 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon, melee
Subtlety	Basic	4750 silvers	+3	Rare	Weapon
	Greater	12000 silvers	+5	Legendary
Void		9000 silvers	+4	Very Rare	Weapon, melee or thrown
Vorpal		13000 silvers	+5	Legendary	Weapon, any
Weapon Potency	Minor	800 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, any
	Lesser	2500 silvers	+2	Rare
	Basic	4500 silvers	+3	Rare
	Greater	8000 silvers	+4	Very Rare
	True	12000 silvers	+5	Legendary
Wounding		1500 silvers	+1	Uncommon	Weapon, any