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Harald387 · 06-30-2020, 10:48 PM

"Orichalcum weapons won't break." (Adventurers p.106)

What precisely does this extend to? Exploits p.83 makes it clear that some nasty surprises (like gunk) can destroy an orichalcum weapon or shield (though it gets +2 to its HT, just like a very fine weapon), so they're clearly not wholly indestructible.

-If an orichalcum weapon is attacked directly (Exploits p.37), can it be damaged? Does it have more DR or HP than steel?
-How do Making and Breaking spells (Rive, Shatter, Weaken) interact with it?
-Can you melt it with the Heat spell? Is its melting point higher than iron or steel (which melt at the maximum the spell can achieve)?
-Will acid burn through an orichalcum lock?

06-30-2020, 10:48 PM	#1
Harald387 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON, CA	Orichalcum and You: Just How Good Is "won't break"? "Orichalcum weapons won't break." (Adventurers p.106) What precisely does this extend to? Exploits p.83 makes it clear that some nasty surprises (like gunk) can destroy an orichalcum weapon or shield (though it gets +2 to its HT, just like a very fine weapon), so they're clearly not wholly indestructible. -If an orichalcum weapon is attacked directly (Exploits p.37), can it be damaged? Does it have more DR or HP than steel? -How do Making and Breaking spells (Rive, Shatter, Weaken) interact with it? -Can you melt it with the Heat spell? Is its melting point higher than iron or steel (which melt at the maximum the spell can achieve)? -Will acid burn through an orichalcum lock? __________________ M2: Everything is true. GP: Even false things? M2: Even false things are true. GP: How can that be? M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it.