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ArchonShiva · 07-01-2020, 05:11 AM

The text is won’t break. Considering it’s a sort of Fantasy super-metal, for the purpose of DFRPG I’d stick with that. If the PCs find a broken blade, they should certainly poke through history books to find out just what broke it. Interestingly, this text isn’t mentioned for shields and armors, but probably because there are no breaking rules fir those.

Gunk damages it, ruins it, makes it unusable, makes it lose its unbreakability, but does not break it outright. Also, most if not all orichalcum equipment will be fine or better for at least HT 15. And Signature Gear. And Luck will be used to prevent breaking.

For the purposes of DFRPG, I would say Rive etc. don’t work.

I would let it melt just fine, not part of its job description. Acid I would resist with HT, maybe require more applications.

07-01-2020, 05:11 AM	#2
ArchonShiva Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: Orichalcum and You: Just How Good Is "won't break"? The text is won’t break. Considering it’s a sort of Fantasy super-metal, for the purpose of DFRPG I’d stick with that. If the PCs find a broken blade, they should certainly poke through history books to find out just what broke it. Interestingly, this text isn’t mentioned for shields and armors, but probably because there are no breaking rules fir those. Gunk damages it, ruins it, makes it unusable, makes it lose its unbreakability, but does not break it outright. Also, most if not all orichalcum equipment will be fine or better for at least HT 15. And Signature Gear. And Luck will be used to prevent breaking. For the purposes of DFRPG, I would say Rive etc. don’t work. I would let it melt just fine, not part of its job description. Acid I would resist with HT, maybe require more applications. __________________ Per-based Stealth isn’t remotely as awkward as DX-based Observation.