Subject: Re: Enchantment: Ideal Staff

> My ideal wizard's staff:
> Steel banded oak staff/spear. (fine quality)	  $400
> 60 pt quartz powerstone set at the top, 	1200 pts
> grasped in a golden dragon's claw.		  $500
> 
> Enchantments:
> Staff						  30 pts
> Mage Light					 100 pts
> +1 Penetrating Blade				 150 pts
> Limit (self and descendants)			 200 pts
> Link (Major Healing when HT < 2)		 200 pts
> Link (Awaken when unconcious)			 200 pts
> +1 Accuracy					 250 pts
> +1 Puissance					 250 pts
> Awaken					 300 pts
> Missile Shield				 400 pts
> Sense Danger					 400 pts
> Shatterproof					 400 pts
> Scryguard					 500 pts
> Speed 1					 500 pts
> Resist Fire					 800 pts
> Resist Cold 					 800 pts
> Invisibility 					1200 pts
> Resist Lightning				1500 pts
> Major Healing					1500 pts
> Power 3					2000 pts
> Loyal Weapon					3000 pts
> 					Total: 15880 pts
> 
> Have fun!
> Jon Briggs

Just a reminder on two things:  The scryguard has to have a skill level 
associated with it, and a continuous skill level update on it because if 
my memory serves me correctly, the skill level of Scryguard goes down by 
one for each successful "pentration" of it's protection.
  The other thing is that everyone must have the spell listed in the 
spell abilities in order to help with it's enchantment.  In addition, I 
believe that for each person who helps the mage with the enchantment, he 
is at -1 to cast his enchantment spell.  To have 6 mages requires that 
you yourself know the spell being enchanted at skill level 21 or better 
(15 for the enchantment, and 6 for the extra 6 mages helping...)

  Other than that, it kinda looks good.  The biggest thing I have a 
problem with is the idea of link.  The spell description for the magic 
item link is in a separate location than the spell "link" itself.  Also, 
I don't think you can use DELAY as an enchantment (but am probably wrong 
-  I need to check my books...).

  One other enchantment I would put on this staff - CONCEAL.  Place this 
spell on the staff to hide it's abilities such that a -6 (-10  would be 
nicer) is added to the mage who is attempting to use any informational 
spells on it...

Another spell I might consider adding... NAME.  It doesn't hurt to make 
sure your bother can't use it against you while you own it...

Question for Dr. Kromm...  If an item has conceal on it, does it act 
against a mage's inherent ability to detect magic items just by looking 
at it?  Does this mean that a staff with CONCEAL -10, would subtract 10 
from a mage's IQ to notice if the staff was magical?