| Both sides previous revision
Previous revision
Next revision
|
Previous revision
|
dom6:empowerment [2024/03/22 20:03]
joste |
dom6:empowerment [2026/09/25 16:19] (current)
dalts |
| **Empowerment** is a technique for bestowing [[magic|magical ability]] on a commander, mage, or priest, using [[gems]]. It is a permanent process that stacks with all temporary boosts, such as those from [[items]], spells, and rituals. | **Empowerment** is a technique for bestowing [[magic|magical ability]] on a commander, mage, or priest, using [[gems]]. It is a permanent process that stacks with all temporary boosts, such as those from [[items]], spells, and rituals. |
| |
| Empowerment is very expensive, however. Every path has the same price chart (in its own type of gem), but this table will use [[Nature]]: | Empowerment is very expensive. To empower you spend an amount of gems in that path equal to the new level times 15. The table below shows this for [[Nature]]: |
| |
| <WRAP center 20%> | <WRAP center 20%> |
| |
| Note that the costs above are **not** cumulative, so empowering from not being a nature mage to having {{path>N2}} costs {{gems>80N}}. | Note that the costs above are **not** cumulative, so empowering from not being a nature mage to having {{path>N2}} costs {{gems>80N}}. |
| | |
| | ==== Common Empowerments ==== |
| | |
| | Any empowerment should be done with a clear purpose. Empower costs are expensive but if done for a good reason can provide a good return on that cost. |
| | |
| | Some examples of useful empowerments: |
| | |
| | <WRAP center 80%> |
| | ^ Example Scenario ^ Starting Path ^ Empowered Path ^ Cost ^ Example Purpose ^ Nation Benefit ^ |
| | | Nation with {{path>D1}} access only | {{path>D1}} | {{path>D2}} | {{gems>30D}} | Allows forging of a Skullstaff +{{:misc:magic:death.png?14&nolink}} booster. The mage can equip this item and is now {{path>D3}}. This allows access to the spell to summon a Mound Fiend which when given the Skullstaff becomes {{path>D4}}| Increased [[Death]] access. Nation path access increased from {{path>D1}} to {{path>D4}}. | |
| | | Nation with Earth but no Earth and Astral crosspath access | No Astral | {{path>S1}} | {{gems>50S}} | Done with an Earth mage provides access to Earth and Astral crosspath items like the communion items Sky Metal Matrix and Slave Matrix. | Access to communions for non-Astral nations to cast higher spells in combat. | |
| | | Nation with Astral but no Earth and Astral crosspath access | No Earth| {{path>E1}} | {{gems>50E}} | Done with an Astral mage provides access to Earth and Astral crosspath items like the communion items Sky Metal Matrix and Slave Matrix. | Access to communions for non-Astral mages to cast higher spells in combat. | |
| | | Nation with {{path>W1}} access only | {{path>W1}} | {{path>W2}} | {{gems>30W}} | Alongside a forgeable (with any {{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} mage) water bracelet +{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} booster this boosts a {{path>W1}} mage to {{path>W3}} and allows forging of the Sea Robe +{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} booster. | Increased [[Water]] access. Nation path access increased from {{path>W1}} to {{path>W4}} and ability to make 2 x +{{path>W1}} boosters to make any {{path>W1}} mage into a {{path>W3}} mage. | |
| | | Nation with {{path>S1}} access only | {{path>S1}} | {{path>S2}} | {{gems>30S}} | Allows forging of Starshine Skullcap +{{:misc:magic:astral.png?14&nolink}} booster and if done on a mage with {{path>E2}} also allows forging of Coin of Meteoritic Iron +{{:misc:magic:astral.png?14&nolink}} booster. | Increased [[Astral]] access. Access to one (and with {{path>E2}} two) Astral boosters, increasing nation path access from {{path>S1}} to {{path>S3}} access ({{path>S4}} with {{path>E2}}). | |
| | | Nation with Glamor but no Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath access | No Water | {{path>W1}} | {{gems>50W}} | Done with a Glamor mage provides access to Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath to summon Water Kobolds. | Nation access to Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath spells and sailing. | |
| | | Nation with {{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} but no Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath access | No Glamor | {{path>G1}} | {{gems>50G}} | Done with a {{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} mage provides access to Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath to summon Water Kobolds. | Nation access to Glamor/{{:misc:magic:water.png?14&nolink}} crosspath spells and sailing. | |
| | | Nation with {{path>D3}} access but no {{:misc:magic:death.png?14&nolink}}{{:misc:magic:air.png?14&nolink}} crosspath | No Air | {{path>A1}} | {{gems>50A}} | Provides {{:misc:magic:death.png?14&nolink}}{{:misc:magic:air.png?14&nolink}} crosspath to be able to cast Winds of Death, which is an impactful strategic option. | Ability to threaten significant attrition to large enemy armies. | |
| | | Mage with {{path>A1}} | {{path>A1}} | {{path>A2}} | {{gems>30A}} | Provides access to Cloud Trapeze magic phase movement to the mage. | Enhanced strategic movement and attack options for mage. | |
| | </WRAP> |
| | |
| |
| ==== Empowering into Blood ==== | ==== Empowering into Blood ==== |
