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| {{gems>FAWESDN}} Gems are the magical currency of Dominions, representing distilled magic power of a magical path. They are consumed by forging [[items]], casting [[rituals]], [[empowerment|empowering]] mages to increase their magical paths, and casting certain [[combat magic|combat spells]]. They are obtained mostly through [[magic sites]], making site searching a critical activity for building up a gem economy. Other ways to obtain them include certain [[artifact]]s, some [[globals|global enchantments]], and to a lesser extent certain [[random events]]. [[Blood]] magic uses [[#blood-slaves|blood slaves]] instead of gems which have a number of mechanical differences discussed below. | {{gems>FAWESDN}} Gems are the magical currency of Dominions, representing distilled magic power of a magical path. They are consumed by forging [[items]], casting [[rituals]], [[empowerment|empowering]] mages to increase their magical paths, and casting certain [[combat magic|combat spells]]. They are obtained mostly through [[magic sites]], making site searching a critical activity for building up a gem economy. Other ways to obtain them include certain [[artifacts]], some [[globals|global enchantments]], and to a lesser extent certain [[random events]]. [[Blood]] magic uses [[#blood-slaves|blood slaves]] instead of gems which have a number of mechanical differences discussed below. |
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| As with [[magic item]]s, gems can be freely allocated to any commander in a province with a [[laboratory|lab]], and may be returned to the stockpile in much the same way. In provinces without a lab, they can be passed freely between commanders. Because gems held by a commander that dies cannot be recovered, having another [[stealthy]] commander hold reserve gems to replenish those used in combat magic can be helpful in mitigating damage from mage deaths. | As with [[magic item]]s, gems can be freely allocated to any commander in a province with a [[laboratory|lab]], and may be returned to the stockpile in much the same way. In provinces without a lab, they can be passed freely between commanders. Because gems held by a commander that dies cannot be recovered, having another [[stealthy]] commander hold reserve gems to replenish those used in combat magic can be helpful in mitigating damage from mage deaths. |
