Stone of Change - Eldritch Rituals Cookbook

[Tanka]

A few Human barb I know have both Imp Slashing and Blunt.

Granted, a lot of Barbs might have passed up on Stunning Blow to pick up Slash and Blunt as well.

Silly thing to do, IMO, because Stunning Blow rocks the new content like nothing else.

[Tanks]

hi all,

Firstly, I'd like to say that you've all done a terrific job compiling this data!

I have a few questions relating to the upgrade path I'd like to take with my Khopesh blank:

1) It seems that I can mix component focus in the Tier1 + Tier2 upgrade for getting the bonus effect (ie: -EM and +DM for Existential Stalemate bonus of +6wis/+10haggle/+10diplo), is this correct? I'd like to have my Khopesh give me +6str, +6wis, +10haggle/diplo, and goodburst after Tier2...will this happen?

2) Is it possible (given the above weapon build) to introduce another aspect via Tier3 shard combination (ie: Mineral vis a vis a combination of +DM and EDM shards) for adding goodblast (or would it be acid blast?), keen, transmuting, slicing, and hardness/durability to the previously crafted Existential Stalemate weapon?

I've done my best to re-re-read a great many of the posts in this thread but cannot quite feel confident guessing the outcome of the above crafted weapon...can anybody confirm with certainty that this would work?

Thanks in advance for your consideration!

[Borror0]

1) It seems that I can mix component focus in the Tier1 + Tier2 upgrade for getting the bonus effect (ie: -EM and +DM for Existential Stalemate bonus of +6wis/+10haggle/+10diplo), is this correct? I'd like to have my Khopesh give me +6str, +6wis, +10haggle/diplo, and goodburst after Tier2...will this happen?

If I get the question right, yes.

The first focus used reacts with the second one giving an addiotnal effect. See the list here. Please note that the +6 strength is a normal, enhancement, bonus like we can find on randomly-generated belt, bracers and rings. As a result, the +6 strength will not stack.

2) Is it possible (given the above weapon build) to introduce another aspect via Tier3 shard combination (ie: Mineral vis a vis a combination of +DM and EDM shards) for adding goodblast (or would it be acid blast?), keen, transmuting, slicing, and hardness/durability to the previously crafted Existential Stalemate weapon?

Not currently tested, but we can safely assume that the answer is no, simply by looking at the failure of Balance of Land and Sky II.

[Jefro]

Hard finding the post on how they are failing Bolas and if possibilities could exist to get it. Like EA+FW for balance of the elements?

[Ikuryo]

That is the combo that a lot of people have been wanting to try for a dozen pages or more but there have been no reports of attempts yet. Several people have stated that for good or bad they will make the attempt to see what they get but they do not have the ingredients they need yet. We should get the info within a week at the most though.

One person said they could probably make it now but did not like any of the likely results so was not going to bother.

[Kargon]

Just in case anymabody wondermering the lightnaming hammer goes off anymawhere from 5 to 10 times per shroud run on phasames 4-5.
Harry (what nsr calls Arritraekamos, Arrae = Harry) not like hammermer very much

[Garth_of_Sarlona]

Just in case anymabody wondermering the lightnaming hammer goes off anymawhere from 5 to 10 times per shroud run on phasames 4-5.
Harry (what nsr calls Arritraekamos, Arrae = Harry) not like hammermer very much

Forget Harry! - Keensly's gonna kill you for posting a screenshot of him dead...

Garth

[lucid8]

Question for you guys???? I noticed the ones we are having problems with for tier 3 bonus effects are polar oppisites.... Is it possible and this is pure speculation, that the essences of these bonuses must be opposite as well ethereal and material (fire water) ??And the ones that aren't polar opposites have to be the same essence?? Just a thought hopefully someone with more time on their hands can test this theory.

[vyvy3369]

Forget Harry! - Keensly's gonna kill you for posting a screenshot of him dead...

Garth

Forget dead, that happens all the time. How about Keensly greased (8/10/07) or webbed (12/30/06)? :P

[Molotov]

A few Human barb I know have both Imp Slashing and Blunt.

...and some dwarf ones have had imp crit slash and imp crit bludgeon as well

[smithers]

Question for you guys???? I noticed the ones we are having problems with for tier 3 bonus effects are polar oppisites.... Is it possible and this is pure speculation, that the essences of these bonuses must be opposite as well ethereal and material (fire water) ??And the ones that aren't polar opposites have to be the same essence?? Just a thought hopefully someone with more time on their hands can test this theory.

I think it's possible and I still like this kind of idea better than the seems-to-be-popular idea that BoLaS would interact with Tempered. That said, I've only managed to collect 7 larges so I don't expect to make any discoveries at this point.

Again, hats off to everyone who has been taking the risks and sharing their results.

[Zaodon]

Question for you guys???? I noticed the ones we are having problems with for tier 3 bonus effects are polar oppisites.... Is it possible and this is pure speculation, that the essences of these bonuses must be opposite as well ethereal and material (fire water) ??And the ones that aren't polar opposites have to be the same essence?? Just a thought hopefully someone with more time on their hands can test this theory.

While either theory is possible, its far more likely that BoLaS + Tempered = combo, instead of BoLaS (Material) + BoLaS (Ethereal) = combo. This is because NO other combo works that way. In fact, EVERY other combo allows you to mix Material and Ethereal and get the same result. It would make -0- sense for this to be the case for BoLaS and Tempered only. Not even Concordant Opposition works that way!

I would say your idea = 0.000001% likely.
BoLaS + Tempered = 99.999999% likely.

[Missing_Minds]

I've seen something curious about the lightning strike proc, dont know if kargon or anyone else has seen it so maybe its just my luck that it seems but.

When using said kopech (im like kargon i wasnt a lightning strike throwing hammer) I can go a while without getting the proc and then it'll hit 2 or 3 times within a very short span of time. Dont know if its just dumb luck, or if theres a charge effect, or what, but just thought I'd throw that out there and see if anyone else has noticed anything of that nature with lightning strike or other procs.

probably just the random number generator. If you watch you can get more 1s in a row than you'll ever see in real life. And some nights are just horrid like that. other nights can be 20's a plenty.

edit: oh great.. now I'm doing ninja posts in here.

[Xaxx]

I've seen something curious about the lightning strike proc, dont know if kargon or anyone else has seen it so maybe its just my luck that it seems but.

When using said kopech (im like kargon i wasnt a lightning strike throwing hammer) I can go a while without getting the proc and then it'll hit 2 or 3 times within a very short span of time. Dont know if its just dumb luck, or if theres a charge effect, or what, but just thought I'd throw that out there and see if anyone else has noticed anything of that nature with lightning strike or other procs.

[binnsr]

probably just the random number generator. If you watch you can get more 1s in a row than you'll ever see in real life. And some nights are just horrid like that. other nights can be 20's a plenty.

edit: oh great.. now I'm doing ninja posts in here.

stupid 1's.. some nights, I swear the 2nd digit has been shaved off all my dice..

[nbhs275]

stupid 1's.. some nights, I swear the 2nd digit has been shaved off all my dice..

The devs gave me a special D20, it has eleven ones, seven twos, and two nineteens. I only miss on a one, barely hit on that two, and get so close on the 19.

My Loot dice also only go to 57 of 100.

[Zaodon]

The devs gave me a special D20, it has eleven ones, seven twos, and two nineteens. I only miss on a one, barely hit on that two, and get so close on the 19.

My Loot dice also only go to 57 of 100.

I actually have a D6 wiith two 1s and no 3 due to a casting error.
Used to use it back when we played AD&D / 2nd Edition for my Open Doors / Detect Secret Doors rolls.
<-- Cheater.

[Zaodon]

1) Do the effects on Weapons for Material / X / Opposition stack for Tiers 1,2 and 3?
i.e. Do Fire Absorption 10&#37;, 15% and 20% stack for a total of 45% absoption, or just 20% (highest value)

2) Same for "Inherent Resist" effects on Items for Material / X / Opposition for Tiers 2 and 3?
i.e. Do Inherent Fire Resist 5 and 10 stack for a total of 15 Resist, or just 10 (highest value)

3) Do Lesser Regen, Improved Regen, and Greater Regen stack for 7 hp/min?
i.e. (15 seconds x 4) + (30 seconds x 2) + (1 min x 1) = 7 / minute.

[Ikuryo]

Not sure on the first 2 but its been shown that the regen does NOT stack. Highest one takes over.

[Zaodon]

Not sure on the first 2 but its been shown that the regen does NOT stack. Highest one takes over.

Wow, that sux.