I haven't seen another thread about this; if you know of one, point me there.
Simple question: can I put gold-plating on top of other special metals?
For example, and only for example, and only according to the rules, not GM house rules: I want Gold-Plated Fire-Forged Steel Tatami-do.
Can I have that suit of armor?
Ah, thanks.
Weapons, armor and some other items can sometimes be crafted using materials that possess innate special properties. If you make a suit of armor or weapon out of more than one special material, you get the benefit of only the most prevalent material. However, you can build a double weapon with each head made of a different special material.
Yes, but only one would have any effect whatsoever. It could be reasonably houseruled to exclude cosmetic effects and weight changes, and I would do so myself, but according to strict RAW, it includes them. For your example, either the gold would melt off when the fire-forged steel's effect took place or the gold interferes with the steel's heat channeling.
Yes, but only one would have any effect whatsoever. It could be reasonably houseruled to exclude cosmetic effects and weight changes, and I would do so myself, but according to strict RAW, it includes them. For your example, either the gold would melt off when the fire-forged steel's effect took place or the gold interferes with the steel's heat channeling.
I probably should have picked an example that wasn't a process but rather an innate property of the metal used, but oh well.
This line:
Gold-plated items triple the base price of weapons and armor and have the same properties as the item the gold is plating.
leads me to believe that gold plating is the exception to that special materials rule, hence the question.
Pretty much, gold-plated items are a bit of an exception to the special material rules, from how it's worded. So, basically, it does nothing except use up a lot of money.
Ah. Yes, you can gold-plate any medium or heavy metal armor without affecting the properties of the special material.
It'd be useful if you needed to look like gold or you needed to be heavy. Fairly niche, I admit, but at higher levels triple the cost of, say, a breastplate isn't too much.
Fantastic!
I wanted to ensure I was reading the text properly before I went and blew a bunch of gold.
Thanks for the confirmation.