Technology Guide - Time Worn Technology + Masterwork Transformation

[Shar Tahl]

Does that combination lead to a masterwork technological item that does not glitch and can be recharged?

[thorin001]

No. It is entirely possible to have something that is masterwork and not fully functional. You masterwork longsword can have the broken condition and your masterwork firearm can have an increased misfire chance.

[Nakteo]

Very very nice laser pistol. Still super old.

[LazarX]

Shar Tahl wrote:

Does that combination lead to a masterwork technological item that does not glitch and can be recharged?

No. For one thing, you can't remove the timeworn condition. and the ONLY thing that masterwork gives you is a plus one enhancement to hint, and the possibility of applying weapon enchantments which by themselves, don't answer the recharge issue any more than enchanting a bow makes it no longer need arrows.

The rules are purposely designed to keep you (and the Technic League) in Numeria if you want long term usage of most of your tech toys.

[boring7]

Timeworn can't be removed without the skill to craft a new one/refurbish the old (necessary craft feat).

I mean, LOGICALLY Make Whole should work, Masterwork Transformation should work, heavy application of mending should work, but it doesn't because Game Balance and Plot Demands.

And it works both ways, +9k year old tech should be dust just from entropy and age, the parts should atomically bonded and disassembled, that's just physics. It's only the magic of the plot that keeps those things working, so it's the magic of the plot that keeps you from making them shiny and new with spellery.

I, for one, ain't complainin'.

[Pondit]

Please keep in mind that this is only true in Pathfinder Society play, outside of that the Prestige class Technomancer is Completely capable of fixing and recharging time worn machinery such as this laser pistol. Its only because this class isn't allowed in PFS, that the laser gun becomes useless after the charges are used.