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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lobo Lurker" data-source="post: 2668181" data-attributes="member: 25172">Thanks for the mapping props. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I do it as much for myself as for you guys.  I actually prefer to game w/out maps, but for PbP it's really hard to do (and since I starting learning Spanish, my English communications skills have seriously deteriorated).I envisioned the crystalize weaponry as requiring a separate skill... or at least enough ranks in gemcutting to provide a synergy bonus with blacksmithing/armorsmithing (say, 5).  The gems don't provide any mechanical advantage and they're not all that tough as far as metallic weapons go. That changes when you enchant them though (+2 hardness; +10 hp per +1 enhancement bonus, I believe).Mostly, the obsidian and other gem weapons are included here for flavor to so that it doesn't look so outlandishly stupid if I later introduce an NPC who happens to have a glass sword or something similar.After all, barbarians are barbarians, but barbarians from the Red Wood are always armed with obsidian weapons. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> It's largely a flavor thing designed to keep otherwise uninteresting opponants seem more interesting. And you never know when something like that might turn into a plot hook (I try and build a secret into everything I introduce to the game, on the off chance that a PC might want to investigate it closer, or that inspiration might strike me later).</blockquote>

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