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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dragonfriend7738" data-source="post: 5881997" data-attributes="member: 6691820">If I were to use this mechanic, I'd make the amount of energy stored dependant upon the Darkstone crystal rather than the Shadestone. In the game that we're pulling the mechanic from, the same Shadestone was used to draw the energy from several different Darkstones before it became a Sunstone. You could say that the amount of energy that a Darkstone stores is dependent upon its size- for rough sketch let's put a + modifier on it and work from there. A Darkstone smaller than size small would not be able to be used to charge a Shadestone. Small grants +1, and the charge increases to +2 at medium, +4 at large, +6 at huge, ect.  A Darkstone is a crystalline growth- like all crystals, they can grow in size if given the proper environment. In a mineral-rich environment that is subject to stable sunlight for a period of at least a month at a time, a Darkstone can increase its size by one category once a month (maximum size colossal). This size increase prevents any charge buildup in the crystal during the month, and happens randomly (as determined by the DM.) A tiny size Darkstone shard can be used as a seed to grow a new Darkstone crystal formation. A Darkstone charges at a rate of +1 charge modifier per ? hours of direct natural sunlight that the crystal is subject to.   A Darkstone subjected to a Daylight spell does not obtain a charge. To charge a Shadestone, it must be in contact with a charged Darkstone formation for a number of rounds equal to it's charge modifier plus one. A Shadestone must reach X number of charges before it becomes a Sunstone. A Sunstone shines with light equivalent to a Daylight Spell for X number of hours before reverting back to a Shadestone.  X should be an apropriate number, I think. And the Sunstone could last for days rather than hours, if you think that's applicable as well, but then it should probably be at least 1/2X if not 1/4X.  I'm partial to a two to three hour requirement for the charges, that way even at midsummer, where you've got 12 hours of  sunlight the max you can get is a +4 to a +6 charge into a stone from a single crystal. I'm pulling this out of my arse, but it sounds good to me, and if your Dragon Gate works off of the Sun, having a stone that works like a portable one would probably be exactly what you're looking for, no? What do you think?</blockquote>

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