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Description and lore
A crafted implement receives a brief reinforcement for the work ahead.
Temper looks at home beside a whetstone, a tool roll, or a shield being readied.
Its appeal is the meeting of magical attention and an object whose ordinary purpose already matters.
At a glance
A crafted implement receives a brief reinforcement for the work ahead.
Techniques and Spells · Alpha v44 reference
Requires: Casting Skill: Crafting. Affinity: Intellect. Requirements: Intellect d6; Crafting d6. one learned slot.
Use: Action · Touch · one nonliving weapon, tool, or shield held by a willing creature or unattended · Instant with timed consequence · 1 Mana
Effect - Resolution: none.
Effect - Defense: none.
Effect: The next qualifying use within duration gains one supplemental d4 to its weapon damage, tool Test, or Block roll, chosen on casting. It cannot raise a die above d12 or grant a new proficiency.
Duration: 10 minutes or until next qualifying use.
Ending or recovery: one Temper per item; later casting replaces prior.
Critical: the supplemental d4 cannot trigger or extend a Critical Hit.
Exception: It does not change the item’s price, Requirement, Technique access, or permanent material.
A faint enchantment settles into the grain of an ordinary item.
The tool rests across your palm; its familiar weight feels newly deliberate.