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Five Magical Materials Redux

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This is a collaboration between myself, Kraken, Charlequin, and so on.

In a world with better, stronger anima powers, abilities that are powertools for Exalted to fulfil their Caste roles, I thought the canonical Magical Materials were a little odd; shouldn't they, also, be powertools for their heritages? That's the idea behind this system, which can be overlaid onto the standard MM rules without trouble.

There are three modes of attunement. First Circle attunement provides the benefits of Artifact weaponry: increased wieldiness and access to special abilities. Second Circle attunement gives the Exalt the benefits of the metal's lesser alchemy; for Exalted for whom it is a heritage metal, this costs the same as First Circle attunement. For other Exalted, an attunement roll is required and the attunement cost is doubled. Third Circle attunement provides the benefits of the greater alchemy; this is only accessible for Exalted of appropriate heritage, and requires an attunement roll and doubles the attunement cost.

In general, the lesser alchemy of a metal modifies its weapons stats slightly, while the greater alchemy provides a special ability that is useful for the appropriate sort of Exalted.

Orichalque is the metal of the Solar Exalted.

Lesser Alchemy:

Melee: +1 Spd, +1 Acc, +1 Dam

Ranged: +1 Acc, +1 Dam, +50/+10yds Range

Greater Alchemy:

Lunargent is the metal of the Lunar Exalted.

Lesser Alchemy:

Melee: +2 Acc

Ranged: +1 Acc +100/20yds Range

Greater Alchemy: Lunars may use their chosen weapons as tools of Sword-shaping. Their modifiers do not change and their weapon qualities (piercing, clinch/entanglement tool, &c.) are retained.

Starstone is the metal of the Sidereal Exalted.

Lesser Alchemy:

All: +2 Dam

Greater Alchemy:

Soulsteel is the metal of the Abyssal Exalted.

Lesser Alchemy:

Melee: +1 Acc, drains (wielder's permanent Essence) in motes from target and consumes them, on each damaging hit.

Ranged: +2 Acc

Greater Alchemy:

Jade is the metal of the Dragon-Blooded. All jades have the same lesser alchemy, but each has an individual great alchemy. Any Dragon-Blooded may use any great alchemy of jade, regardless of colour and Aspect.

Lesser Alchemy:

Melee: +3 Spd

Ranged: +1 Rate +50/10yds Range

Windjade is the metal of the Air Aspect.

Greater Alchemy:

Briarjade is the metal of the Wood Aspect.

Greater Alchemy:

Firejade is the metal of the Fire Aspect.

Greater Alchemy:

Floodjade is the metal of the Water Aspect.

Greater Alchemy:

Mountainjade is the metal of the Earth Aspect.

Greater Alchemy: