Empyrean Jade (3.5e Equipment)

Empyrean Jade
Summary::Empyrean Jade is a very rare material highly resembling regular jade, it is however harder than steel and possess powerful magic properties. The material is used by advanced magical civilization to craft magical arms and armors as well as an assortment of wondrous items and rings. One of the most notable property of Empyrean Jade is that it does not immediately lose it magical properties in an antimagic field or even in dead magic zones. Empyrean jade resemble in texture but it color shades vary from bright green to black.

Empyrean Jade jolt with unstable energy making weapons and armors made from it hard to wield and wear. In order to be proficient with a Empyrean Jade weapon you need the exotic weapon proficiency (empyrean jade) feat while wearing a empyrean jade armor or shield require exotic armor profiency (empyrean jade). If a nonproficient creature attack with an empyrean jade weapon it take an additional 20% miss chance on all his attack, if this miss chance cause it to miss an attack it immediately drop the weapon. If nonproficient a creature wear a empyrean jade armor or shield he can only take move actions by using a standard action and is unable to take 5 foot step, run or charge.

Weapons made from Empyrean jade resemble weapons made of regular jade but have a unique 'shine' to them. Magical weapons made of empyrean jade do not immediately lose their magical qualities by being in a antimagic field or dead magic zone, the magical enhancements will linger for 1 round before fading and are resistant to dispel magic and mage's disjunction gaining a =5 bonus on checks and save to resist their effect. Empyrean Jade weapons also have the rare quality of being able to tear down force effect, as a full-round action an empyrean jade weapon can be used to destroy a wall of force, forcecage or similar effects. Finally a magical Empyrean Jade weapon deal two additional point of damages per 3 points of it wielder's base attack bonus to creatures it strike, the extra points of damages are purely magical.

Armors can be made of Empyrean jade and are notably sturdy and protective for their weight. Like it weapon counterpart do not immediately lose any of it magical qualities by being in a antimagic field or dead magic and is resistant to dispel magic and mage's disjunction. Magical empyrean jade armor also create a natural shield around the wearer, however the potency of the shield depend on the weight class of the armor. A light armor's shield grant a +1 deflection bonus to AC. A medium armor's shield grant a +2 deflection bonus to AC and parry ranged attack like a entropic shield as long as the shield is up. Finally heavy armor's shield grant a +3 deflection bonus to AC, parry ranged attack like a entropic shield and make it wearer unable to be flanked.

Empyrean Jade have similar properties to armor, light shield granting a shield like a light armor, heavy shield granting a shield like if it was medium armor and tower shield granting a shield as if it was heavy armor. However if both an empyrean jade armor and shield are worn the shield is made even stronger, becoming a hard shield. The shield hardness is based on the weight and type of the armor and shield, a light armor and light shield grant an hardness of 2 each, a medium armor and heavy shield grant and hardness of 3 each while an heavy armor and tower shield grant an hardness of 4 each.

Empyrean Jade needs special preparation so all weapons and armor made from it are always of masterwork quality; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below. Thus, empyrean jade weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls.

Empyrean has 30 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 15.