Fodinan Diamond (3.5e Equipment)
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Fodinan Diamond
Fodinan Diamonds are essentially diamond that absorbed strange but powerful magic over time. They are extremely difficult to work with, given their increased hardness and unlike most precious stone they can be made into extremely sturdy and efficient equipment. In it processed form , fodinan diamonds are semi transparent and clear with impurities giving them a color ranging from clear blue to purple. Fodinan diamonds are extremely resistant to damage, and as a stone is perfect for those who cannot normally use metal and do not rust.
Fodinan diamonds are extremely useful when made into weapons, especially slashing weapons. A weapon made of fodinan diamonds count as if it was made from Adamantine, allowing it to pierce DR/Adamantine and ignore Hardness of 20 or less. However Adamantine it also increase the weapon's striking power, a weapon made of fodinan diamonds deal damage as if it was one size category larger and increase the weapon critical threat range by 1, this is added after effects such as Keen and Improved Critical. Additionally when a weapon made of fodinan diamonds is used to deal slashing damage it ignore the first 5 points of any DR (even DR/-).
While difficult to handle because of it form, fodinan diamonds can be made into armor and shields. It make for an extremely protective armor, if utterly inflexible. An armor made of X count as being made of Adamantine, except the granted DR/- is doubled, however so is the armor's armor check penalty and arcane spell failure. The armor's armor bonus is also increased by 2, but it max dexterity bonus also drop by 2. A shield made of fodinan diamonds also count as Adamantine, DR and arcane spell failure/armor check penalty doubled as well. The shield's shield bonus is increased by 1, but it max dexterity bonus is reduced by 1. If the shield didn't have a max dexterity bonus before it gain of of 3.
As a last perk, items made of fodinan diamonds can be used as a focus for raise dead, resurrection and true resurrection spells, replacing or supplementing the usual diamond material component. The Fodinan Diamonds item replace 100 gp worth of diamond per 1000 gp in it own value. The item is not consumed upon the use of the spell, however it may only be used as such a focus once per week.
Fodinan diamond has 50 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness of 30. It take quarter damage from piercing and slashing damage source as well as cold, fire and electricity and take half damage from acid. However bludgeoning damage deal double damage to enchanted diamond equipment.
| Type of Fodinan Diamond Item | Item Cost Modifier |
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| Ammunition | +300 gp |
| Light armor/Bucklers | +10,000 gp |
| Medium armor/Light and Heavy Shields | +20,000 gp |
| Heavy armor/Tower Shields | +30,000 gp |
| Weapon | +15,000 gp |
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