Magnesium Alloy (3.5e Equipment)
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Magnesium Alloy
This lightweight, tough material is carefully manufactured by carefully adding carbon and silicates to molten magnesium. It's tensile strength, durability and light weight make it ideal for a variety of uses, though the exacting nature of it's production can make it cost ineffective when the necessary raw materials cannot be easily obtained.
Magnesium alloy weapons can be made with any weapon that uses metal, but only weapons primarily made of metal gain it's mechanical benefits. Thrown and ranged weapons made of magnesium alloys can be fired farther and faster due to their light weight. Such weapons have their range increment extended by 50%. So long as the wielder is proficient with the weapon, two-handed melee weapons can be wielded one-handed without penalty (but receiving only 1x their Strength modifier to damage), and one-handed weapons become finessable when made of this material. However, weapons that deal bludgeoning damage have their damage reduced by one effective size increment due to the light weight.
Armor made from magnesium alloys grant all the normal protection of steel, but at a fraction of the weight, reducing the item's normal weight by ⅔rds. Heavy armors are treated as medium, and medium armors are treated as light, but light armors are still treated as light. Spell failure chances for armors and shields made from magnesium alloys are decreased by 10%, maximum Dexterity bonus is increased by 1, and armor check penalties are lessened by 2 (to a minimum of 0). The material is also extremely resistant to corrosion, giving the wearer resistance 1 to acid for shields and light armor, resistance 2 for medium armors and resistance 5 for heavy armors. Additionally, all items made from magnesium alloys have a +4 bonus to saves against rust effects.
Magnesium alloys have 35 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 15. Weapons and armor made from it are always of masterwork quality; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below.
| Type of Magnesium alloy | Item Cost Modifier |
|---|---|
| Ammunition | +40 gp |
| Light armor | +800 gp |
| Medium armor | +2,000 gp |
| Heavy armor | +5,000 gp |
| Shield | +800 gp |
| Tower Shield | +2,000 gp |
| Weapon | +800 gp |
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| Author | Spanambula + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Equipment + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | This lightweight, tough material is carefu … This lightweight, tough material is carefully manufactured by carefully adding carbon and silicates to molten magnesium. It's tensile strength, durability and light weight make it ideal for a variety of uses, though the exacting nature of it's production can make it cost ineffective when the necessary raw materials cannot be easily obtained. y raw materials cannot be easily obtained. + |
| Title | Magnesium Alloy + |
