Saltstone (3.5e Equipment)
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Saltstone[edit]
On the quasi-elemental plane of salt, the many layers of dried sea salt are compressed in increasingly deeper and denser depths. At the base, the sea salt fuses into something like sandstone. Mixed with the particular properties of the plane, it can be mined and sculpted into various forms for use in weapons and armor. Saltstone counts as stone, not metal, and is always bone dry even when exposed to water.
Any weapon primarily composed of metal can be made as a saltstone weapon. Saltstone is brittle, but is devastating against any form of moisture and moisture-bearing creatures. The weapon deals an additional +2 points of desiccation damage which can only be cured through drinking liquid. The weapon also causes extreme pain, causing creatures to suffer a -2 penalty on attack, damage, and AC for 1 round after being struck. Creatures with the [Water] subtype or unusually liquid-heavy creatures double the desiccation damage and the penalty. Creatures which do not feel pain and creatures with no vital amounts of water, such as most constructs and undead, do not take this extra damage or pain effect.
Armor and shields can also be made with saltstone if they normally would be made out of metal. Armor and shields give a +4 bonus on saving throws against [Water] effects and spells, and creatures of the water subtype or unusually liquid-heavy creatures which strike you with natural weapons or unarmed strikes take 5 points of damage with every blow. However you have a -4 penalty on saves against desiccation effects such as horrid wilting. Lastly, you taste terrible to most creatures, gaining a +4 bonus to AC against bite attacks and dealing 5 damage as if they were a [Water] creature. Saltstone armor and shields do not have their effects stack, but the recoil damage for certain creatures and recoil damage from biting stack.
Saltstone is so costly that weapons and armor made from it are always of masterwork quality; the masterwork cost is included in the prices given below. Thus, saltstone weapons and ammunition have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls and 1 less armor check penalty for armor and shields.
Saltstone is particularly brittle, with 5 hit points per inch of thickness and hardness 8. It quarters cold and fire damage, takes half from electricity and force, is repaired from acid damage, and takes full damage from sonic. The shatter spell treats it as crystal. It can get briefly wet, but if hit by a constant flow of water it takes 1d6 damage a round, or 10d6 when submerged.
| Type of Saltstone Item | Item Cost Modifier |
|---|---|
| Ammunition | +42 gp |
| Armor and shields | +1,000 gp |
| Weapon | +2,100 gp |
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| Author | Eiji-kun + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Equipment + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | On the quasi-elemental plane of salt, the many layers of dried sea salt are compressed in increasingly deeper and denser depths. At the base, the sea salt fuses into something like sandstone. + |
| Title | Saltstone + |
