The Nitpicker's Expansion to Object Creation

MAGICAL ITEMS:

In JediMud it is possible to create all kinds of Magical items - but to avoid chaos (having 1st levels kill 20 level dragons) these rules for Magic must be obeyed. It is possible to create almost any item. Items can (example) change the <STR>, <DEX>, <WIS>, <INT>, <CON>, <HP>, Age, Weight, Height, etc. None of these changes are directly permanent in effect, but may be so indirectly - example:

Iggy found a helmet of Increase Wisdom/Intelligence (some + modifier). When Iggy wear this helmet - these abilities improve, when he removes the helmet they return to their original state. Thus no direct change has happened. BUT if Iggy practices spells (upon which INT and WIS determines the rate & success) he will learn them much faster than normal. This was an example of an indirect change.

General Guidelines to Follow When Writing Magical Items:

• Never use large modifiers. Guidelines for how large any one modifier may be can be found in the object creation portion of this page.
• Impose a penalty on the item if it has a large magical bonus.
• Limit the number in existence. If you write a powerful object, then give it a Limited flag. As you write the zone file for your area, keep in mind which items are Limited and give them a low maximum number that will load. It is often also a good idea to make powerful items load a percentages or to make their load dependant on that of some other item.

CHARACTER & MONSTER ARMOUR:

Armor class for monsters rangees from 10 to -10. In general, this places armor onto a rough continuum as follows:

 

AC	Example of the effect
10	Naked monster.
0	Well armored monster. The equivalent of plate mail.
-10	Nearly invulnerable monster. Magical armor and protections.

 

Armor class for players falls onto a broader ranger, from 100 to -100. A player begins with the armor class of 100 and gains armor protection from the items they wear and the spells that are protecting them. The following table lists the armor value equivalent for each type of armor. When assigning sale value to a piece of armor, a useful guideline is to make the armor worth 50 coins per level of armor protection. Multiply that value by three for the body and by two for the head and legs.

AC	Armor
0	None.
1	Cloth.
2	Soft leather.
3	Studded leather.
4	Scale mail.
5	Chain mail.
6	Bronze plate mail.
7	Plate mail.
8	Field plate mail.
9	Heavy plate mail.
10	Magical plate mail.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Rare items should only exist in minimal quantities! The occurence of magical protection should be limited since it is easy to carry.

Weapons, Strength and Carrying Capacity

The weight of a weapon determines the strength needed to wield the weapon, these values should be used:

 

    
 Strength

    
Maximum Weapon Weight

     Carrying Capacity

    
 0

    
0

    
0

    
1

    
1

    
3

    
2

    
2

    
3

    
3

    
3

    
10

    
 4

    
4

    
25

    
5

    
5

    
55

    
6

    
6

    
80

    
7

    
7

    
90

    
8

    
8

    
100

    
9

    
9

    
100

    
10

    
10

    
115

    
11

    
11

    
115

    
12

    
12

    
140

    
13

    
13

    
140

    
14

    
14

    
170

    
15

    
15

    
170

    
16

    
16

    
195

    
17

    
18

    
220

    
18

    
20

    
255

    
18/01-50

    
22

    
280

    18/51-75

    
24

    
305

    
18/76-90

    
26

    
330

    
18/91-99

    
28

    
380

    
18/100

    
30

    
480

Notes on creating weapons:

• No weapon may ever exceed 30 pounds in weight.
• There are three general types of weapons :
  • Piercing- Daggers, knives, spears and any other weapon which is used to stab with.
  • Slashing- Swords, axes, polearms and any other weapon that causes cutting or chopping damage. Slashing weapons may not be used by Clerics, who view the shedding of blood to be an unholy act.
  • Bludgeoning- Maces, clubs and staves which are blunt and cause smashing/crushing damage.
• Backstabbing is only possible with piercing weapons.
• No weapon may ever exceed 14 points of average damage 4d6 damage.
  • The formula for calculating average damage is: <#dice>*((1+<size of dice>)/2)
• No weapon may ever exceed 30 pounds in weight. Heavier weapons are impossible to wield.
• No shop-produced weapon may exceed 2d8 in total damage or weigh more than 20 pounds.
• Read the general notes regarding Magic before making a monster-slayer +50 +70 with +800 to strength

Some common weapons that can be bought from shops

Name	Damage	Type	Cost	Weight	Rent Value
Dagger	1d4	P	10	1	Cost/3
Small Sword	1d6	P	60	3	Cost/3
Long Sword	1d8	S	600	8	Cost/3
Club	1d3	B	12	3	Cost/3
Warhammer	1d5	B	50	6	Cost/3