Spare armor that "fell off the back of an oxcart" will usually need to be mended, if not resized.The normal way to fix bronze amor is to melt and recast it, at least in part. This will also get rid of the Pelorian ID marks and Yanafil Tarnils enchantments - generally not a problem for a Heortling who wants to reuse it. (Breaking unknown enchantments could be dangerous, but that's what PCs are for, not so?)
Paul MacLean Anderson
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From: "Andrew Solovay" <asolovay_at_...>
Reply-To: HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com
To: <HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Re: Spare Armour
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:32:22 -0700
donald_at_... wrote:
> >
> > In general though I reckon there's a lot of second hand armour (and
> > third and forth) about. It's expensive to make because it's so time
> > consuming which means those who can't afford new will buy old stuff
> > rather than go without. Of course if it's stored somewhere then
> > someone's going to have to check it regularly to make sure it doesn't
> > get rusty or the straps perish.
>But I bet that "preserve armor" magic is much easier to find and use than
>"make" or "repair" armor.
>Presumably any god with a connection to craftsmanship *or* to keeping
>wealth
>would have appropriate magic. Ernalda, for example, is custodian of all the
>treasures of the earth (I forget which subcult, but it's established). I'm
>sure there's a fairly simple ritual where you wrap the armor in oiled cloth
>and bury it, ....
Asrelia, surely - or is she a subcult of Ernalda these days?
>In an active stead, those treasures are probably buried in the dirt of the
>chief's hall. And it's probably worthwhile digging around in ruined steads
>to see what's buried...
I like this; but of course it will be guarded.
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