Gypsum

Tier: 1

Complexity: 5

Crafting Time: 1.5

A fairly common crystal used in jewelry, plaster, soil desalinator, and mortar, Gypsum is a fairly common material found throughout Ethenrea. The Saurians use the material in the crafting style.

Properties

Physical & Chemical Properties

Selenite
  • Durable I
  • Whenever the item has to make a break item check, it adds 1d4 to the roll.
  • Soluble
  • When exposed to large amounts of water, the material dissolves.
  • Unique to Gypsum, if exposed to high temperatures, this material changes into Bassanite and loses this property.
  • Soft
  • When making items out of this material, the DC is reduced by 1.
  • Additionally, if the item fails a break item action, the piece that is made of this material breaks.
  • Moon-Affiliated
  • When one of the moons is full, items made of or socketed with this material have their effects doubled.
Desert Rose Gypsum
  • Durable I
  • Whenever the item has to make a break item check, it adds 1d4 to the roll.
  • Brittle
  • Has disadvantage on break item checks caused by bludgeoning damage.
  • Soluble
  • When exposed to large amounts of water, the material dissolves.
  • Unique to Gypsum, if exposed to high temperatures, this material changes into Bassanite and loses this property.
  • Magical
  • This material can be used to fortify spellcasting. It grants a +1 to spell attacks, damage, and spell saves to the following magic skills:
  • Divination Magic
  • Necromancy Magic
  • Chaos Magic
  • Bone Magic
  • Celestialism

Type
Mineral
Value
2 sp 2 cp per pound
Rarity
common
Color
generally white or colorless
Density
2.32 g/cm^3