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Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items

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	===Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items===		====Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items====

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	===Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items===		===Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items===

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			===Spells and Abilities vs Magic Items===
	Like cold iron items, enchanted items are largely '''[[Combat#Immunity\|immune]]''' to '''lesser''' and '''greater''' spells that directly affect them, including spells or abilities that alter or damage them (such as ''[[Transmute]]'' or ''[[Shatter]]''), but not to information spells (such as ''[[Detect Magic]]'') or spells that affect them indirectly (such as ''[[Telekinesis]]'' or ''[[Fumble]]''). This applies even to items temporarily enchanted by spells and abilities such as ''[[Magic Armour]]''.

			Enchanted items are immune to all spells and abilities that directly affect them, including those that alter or damage them (such as
			[[Transmute]], [[Shatter]], or Mundane Shatter), regardless of whether the effect is magical or mundane in origin. This applies even to items
			temporarily enchanted by spells and abilities such as [[Magic Armour]].

			Enchanted items are not immune to information spells (such as [[Detect Magic]]) or spells that affect them indirectly (such as
			[[Telekinesis]] or [[Fumble]]).

	Some '''exalted''' spells can affect magic items to various extents, including ''[[Disenchantment]]'' and ''[[Disintegrate]]''.		Some '''exalted''' spells can affect magic items to various extents, including ''[[Disenchantment]]'' and ''[[Disintegrate]]''.

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	\| '''Spells vs. Magic Items'''		\| '''Spells vs. Magic Items'''

	Like cold iron items, enchanted items are largely '''[[Combat#Immunity\|immune]]''' to '''lesser''' and '''greater''' spells that directly affect them, including spells or ~~magical~~ abilities that alter or damage them (such as ''[[Transmute]]'' or ''[[Shatter]]''), but not to information spells (such as ''[[Detect Magic]]'') or spells that affect them indirectly (such as ''[[Telekinesis]]'' or ''[[Fumble]]''). This applies even to items temporarily enchanted by spells and abilities such as ''[[Magic Armour]]''.		Like cold iron items, enchanted items are largely '''[[Combat#Immunity\|immune]]''' to '''lesser''' and '''greater''' spells that directly affect them, including spells or abilities that alter or damage them (such as ''[[Transmute]]'' or ''[[Shatter]]''), but not to information spells (such as ''[[Detect Magic]]'') or spells that affect them indirectly (such as ''[[Telekinesis]]'' or ''[[Fumble]]''). This applies even to items temporarily enchanted by spells and abilities such as ''[[Magic Armour]]''.

	Some '''exalted''' spells can affect magic items to various extents, including ''[[Disenchantment]]'' and ''[[Disintegrate]]''.		Some '''exalted''' spells can affect magic items to various extents, including ''[[Disenchantment]]'' and ''[[Disintegrate]]''.

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Expiry

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	====Expiry====		====Expiry====

	Every carded item in the game except artefacts expires sooner or later, including resources, crafted items, and one-shot and enchanted items.		Every carded item in the game except artefacts expires sooner or later, including resources, crafted items, and one-shot and enchanted items.

	:* '''Resources:''' By default, [[Ingredients and Materials#Raw Ingredients and Materials\|raw resources]] spoil '''two years''' after harvesting, unless refined or used. [[Ingredients and Materials#Finished Ingredients and Materials\|Finished resources]] spoil '''three years''' after refining, unless used.		:* '''Resources:''' By default, [[Ingredients and Materials#Raw Ingredients and Materials\|raw resources]] spoil '''two years''' after harvesting, unless refined or used. [[Ingredients and Materials#Finished Ingredients and Materials\|Finished resources]] spoil '''three years''' after refining, unless used.
	:* '''Crafted Items:''' Mastercrafted items ~~last~~ '''three years''' ~~until degrading to standard items, but can be~~ [[Crafting#Maintaining Crafted Items\|maintained]] ~~using~~ [[Crafting#Repair Kits\|repair kits]]. ~~Expired~~ items can be [[Crafting#Restoring Crafted Items\|restored]] by skilled crafters.		:* '''Crafted Items:''' Mastercrafted items degrade to standard quality after '''three years''' unless [[Crafting#Maintaining Crafted Items\|maintained]] with [[Crafting#Repair Kits\|repair kits]]. Degraded items can be [[Crafting#Restoring Crafted Items\|restored]] by skilled crafters.
	:* '''Potions and Poisons:''' [[Alchemy Recipes\|Potions, poisons, inks, alloys]] and other items created via alchemy last '''three years''' until they spoil, becoming useless. The expiry of more complex and rare potions may differ.		:* '''Potions and Poisons:''' [[Alchemy Recipes\|Potions, poisons, inks, alloys]] and other items created via alchemy last '''three years''' until they spoil, becoming useless. The expiry of more complex and rare potions may differ.
	:* '''Invocation Items:''' Trinkets, sigil stones, scrolls and talismans have durations between '''one day''' and '''one year''', listed on the card, after which they crumble to dust.		:* '''Invocation Items:''' Trinkets, sigil stones, scrolls and talismans have durations between '''one day''' and '''one year''', listed on the card, after which they crumble to dust.
	:* '''Enchanted Items:''' Ritually-enchanted items may have a set duration, or may require constant maintenance. When the enchantment expires or is allowed to lapse, the item turns back into a standard quality mundane item.		:* '''Enchanted Items:''' Ritually-enchanted items may have a set duration, or may require constant maintenance. When the enchantment expires or is allowed to lapse, the item turns back into a standard quality mundane item.
			:* '''Legacies:''' Legacy items are enchanted items fuelled by a faction's beliefs and identity. Their enchantments must be renewed every '''three years''' via a ritual. If not renewed, the enchantment ends and the item becomes a standard quality mundane item. See [[Rituals#Ritual_Bonds_and_Maintenance\|Ritual Bonds and Maintenance]] for more information.

	The expiry date of any item is listed on the item card, along with any item-specific maintenance requirements.		The expiry date of any item is listed on the item card, along with any item-specific maintenance requirements.

			'''Note:''' Standard crafted items do not have an expiry date and do not need to be maintained. Degraded mastercrafted items should be taken to GOD to be exchanged for the revised card. To restore degraded items, see [[Crafting#Restoring Crafted Items\|Restoring Crafted Items]].

	====Ownership====		====Ownership====

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David.moore at 21:22, 12 February 2025

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	==Item Tracking==		==Item Tracking==

	All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in [[Theft, Assassination and Interrogation\|'''in-character theft''']].		All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in [[Theft, Assassination and Interrogation#Theft\|'''in-character theft''']].

	:* '''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times. Where practical the card must be physically attached to the phys rep to benefit from the effects (it is understood that it may not be practical to attach cards to some items, e.g. rings).		:* '''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times. Where practical the card must be physically attached to the phys rep to benefit from the effects (it is understood that it may not be practical to attach cards to some items, e.g. rings).

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	==Item Tracking==		==Item Tracking==

	All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in '''in-character theft'''.		All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in [[Theft, Assassination and Interrogation\|'''in-character theft''']].

	:* '''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times. Where practical the card must be physically attached to the phys rep to benefit from the effects (it is understood that it may not be practical to attach cards to some items, e.g. rings).		:* '''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times. Where practical the card must be physically attached to the phys rep to benefit from the effects (it is understood that it may not be practical to attach cards to some items, e.g. rings).

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Item Tracking

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	All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in '''in-character theft'''.		All items – other than [[#Equipment Quality\|'''standard''' quality]] items (i.e. a player’s personal phys reps) – are labelled. These labels hold information about the items’ mechanical effects (if any), and are used for recording ownership and tracking charges and upkeep. They also play a role in '''in-character theft'''.

	:*'''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times.		:* '''Item Cards:''' Any high-quality or enchanted item, or item made of special materials, is always accompanied by an '''item card''' detailing its properties and effects, which must be kept with the phys rep at all times. Where practical the card must be physically attached to the phys rep to benefit from the effects (it is understood that it may not be practical to attach cards to some items, e.g. rings).
	:*'''Tearable Cards:''' Resources and one-shot items are always accompanied by an item card detailing its properties and effects~~, which must be kept with the item at all times~~. The card is torn in half when the item is used, which means that the item has been used (and usually destroyed).		:* '''Tearable Cards:''' Resources and one-shot items are always accompanied by an item card detailing its properties and effects. The card is torn in half when the item is used, which means that the item has been used (and usually destroyed). Consumables do not necessarily need to have phys reps, but if they do, the card must be kept with the phys rep at all times.

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	Curious Pastimes understands that not every player can afford to kit themselves out with all the weapons, armour and tools they might want from their first event – or even knows where to look. Any sincere effort is perfectly acceptable, and players and staff alike will gladly make allowance for new players.		Curious Pastimes understands that not every player can afford to kit themselves out with all the weapons, armour and tools they might want from their first event – or even knows where to look. Any sincere effort is perfectly acceptable, and players and staff alike will gladly make allowance for new players.

	Vendors can be found onsite at every main Curious Pastimes event, selling [[LARP Weapons\|LARP weapons]] and armour, costumes, tools, tent dressings and other items. Any number of online stores offer a range of products as well, although players are encouraged to visit Curious Pastimes’ social media spaces to ask for advice on known and trusted vendors – especially for LARP weapons.		Vendors can be found onsite at every main Curious Pastimes event, selling [[LARP Weapons\|LARP weapons]] and armour, costumes, tools, tent dressings and other items. Any number of online stores offer a range of products as well, although players are encouraged to visit Curious Pastimes’ [https://www.curiouspastimes.co.uk/website/socials\|social media spaces] to ask for advice on known and trusted vendors – especially for LARP weapons.

	For players of a crafty bent, online instructions and tutorials cover almost anything one can imagine, and sewing pattern catalogues such as Simplicity offer patterns for a huge range of period and fantasy clothes for fancy-dress, which work very well for LARP when made from more durable fabrics.		For players of a crafty bent, online instructions and tutorials cover almost anything one can imagine, and sewing pattern catalogues such as Simplicity offer patterns for a huge range of period and fantasy clothes for fancy-dress, which work very well for LARP when made from more durable fabrics.
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	:*'''Standard:''' By default, all equipment is '''standard''' quality, with no game effect beyond meeting the need for the item. Players never need to spend in-character money or resources on standard equipment – a crafter can simply roleplay making or repairing it in their workspace, without spending [[Creation#Work Units\|work units]] or materials (although costs for making some common items are [[Crafting Designs\|listed]] for those who wish to do so). It requires a '''phys rep''' but no item card.		:*'''Standard:''' By default, all equipment is '''standard''' quality, with no game effect beyond meeting the need for the item. Players never need to spend in-character money or resources on standard equipment – a crafter can simply roleplay making or repairing it in their workspace, without spending [[Creation#Work Units\|work units]] or materials (although costs for making some common items are [[Crafting Designs\|listed]] for those who wish to do so). It requires a '''phys rep''' but no item card.
	:*'''Superior and Mastercrafted:''' Higher quality '''superior''' and '''mastercrafted''' items always have an in-character cost, and need to be purchased from traders or made by a skilled crafter using work units and materials. Higher quality equipment generally grants some skill bonus or enhances magical or other effects. Such items must have an [[#Item Tracking\|item card]], which may need to be presented to a referee to receive any bonus.		:*'''Superior and Mastercrafted:''' Higher quality '''superior''' and '''mastercrafted''' items always have an in-character cost, and need to be purchased from traders or made by a skilled crafter using work units and materials. Higher quality equipment generally grants some skill bonus or enhances magical or other effects. Such items must have an [[#Item Tracking\|item card]], which may need to be presented to a referee to receive any bonus.
	:*'''Ornate and Signature:''' Richly decorated '''ornate''' items are plated or inlaid with precious metals, inset with gems, baroqued with fine carvings and embellishments etc., adding to the value of the item but otherwise having no game effect. Distinctive '''signature''' items are made by specific named crafters and can be identified on sight by knowledgeable merchants; they have additional scarcity value, and in some cases may have further game effects. Like high quality items, they have a specific in-game cost, and must carry an item card; the value of any embellishments, in materials and work, is listed separately on the back of the card.		:*'''Ornate and Signature:''' Richly decorated [[Crafting#Ornate Items\|'''ornate''']] items are plated or inlaid with precious metals, inset with gems, baroqued with fine carvings and embellishments etc., adding to the value of the item but otherwise having no game effect. Distinctive '''signature''' items are made by specific named crafters and can be identified on sight by knowledgeable merchants; they have additional scarcity value, and in some cases may have further game effects. Like high quality items, they have a specific in-game cost, and must carry an item card; the value of any embellishments, in materials and work, is listed separately on the back of the card.
	:*'''Silver, Cold Iron and Other Materials:''' In a world where werewolves and magical beasts are real, items made from '''silver''' alloy, from the rare unrefined metal known as '''cold iron''' and other more exotic materials are cherished. Weapons made from such metals may grant [[Calls#Damage Type\|special damage calls]], and cold iron items in particular are immune to magic. Like higher quality or ornate items, these items must carry item cards.		:*'''Silver, Cold Iron and Other Materials:''' In a world where werewolves and magical beasts are real, items made from '''silver''' alloy, from the rare unrefined metal known as '''cold iron''' and other more exotic materials are cherished. Weapons made from such metals may grant [[Calls#Damage Type\|special damage calls]], and cold iron items in particular are immune to magic. Like higher quality or ornate items, these items must carry item cards.

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	:*'''Charges:''' Some items – including all items made by [[Invocation]] – are created with a total pool of '''charges''', which are held over from one day to the next (provided the item doesn’t expire, e.g. trinkets expire at the end of the day they are created). Unless the item card says otherwise, charged items cannot be recharged; once the last charge is expended, the enchantment ends (and, in some cases, the item is destroyed).		:*'''Charges:''' Some items – including all items made by [[Invocation]] – are created with a total pool of '''charges''', which are held over from one day to the next (provided the item doesn’t expire, e.g. trinkets expire at the end of the day they are created). Unless the item card says otherwise, charged items cannot be recharged; once the last charge is expended, the enchantment ends (and, in some cases, the item is destroyed).

	Enchanted and invested items must carry an '''[[#Item Tracking\|item card]]''', which may need to be presented to a referee to use their abilities. All enchanted items lose their enchantment over time, becoming mundane items again or being destroyed altogether.		Enchanted and invested items must carry an '''[[#Item Tracking\|item card]]''', which may need to be presented to a referee to use their abilities. All enchanted items lose their enchantment over time (although some can be [[Rituals#Ritual Bonds and Maintenance\|'''maintained''']], becoming mundane items again or being destroyed altogether.

	Most items can be used by any character, but some are more restricted:		Most items can be used by any character, but some are more restricted:
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	The character that owns any given enchanted item is recorded on the item database for reference, and in some cases (especially '''bound''' items, or items that require continuous upkeep) printed on the card. Crafted items aren’t usually registered in this way.		The character that owns any given enchanted item is recorded on the item database for reference, and in some cases (especially '''bound''' items, or items that require continuous upkeep) printed on the card. Crafted items aren’t usually registered in this way.

	In the event an item is given to (or stolen by) another character, the item will need to be presented to the Game Organisation Desk to have the registered owner updated. This also facilitates the return of a stolen item’s phys rep.		In the event an item is given to (or stolen by) another character, the item will need to be presented to the [[General Rules#Game Organisation Desk\|'''game organisation desk''']] to have the registered owner updated. This also facilitates the return of a stolen item’s phys rep.

	====Unique and Plot Items====		====Unique and Plot Items====