Magical Crafting: Alchemy & Artifice

Crafting physical magical assets requires time, the correct School, and raw materials (abstracted as a "Material Cache" of a Tier/Complexity equal to the desired item). Both Alchemy and Artifice utilize these core mechanics.

Crafting is resolved using a Progress Track: to successfully create an item, you must accumulate Progress points equal to the item's Complexity value (e.g., 2 points for a Hard item).

1. Alchemy (The Recipe)

Alchemy creates consumable or physical items without requiring a 2d6 Shaping roll to use in combat.

• Time Cost: 1 Time Slot per crafting attempt. Consumes 1 Alchemical Material Cache.
• Resolution: Refer to the Brew Alchemy Move. You roll 2d6 + Mental to generate Progress points toward the recipe's Complexity.
• Pushing the Limits: If a crafter misses a required success right before a crucial deadline, they can intentionally suffer channel strain (taking 1-Wound and acquiring a relevant Condition like Exhausted or Tremors) to force 1 "fake" Progress point, representing desperate and dangerous late-night cramming.

2. Artifice (The Engraving)

Artifice anchors Root Words into physical mediums for instant casting. The crafter physically carves the glyph roots into the item.

• Time Cost: 1 Full Day (3 Time Slots) per crafting attempt. Consumes 1 Anchor Material Cache.
• Resolution: Refer to the Engrave Artifice Move. The crafter (or a willing ally) must also possess the necessary Root Words in their Grimoire to engrave them. You roll 2d6 + Finesse to generate Progress points.
• Usage: Once crafted, firing an Artifice item ignores the caster's Calculation limit, activates instantly, and requires no 2d6 casting roll. However, it instantly costs 2 Ticks on the Mana Track due to the inefficiency of pushing raw mana passively through a physical object.

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