Power Components
Power components can be used when performing a mystic art as a mystical ingredient that is consumed by the art. Each component has one or more affinities. In order for a spell to use a power component, its school or descriptor must match at least one of the component's affinity.
Power components can be use to augment mystic arts. Only one augmentation may be used for each casting. If the power component's value is less than the augmentation's cost, you can use multiple components with same affinity to reach the required cost.
Increase Tier Level: You can increase your effective tier for your art. Each tier increase requires power components worth 100 gp plus an additional 100 gp per realm the art is performed at.
Increasing Art DC: You can increase your art's DC. Each DC increase by 1 requires power components worth 300 gp plus an additional 300 gp per realm the art is performed at.
Increase Refinement Capacity: You can your art's refinement capacity without raising its realm. Each +1 refinement capacity requires power components worth 1,000 gp plus an additional 1,000 gp per realm the art is performed at.
Power components can also be used in the crafting of magical objects and alchemical items if the component's affinity matches that of any spell used in the item's creation or the alchemical item's affinity. The power component value offsets the item's creation cost. The value of alchemical items can be increased with augmented alchemy crafting (see Craft (alchemy)).
Table: Known Power Components
| Raw Materials | Value (per lb.) | Affinity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamantine | 300 gp | Adamantine used as a power component for crafting a magic item is consumed by the spell and cannot be use as the item's material. | |
| Body part | Varies | Varies | See Monster Harvesting to see which affinities each body part is associated with. |
| Cold iron | 50 gp | Cold iron is often used to produce alloyed metals, catalysts, and items that interfere with magic. | |
| Darkwood | 10 gp | The bark of the darkwood tree is useful in numerous alchemical applications, especially those that require a light but strong foundation. | |
| Gold | 50 gp | In its purest form, gold is a dense, nonreactive metal. Its alchemical products are useful in stains and in treating swelling, pain, and infections. | |
| Silver | 5 gp | Silver is a lustrous precious metal used in mirrors, disinfectants, electrics, and illusion-creating magic items. | |
| Alchemical Item | Value | Affinity | Description |
| Acid, flask | 10 gp | Acid | |
| Alchemist's fire, flask | 20 gp | Fire | |
| Anointing oil, flask | 25 gp | . | |
| Antiplague, flask | 50 gp | ||
| Antitoxin, flask | 50 gp | ||
| Essence of night, flask | 150 gp | Darkness | |
| Flash powder, sachet | 50 gp | Light | |
| Itching powder, sachet | 60 gp | Pain | |
| Liquid ice, jar | 40 gp | Cold | |
| Smokestick | 20 gp | Creation (see description) | Smokesticks have affinity with any spell that conjures clouds or smoke that obscure vision. Smoke sticks can be crafted from ash, bone, or wood components with the creation affinity. |
| Tanglefoot bag | 50 gp | Creation (see description) | Tanglefoot bags have affinity with any spell that inflicts the entangled or grappled condition on their target. Tanglefoot bags can be crafted from blood, bile, or ichor components with the creation affinity. |
| Thunderstone | 30 gp | Sonic | |
| Alchemical Reagents | Value (per dose) | Affinity | Description |
| Black powder | 1 gp | Black powder is a volatile explosive and is the primary component in fireworks and other explosives. | |
| Brain mold spores | 5 gp | The spore of the brain mold fungus is a versatile reagent, and is often combined with other poisonous elements to create deliriums, hallucinogens, and psychotics. | |
| Brimstone/sulfur | 5 sp | Acid | Brimstone, also called sulfur, has a distinctive odor and caustic properties. |
| Ginger extract | 5 sp | Transmutation | In addition to serving as a spice and as an alchemical reagent, ginger extract has a wide variety of uses in herbal remedies that treat nausea and pain. |
| Keif | 15 gp | When used as an alchemical reagent, refined keif is often sublimated along with other reagents to create new forms of the famous drug. | |
| Magnesium | 1 gp | Transmutation | Magnesium is an extremely light and reactive metal that burns brightly when exposed to air. It is important for all living things, especially plants. |
| Moondew | 4 gp | Moondew is derived from a potent herb. It is commonly used in the creation of medicinal, protective, and divinatory items. | |
| Mugwort extract | 2 gp | Many varieties of mugwort exist; some are used in acupuncture, while others are key ingredients in herbal remedies that ward off fatigue, cold, or even supernatural dangers. | |
| Myrrh | 2 gp | Myrrh is an aromatic gum used as a base for alchemical remedies and as a sticky bonding agent. | |
| Phosphorous | 2 sp | Light, teleportation | Phosphorus is a highly reactive mineral that glows faintly in air. Vital to all life, it is most commonly used by alchemists to create fertilizers, poisons, soaps, and tindertwigs. It is obtained by processing uric acid or bone ash. |
| Quicksilver | 1 gp | Mind-affecting | Quicksilver is a liquid metal with dangerous mental effects on those who handle it. It is most often distilled from crystalline amalgams such as cinnabar and stored in iron flasks. |
| Realgar | 3 gp | Poison | Realgar, also called ruby of arsenic, is a red crystal useful in creating poisons and medicines. It is commonly purified into arsenic, a crystalline metal known as the “king of poisons” for its popularity among nobles seeking to poison their rivals. |
| Salt | 5 sp | Necromancy | Salt is a vital mineral commodity. It is most commonly used as a desiccant and as a catalyst. |
| Saltpeter | 1 gp | Fire | Saltpeter is used to create fertilizers, propellants, fireworks, and preservatives. |
| Spirit of Wine | 5 sp | Summoning | Spirit of wine is purified, alchemically active alcohol commonly used as a fuel or solvent in alchemical items, specialized inks, and perfumes. It is too pure to drink alone, but can be used as a reagent to form tinctures and alchemical drinks. |
| Urea | 5 sp | Cold | Urea is a highly versatile reagent most commonly used in salves and as a stabilizer for particularly volatile alchemical reactions. |
| Crystals & Gemstones | Value (per 1/50 lb.) | Affinity | Description |
| Agate | 10 gp | Earth | |
| Alexandrite | 500 gp | Scrying | |
| Amber | 100 gp | Fire | |
| Amethyst | 100 gp | Telepathy | |
| Aquamarine | 500 gp | Water | |
| Azurite | 10 gp | Charm | |
| Bloodstone | 50 gp | Fire | |
| Carnelian | 50 gp | Air | |
| Chalcendony | 50 gp | Good | |
| Chrysoberyl | 100 gp | Scrying | |
| Chrysoprase | 50 gp | Acid | |
| Citrine | 50 gp | Pattern | |
| Coral | 100 gp | Water | |
| Corundum | 1,000 gp | Metacreativity, transmutation | |
| Diamond | 5,000 gp | Clairsentience, divination | |
| Emerald | 1,000 gp | Psychometabolism | |
| Garnet | 100 gp | Curse | |
| Hematite | 10 gp | Fire | |
| Jacinth | 5,000 gp | Evocation, psychokinesis | |
| Jade | 100 gp | Psychometabolism | |
| Jasper | 50 gp | Abjuration | |
| Jet | 100 gp | Fire | |
| Lapis lazuli | 10 gp | Air | |
| Malachite | 10 gp | Acid | |
| Moonstone | 50 gp | Glamer | |
| Obsidian | 10 gp | Charm | |
| Onyx | 50 gp | Summoning | |
| Opal | 1,000 gp | Necromancy, | |
| Pearl | 10 gp | Water | |
| Peridot | 50 gp | Emotion | |
| Quartz | 10 gp | Charm | |
| Rhodochrosite | 10 gp | Telepathy | |
| Ruby | 5,000 gp | ||
| Sapphire | 1,000 gp | Summoning | |
| Sard | 50 gp | ||
| Sardonyx | 50 gp | ||
| Spinel | 100 gp | Illusion | |
| Tigereye | 10 gp | ||
| Tourmaline | 100 gp | Necromancy | |
| Topaz | 500 gp | Teleportation | |
| Turquoise | 10 gp | Healing | |
| Zircon | 50 gp |
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