Gem/Wand/Staff of Dispelling

[darkstorme]

I've thought about this for a while, and finally decided that it was worth posting as a suggestion - new infusing recipes for gems, wands, and staves to do with Dispel Magic.

Reasoning:
These would be useful tools (in all three incarnations) on quests and against enemy spellcasters.  Often enough (on quests I've been on and quests I've run, at least) Dispel Magic is employed as a panacea against nasty enchantments.

Moreover, because Dispel Magic includes six base classes among those who can cast it, it would be a widely accessible recipe in the infusing ladder.

With that said, the proposed items (see attachment):

• Gem of Dispel Magic
  What it says on the box - same as all the other gems thus created, but usable by the six classes which can create it.
  Recipe:
  • Three (3) prepared spells of Dispel Magic
  • One (1) Fine Alexandrite
  
  
• Crafted Wand of Dispel Magic
  As with most wands, ten (10) uses of Dispel Magic, but usable by anyone (made as a magic countermeasure for the concerned and discerning adventurer.)
  Recipe:
  • Four (4) Gems of Dispel Magic
  • Three (3) prepared spells of Dispel Magic
  • Two (2) Enchanted Aventurines
  • One (1) Shaft of Oak
  
  
• Staff of Negation
  A bit more of a powerhouse, designed as a potent tool against enemy enchantments.
  
  • Dispel Magic 2/day
  • Greater Dispelling 1/day
  • Moraken's Disjunction, 5 uses.
  
  Recipe:
  • Eight [noparse](8)[/noparse] Gems of Dispel Magic
    
  • Three (3) prepared spells of Greater Dispelling
  • Three (3) Enchanted Diamonds
  • Two (2) Shafts of Mahogany
  • Five (5) Ingots of Silver
  • Two (2) Crystal Rod IVs
  
  

(I realize that the last one is a bit out of the reach of Paladins, but come on, they've got enough bonuses already. )

The nwscript code for insertion into the recipe database is provided here, though some changes will have to be made (and strings filled in) for Layo's code:

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//string sKeyToRecipe; // Probably already defined.

string sMenuInfusingLesser3Gems = "This should be the tag for the submenu Infusing Lesser Table -> Level 3 Spell Gems";
string sMenuInfusingLesser3Wands = "This should be as above, but for wands.";
string sMenuInfusingAverageMisc = "This should be for the Infusing Average Table -> Miscellaneous.";

// Gem of Dispelling
sKeyToRecipe = CnrRecipeCreateRecipe(sMenuInfusingLesser3Gems, "Gem of Dispel Magic", "DS_DISPELLINGGEM", 1);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrGemFine013", 1);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "CNR_RECIPE_SPELL", 3, SPELL_DISPEL_MAGIC);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeLevel(sKeyToRecipe, 6);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeXP(sKeyToRecipe, 110, 110);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeAbilityPercentages(sKeyToRecipe, 0, 0, 0, 40, 40, 20);

// Wand of Dispelling
sKeyToRecipe = CnrRecipeCreateRecipe(sMenuInfusingLesser3Wands, "Crafed Wand of Dispelling", "DS_DISPELWAND", 1);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "DS_DISPELLINGGEM", 4);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "CNR_RECIPE_SPELL", 3, SPELL_DISPEL_MAGIC);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrGemEnchant014", 2);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrShaftOak", 1);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeLevel(sKeyToRecipe, 8);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeXP(sKeyToRecipe, 150, 150);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeAbilityPercentages(sKeyToRecipe, 0, 0, 0, 40, 40, 20);

// Staff of Negation
sKeyToRecipe = CnrRecipeCreateRecipe(sMenuInfusingAverageMisc, "Staff of Negation", "DS_DISPELSTAFF", 1);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "DS_DISPELLINGGEM", 8);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "CNR_RECIPE_SPELL", 3, SPELL_GREATER_DISPELLING);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrGemEnchant005", 3);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrShaftMahog", 2);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrIngotSilv", 5);
CnrRecipeAddComponent(sKeyToRecipe, "cnrcrystalrod4", 2");
CnrRecipeSetRecipeLevel(sKeyToRecipe, 16);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeXP(sKeyToRecipe, 450, 450);
CnrRecipeSetRecipeAbilityPercentages(sKeyToRecipe, 0, 0, 0, 40, 40, 20);


Comments, concerns, support or opposition, all welcome.

[Serissa]

I like it.  Infusing as a craft is pretty limited.

[ShiffDrgnhrt]

Me too!

[Hellblazer]

Neat idea, takes some table space but still neat Idea.

[Lareth]

I think it's a great idea as well, especially the staff, as the high level infused staves are quite limited and this will make a very nice addition to them.

[darkstorme]

Neat idea, takes some table space but still neat Idea.

I considered the issue of space in the palette, which is why I sat on the idea for a few months before finally posting.  I came to the conclusion that since it would simultaneously add broadly accessible recipes and adventuring tools, while opening up a fairly limited craft some more, it was worth the suggestion.

I've also been pondering a combination of CNR and the ResMan as a solution to the palette space issue, but that might have resource constraints of its own.  The final call, of course, rests with the folks who actually know how close we're sitting to the maximum.