physically carried away by their parents, protesting loudly. Richter walked over to the central anvil and took out the first item he intended to deconstruct, the battered and beaten Life dagger.
He looked at Krom, “So how does this work? And how can we improve our chances that the Forge learns the enchantment?”
Krom raised both hands in a shrug, “Your guess be as good as mine, yer Lordship. I do believe that it be a matter of luck. Most likely when the Forge levels up we will have a better chance, but if there be a knack to this, I do na know it.”
Sigh, things could never be easy, Richter thought. Nonetheless, there was only one way forward. He placed one hand on the anvil and with the other, held the Life dagger to the green metal. A prompt appeared:
You have brought an enchanted weapon in contact with the Forge of Heavens: Steel Dagger of Life. Do you want to deconstruct this weapon for a chance to have the enchantment stored for future use? Yes or No?
Richter chose ‘Yes.’
Sparkles of white light began to surround the dagger. The light began orbiting the weapon in Richter’s hand and grew bright enough to be uncomfortable to look at. After a few seconds, the light stopped swirling and leeched into the anvil. The dagger itself fell to dust. The luminous dots could be seen swirling in the heart of the anvil before coalescing into a solitary point of golden light. It hung fixed in one place, though the intensity of the light slowly waxed and waned. Richter could faintly hear the sound of a bell chiming.
Your Forge of Heavens has learned the enchantment: Life Damage. Using the Forge of Heavens now provides the chance to learn this enchantment.
Home run right out of the gate, Richter thought excitedly. He pulled out the next item, the Minor Ring of Stealth. Once again, he placed one hand on the Forge and pressed the ring down on the Forge with the other. He received a different prompt this time, however.
You have brought an enchanted item in contact with the Forge of Heavens, but this category of item cannot be deconstructed by the Forge.
Richter grimaced, but supposed it made sense. A ring wasn’t exactly arms or armor. He drew a sprite arrow from his quiver. He didn’t know if the +1 was due to an enchantment or was intrinsic to how the arrows were made, but it didn’t hurt to try.
This time, he didn’t even receive a prompt. He put the sprite arrow away in frustration and removed another arrow from his Bag of Holding. Richter’s heart beat faster in anticipation as motes of white light began to swirl around it. The bright twinkles drained into the Forge and this time a blue light was kindled within the central anvil.
Your Forge of Heavens has learned the enchantment: Freeze Damage. Using the Forge of Heavens now provides the chance to learn this enchantment.
Yea boy! Richter gave a double fist pump and Krom clapped him on the back. Randolphus spoke up asking for a report on what was happening. Richter told him about the successful enchantments and also about how the ring wouldn’t work. It all triggered the chamberlain scratching more notes down.
Not all of Richter’s attempts were successful. The next two magic arrows, Flame and Poison, failed to be absorbed. They still faded to ash, but the swirling light just cascaded along the outside of the anvil and did not kindle a light within it. Regretful over the waste, he brought something out of his Bag that he hadn’t wanted to use. He was about to drink the potion when someone called out, “Stop!”
Beyan had apparently not heeded Richter’s instruction to leave the Forge. “My Lord! If that potion is what I think it is, then it is very valuable! May I see it?”
Richter was starting to get annoyed with the gnome, but he still handed it over. Beyan oohed and aahed over the silvery potion for a full minute before Richter lost his patience, “Well?! What
He looked at Krom, “So how does this work? And how can we improve our chances that the Forge learns the enchantment?”
Krom raised both hands in a shrug, “Your guess be as good as mine, yer Lordship. I do believe that it be a matter of luck. Most likely when the Forge levels up we will have a better chance, but if there be a knack to this, I do na know it.”
Sigh, things could never be easy, Richter thought. Nonetheless, there was only one way forward. He placed one hand on the anvil and with the other, held the Life dagger to the green metal. A prompt appeared:
You have brought an enchanted weapon in contact with the Forge of Heavens: Steel Dagger of Life. Do you want to deconstruct this weapon for a chance to have the enchantment stored for future use? Yes or No?
Richter chose ‘Yes.’
Sparkles of white light began to surround the dagger. The light began orbiting the weapon in Richter’s hand and grew bright enough to be uncomfortable to look at. After a few seconds, the light stopped swirling and leeched into the anvil. The dagger itself fell to dust. The luminous dots could be seen swirling in the heart of the anvil before coalescing into a solitary point of golden light. It hung fixed in one place, though the intensity of the light slowly waxed and waned. Richter could faintly hear the sound of a bell chiming.
Your Forge of Heavens has learned the enchantment: Life Damage. Using the Forge of Heavens now provides the chance to learn this enchantment.
Home run right out of the gate, Richter thought excitedly. He pulled out the next item, the Minor Ring of Stealth. Once again, he placed one hand on the Forge and pressed the ring down on the Forge with the other. He received a different prompt this time, however.
You have brought an enchanted item in contact with the Forge of Heavens, but this category of item cannot be deconstructed by the Forge.
Richter grimaced, but supposed it made sense. A ring wasn’t exactly arms or armor. He drew a sprite arrow from his quiver. He didn’t know if the +1 was due to an enchantment or was intrinsic to how the arrows were made, but it didn’t hurt to try.
This time, he didn’t even receive a prompt. He put the sprite arrow away in frustration and removed another arrow from his Bag of Holding. Richter’s heart beat faster in anticipation as motes of white light began to swirl around it. The bright twinkles drained into the Forge and this time a blue light was kindled within the central anvil.
Your Forge of Heavens has learned the enchantment: Freeze Damage. Using the Forge of Heavens now provides the chance to learn this enchantment.
Yea boy! Richter gave a double fist pump and Krom clapped him on the back. Randolphus spoke up asking for a report on what was happening. Richter told him about the successful enchantments and also about how the ring wouldn’t work. It all triggered the chamberlain scratching more notes down.
Not all of Richter’s attempts were successful. The next two magic arrows, Flame and Poison, failed to be absorbed. They still faded to ash, but the swirling light just cascaded along the outside of the anvil and did not kindle a light within it. Regretful over the waste, he brought something out of his Bag that he hadn’t wanted to use. He was about to drink the potion when someone called out, “Stop!”
Beyan had apparently not heeded Richter’s instruction to leave the Forge. “My Lord! If that potion is what I think it is, then it is very valuable! May I see it?”
Richter was starting to get annoyed with the gnome, but he still handed it over. Beyan oohed and aahed over the silvery potion for a full minute before Richter lost his patience, “Well?! What
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