Demiarcana

Focus Staff Requires Demiarcana: 1
Price: 600
Weight: 3
Carry Slots: 5
Power Source: None
    When created, this device must be associated with one of the following Arcana Abilities: Actuality Aura, Alteration, Basic Energy Shielding, Basic Pseudogravity, Bolster Adamant, Defensive Energy Field, Energy Ranged Attack, Illusion Projection, Light-Ray Ranged Attack, or Warding; if you are inventing a device of this type, you must have the Arcana Ability it is being associated with. The device contains 8 charge upon creation, and can only be replenished at city forges at a rate of 4 coins per charge. When you are holding the device, you may fuel the associated Arcana Ability with charge from the device rather than insight. You can "mix" charge from the staff and your own insight when using an Ability, but you cannot use two staffs at once (even if the associated Abilities match).
    The hand(s) holding the device count as free hands for the purpose of using the associated Arcana Ability (if required), whether or not you are using charge from it. Hands on Basic Pseudogravity staffs also count as free hands for the purpose of any Arcana Ability that expends pseudogravity points, and hands on Basic Energy Shielding staffs count as free hands for the purpose of any Arcana Ability with "Energy Shielding" in the title.
    Arcane Storm cannot be used in conjunction with any staff-fueled use of Energy Ranged Attack. Staff charge also cannot be used in the first round of combat if you used Arcane Quick Draw.
    This device can be used as an adamant Quarterstaff-type improvised melee weapon. It does not provide Defense if the hand(s) holding it were used as free hands for the purpose of Arcana Abilities on your last turn.
Effects per Size Increase: The initial and maximum charge contained in the device is increased by 4. Increases carry slots by 2. Use Total Device Weight chart.
Effects of Advanced Device: Increases the maximum charge by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency. You can stop carrying the device without losing this extra charge, but it is lost if another arcanist uses the staff.
Miniaturization: 1 pound, 2 carry slots. Requires Demiarcana: 3. Counts as Stick instead of Quarterstaff when used as an improvised melee weapon.
Focus Gauntlet Requires Demiarcana: 1
Price: 800
Weight: 3
Carry Slots: 1. All carry slots are ignored like armor while the device is being worn.
Power Source: None
    This device grants you a pool of alternate insight called gauntlet insight, which can be substituted for the normal insight costs of any Arcana Ability, provided that expending the insight requires the use of at least one hand.
    The gauntlet's maximum insight is 4. It is restored to its maximum whenever you are able to take a 4-hour rest valid for replenishing normal insight, provided you are wearing it for the entire rest. It is restored regardless of how much normal or arcane insight you gain from the rest. When the device is first created, it has 0 gauntlet insight, and it immediately resets to 0 if you take it off. A single gauntlet can be taken off or put on as a major action.
    You may wear two gauntlets to gain two pools of gauntlet insight; however, a hand wearing a focus gauntlet cannot utilize the effects of a focus staff.
    Focus gauntlets do not adjust the armor range of one's arms, but cannot be targeted separately for the purposes of Damaging Objects rules.
Size increases cannot be applied.
Effects of Advanced Device: Increases the maximum gauntlet insight by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency. 100% of the pool is always restored by rest, and lost by removal.
Sentinel's Wrap Requires Demiarcana: 2
Price: 600
Weight: 5
Carry Slots: 2. All carry slots are ignored like armor while the device is being worn.
Power Source: None
    This device prevents a portion of your shielding points from expiring (which they normally do after 15 minutes). Once you generate shielding points with Energy Shielding - Basic (Arcana), your points will not decay below 160 due to normal expiry for as long as you wear this device. It does not alter your point maximum.
    You cannot use more than one Sentinel's Wrap at once (though it does not interfere with a Gravitic's Wrap). The device can be worn comfortably, even while sleeping. Despite the traditional name, the Sentinel background is in no way required by this device.
Effects per Size Increase: The amount of preserved shielding points is increased by 80. Increases carry slots by 1. Use Total Device Weight chart.
Effects of Advanced Device: Increases the amount of preserved shielding points by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency.
Gravitic's Wrap Requires Demiarcana: 2
Price: 600
Weight: 5
Carry Slots: 2. All carry slots are ignored like armor while the device is being worn.
Power Source: None
    This device prevents a portion of your pseudogravity points from expiring (which they normally do after 15 minutes). Once you generate pseudogravity points with Pseudogravity - Basic (Arcana), your points will not decay below 40 due to normal expiry for as long as you wear this device. It does not alter your point maximum.
    You cannot use more than one Gravitic's Wrap at once (though it does not interfere with a Sentinel's Wrap). The device can be worn comfortably, even while sleeping. Despite the traditional name, the Gravitic background is in no way required by this device.
Effects per Size Increase: The amount of preserved pseudogravity points is increased by 20. Increases carry slots by 1. Use Total Device Weight chart.
Effects of Advanced Device: Increases the amount of preserved pseudogravity points by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency.
Photonic's Hood Requires Demiarcana: 4
Price: 2500
Weight: 5
Carry Slots: 1
Power Source: None
    This device increases the duration of Veiled Sense (Arcana) by 10 minutes. However, if you end a use of that Ability early, you must roll d20 on WILL to avoid being stunned for 1 round; this stun will take effect after resolving whatever action ended Veiled Sense early. Removing this device will also end any use early.
    Despite the traditional name, the Photonic background is in no way required by this device - they are simply the arcanists most known for stealth.
    You cannot use more than one Photonic's Hood at once. Sorcerers are unable to use this device at all.
Effects per Size Increase: The duration increase is raised by another 5 minutes. Increases carry slots by 1. Use Total Device Weight chart.
Effects of Advanced Device: The total duration increase from this device is increased by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency.
Mage's Periapt Requires Demiarcana: 6
Price: 7500
Weight: 3
Carry Slots: 0
Power Source: None
    This device causes your Arcana tier to be treated as 3 higher for the purposes of resisting Word of Wrath (Sorcerer).
    You cannot use more than one Mage's Periapt at once.
Size increases cannot be applied.
Effects of Advanced Device: The effect on tier is increased by a percentage equal to 25 times your excess degrees of Demiarcana competency.

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