Post/Author/DateTime	Post
bertman4 01-16-08, 04:25 PM	I have a quick question. If you unlock a weapon or armor crystal with an expansion slot, does it unlock all version of that crystal? For example, if I unlock Crystal of Energy Assault, do I need to unlock a specific level crystal (least, lesser, or greater) or do I unlock the entire thing? And since this particular crystal can come in 4 different flavors (acid, cold, electricity, fire), do I need to specify which energy type also? Thanks for any clarification. Bertman
Skerrit 01-16-08, 05:53 PM	The answer to your question can be extrapolated from the section on th Expansion List (this particular paragraph on p13 of the XECS). A lesser crystal and a greater crystal (for example) has similar but different names, and so are unique (i.e. seperate) items and must be unlocked individually. However, the choice of element is a choice made subsequent to the unlocking crystal so you don't need to specify that bit when you unlock an item. This means you would have to unlock the least, lesser, and greater crystal of energy assualt seperately; but once you unlock a least crystal of energy assualt (for example) you could by one for each element (acid, cold, electricity, fire).
bertman4 01-16-08, 06:09 PM	Thanks! Bertman
EvilCouch 02-18-08, 11:14 PM	Looks like the answer's been codified into the new campaign standards. Items with similar names, such as a 1st-level pearl of power and a 2nd-level pearl of power or a Quaal’s feather token (tree) and a Quaal’s feather token (fan) are considered separate items and each must be unlocked separately. Items that have multiple pluses, such as a vest of resistance, do not have to be separately unlocked. Unlocking a vest of resistance unlocks +1 through +5 versions. As further example, unlocking a lesser crystal of energy assault does not unlock a greater crystal of energy assault but would let you choice both the acid and fire varieties of the lesser crystal of energy assault.