Warforged Body Alteration [Archive] - Wizards Community

Warforged Body Alteration [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Lafarallin
05-22-07, 10:36 AM I'm playing a warforged for the first time. I took sculpting originally just to repair myself. However, I started toying with the idea of altering my body.

I would like to add gems into my body much like tattoos. Basically chiseling patterns and designs and then setting stones directly into my composite plating.

Are there any rules on making designs and alterations to your person as a warforged? Any rules at all covering this? Keep in mind I'm not talking about components because they aren't magical items.

Would there be any reason I couldn't place objects in my body? As an added thought, could I place a spellshard in my forearm, and then mount it in my arm like setting a stone in a bracelet or ring?
Selgard
05-22-07, 10:42 AM I would say, quite unofficially, that non-game effecting, purely cosmetic changes, should be relatively easily possible.
(such as a human getting a tat, isn't exactly covered by the rules, but clearly not game breaking either)

However, attempting to somehow add a game mechanic, or alter a mechanic, should be covered under the appropriate rules.

i.e. no good thing comes for free.
Nat_20
05-22-07, 10:43 AM If i doesn't effect the game play of your character, i mean if is simple just a cosmetic thing, i would assume all you have to do is go to a jeweler or blacksmith have the DM set a cost for it that seems reasonable... I know I've had the DM determine the cost for different color hair dye for one of my characters... he was a naturally white hair gnome, and i dyed his hair purple... ohh yeah, fear this mo-fo's
Lafarallin
05-22-07, 10:50 AM Well the only thing that would be game altering would be placing the spellshard in my forearm. It is a gem for all practical purposes but it acts as a spellbook.

Basically this would let me look at my forearm to memorize spells.
I have used sculpting to place a ruby pattern symbol of "The Becoming God" on my chest so far. Basically I had to have the gems cut by someone else.....and then sculpting to alter my body. (In ECS to create or alter a construct you use sculpting, i.e. homunculs like iron defender, etc...)

Guess I'm just looking for other thoughts here. Thanks for the quick replies.
calronmoonflower
05-22-07, 12:40 PM Your thinking of grafts. So far no warforged crafts exist, but that doesn't mean that you cannot make a few on your own.

Crafts have the same costs to create as magic items, but are non-magical in nature. They also require a feat to make them.

The Crystalic crafts from Untapped Potential would be a good place to start. Though psionic in nature they can be changed to magical and have the crystal changed to metal and other materials related to warforged construction.
feraltibbit
05-22-07, 12:50 PM Try this...

Psicrystals, ioun stones, spellshards, "specified" magical items that just-so-happened to be gem-type...

Use your DM's discretion and your own imagination, esp. dealing with the warforged's classes/prestige classes.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Lafarallin 05-22-07, 10:36 AM	I'm playing a warforged for the first time. I took sculpting originally just to repair myself. However, I started toying with the idea of altering my body. I would like to add gems into my body much like tattoos. Basically chiseling patterns and designs and then setting stones directly into my composite plating. Are there any rules on making designs and alterations to your person as a warforged? Any rules at all covering this? Keep in mind I'm not talking about components because they aren't magical items. Would there be any reason I couldn't place objects in my body? As an added thought, could I place a spellshard in my forearm, and then mount it in my arm like setting a stone in a bracelet or ring?
Selgard 05-22-07, 10:42 AM	I would say, quite unofficially, that non-game effecting, purely cosmetic changes, should be relatively easily possible. (such as a human getting a tat, isn't exactly covered by the rules, but clearly not game breaking either) However, attempting to somehow add a game mechanic, or alter a mechanic, should be covered under the appropriate rules. i.e. no good thing comes for free.
Nat_20 05-22-07, 10:43 AM	If i doesn't effect the game play of your character, i mean if is simple just a cosmetic thing, i would assume all you have to do is go to a jeweler or blacksmith have the DM set a cost for it that seems reasonable... I know I've had the DM determine the cost for different color hair dye for one of my characters... he was a naturally white hair gnome, and i dyed his hair purple... ohh yeah, fear this mo-fo's
Lafarallin 05-22-07, 10:50 AM	Well the only thing that would be game altering would be placing the spellshard in my forearm. It is a gem for all practical purposes but it acts as a spellbook. Basically this would let me look at my forearm to memorize spells. I have used sculpting to place a ruby pattern symbol of "The Becoming God" on my chest so far. Basically I had to have the gems cut by someone else.....and then sculpting to alter my body. (In ECS to create or alter a construct you use sculpting, i.e. homunculs like iron defender, etc...) Guess I'm just looking for other thoughts here. Thanks for the quick replies.
calronmoonflower 05-22-07, 12:40 PM	Your thinking of grafts. So far no warforged crafts exist, but that doesn't mean that you cannot make a few on your own. Crafts have the same costs to create as magic items, but are non-magical in nature. They also require a feat to make them. The Crystalic crafts from Untapped Potential would be a good place to start. Though psionic in nature they can be changed to magical and have the crystal changed to metal and other materials related to warforged construction.
feraltibbit 05-22-07, 12:50 PM	Try this... Psicrystals, ioun stones, spellshards, "specified" magical items that just-so-happened to be gem-type... Use your DM's discretion and your own imagination, esp. dealing with the warforged's classes/prestige classes.