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Dragonshard carats

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#1
Elton74
Nov 18, 2010 21:05:52 How many carats do the three types of Dragonshards possess?
#2
dan_vk
Nov 19, 2010 10:50:48 Realistically, there must be an industry weight standard (like the carot, carob, or solidus) used by the Houses, but I cannot find any mention of it.

I imagine Dragonshards vary in their mass like any other gemstone. There may even be density varience between different kinds of shards. A Khyber shard may have higher mass by volume than a Siberys shard, therefore even if both shards are of identical size they are different carats.

If you are looking for a measurement for game use, I would use quartz. Assuming all Dragonshards have identical physical qualities, the average shard shown in artwork is hudreds of carats. So you have some examples to compare, this is a one hundred carat quartz pendant and here are some unrefined minerals.
#3
Elton74
Nov 19, 2010 14:24:20 The reason why I asked is that there is a system on teasing magic from gems. How much magic you can get out of a gem is based on how many carats it has. (I also thought of a light-saber that would use Dragonshards as focusing crystals, but that is for another thread). The system works if you use spell points rather than the usual system in 4e. It would take a rework of the system to make Crystalist magic to work with the 4e system.

I figured that House Cannith had worked with Dragonshards that they would be Crystalists.
#4
gladiusstormhand
Nov 22, 2010 10:59:32 Could you use the gp value of the gem instead of its carat value? I obviously don't know anything about the spell point system (sounds like some alternative 3e rules set), but if you think about it, the carat weight of a gem influences its value, so you can have an indirect method determining the usefulness of the gem.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Elton74 Nov 18, 2010 21:05:52	How many carats do the three types of Dragonshards possess?
#2 dan_vk Nov 19, 2010 10:50:48	Realistically, there must be an industry weight standard (like the carot, carob, or solidus) used by the Houses, but I cannot find any mention of it. I imagine Dragonshards vary in their mass like any other gemstone. There may even be density varience between different kinds of shards. A Khyber shard may have higher mass by volume than a Siberys shard, therefore even if both shards are of identical size they are different carats. If you are looking for a measurement for game use, I would use quartz. Assuming all Dragonshards have identical physical qualities, the average shard shown in artwork is hudreds of carats. So you have some examples to compare, this is a one hundred carat quartz pendant and here are some unrefined minerals.
#3 Elton74 Nov 19, 2010 14:24:20	The reason why I asked is that there is a system on teasing magic from gems. How much magic you can get out of a gem is based on how many carats it has. (I also thought of a light-saber that would use Dragonshards as focusing crystals, but that is for another thread). The system works if you use spell points rather than the usual system in 4e. It would take a rework of the system to make Crystalist magic to work with the 4e system. I figured that House Cannith had worked with Dragonshards that they would be Crystalists.
#4 gladiusstormhand Nov 22, 2010 10:59:32	Could you use the gp value of the gem instead of its carat value? I obviously don't know anything about the spell point system (sounds like some alternative 3e rules set), but if you think about it, the carat weight of a gem influences its value, so you can have an indirect method determining the usefulness of the gem.