Hello, I’m looking for ressources that can help me understand how Runesmithing/Runemaster would work, if even at all.
I wanna try RP’ing a Dark Iron Mage who infuses armor and weapons with Rune magic, much like how Death Knights enchant their weapons with Runes, but unfortunately I can’t find any specific resources that would explain how the process and requirements would work. I’ve read up on a Death Knight guide that did explain some of the backbone to me but I still have some doubts whether and how it would work.
I’ve looked at Mion’s guide for Death Knight RP, Alryett’s Smithing guide and the Wiki for Dwarven RP and Leylines.
Please help me with further tips or anything I can read up on regarding Runes, runeforging and enchanting.
Yo! Fellow dark iron smith and slight novice smith of runes here!
I think an issue mostly is the fact that runes; as far as I have gone to understand … do not have much limitations. As there is no centralized resource of their power nor how they “actually” work. One can go - as I have done and base it if the limitations of “how” it’s used. What I mean is of course - Runes are just trapped magical element mostly; a spell or a reaction fixed to cause or be “activated”. Words of a school of magic; language or other that will cause a “reaction” more or less.
As such; its wide - you can do almost anything with runes. As yet again there is no centralized lore on them; they just … work.
The tad bits that DO exist are just snippets on how runes trap magical power; and expel it. Much like a battery of magic - where the rune itself differs and changes the response of the “expelled” magic. (WC 1 - WoW lore wiki)
But a good bet is to head out and check lore on the RPG Warcraft lore; old non-canon lore but could prove a good baseline for what you “could” do.
Check runemaster or rune smith there!
(Warcraft RPG wiki)
Besides that - I am happy to see more smiths! I run my IC shop/forge out of Ironforge so do reach out IC or ooc through discord if you want to chat further! Always up for it
Hah! Always happy to help man!
But defo! It’s messy - runes are tricky so I use them with slight restrictions (Morg here is a master at his smithing; but can only tap into and carve simple runes. That originating from golem-making!)
But defo! I just think putting a limitation gives you “more” to RP! So choose a “style” of runes and focus on the level of skill you want Krunen to have; and just have fun!
I hope these ranty posts were of aid! I am happy to chat more on disco if you ever want/or need!
Definitely helpful! Don’t mind the ranty posts at all since you’re good at giving out information. But I’ll try to hit you up over the weekend when you’re home from your troll visit
Are you seriously out-sourcing replacements for me?
But in seriousness, runes are just passive enchantments, etched into things in the shape of written words of magic. Add some fancy reagents, study and sensible limits and you’re good to go.
And happy to help! Crafting stuff ICLY - is a lovely way to engage in RP imho. Really a nice way to get RP that is not passive; but also not too hectic!
While non-canon, the RPG does indeed have some wonderful tidbits about obscure concepts. I looked up the specific entry on the Runemaster class, which states:
The runemaster seeks to become one with the land, but not in the fashion of druids. Rather, the runemaster desires to become a microcosm of the land, seeking to overlay his body with runes in the same fashion that the land itself is overlaid with patterns of ley lines.
That quote is found on page 10 of the More Magic and Mayhem (2005) supplementary sourcebook for the 2nd edition of the WoW RPG (2004). Its a very arcane inspired class in the RPG and all about utilizing the power of the Leylines. It reads like a more extreme form of enchanting. I love this bit too:
Though the arts of the runemaster originated among the ancient tauren, these techniques have been adopted by many races. After the tauren, dwarves are most likely to practice the runemaster’s art, with night elves, orcs and trolls making up a small population as well. Rare is the human runemaster, and dwarven mentors teach almost all of them.
From my own interpretation, the principle between the two is the same. The way a Runemaster empowers themselves works the same as a Runesmith who place these runes on objects to give them the same power of the leylines as a Runemaster does to their own body.
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