Divination prism

Recall

Favored by the Monks of the Crystal Hand, the prism is a divination tool used by Moon Mages. As the prism spins in the air, the mage interprets the patterns of colors and light to determine what the future holds. It is fitting that a group devoted to perfection and the identification of personal flaws would excel at predicting what is to come by studying how such colors and fractures echo from the hidden flaws of the crystal.

Where most forms of divination can be performed by anyone, even if only rendered meaningful by those with a true prophetic talent, the use of prisms is entirely performed by lunar magic. The prism is spun in the air telekinetically while the light of the heavens is focused into it. The resulting pattern shapes the prediction, the strongest of which are those least refracted by the prism.

Properties

• Sect Affinity: The Monks of the Crystal Hand.
• Domain: ???
• Prediction Affinity: Skill alignment. Divination prisms have a slightly higher base physical quality for alignment than other tools.

Availability

The following table includes all known reliable (or semi-reliable, in the case of auctions) sources of prisms, with some example wares. Any other wares from the same source will be of the same quality as the example(s). The quality listed in the table is overall craftsmanship, so take care to shop around. In particular, The Future is Now is known for offering prisms that are strong on one quality and weaker on others.

Source	Location	Restriction	Example	Price	Currency	Quality
Dwarf	Leth Deriel		sapphire prism	5000	Kronars	1) Below Average
Passage of the Foundation of Identity	Lesser Fist	Monks	vitreous golden topaz prism suspended from a thin chain	200000	Lirums	2) Average
The Future is Now	Hollow Eve Festival	festival	beryl prism veined with gold	5000000	Dokoras	3) Above Average
						4) Very Good
The Future is Now	Hollow Eve Festival	festival	sapphire prism within a clockwork cage	50000000	Dokoras	5) Spectacular
		auction				6) Masterful

Use

Note:See Prediction for complete details on the general process of prediction. Only details specific to divination prisms will be covered here.

Prerequisites

• A divination prism that has been INVOKEed to bond it to you.

Syntax

• RAISE PRISM to perform a prediction on yourself.
• KNEEL or SIT, MEDITATE <TARGET> while holding a divination prism, then RAISE PRISM to perform a prediction on another player.

Qualities

ANALYZE prisms to see their qualities.
See Prediction for detailed general information about divination tool qualities, how they relate to each other, and how they increase or decrease.

Physical Qualities

Potency Damage

Potency damage is indicated by the refraction of crystal. The more refractive it is the more damaged it is. (I.e. the more refractive it is the more the light rays are bent.)

• The refraction of the prism is comparable to opal.
• The refraction of the prism is comparable to moonstone.
• The refraction of the prism is comparable to quartz.
• The refraction of the prism is comparable to emerald.
• The refraction of the prism is comparable to tanzanite.

Duration Damage

Duration damage is indicated by the prism's balance. The more balanced it is the less damaged it is.

• The prism is very well-balanced.
• The prism is well-balanced.
• The prism is fairly well-balanced.
• The prism is slightly off-balance.
• The prism is notably off-balanced.

Alignment Damage

Alignment damage is indicated by the clarity of the prism and the severity of any inclusions. The clearer the prism and the less severe the inclusions the less damaged it is.

• The interior has several minor inclusions.
• The interior has a major inclusion.
• The interior has several major inclusions.
• The interior is murky.

Polarity Damage

Polarity damage is indicated by the smoothness and evenness of the prism's planes. The more even they are the less damaged it is.

• The planes of the prism are smooth.
• The planes of the prism are well-cut.
• The planes of the prism are slightly uneven.
• The planes of the prism have a few hairline cracks.

Bond Qualities

Potency Bond

Potency bond is indicated by how many vertices are bound to probability. The more vertices the stronger the bond.

• All ten vertices are bound to probability.
• Three vertices are bound to probability.

Duration Bond

Duration bond is indicated by how animated the energy around the prism is. The more animated it is the stronger the bond.

• The prism thrums with life, agitating the very air about it.
• The prism is slightly restless.

Alignment Bond

Alignment bond is indicated by how stable the prophetic composition is relative to yours. The less random the composition and the more it resembles yours the stronger the bond.

• It perfectly mirrors your prophetic composition.
• It has a nearly random prophetic composition.

Polarity Bond

Polarity bond is indicated by how likely it is to cause unintentional internal inversion. The less likely it is to cause inversion the stronger the bond.

• It is almost certain not to cause unintentional internal inversion.
• It is very likely to cause unintentional internal inversion.

Age and Construction Qualities

These are identical for all types of tools. See Prediction for a list of both.

Example

The refraction of the prism is comparable to tanzanite.

The prism is notably off-balanced.

The interior is murky.

The planes of the prism have a few hairline cracks.

The prism is at least a year old.

It appears to have seen heavy use.

The overall craftsmanship is average.

Recognizing the investiture as your own, you cautiously probe the prism with your prophetic talent.

Three vertices are bound to probability.

The prism is slightly restless.

It has a nearly random prophetic composition.

It is very likely to cause unintentional internal inversion.

This prism is of average age and has seen quite a bit of use. It is fairly damaged so its potential for bonding is quite a bit less than it used to be, although the damage is low enough that there is still potential for growth. It does not have very strong bonds, although it is slightly better than a brand new prism at producing higher potency predictions.

Prediction Interpretation

Potency

The more something the other something has the greater the potency.
Disclaimer: The power cap is known to be 20% of the ranks of the predicted skill. However, beyond that all ranges listed are estimates only.

Heading	%
	1-???
	???-???
	???-20

Duration

The more something the other something has the longer the duration.

Heading	Duration

Skill

The something which the prism does indicates the skill.

Defensive Skills

Skill	Heading
Brigandine
Defending
Chain Armor
Light Armor
Parry
Plate Armor
Shield Usage
Endurance
Evasion

Lore Skills

Skill	Heading
Alchemy
Appraisal
Enchanting
Engineering
Forging
Mechanical Lore
Outfitting
Performance
Scholarship
Tactics
Bardic Lore
Empathy
Trading

Magic Skills

Skill	Heading
Arcana
Attunement
Augmentation
Debilitation
Primary Magic
Targeted Magic
Sorcery
Utility
Warding
Astrology
Summoning
Theurgy

Offense Skills

Skill	Heading
Bow
Brawling
Crossbow
Heavy Thrown
Large Blunt
Large Edged
Light Thrown
Melee Mastery
Missile Mastery
Offhand Weapon
Polearms
Slings
Small Blunt
Small Edged
Staves
Twohanded Blunt
Twohanded Edged
Expertise

Survival Skills

Skill	Heading
Athletics
First Aid
Locksmithing
Outdoorsmanship
Perception
Skinning
Stealth
Thievery
Backstab
Scouting
Thanatology

Polarity

Polarity is determined by the something.

Special Messages

Special messages usually indicate either damage to a physical quality or an increase to a bond quality, although it can also indicate a polarity inversion or a prediction averaging.

• The threads of prophecy respond sluggishly to your efforts, as if already strained.

You already have a prediction on that skill. Your two predictions are now averaged.

• ???

The potency bond quality increased.

• ???

The duration bond quality increased.

• ???

The alignment bond quality increased.

• ???

The polarity bond quality increased.

• ???

Damage to the potency physical quality.

• ???

Critical fumble. Damage to all physical qualities, all bond qualities decreased slightly (unless at maximum), and guaranteed to be a nasty curse.

• You sense your prism prevented an inversion.

Polarity inversion from a curse to a bonus. Possibly turned due to skill, full prediction pool, or polarity bond.

Example

The prism settles into a lazy, lopsided rotation. The motion scatters broad rainbows about the area.

You seek the pattern within the refracted light and find two nested circles, one twice the diameter of the other, which intersect at the furthest point from you.

A tangent line is centered opposite the intersection of the circles.

You sense your prism prevented an inversion.

This is a weak, positive prediction on the Attunement skill that will last only a short time. The prediction inverted polarity from a curse to a bonus.

Verbs

• Everyone: BREAK (Destroys the prism), COUGH, EAT, FIDGET, GASP, HUG, PEER, POKE, PUSH, and SMILE.
• Monks: CLEAN, CLENCH, KISS, and TAP.

Creation

Creation of divination prisms is not yet possible. Presumably it will use the Enchanting skill.

Variations

Note: Due to a technical error with the site, the following list may also contain some mundane prisms and be missing some divination prisms.

	Rare
Bronze chain with an affixed sapphire prism	true
Gloomglass prism dangling from a delicate niello chain	true
Silver length of chain holding a sapphire prism set in an obsidian mount	true
Heliotrope prism clutched by a haralun clockwork setting	true
Crystalline dragon tear prism suspended from a moonsilver chain	true
Sapphire prism attached to a platinum chain	true
Sapphire prism affixed to a fine animite chain	true
Sunstone prism suspended from a silver chain	true
Sapphire prism affixed to a steel chain	true
Ice sapphire prism affixed to an audrualm chain	true
Sapphire prism fastened to a copper chain	true
Exceptionally clear dragonfire amber prism on a gold chain	true

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