Heres a copy of the overview I posted on my guilds website to let you know just whats goin on in new j/c. all of this is on here elsewhere, but this is a good summary...just thought id share:
ok..my last post has specifics but let me try and explain this more simply.
You can wear up to 8 items
2) rings
2) earrings
2) bracers
1) veil
1) necklace
The items themselves have no stats..just three augment slots.
one primary slot (type 11)
and two secondary slots (type 10)
Now the items can be made out of all sorts of metals...Ill use the top three
velium, palladium and dwerium.
if you use dwerium, then you get all (100%) of the augments stats...so say the augment gives you +100 mana, then you get 100 mana.
if you use palladium, you get 76% of the stats (100mana aug only gives you 76 mana)
velium gives you 56% of the stats.
Whats really nice however is that you can start a twink on the velium stuff and the augs can be reused into palladium or dwerium as you get the drops...solvents are like 50plat or so, so not crazy expensive like the older augment resealers.
and oh yea..heres a biggie...there is NO level limitations on any of the items so this is perfect twink gear.
Now the augments just as easy....certain items give you certain stats...most of the drops only give you one or two stats...the big three items to look for are:
prestigitase
harmonagate and
taaffeite.
These all give stats to hp/mana/stats and resists....all I would say to use in 7 out of 8 augs. Depending on how they are cut varies the stats...prestitgitase adds to two stats +17 per item and taaffeite adds to four stats..
for example
prestiditase with an oval cut adds:
AC: 14 STR: 17 WIS: 17 HP: 150 MANA: 150 END: 150 FR: 17 CR: 17
while taffeite oval cut adds:
AC: 19 STR: 23 DEX: 23 WIS: 23 INT: 23 HP/Mana/END: 250 FR: 23 DR: 23 CR: 23 MR: 23 PR: 23
And dont forget that you can add two other augs to it...since those are the type 11 primary augs, you add two type 10 secondary augs...only rule is that you cant add two of the same thing to the same item.
type 10 augs are CHEAP
for example a type 10 aug that adds 100 mana is made by cutting an emerald...thats it..no other rare or hard to find stuff...
In a typical setup, id say get all 8 pieces...velium to dwerium...then add your type 11 augs to 7 of em, and leave the 8th item for somethin special...they have a +7 mana regen, or hp regen aug, or whatever else you want...everything from +22 to three stats to faerune.
Then add 8 + mana augs and 8 +hp augs...
Assuming you wanna twink a new cleric, and use the minimum...velium and prestidigase, lets use a typical setup and with the 8 pieces you get:
ac 55, str 67 wis 67 hp1036 mana 1036 end 1036 fr 67 cr 67 and mana regen +5
swap out the velium for dwerium and you get
ac 98 str 119 wis 119 hp 1850 mana 1850 end 1850 fr 119 cr 119 and mana rege +7
swap out to dwerium AND taaffeite and you get
ac 133 str 161 wis 161 dex 161 agi 161 mr 161 pr 161 fr 161 cr 161 hp 2550 mana 2550 and end 2550 and mana regen +7
the spreadsheet posted on this same board gives you details on how you can change those stats...less str for more dex etc...less wis for more sta...the possibilities are endless, but that should give you an idea.
ALL this stuff is pretty easy..ive had one failure in like 40 combines so far, so yea, its possible, but rare.
Hope this helps.....
ok..my last post has specifics but let me try and explain this more simply.
You can wear up to 8 items
2) rings
2) earrings
2) bracers
1) veil
1) necklace
The items themselves have no stats..just three augment slots.
one primary slot (type 11)
and two secondary slots (type 10)
Now the items can be made out of all sorts of metals...Ill use the top three
velium, palladium and dwerium.
if you use dwerium, then you get all (100%) of the augments stats...so say the augment gives you +100 mana, then you get 100 mana.
if you use palladium, you get 76% of the stats (100mana aug only gives you 76 mana)
velium gives you 56% of the stats.
Whats really nice however is that you can start a twink on the velium stuff and the augs can be reused into palladium or dwerium as you get the drops...solvents are like 50plat or so, so not crazy expensive like the older augment resealers.
and oh yea..heres a biggie...there is NO level limitations on any of the items so this is perfect twink gear.
Now the augments just as easy....certain items give you certain stats...most of the drops only give you one or two stats...the big three items to look for are:
prestigitase
harmonagate and
taaffeite.
These all give stats to hp/mana/stats and resists....all I would say to use in 7 out of 8 augs. Depending on how they are cut varies the stats...prestitgitase adds to two stats +17 per item and taaffeite adds to four stats..
for example
prestiditase with an oval cut adds:
AC: 14 STR: 17 WIS: 17 HP: 150 MANA: 150 END: 150 FR: 17 CR: 17
while taffeite oval cut adds:
AC: 19 STR: 23 DEX: 23 WIS: 23 INT: 23 HP/Mana/END: 250 FR: 23 DR: 23 CR: 23 MR: 23 PR: 23
And dont forget that you can add two other augs to it...since those are the type 11 primary augs, you add two type 10 secondary augs...only rule is that you cant add two of the same thing to the same item.
type 10 augs are CHEAP
for example a type 10 aug that adds 100 mana is made by cutting an emerald...thats it..no other rare or hard to find stuff...
In a typical setup, id say get all 8 pieces...velium to dwerium...then add your type 11 augs to 7 of em, and leave the 8th item for somethin special...they have a +7 mana regen, or hp regen aug, or whatever else you want...everything from +22 to three stats to faerune.
Then add 8 + mana augs and 8 +hp augs...
Assuming you wanna twink a new cleric, and use the minimum...velium and prestidigase, lets use a typical setup and with the 8 pieces you get:
ac 55, str 67 wis 67 hp1036 mana 1036 end 1036 fr 67 cr 67 and mana regen +5
swap out the velium for dwerium and you get
ac 98 str 119 wis 119 hp 1850 mana 1850 end 1850 fr 119 cr 119 and mana rege +7
swap out to dwerium AND taaffeite and you get
ac 133 str 161 wis 161 dex 161 agi 161 mr 161 pr 161 fr 161 cr 161 hp 2550 mana 2550 and end 2550 and mana regen +7
the spreadsheet posted on this same board gives you details on how you can change those stats...less str for more dex etc...less wis for more sta...the possibilities are endless, but that should give you an idea.
ALL this stuff is pretty easy..ive had one failure in like 40 combines so far, so yea, its possible, but rare.
Hope this helps.....