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Jergmo
2009-11-10, 09:00 PM
Has there been any kind of compendium of all of the special materials in D&D? I've been searching, and have found sources detailing fluff, but no actual stats for the metals. IE: Baatorian Greensteel, or Starmetal.

I'd particularly like to get the stats for Starmetal, as from what I understand of one of the given theories for fluff, it'd be a good material for a set of legendary weapons in my campaign setting. However, I'm interested in finding other exotic materials as well (the only ones I've actually found outside of SRD are spidersilk and another material in the Underdark book.)

Dusk Eclipse
2009-11-10, 10:32 PM
Starmetal is in the Complete Arcane, it act as adamantine for overcoming (or granting in case of armor) DR, it also deals an extra d6 to oustiders

jokey665
2009-11-10, 10:42 PM
Armour
Adamantine (DMG 283)
Aurorum (BoED 38)
Blue Ice (Frost 80)
Bronzewood (Eb 126)
Ceremonial (DU105 71)
Darkwood (DMG 283)
Dragonhide (DMG 283)
Dwarvencraft (RoS 159)
Flametouched Iron (Eb 126)
Forestwarden Shroud (RotW 167)
Leafweave (RotW 168)
Mithral (DMG 284)
Netcutter Spikes (RotW 167)
Oerthblood (DR351 45)
Starmetal (CArc 141)
Susalian Chainweave (CWar 136)
Thistledown Suit (RotW 168)
Wildwood (RotW 169)
Ysgardian Heartwire (BoED 38)

Weapons
Adamantine (DMG 283)
Aurorum (BoED 38)
Blue Ice (Frost 80)
Byeshk (Eb 126)
Dwarvencraft (RoS 159)
Flametouched Iron (Eb 126)
Frystalline (BoED 38)
Iron, Cold (DMG 284)
Oerthblood (DR351 45)
Pandemic Silver (CWar 136)
Riedran Crystal (Eb 126)
Rimefire Ice (Frost 80)
Serren (BoED 38)
Silver, Alchemical (DMG 284)
Shiftsilver (DR355 77)
Starmetal (CArc 141)
Stygian Ice (Frost 81)
Solarian True-Steel (BoED 38)
Targath (Eb 127)
Thinaun (CWar 136)

That's all I got, I think.

Thurbane
2009-11-10, 11:13 PM
I asked the same question once, and was directed to a thread at the WotC forums...but who know where that is now with the decimation of their forum system.

UglyPanda
2009-11-10, 11:30 PM
Dwarvencraft is a building process, not a material.

If you count building processes, there's Githcraft & Feycraft, which were reprinted in MIC. There's Gloryborn or something like that in DMGII.

Stormwrack has Chittan and Shell. Actually, all the environment books have some. Frostburn even has something called Blue Ice.

No idea where Glasteel (Glassteel?) comes from, but it exists.

Saintheart
2009-11-10, 11:32 PM
IIRC Glassteel's in one of the FR books, mostly because the Avariel specialise in it. Can't remember where though.

ghashxx
2009-11-11, 12:25 AM
Crystal keep has a pdf for download that's a compilation of most armors and weapons with made with various exotic materials. It's the "Equipment" pdf.

Grumman
2009-11-11, 12:34 AM
No idea where Glasteel (Glassteel?) comes from, but it exists.
Races of Faerun. It's my favourite material.

Curmudgeon
2009-11-11, 01:09 AM
Races of Faerun. It's my favourite material.
Heavy armor that's categorized as medium, with an enhancement bonus that still works in an Antimagic Field? Yes, please.

Grumman
2009-11-11, 01:58 AM
Heavy armor that's categorized as medium, with an enhancement bonus that still works in an Antimagic Field? Yes, please.
Yep, I've got three different builds I'd like the opportunity to play some day that take advantage of it: a Body Outside Body gish with glassteel Mechanus Gear for nonmagical +13 AC superheavy plate, a halfling dragoon in glassteel Sectioned Armour, and the Adeptus Sororitas in a counts-as glassteel Tumbler's Breastplate.

Dimers
2009-11-11, 04:27 PM
There's "crystal" and "deep crystal" in XPH. Special effects of those are pretty psi-specific, though.

Phoenix86
2009-12-18, 09:29 PM
Races of Faerun. It's my favourite material.

I know!!!! :smallbiggrin:

Foryn Gilnith
2009-12-18, 09:35 PM
Riverine is interestingly nice. Blue Ice has some uses, as does Thistledown.

deuxhero
2009-12-18, 09:39 PM
I asked the same question once, and was directed to a thread at the WotC forums...but who know where that is now with the decimation of their forum system.

I'd put the number of threads lost in The Conception far above 1/10.

SurlySeraph
2009-12-18, 09:58 PM
Phoenix86, I'd just like to note that your avatar is the best thing I've seen today. Minsc in a Santa hat > Pun-Pun.


Yep, I've got three different builds I'd like the opportunity to play some day that take advantage of it: a Body Outside Body gish with glassteel Mechanus Gear for nonmagical +13 AC superheavy plate, a halfling dragoon in glassteel Sectioned Armour, and the Adeptus Sororitas in a counts-as glassteel Tumbler's Breastplate.

...wow. Looks like I have another book to get. Glassteel Interlocking Plate, here I come.