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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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GM Core / Chapter 5: Treasure Trove / Armor & Armaments / Runes

Property Runes

Source GM Core pg. 225 2.0
Property runes add special abilities to armor or a weapon in addition to the item's fundamental runes. If a suit of armor or a weapon has multiple etchings of the same rune, only the highest-level one applies. You can upgrade a property rune to a higher-level type of that rune in the same way you would upgrade a fundamental rune.

Rune abilities that must be activated follow the rules for activating magic items.

Specific Armor and Weapons

Unlike armor and weapons enhanced with runes, specific armor and weapons (such as moonlit chain or a bloodletting kukri) are created for a specific purpose and can work quite differently from other items of their type. Specific magic armor and weapons can’t gain property runes, but you can add or improve their fundamental runes.