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{{FeatInfo|type=Item creation
|Prereq=Caster level 5th.
|Req=None
|Specifics=This feat grants the ability to create [[Weapon_recipes|magic weapons]], [[Armor_recipes|armor, and shields]]. Enchanting [[Armor_recipes|armor]] or [[Weapon_recipes|weapons]] through the use of this feat requires a magical workbench. The character places the item to be enchanted, along with all Essences, gems, and other reagents required, into the magical workbench's inventory, then activates the enchantment by casting the correct spell on the workbench. Provided the character is of at least the minimum required caster level, the weapon, armor, or shield placed in the workbench is enchanted.

A [[Weapon_recipes|magical weapon]], [[Armor_recipes|shield, or suit of armor]] can have a maximum of three enchantments on it. Recipe books, containing the required caster level, Essences, gems, and spells to create various magic arms and armors can be found throughout the game. Further formulae may be discovered by a determined artificer.
|Use=Selected.}}

Note that this Feat does not enable a [[Character|character]] to [[Craft Wondrous Item]]s. Also, [[Craft Trap]], [[Craft Weapon]], [[Craft Armor]], and [[Craft Alchemy]] are technically separate from enchanting magical items, and are based on [[Skill]]s rather than [[Feat]]s. Other Feats that create magical items are [[Craft Wand]], [[Scribe Scroll]], and [[Brew Potion]].

'''This Skill Feat does NOT actually make the Armors and Weapons. It only Enchants them with Magical effects.'''

==Gameplay Notes==
Currently, the classes that can use this feat are: [[Wizard]], [[Sorcerer]], [[Cleric]], [[Druid]], [[Paladin]], [[Ranger]], [[Spirit Shaman]], [[Warlock]] and [[Favored Soul]]. Spell-like abilities CANNOT be used to create magic items. Although PnP rules state that the [[Blackguard]] and [[Assassin]] have real spell books, NWN2 treats their spells as spell-like abilities. As such, these PrC classes CANNOT utilize this feat for their 'spells'.

Spells cast by [[Paladin]]s and [[Ranger]]s are considered to be half of their class level (e.g., a 10th Level Paladin casts [[Eagle's splendor]] as a 5th level caster). This may affect their ability to craft items.

Racial spells such as the [[Tiefling]] [[Darkness]] or [[Aasimar]] and [[Drow]] [[Light (spell)|Light]] abilities CANNOT be used to craft items.

* The [[caster level]] of the crafter is used if the spell is one that the crafter can already produce themselves regardless of the [[caster level]] of the item in question. Thus, even if the item can produce a level 12 effect, if the caster is only level 6 and the item requires a level 8 effect to create, the item will not be able to be created.
* The item's [[caster level]], not the creator's [[caster level]], is used to determine success or failure of item creation.
* If the creator must have the [[use magic device]] skill in order to use the item, the [[caster level]] is capped at level 10.

Thus, in the official NWN2 campaign, [[Elanee]] could use a wand of [[Barkskin]] to craft an Amulet of Natural Armor +4 (caster level 12) if she was also at least 12th level. [[Bishop]] could not use the wand to craft at level 12 because his highest possible level is [[Ranger]] 20 and Rangers levels are halved for casting spells (level 10 maximum in this case). [[Grobnar]] (with his high [[Use magic device]] skill) could not craft the amulet either because the 12th level wand would be capped at level 10 and the amulet requires a level 12 caster to create it.

-It should be noted that many of the items in the official campaign that you find can be upgraded. For instance you find a nice suit of armor you like that has damage reduction stats on it, but its only +1 armor bonus and you want it to be +5. You can upgrade it with the same recipe as you would to put +5 on a crafted piece of armor. This can save you a lot of crafting supplies, or get you extremly nice pieces of equipment you could not craft otherwise.

==[[MotB]] Gameplay Notes==

Crafting in MotB no longer requires the use of the magical workbench. Crafting recipes in [[MotB]] are also different. Crafting recipes are listed on these new essences and are no longer found in books. The crafter no longer needs to utilize gems or multiple distilled essences. Instead, various essences are dropped by creature that are killed. The essences dropped are typically too weak themselves to be used for crafting (Volatile Essences). However, they can be combined into useable essences (Brilliant and Pristine Essences).

All recipes are basically the same for each essence power level (Brilliant and Pristine) and only differ in the strength of the enchantment. For example, using a single Brilliant Earth Essence and the Melf's Acid Arrow spell with a weapon enchants the weapon with 1d6 Acid bonus damage.

In [[MotB]], creatures drop essences automatically. These essences do not need to be distilled. They can be combined, converted, or separated using the Alembic carried by the first NPC that joins your party ([[Safiya]]). See the [[crafting recipes]] section for details on the exact combination of spells, essences and feats needed to make a particular item. [[Caster level]] requirements are as follows:

* Level 12: 1 Brilliant Essence (+2 items, 1d6 elemental damage, and weak enchantments)
* Level 15: 2 Brilliant Essences (+3 items, 2d4 elemental damage, and basic enchantments)
* Level 18: 3 Brilliant Essences (+4 items, 2d6 elemental damage, and moderate enchantments)
* Level 21: 4 Brilliant Essences (+5 items, 2d8 elemental damage, and strong enchantments)
* Level 24: 1 Pristine Essence (+6 items, 3d6 elemental damage, and very strong enchantments)
* Level 27: 2 Pristine Essences (+7 items, 4d6 elemental damage, and powerful enchantments)
* Level 30: 3 Pristine Essences (+8 items, 5d6 elemental damage, and epic enchantments)

[[MotB]] also permits as many as four (4) enchantments to be crafted onto items. However, pre-epic level caster (level 20 and below) are limited to no more than three (3) enchantments. When the caster reaches level 21, they can add the last enchantment.

Like NWN2, [[MotB]] crafting will upgrade previous enchantments on items (replace them) if they are of the same type (e.g., fire damage 1d6 can be upgraded to fire damage 2d6). However, if the item already has the maximum enchantment level on it for the caster's level, it cannot be upgraded. For example, a 21st level caster trying to upgrade a +3 Adamantine Acidic Weapon may upgrade either the +3 or the Acidic damage (or both). However, if he adds fire damage to the weapon prior to attempting the other upgrades, the game will kick back a "too many enchantments" error message and the item won't be able to be upgraded or enchanted any further.

* [[MotB]] uses the crafter's '''TOTAL''' [[character level]] instead of [[caster level]] to determine if an item can be crafted. For example, a level 5 [[Wizard]] / level 12 [[Fighter]] that has the Craft Magical Arms and Armor feat can craft a magical sword with a Brilliant Fire Essence to produce a sword with a +1d6 Fire damage bonus. The essence states that you must be [[caster level]] 12 to do this. However, this [[Wizard]] can perform the creation just fine because the system uses [[character level]], not [[caster level]] to determine success.

::* This is caused by the OnModuleLoad script ''k_mod_load'' setting the CAMPAIGN_SWITCH_CRAFTING_USE_TOTAL_LEVEL flag to '''TRUE'''. Setting this flag to '''FALSE''' would cause the game to use the [[caster level]] instead of the [[character level]] for crafting.


* See also [[Weapon recipes]]
[[category:Item creation feats]]
[[Category:Wizard bonus feats]]