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by Conan
Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:01 pm
Forum: Second Age Discussion
Topic: Item Identification, going back to 'a magic ___' on trade
Replies: 10
Views: 3415

Re: Item Identification, going back to 'a magic ___' on trad

Identifying items only reveals the item type for the character that identified them, sadly. The way people get around this is by sorting them into predetermined boxes, like a "thunder fencing" box, or a "fortified armor" box that they can easily reference later when attempting t...
by Conan
Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:26 pm
Forum: Second Age Discussion
Topic: Item Identification, going back to 'a magic ___' on trade
Replies: 10
Views: 3415

Item Identification, going back to 'a magic ___' on trade

I'm not sure if I'm missing something or if this is how it's intended. I have a crafter alt with item ID (still training, not GM yet) but when I use him to ID my other characters' items, they just say "a magic whatever" once they are traded back. After trading, IDing and trading back didn'...
by Conan
Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:23 pm
Forum: Second Age Discussion
Topic: Skill gain with +skill items
Replies: 4
Views: 1612

Re: Skill gain with +skill items

It runs out with charged items/weapons -- those with a number. Weapons it's per hit, teleport per use, everything else it's per equip or a short time interval (eg. bless/invis). Durability, accuracy, damage, and silver mods last the life of the item. So as an example, a silver fortified katana of b...
by Conan
Wed Feb 03, 2016 1:29 pm
Forum: Second Age Discussion
Topic: Skill gain with +skill items
Replies: 4
Views: 1612

Re: Skill gain with +skill items

Unsure about it affecting skill-gain... I would err on the side of caution and say yes though. As to bonuses over 100 (GM), yes magic weapons with accuracy bonuses can do that. Just keep in mind 'accuracy' for archery weapons increase archery skill (increasing chance to hit), whereas it increases t...
by Conan
Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:56 am
Forum: Second Age Discussion
Topic: Skill gain with +skill items
Replies: 4
Views: 1612

Skill gain with +skill items

Hello, I'm fairly new to UO (I played years ago, but just recently started again with some friends here on Second Age). I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere or is somewhere on the Wiki, as I haven't been able to find it. My question is that if you use a magic item with a bonus to a skill,...