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Correction
Remove Strengthening Enchantment from:
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Babeester Gor
Axe Maiden Enchanted Copper Armor
Axe Maidens receive a complete suit of enchanted copper armor and a copper axe from their temple. Their enchanting ritual adds 1 extra armor point to their armor and an extra 5 hit points to a weapon.
Yes.
How does this interact with the normal enchanted armor?
It’s effectively the Babeester Gor variant of Enchant (metal), so Enchant Copper (Babeester Gor variant). There’s no interaction between the standard version and this cult specific version.
Is this some kind of “double secret enchantment” that adds additional HP?
No, it’s just a cult special Rune magic enchantment. Many cults have unique magic.
Why can’t cults, such as Aldrya do this?
Babeester Gor has secrets.
Does it cost an additional POW?
No.
Enchanted copper armor can be hammered very thin and still retain some solidity. This reduces the armor’s defensive value by 1 point, but halves its ENC. Thus, a full suit of plate armor has 5 armor points and weighs 6 ENC.
Weapons & Equipment, page 12.
Would this enchanted copper plate have 5 AP or 6 AP?
6 AP: a Full suit of plate armor is 6 AP – 1 AP from being thin = 5 AP (as above) then +1 from the enchantment = 6 AP
Aside: the copper armor rules are, in general, rife with potential minimaxing abuse by PCs.
You can only enchant copper if you have access to the spell, and the solid properties are only available to weapons. Babeester Gor’s special Enchant Copper is only available to her Axe Maidens (Rune Lords), and the normal Enchant Copper is available to the Rune levels of only a dozen others. See the availability of Common Enchantments here.
Note that uniquely, Gustbran initiates have access to all Enchant (metal) spells.
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