Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

Lore: Forged by the reclusive sages of the Abyssal Archive, the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy is a unique and enigmatic artifact on the world of Saṃsāra. These sages, possessing an unparalleled mastery of numbers and the deep mysteries of the oceans, crafted this abacus as a tool to channel the currents of financial energies that flow through the underwater realms. Its creation was inspired by the harmonious dance of tentacles in the underwater world, symbolizing the interconnectedness of all things.

Description: The Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy is a circular abacus made from iridescent coral and adorned with shimmering pearls. Suspended on fine chains, the abacus can be comfortably worn over the wearer’s tentacles, its radiant hues mirroring the shifting colors of the sea. The abacus features intricate, rune-like symbols carved into each bead, each representing an element of the financial and accounting world.

Tier One Stats:

• Rarity: Common
• Color: Iridescent blue and green
• Slots: 1 (worn over tentacles)
• Cost: 50 gold pieces
• Tags: Aquatic, Magical, Accounting, Arcane Tools, Oceanic Lore, Tentacled Gear, Elemental Water, Undersea Trade, Financial Enhancement, Rune-Inscribed, Magical Instrument, Mystical Beads, Hydromantic Focus
• Use: As the wearer engages in financial transactions or mathematical calculations, the abacus enhances their abilities with a touch of aquatic magic. It grants advantage on any skill checks related to accounting, commerce, and financial negotiations. Additionally, once per day, the wearer can use the abacus to cast the “Create Water” spell.

Additional Information: The Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy carries a faint resonance of the underwater currents, and those who are in tune with the ebb and flow of the oceans find themselves drawn to it. While primarily designed for water breathers, this artifact can also adapt to avatars born in various environments, resonating with their own unique energies.

As the abacus is used, its beads seem to shift and dance with a life of their own, almost as if mirroring the tentacles that it is worn over. Rumors persist that deep within the Abyssal Archive, there exist even more potent versions of this abacus, crafted with rare and mythical materials, each with its own specialized powers.

Bearer of the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy, your path through the world of Saṃsāra is intertwined with the currents of finance and the intricate dance of numbers. May you find wisdom in its symbols and prosperity in its magic.

Shops Where the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy Might Be Bought and Sold in Saṃsāra:

• The Abyssal Archive Outpost
  • Location: Submerged within the coral labyrinths of the deep city Tethralune, found in the trench-bordered nation of Nautheris.
  • Shop Type: Scholarly enclave and magical repository run by retired sages of the deep.
  • Environment: Bioluminescent coral shelves and glowing ink-script tomes.
  • Vendor Attitude: Formal, ritualized transactions; expect a question to test your knowledge of aquatic numerology.
  • Cost: 35–45 gold pieces (discounted for those with proof of lineage or service to underwater cities).
• Pearl and Ledger
  • Location: Port city of Vel-Tamar, located on the border of sea and land.
  • Shop Type: A hybrid tradepost and alchemical exchange focused on seaborne commerce.
  • Environment: Wooden counters lacquered with waterproof sealants; walls lined with scrolls and coral-crate inventories.
  • Vendor Attitude: Businesslike, calculating; they price based on perceived wealth of the customer.
  • Cost: 50–65 gold pieces (standard rate; negotiable via successful commerce checks).
• Gills and Glyphs
  • Location: Market bazaar of the floating island Zephyron’s Drift that specializes in rare aquatic and airborne gear.
  • Shop Type: Specialty boutique for aquatic-compatible magical items.
  • Environment: Water channels running along the floor, enchanted mist cooling the air; spellforms hovering in aquamarine light.
  • Vendor Attitude: Curious and whimsical; trades accepted for exotic items or information.
  • Cost: 55 gold pieces or equivalent barter value (e.g., gleamfish scales, bottled deep-sea echoes).
• Scribe’s Spiral of Loth-Meren
  • Location: Undersea spiral tower used by sentient cephalopod scholars near the Silent Shoals.
  • Shop Type: Shrine-market dedicated to merging magic, mathematics, and sea worship.
  • Environment: Glass spheres with living aquatic equations floating inside, and spiral ink channels that flow like living veins.
  • Vendor Attitude: Communal; items offered only to those who pass a symbolic test of balance.
  • Cost: No gold — only obtainable through proof of equilibrium, often by solving a ritual balance puzzle or offering a scroll of financial insight lost to the sea.
• Driftcoin Exchange House
  • Location: Hidden vaults of Salvagestone, a sunken marketplace frequented by traders and treasure divers.
  • Shop Type: Underwater auction-house and certified accounting guild hall.
  • Environment: Ironclad ledgers etched with shark-tooth script; guarded by sentient barracuda-financiers.
  • Vendor Attitude: Stern and transactional. Every purchase is logged magically for scrutiny by the Guild of Deep Accounts.
  • Cost: 70 gold pieces, taxed with 3 gold for “transactional anchoring.”

The price and availability of the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy shift with the tides of commerce and the alignment of deep-water currents. Some sellers seek gold, others knowledge, and a few seek harmony beyond counting.

Roleplay Use of the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy for Defense and Offense in Different Environments

• Underwater Temple Ruins (Submerged Environment)
  • Defense:
    • As hostile currents swirl with summoned water elementals, the bearer clutches the abacus and swiftly calculates a countercurrent path through ancient hydromantic geometry.
    • Beads slide with soft clicks—casting Create Water in a concentrated jet to deflect a searing aquatic beam, forming a temporary screen of swirling bubbles and pressure.
    • The abacus glows faintly as a protective rhythm of pearl-light orbits the user, mimicking a barrier of balanced flows.
  • Offense:
    • The bearer aligns beads in patterns drawn from tide-cycle ledgers. A sudden surge in local pressure enables a burst of movement toward a foe—using enhanced numerical clarity to predict and strike at weak spots in their watery armor.
    • With a gesture, the abacus pulses in rhythm to nearby sea creatures, subtly directing a shoal to distract or block an enemy as the bearer takes precise aim or maneuvers around a flank.
• Merchant Hall of Veridora (Urban/Indoor)
  • Defense:
    • In a high-stakes negotiation turned sour, the bearer uses the abacus to calculate economic flows, predicting bribes or ambush timing.
    • When thugs interrupt the gathering, the abacus hums with protective resonance, invoking its Aegis Exchange to half the damage from a crossbow bolt fired through a ledger stand.
  • Offense:
    • The user slides forward, abacus in one hand, using it as a weight to knock a table over and create a strategic barrier.
    • A swift flick of beads creates confusion through harmonics—faint notes disrupting hostile spellcasters’ concentration or interfering with their balance of mana.
• Coral Arena of the Deep Duelists (Combat Ring)
  • Defense:
    • As a rival rushes forward, the abacus spins in a calculated spiral. The user invokes its numeric balance to anticipate the opponent’s movement, stepping aside with uncanny precision, reducing impact by invoking the Aegis Exchange as a reactive calculation.
    • When an elemental lash targets the user, the abacus vibrates—absorbing the arcane force slightly before echoing its momentum away.
  • Offense:
    • Counting opponent breaths, the user calculates a precise strike in sync with a delayed water-pulse from a collapsing wall of coral. The abacus lends a +2 insight to timing-based attacks or coordinated traps.
    • A tactical use of Create Water causes a section of sand or silt to flood, creating concealment or slippery footing while the user darts into a better vantage.
• Coastal Black-Sand Battlefield (Mixed Terrain)
  • Defense:
    • As fire and frost arrows rain from above, the user holds the abacus high; it catches the breeze and glows in alternating pulses, directing elemental flows to confuse targeting systems or shield allies through economic weathering calculations.
    • Rolling under a wagon, the user aligns specific pearls to predict incoming threats, calculating an optimal escape route through unstable terrain.
  • Offense:
    • The abacus resonates with elemental ink left in the sand from a downed opponent, allowing the bearer to align attacks with environmental energy traces. Arrows aimed through sand clouds gain predictive curves.
    • Strategic placement of Create Water on burning patches quenches hazards while directing the battlefield’s shape—tilting the engagement toward favorable footing.
• Airship Interior (Confined/Mechanical Setting)
  • Defense:
    • In narrow corridors and tilting decks, the bearer uses the abacus to calculate inertia paths. By sliding beads in response to vibration pulses, they roll with impact instead of resisting it, reducing fall damage or collision from sudden maneuvers.
    • If caught in a magical windstorm from the ship’s mana-core, the abacus beads spin in reverse—grounding the user with a pulse of counteractive energy.
  • Offense:
    • By tapping it against railings and supports, the abacus sends out harmonic pulses that interfere with mechanical rhythm spells, disrupting constructs or balance-based enchantments.
    • Its calculations allow the user to precisely time bolt-launching mechanisms, opening fire in sync with the vessel’s tilt or steam exhaust for amplified velocity.

In each case, the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy is not a blunt weapon, but a tactical conduit—blending foresight, environmental interaction, and elemental subtlety to shape the battlefield or resist danger. It encourages roleplay that blends cerebral action with mystical logic.

Perception of Activation: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• User’s Perspective
  • Sight: As the abacus activates, the iridescent coral rings pulse with a bioluminescent glow. The pearls shimmer with hues of seafoam green and deep azure, and faint aquatic runes drift upward like rising bubbles, vanishing before reaching the air.
    • Positives: Visually mesmerizing; enhances focus and induces a trance-like clarity.
    • Negatives: Briefly disorients peripheral vision with drifting illusions of underwater motion.
  • Touch: A cool ripple runs along the tentacles or hands, like fingers trailing in a gentle current. The beads shift of their own accord, aligning perfectly beneath each digit.
    • Positives: Soothing; reinforces a sense of harmony and balance.
    • Negatives: Sensation of submersion may cause brief discomfort for non-aquatic beings.
  • Hearing: A soft chorus of underwater chimes and distant whale-song fills the ears. The tones sync with breath and heart rhythm, producing a calming resonance.
    • Positives: Improves concentration and memory recall during mental tasks.
    • Negatives: May dull external sound awareness momentarily.
  • Smell: The scent of salt-laced sea breeze mixed with kelp and aged scroll parchment rises from the abacus.
    • Positives: Stimulates nostalgia or mental imagery tied to ancient knowledge or coastal tranquility.
    • Negatives: For land-dwellers, may be unfamiliar or evoke discomfort.
  • Taste: An ambient taste lingers in the mouth—a mineral tang, like licking ocean-stone touched by sun.
    • Positives: Briefly invigorating, as if restoring mental acuity.
    • Negatives: May be unpleasant if activation is prolonged.
• Observer’s Perspective
  • Sight: The abacus glows subtly and rotates in midair over the user’s limb, forming a halo of shimmering numbers, runes, and arcane symbols. Water droplets appear to bead on the air around it.
    • Positives: Elegant and mysterious; marks the user as an individual of intellect and power.
    • Negatives: The visual phenomenon may draw unwanted attention in stealth or crowded settings.
  • Sound: Observers hear muffled echo-like notes, as if eavesdropping on submerged instruments. Communication near the user is slightly dampened, as though the air thickens.
    • Positives: Creates an aura of focus and reverence.
    • Negatives: Impedes nearby verbal coordination during activation.
• Extra-Sensory Perceptions
  • Magical Awareness: The abacus emits an aura of balanced transmutation and water-aspected divination. It pulses rhythmically, in time with celestial tides that only the magically attuned can feel.
    • Positives: Can be used to align other magical items with elemental water forces.
    • Negatives: Attracts the curiosity of water-elemental creatures and spirits.
  • Numerical Resonance: A hidden pattern beneath visible symbols becomes perceptible—complex equations, exchange ratios, and alchemical conversions flash across the user’s mind like subconscious thought.
    • Positives: Enhances insight into unseen patterns, economic manipulations, or magical balance.
    • Negatives: Brief mental fatigue follows overuse or misuse of these insights.
  • Temporal Disturbance: In rare cases, activation slows the perceived flow of time around financial decisions—seconds stretch, as instinct and math merge.
    • Positives: Boosts reaction to fast-paced economic or tactical shifts.
    • Negatives: May induce brief detachment from real time if untrained.

The Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy is not merely a device for accounting—it is a sensory bridge between the currents of magic, mathematics, and the deep unseen rhythms of Saṃsāra’s oceans.

Crafting Recipe: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Materials Needed:
  • Polished Iridescent Coral Frame (1 circular segment, 6″ diameter)
  • Shimmering Abyssal Pearls (12, medium-sized)
  • Fine Silver Chains (2 feet, flexible-grade for wearable adjustment)
  • Etching Saltglass Ink (1 vial, infused with oceanic runes)
  • Binding Resin of the Deep (1 jar, waterproof and alchemically stable)
  • Blue-Green Alchemical Tint (for magical coloration and enchantment focus)
  • Essence of Tidal Flow (1 dram, distilled from a stable magical nexus underwater)
  • Thread of Tentacle-Silk (for anchoring chain bindings to aquatic anatomy)
• Tools Required:
  • Coral-Carving Chisel Set (non-corrosive)
  • Runework Etching Needle
  • Alchemical Infuser Basin
  • Precision Balance Scales
  • Magical Binding Clamps
  • Heatless Pearl Polisher
  • Arcane Alignment Compass
  • Soft-glow Lenses (for rune calibration in low light)
• Skill Requirements:
  • Coralcraft or Subaquatic Material Handling
  • Runic Etching and Symbolic Mathematics
  • Alchemical Binding Theory (Tier 1 minimum)
  • Basic Enchantment Channeling (Water Element aligned)
  • Artisan-level Dexterity or Tentacle Control (for bead and chain assembly)
• Crafting Steps:
  • Carve Coral Frame:     Using the coral-carving chisel set, gently shape the circular frame from the iridescent coral. Ensure grooves are smooth and evenly spaced to hold twelve beads. Avoid over-cutting, as coral structure is brittle.
  • Polish and Prepare Pearls:     Use the heatless pearl polisher to shine the Abyssal Pearls until their shimmer mirrors aquatic moonlight. Each pearl should emit a subtle glint when rotated.
  • Engrave Runes on Beads:     Using the runework etching needle and saltglass ink, inscribe a distinct financial or elemental rune onto each pearl. These runes must correspond with the twelve pillars of elemental commerce in the Abyssal Archive.
  • Apply Elemental Tint:     Submerge the coral frame and runed pearls into the alchemical infuser basin with the blue-green tint. Let soak for exactly 47 minutes under crescent moonlight or an artificial aqua-lumens orb.
  • Anchor Pearls to Frame:     Thread the tentacle-silk through the coral frame and attach pearls in precise order using the silver chains. Anchor with Binding Resin of the Deep. Double-knot silk at both chain ends, ensuring the abacus retains flexibility.
  • Infuse Tidal Essence:     Drizzle a single dram of Essence of Tidal Flow across the entire structure while reciting the Sigils of Oceanic Equilibrium. Use the Arcane Alignment Compass to adjust flow until the aura pulse stabilizes.
  • Seal with Intent:     Rest the abacus atop a submerged flatstone for one tide cycle or simulate pressure and salinity conditions in a water-sphere. During this time, the abacus synchronizes with the flow of aquatic energies and finalizes its bond with the plane of Saṃsāra.
  • Final Calibration and Test:     Equip the abacus over tentacles (or wrists, if adapted). Perform a simple financial equation aloud while adjusting beads. If successful, one rune should glow faintly and respond to the user’s cadence.
• Notes:
  • Attempting this recipe without proper coralcraft tools may damage the material.
  • Water-breathing or pressurized crafting chambers are recommended for optimal resonance.
  • Only one abacus may be attuned per bearer at a time due to synchronization conflicts.

The crafting of the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy is as much an act of balance as it is of craft—only through the harmony of elements, equations, and steady hands can its form be properly awakened.

Tale of the Deep Bead Balance

Once, time before bubbles first counted fish, there dwelt a thinker with no name but thought called him Many-Numbers-of-the-Waves. He lived in soft dark, beneath blue sea, where the coral grew not by accident but by arithmetic.

He no legs had, only coils and curlings, with ten arms like wise snakes that whispered secrets to shells. Many-Numbers-of-the-Waves made talk to currents, and currents answered with price of pearls, trade of tides, and song of salt exchange. He not talk like you. He click. He gesture. He listen with dreams.

But sea grew too loud. Storms above made chaos below. Fish forgot their routes. Shells cracked wrong. Sea-coin no longer sung the same value. Traders from the trench lost count, and balance of swim-to-sink was broken.

So he carve from the coral most spiral and pearl most moon-kissed. With silver chain spun from eel-spine whisper and ink from the drowned squid-priests, he build round-circle that was not just tool but echo. He call it Click-Stone-of-Flow, but now you say Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy.

With it he listen again. Beads danced when tides lied. Pearls flashed when trade dishonest. He touch it and math become feeling. When ships came, when tribes argued, when kraken-chiefs disputed salt-rights, he solve all with the abacus.

But then, envy. One-eyed merchant from the Bubble Court steal abacus. Said, “With this I will rule sea. No need for counting, only owning.”

He hold it wrong.

He press beads with greed. He shake chains with rage. The sea twist. Fish flee. Currents recoil. The beads screamed.

Storm came from inside. Not clouds. Not sky. Storm of misled numbers, of equations unresolved, of debt unpaid in soul. Merchant vanish. Click-Stone return, floating like wisdom rejected.

Many-Numbers-of-the-Waves take it back. This time, he no teach others. He bury it in deep trench wrapped in kelp-scroll of warnings.

But sea remembers. And sometimes, when silence between wave and mind is perfect, the abacus calls again, ready for hand that can balance with care.

Moral of the Story: To hold power of balance, heart must be stiller than water. Touch with greed, and drown in numberless storms.

Suggested conversions to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu

Item Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Type: Occult Tool
• Skill Bonus: +10% to Accounting or Credit Rating (choose when first attuned)
• Powers: Once per day, user may meditate with the abacus for 10 minutes to receive a cryptic insight into financial dealings, which the Keeper may render as a symbolic or dreamlike clue.
• Spell Access: Allows casting of Create Water once per day (requires successful POW × 5 roll).
• Sanity Risk: None directly, but extended use may attract deep-sea entities or trigger strange dreams.
• Description: A coral-crafted circular abacus with iridescent beads, whispering faintly in silence.

Blades in the Dark

Item Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Item Type: Fine Item (Counts as special gear)
• Use:
  • Gain +1d when engaging in Consort, Sway, or Study rolls involving commerce, bartering, or financial manipulation.
  • Once per score, you may “flashback” to a moment of divinatory accounting to reveal a hidden truth about an opponent’s resources or a missing transaction.
  • Special Effect: May resist a consequence related to debt, commerce, or miscalculated resources using Insight instead of Resolve.
• Load: 1
• Description: A softly-glowing abacus of sea-jewels and carved coral, said to resonate with the tides of fortune.

Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Wondrous Item, common (requires attunement by a creature with proficiency in Accounting, Arcana, or Insight)
• Slot: Worn or handheld (Off-hand)
• Effects:
  • Gain advantage on Intelligence (Investigation) and Wisdom (Insight) checks related to finance, trade, or accounting.
  • Once per long rest, you can cast Create or Destroy Water without expending a spell slot.
  • Flavor: The abacus’s beads shimmer and subtly shift, hinting at unseen calculations.
  • Weight: Negligible

Knave (compatible with OSR systems)

Item Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Type: Magic Item (Utility)
• Slot: Takes up one inventory slot
• Use:
  • Grants +1 bonus to any checks involving trade, negotiation, or estimation of value.
  • Once per day, may purify or create a small amount of water (1 flask worth).
  • Special Rule: May reroll a failed check related to bartering or detecting false goods once per dungeon.
  • Description: Circular sea-bead device with shifting mathematical carvings. Beads whisper softly in water-rich areas.

Fate Core / Fate Accelerated

Item Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Type: Magical Focus (Consumable Asset or Stunt Attachment)
• Aspect: “Channeler of Oceanic Balance and Arithmetic Truths”
• Usage:
  • Once per session, invoke this item to gain a free boost on any roll involving trade, resource allocation, or magical calculations.
  • Gain +2 to Overcome or Create Advantage rolls related to accounting, divination, or aquatic knowledge.
  • Optional Stunt: While wielding the Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy, you may use Lore in place of Rapport when negotiating economic terms or financial diplomacy.

Numenera / Cypher System

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Level: 3
• Form: A circular abacus made of coral and pearls, worn or handheld
• Effect:
  • Grants an asset to any Intellect task involving accounting, commerce, or aquatic magic.
  • Once per day, the user may use a free action to cast Create Water (equivalent to a level 2 cypher effect).
  • Wearing the abacus in an aquatic environment automatically grants +1 to Speed defense rolls due to enhanced mental clarity and motion awareness.
  • Depletion: Does not deplete, but further effects may require activation via effort.

Pathfinder 2e

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Item Level: 2
• Type: Held Item, Magical, Invested
• Usage: Held in one hand; Invested (1 slot)
• Bulk: L
• Price: 50 gp
• Effect:
  • You gain a +1 item bonus to checks with the Accounting Lore or Mercantile Lore skill.
  • Once per day, you can Cast Create Water (Arcane or Primal tradition; spell level 1).
  • If underwater, gain a +1 item bonus to Crafting checks due to resonance with aquatic geometry.
  • Activation: Interact (to use spell effect), requires investment.

Savage Worlds (Adventure Edition)

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Category: Magical Gear (Utility Item)
• Weight: Negligible
• Cost: $250
• Effect:
  • Grants +1 to Common Knowledge, Persuasion, and Research rolls related to finance, trade, or accounting.
  • Once per session, user may generate 1 gallon of fresh water in their immediate area.
  • While underwater, user gains +1 to all Smarts-based rolls due to attunement with currents.
  • Limitations: Requires a Smarts roll (TN 4) to activate the water generation if in a dry or magically sealed area.

Shadowrun (Sixth World Edition)

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Type: Magical Focus (Utility Focus)
• Availability: 4R
• Cost: 1,000¥
• Device Rating: 3
• Effects:
  • When bonded, provides a +1 dice pool bonus to tests involving Financial Analysis, Commerce, or magical traditions related to Water or Divination.
  • Once per day, the bonded user may cast a custom spell-like effect equivalent to “Create Water” (Force 3), usable without Drain but requiring a Simple Action and line of sight.
  • If used underwater or in a body of water, user gains +1 to all Logic-linked Skill Tests due to aquatic resonance.
  • Restrictions: Must be attuned to a mage or adept with the Water tradition or a relevant Knowledge skill.

Starfinder

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Item Level: 2
• Price: 900 credits
• Slots: 1 (Worn Item)
• Bulk: L
• Type: Hybrid Item (Magitech)
• Properties:
  • Grants a +2 insight bonus to checks made with the Profession (Merchant), Culture (financial), or Mysticism (water magic) skills.
  • Once per day, as a standard action, the user may generate 1 bulk of potable water using stored elemental essence.
  • While submerged in water, wearer gains a +1 enhancement bonus to Reflex saves for 10 minutes.
  • Usage: Passive except when using Create Water function.

Traveller (Mongoose 2e)

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• TL: 10
• Cost: Cr1,000
• Mass: Negligible
• Type: Exotic/Ancient Tech (Magical Device Equivalent)
• Mechanics:
  • Grants DM+1 to Broker, Advocate, or Science (Economics or Magical Theory) checks when negotiating or resolving financial scenarios.
  • May generate 1 liter of potable water per day with a successful INT + Science (Magic) 8+ check.
  • Underwater use provides DM+1 to Recon and Tactics checks for duration of 1 hour.
  • Restrictions: Requires prior exposure or attunement to aquatic environments.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition)

Name: Abacus of Aquatic Alchemy

• Type: Magical Trinket
• Encumbrance: Negligible
• Availability: Rare
• Value: 8 Gold Crowns
• Properties:
  • Grants +10 to Trade (Merchant), Lore (Magick), or Evaluate tests when dealing with matters of finance or oceanic subjects.
  • Once per day, may invoke Create Water as a Petty Magic spell (no ingredient required, counts as Channeling [Water] Lore).
  • If in or near water, wearer gains +1 SL on all Intelligence-based skill tests for 1d10 minutes.
  • Use: Must be worn or held in hand; if dropped, loses all magical effects until re-attuned via successful Willpower test.