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Announce News Post #76

Gem Cutting and New Artifact

Written by: Estarra, the Eternal
Date: Friday, November 12th, 2004
Addressed to: Everyone


There is a new skill in jewelry called mastercut which is gained after
Virtuoso. Those jewelers with this skill have a 50% chance of cutting
more than one gem (though extremely unlikely, there is a small chance
that one gem cluster could yield 10 gems). If you happen to get a 'dud'
that contains sulfur or salt, you will produce more of those commodities
also. However, a single gem cluster commodity will never yield more than
one powerstone or fascination gem.

Also, there is a new artifact for sale: a silver jeweler's hammer.
Wielding this hammer while cutting will always yield at least 3 gems
(unless it's a powerstone). This artifact will also increase the power
of the mastercut ability if the jeweler has it (with the very small
possibility of cutting 21 gems from a single commodity).

In an effort to organize artifacts, this artifact and all artifacts
affecting trade skills have their own artifact room.

Penned by my hand on the 7th of Shanthin, in the year 102 CE.


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