Aetherwood

Pale, resonant wood steeped in ambient magic, prized because it takes sigils, bindings and delicate enchantments so readily.

Applicable items: Rods, staves, wands, charms, worn items, light weapons, tools

Traits granted: Aetherwood

Effects: Crafting checks to add or upgrade runes on an item made from aetherwood gain 1 level of Advantage.

Scaling profile: Synergy: at each higher item-level band (5, 11, 17), improve one listed interaction with a matching rune, essence trait or item property.

Scaling: Each time the item enters a higher item-level band, this Advantage increases by 1, to a maximum of 4 levels on Crafting checks to add or upgrade runes on it.

Crafting requirements: Appropriate woodworking tools and properly prepared aetherwood.

Crafting modifiers: +25% raw material cost.

Restrictions: Unsuitable for heavy armor, large shields and most brutal impact weapons unless a rule says otherwise.

Magic items: An especially stable vessel for magical crafting: if later made Masterwork or enchanted, it keeps the Aetherwood trait and its crafting benefits.