Gear Upgrades: Technical Mechanics

Grade System

Weapons

Each grade of weapon offers increasing combat benefits:

Grade	Attack Bonus	Damage Bonus	Ignores DR	Slotting Time	Unslotting Time
F	+0	+0	-	8 hours	8 hours
E	+1	+1	2/-	16 hours	16 hours
D	+2	+2	4/-	32 hours	32 hours
C	+3	+3	6/-	64 hours	64 hours
B	+4	+4	8/-	128 hours	128 hours
A	+5	+5	10/-	256 hours	256 hours
S	+6	+6	12/-	512 hours	512 hours

Note: you must be the same grade or higher of any weapon you want to wield. Otherwise you can only hold it.

Armor

Grade	Armor Bonus	Maximum Dex	Armor Check Penalty	Gives DR	Slotting Time	Unslotting Time
F	+0	+0	+0	0	8 hours	8 hours
E	+1	+0	+1	2/-	16 hours	16 hours
D	+2	+1	+1	4/-	32 hours	32 hours
C	+3	+1	+2	6/-	64 hours	64 hours
B	+4	+2	+2	8/-	128 hours	128 hours
A	+5	+2	+3	10/-	256 hours	256 hours
S	+6	+3	+3	12/-	512 hours	512 hours

Slotting Requirements

Uninterrupted meditation state
No need for food or water
Complete physical helplessness
Safe location required
Cannot be rushed or shortened

Gem Advancement

Upgrade Path	XP Required	Success Rate
F to E	100 XP	100%
E to D	250 XP	100%
D to C	500 XP	100%
C to B	1000 XP	100%
B to A	2000 XP	100%
A to S	5000 XP	100%

XP From Sacrificed Gems

Gem Grade	XP Value
F	25 XP
E	50 XP
D	100 XP
C	200 XP
B	400 XP
A	800 XP
S	1600 XP

Note: Gems only gain experience when they consume another gem that has the same base cost as themselves.

System Limitations

Slotting Rules

Gem grade must match or be lower than item grade
Only one gem of each specific property allowed per item
Cannot gain same specific bonus more than once
Interruption ruins entire process
Must start over if interrupted
No more than 9 gems equipped at any time

Grade Restrictions

Item Grade	Max Gem Grade
F	F only
E	E and lower
D	D and lower
C	C and lower
B	B and lower
A	A and lower
S	Any grade

Material Properties

Each grade of material used in weapon crafting has increasing physical properties:

Grade	Hardness Modifier	HP Modifier
F	Standard	Standard
E	+60%	+60%
D	+120%	+120%
C	+180%	+180%
B	+240%	+240%
A	+300%	+300%
S	+360%	+360%

Note: These material property increases affect the weapon's durability but do not impact its combat effectiveness beyond the grade bonuses listed in the Base Properties table.