>get white cry
You pick up a white crystal.
>prep duplicate
You trace a series of glowing runes while chanting the phrase for Duplicate...
Your spell is ready.
>cast on my cry
You gesture at a white crystal.
The crystal is suddenly surrounded by a bright aura which seems to be consuming it! Then, at the moment the light is about ready to brighten, the aura fizzles out.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
(Forcing stance down to guarded)
>prep 405
You gesture and invoke the powers of the elements for the Elemental Detection spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast on my cry
You gesture at a white crystal.
You sense that the crystal is a magic item that holds the spell "Strength" with a single charge and it is not well suited for duplicating.
You detect that a white crystal can be recharged to its original capacity.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

-- Robert

I wonder. Robert - Was that an alchemical white crystal? With 4 charges? Or at least, I think the alchemical ones have 4 charges.

Do they?

Doug

It was a critter found white crystal. Not able to be duplicated.

-- Robert

>>For the record, white, blue, and black are all login rewards from the crystal boost.

And for the record - bound white and bound blue crystals cannot be duplicated (hold two charges).

Our tale, so far:

Crystal	Critter	Bound	Alchemical	Charge Item
White	No	No	??	No
Black	No	??	??	No
Blue	Yes	No	??	Yes

Critter = critter treasure
Bound = Login Rewards
Alchemical = Yes, alchemical
Charge Item = Can be charged with Charge Item (517)
No = cannot be duplicated with Duplicate (918)
Yes = can be duplicated with Duplicate (918)

Doug

Updated:

Crystal	Critter	Bound	Alchemical	Charge Item
White	No	No	??	No
Black	No	No	??	No
Blue	Yes	No	??	Yes

Thanks, BRANDTJRT.

Paging alchemist Robert. Hellooooo, alchemist Robert.

Hmm. . . might have to go pester a cleric / empath for an alchemical blue crystal, too.

Doug

Alchemy White Crystal

You reach into the cauldron and take out a white crystal.
>prep 405
You gesture and invoke the powers of the elements for the Elemental Detection spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast on my white cry
You gesture at a white crystal.
You sense that the crystal is a magic item that holds the spell "Strength" with a few charges and it is not well suited for duplicating.
You detect that a white crystal can be recharged to its original capacity.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
(Forcing stance down to guarded)

Alchemy Black Crystal

You reach into the cauldron and take out a black crystal.
>prep 405
You gesture and invoke the powers of the elements for the Elemental Detection spell...
Your spell is ready.
>cast on my cry
You gesture at a black crystal.
You sense that the crystal is a magic item that holds the spell "Floating Disk" with a few charges and it is not well suited for duplicating.
You detect that a black crystal can be recharged to its original capacity.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

The charge item test

It appears that the "can be recharged" messaging pertains to merchants - even if I use a charge the item still cannot be recharged to it's original capacity. I find the 405 messaging misleading at best - maybe we can do a better job of differentiating between merchant recharging and charge item limitations within the 405 spell?

>get white cry from have
>You remove a white crystal from in your voluminous haversack.
Tracking white crystal, (509) Strength, currently with +0.0 charges, 9mp to add a charge.
>rub puls orb
You gesture over the pulsating orb while holding a white crystal near it.
A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the crystal!
Nothing else seems to happen.
>
Item may not be chargeable?

>put cry in my have
You put a white crystal in your voluminous haversack.
>get black cry
You remove a black crystal from in your voluminous haversack.
Tracking black crystal, (511) Floating Disk, currently with +0.0 charges, 11mp to add a charge.
>rub puls orb
You gesture over the pulsating orb while holding a black crystal near it.
A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the crystal!
Nothing else seems to happen.
>
Item may not be chargeable?
>put cry in my have
You put a black crystal in your voluminous haversack.

>get white cry
You remove a white crystal from in your voluminous haversack.
>rub my cry
You rub the white crystal in your hand.
You feel much stronger.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>[ Strength: +1:51:00, 4:10:00 remaining. ]
>rub puls orb
You gesture over the pulsating orb while holding a white crystal near it.
A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the crystal!
Nothing else seems to happen.
>

Item may not be chargeable?

>> Same result for the black crystal.

-- Faulkil

A hammered silver cauldron crouches low, then suddenly somersaults into the air!

>>It appears that the "can be recharged" messaging pertains to merchants - even if I use a charge the item still cannot be recharged to it's original capacity. I find the 405 messaging misleading at best - maybe we can do a better job of differentiating between merchant recharging and charge item limitations within the 405 spell?

Yep, agreed. Very much could use a better 405 results messaging.

Doug