Forum:Cursed Item Manipulation

So, I'm going to try and explain how to decide what kind of item you will be getting from a cursed item in BitterBlack based on your vocation. Much of this can be learned from a Youtube video close to the same name (though i don't recall it exactly) of this post, and is explained in voice, not text, and may be more understandable. Either way, I hope I can be of service to those of you having trouble getting the items you want.

First, we need to establish how the system works. When selecting a vocation, each is represented by a flag, and said flag is colored according to the role that vocation plays. The Fighter and Warrior flags are both Red, Strider and Ranger get Yellow, Mage and sorcerer get Blue. Mystick Knight, Magick Archer, and Assassin will be explained later.

Each flag color uses, for the most part, the same kind of equipment. What i mean will be explained below using the colors of the flags representing each vocation. So, anything following the word Red will be items a Fighter or Warrior can obtain.

Red: Sword, Mace, Two Handed Sword, Two Handed Hammer/Mace, Shield, Heavy Armor

Yellow: Daggers, Bow, Longbow, Medium Armor

Blue: Staff, Archistaff, Robes, Light Armor

Red/Blue: Magick Shield

Yellow/Blue: Magick Bow

Now, for the sake of less confusion, i will not refer to vocations by their name, but by their flag color.

Items obtained in the purification of cursed items will correspond to the Arisen and Main Pawn's colors. If the Arisen is Red, and the Main Pawn in Blue, purification can result in any Red or Blue items. So if both the Arisen and Main Pawn are Yellow, only Yellow items will be obtained.

Hybrid vocations make things a little trickier, as their flags are split between two colors, and can obtain any item from either color. Say you're a Mystic Knight; half Red, half Blue flag. This means when an item is purified, both Red and Blue items will be earned. So, if a Red/Blue Arisen has a Yellow Main Pawn, every item from all three categories can be earned.

However, it is only with Mystic Knight that one can earn BitterBlack Magick Shields, and only with Magick archer can one obtain a BitterBlack Magick Bow. As the Assassin has no weapons specific to that vocation, it will simply earn only Red and Yellow items.

I hope this helps those of you frustrated with getting items you don't want, and I hope it can help you obtain the items you actually do want.

If there is severe confusion, Don't hesitate to notify me, and I will try and clear up anything ASAP.

-Melsung