Runes of Magic: Arcane Transmuter

Runes of Magic allows players to make significant changes to armor with the use of the arcane transmuter. Up to now, the secrets behind this mystical equipment have remained in the shadows. Frogster Interactive has published a new developer journal to reveal how the transmuter works.

Powerful Tool reveals its secrets
Taborean Heroes trust in the Arcane Transmutor

Berlin, January 15th 2009: There are many ways of upgrading Armor and Weapons in Runes of Magic (http://www.runesofmagic.com), but very few of them don't require the aid of the Arcane Transmutor. Frogster now publishes further information about this powerful and mysterious artifact.

Only the basic recipes were passed on to players: for instance, with the aid of power stones, adventurers can extract attributes from magical items which are then stored in mana stones. Clevery combined, these mana stones can turn into increasingly powerful mana stones, which in turn are used to refine and notably improve weapons or armor, thus making them especially useful tools in the everlasting battle against the fiends of Taborea.

Also, runes - important for improving equipment - can be transmuted in several ways. Five identical runes of the same rank can form a higher tiered and more powerful version of that same rune. Players are encouraged to experiment combining disparate runes with different attributes to create their ideal rune.

Whilst the possible combinations are countless, using the Arcane Transmutor does cost Transmutor Charges - an ingredient which players have to accrue in order to benefit from the Transmutor. Phirius Tokens, a reward from daily quests, can be traded in for charges, while the more impatient players can purchase charges in the item shop.

However, the Arcane Transmutor will not freely reveal all its secrets. But one thing is clear: it is a lot more powerful than it was thought to be. It is now up to adventurers to elicit its inner workings.

Runes of Magic started into the open beta in December with an English and a German version. All interested players can now download the installation files for free on www.runesofmagic.com

I've been playing Runes of Magic for a few days and while there are things I hope make some significant changes before final release, I have to say that it's a pretty decent game. Check it out!