Dragon Scute (Greater)
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The thick plates that form the strongest points in a dragon's armor can be used as powerful defensive catalysts. Using one of these scales to cast Mountain Resilience causes the target's skin to grow a thick layer of draconic scales. Instead of the spell's normal effects, the target gains damage resistance based on the type and dragon's tradition.
The scale can be used with mountain resilience of 10th rank or higher.
Arcane resistance 10 against all damage from spells
Divine resistance 20 to spirit, vitality, and void
Occult resistance 20 to mental
Primal resistance 15 to bludgeoning, piercing, slashing, and poison
Traits
Items that have the catalyst trait are consumable material spell components that alter or magnify specific spells. Activating a catalyst is part of Casting the Spell. The catalyst might increase the number of actions required to Cast the Spell, as indicated in the catalyst's Activate entry. Additionally, the spell gains the manipulate trait if it didn't already. Because the catalyst becomes part of the spell, you can draw the catalyst as part of Casting the Spell.
An item with this trait can be used only once. Unless stated otherwise, it's destroyed after activation. Consumable items include alchemical items and magical consumables such as scrolls and talismans. When a character creates consumable items, they can make them in batches of four.
Something with the magical trait is imbued with magical energies not tied to a specific tradition of magic. Some items or effects are closely tied to a particular tradition of magic. In these cases, the item has the arcane, divine, occult, or primal trait instead of the magical trait. Any of these traits indicate that the item is magical.