Mirrorplate
TTRPG Fictional · Rare · Timeless
An alloy whose surface achieves and maintains perfect specular reflection regardless of damage, age, or environment. More significantly, mirrorplate reflects not just light but magical effects: illusions cast at a mirrorplate surface are reflected back at their caster. It is the armor of choice against mages.
Identity
- Source
- Original by MGS
- Aliases
- Perfect reflection metal, Vanity steel, Truth-mirror alloy
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Perfect mirror finish that cannot be scratched, dulled or distorted, with a reflection more accurate than any manufactured mirror
- Luster
- Adamantine
- Density
- 9 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1900 °C
- Boiling point
- 3400 °C
- Lighter
- Copper
- Denser
- Ferrum Caeleste
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Very High
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 9
- Tensile strength
- 950 MPa
- Softer
- Chromium
- Harder
- Divine Bronze of Hephaestus
- Workability
- Difficult
- Brittleness
- Moderate
- Malleability
- Low
- Ductility
- Low
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- absolute
- Reactivity
- none
Lore & Narrative
Mirrorplate has one profound weakness. It shows everything. A warrior wearing mirrorplate cannot disguise their approach, cannot hide in shadows, and cannot benefit from any concealment. Every reflection reveals their position perfectly. Assassins who wear mirrorplate are either very confident or very foolish.
- Notable uses
- Anti-mage armor, scrying surfaces, truth-compelling ritual objects
- Forge uses
- anti-magic armor, scrying, ritual objects
- Worldbuilding traits
- reflective, anti-magic, revealing, tactical
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