Voidsteel
TTRPG Fictional · Legendary · Timeless
Forged in the space between planes, voidsteel exists partially outside normal reality. A blade of it severs not just flesh but magical bonds: enchantments, summoning tethers, divine connections. It is equally dangerous to its wielder.
Identity
- Source
- Tabletop RPG tradition
- Aliases
- Nullmetal, Far-forged steel
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Absolute matte black with no visible grain or reflection, like looking at an absence rather than a surface
- Luster
- Dull
- Density
- 9.5 g/cm³
- Lighter
- Vibranium
- Denser
- Bismuth
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- None
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 10
- Softer
- Mirrorplate
- Harder
- Beskar
- Workability
- Impossible
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- Very Low
- Ductility
- Very Low
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- absolute
- Reactivity
- none
Lore & Narrative
No living smith knows how to create voidsteel. Known pieces are relics of a civilization that existed before the current age. Each item is said to slowly consume the magic of whatever it touches, including its owner.
- Notable uses
- Anti-magic weapons, bond-severing ritual tools, containment of divine entities
- Forge uses
- anti-magic weapons, ritual tools, containment
- Worldbuilding traits
- anti-magic, void, Ancient, cursed
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