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‎Mage equipment: more details on upgrading socketed staffs

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 | Dragon polymorph colour || Red ||  Blue || White || Black || Green
 |-
-| Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to arcane magic^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
+| Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to arcane magic ^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
 |-
-| Polished gem^^ ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to arcane magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
+| Polished gem ^^ ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to arcane magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
 |}
-^arcane spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc. Examples are AM, VAM, IJO and HoB.
+^ arcane spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc. Examples are AM, VAM, IJO and HoB.
-^^upgrading to a polished gem gives you both effects of the plain gem and the polished gem
+^^ upgrading to a polished gem gives you both effects of the plain gem and the polished gem
 To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand and a normal gem. To upgrade the staff, you need to use an improved socketing wand and a polished gem on the already socket staff. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.

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 | Dragon polymorph colour || Red ||  Blue || White || Black || Green
 |-
-| Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to regular magic^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
+| Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to arcane magic^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
 |-
-| Polished gem^^ ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to regular magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
+| Polished gem^^ ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to arcane magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
 |}
-^spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc.
+^arcane spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc. Examples are AM, VAM, IJO and HoB.
 ^^upgrading to a polished gem gives you both effects of the plain gem and the polished gem
-To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand or an improved socketing wand, and the corresponding quality gem. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.
+To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand and a normal gem. To upgrade the staff, you need to use an improved socketing wand and a polished gem on the already socket staff. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.
 '''Staves'''

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 | Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to regular magic^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
 |-
-| Polished gem** ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to regular magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
+| Polished gem^^ ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to regular magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
 |}
 ^spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc.
-**upgrading to a polished gem gives you both effects of the plain gem and the polished gem
+^^upgrading to a polished gem gives you both effects of the plain gem and the polished gem
 To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand or an improved socketing wand, and the corresponding quality gem. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.

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 | Plain gem || +20% resistance to fire ||  +20% resistance to lightning || +20% resistance to regular magic^ || +25% resistance to vamp attacks || immunity to hex
 |-
-| Polished gem ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to regular magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
+| Polished gem** ||  +20% damage to fire spells || +20% damage to lightning spells  ||  +20% damage to regular magic  ||  +50% hp gained by vamp spells || +100% INH initial damage
 |}
 ^spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc.
 To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand or an improved socketing wand, and the corresponding quality gem. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.

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 *increased mana regeneration rate (including during meditation)
-A spellcaster's staff can be improved or modified with Enchanting, Druid transfer enchantment spell, or Socketing with special gems. With the latter, mage spell casters who equip a socketed staff and then use the polymorph spell have the following effects.
+A spellcaster's staff can be improved or modified with Enchanting, Druid transfer enchantment spell, or Socketing with special gems.
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 | '''Socketing Effects''' || '''Ruby''' || '''Sapphire''' ||  '''Diamond''' || '''Onyx''' || '''Emerald'''
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 ^spells that don't have an aspect such as fire, cold, electricity, etc.
-To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand or an improved socketing wand, and the corresponding quality gem. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands may cause an embedded gem to shatter.
+To socket a staff, the mage needs to have a socketing wand or an improved socketing wand, and the corresponding quality gem. While gems can not typically be removed from a staff once socketed, cursed wands cause an embedded gem to shatter.
 '''Staves'''

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 '''Armour & Equipment'''
-Mages benefit from wearing unarmoured equipment such as robes or monk gi, and have increased spell cooldowns when wearing light, medium and heavy armour ??? unless they have also dual classed into role with the appropriate armour wearing abilities such as fighter or necromancer. ??? Need to confirm.
+Mages benefit from wearing unarmoured equipment such as robes or monk gi, and have increased spell cooldowns when wearing light, medium and heavy armour.
 Mages also benefit from wearing equipment with vigour enchantments, which increases mana regeneration during meditation.

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 Mages benefit from wearing unarmoured equipment such as robes or monk gi, and have increased spell cooldowns when wearing light, medium and heavy armour unless they have also dual classed into role with the appropriate armour wearing abilities such as fighter or necromancer.
-Mages also benefit from wearing equipment with vigour enchantments, which increases mana regeneration during meditation and mages generally have a large mana pool.
+Mages also benefit from wearing equipment with vigour enchantments, which increases mana regeneration during meditation.
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