- 01Read the base skill
- 02Preview compatible modules
- 03Install and try
- 04Compare behavior and cost
Sockets and skill modifiers
Limited sockets accept compatible modules that alter stats or behavior; compatibility and costs constrain combinations.
The player's decision
Split a projectile for coverage or preserve single-target power?
Original scenario
Original: a water bolt accepts split or pierce; split reduces per-hit force and pierce raises cooldown, suiting different target layouts.
Start with this prototype
Build one projectile, three modules and two sockets with single/row target ranges. Show modified behavior and incompatibility reasons; allow free removal and omit random affix rolls.
Change one variable
Vary split damage loss to test coverage versus concentration.
What to observe in a playtest
Define duplicate stacking and verify removal restores baseline behavior.
Take the full design card
Includes rules, scope, tuning questions and sources for further planning. It does not create a project automatically.
Original analysis · version 1
Common pitfall
Pure bonuses become linear upgrades; incompatible modules must never fail silently.
Observations and sources
Cases refer to public documentation. Developers and community wikis are credited separately; document review is not a claim of hands-on testing.
- Path of Exile
The official overview describes skill gems granting abilities and supports changing split/chain behavior.
- Diablo III
The jeweler can recover gems from equipment sockets, a comparison for reconfiguration.
Brief for the studio
Opens the AI studio with the brief below in the input. You can edit it. Nothing starts automatically.
Build one projectile, three modules and two sockets with single/row target ranges. Show modified behavior and incompatibility reasons; allow free removal and omit random affix rolls.
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