Resources

Resources are various useful materials and organisms found in The New World which can be traded as commodities or used for Crafting. Each Resource is classified by both its type and its rarity. The four major types of Resources are Plants, Minerals, Gems, and Monster Parts, while the possible rarities are Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary. Each Resource also has an "affinity," which determines its alchemical properties and which items it can be used to Craft. The possible affinities are Air, Death, Earth, Fire, Force, Holy, Lightning, Mind, and Water.
Players may buy some Resources, particularly those of Common and Uncommon rarity, from NPCs, but will more commonly discover them while Adventuring in The Wilds. Resources in the Wilds may be found individually, as part of a Treasure hoard, or contained in Resource Nodes. In the latter case, a Party must include any Resources they discover in their Adventure Report, so that the discovery may be exploited by other players and NPCs. A catalog of all known Resources may be found at the List of Resources.