Only an Immortal can create a Vitae Gem, however both Mystics and Immortals can fill and heal from them. Mortals and Non-Players cannot use a Vitae Gem. A Vitae Gem is a mod/no-copy/trans item, so they may be transferred between players or sold.
You can request a Vitae Gem pack through your HUD by clicking on the Extras button:
The pack contains a variety of scripted Vitae Gems along with a copy of the Vitae Gem script which you may place in any modifiable object. The script is no-copy, so when you place it in an object, that object becomes no-copy.
Vitae Gems are a strength 1 device and all transfers into or out of the Gem are adjusted by the strength of the player, as shown in the following table:
| Strength | To Gem | From Gem |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Same | Same |
| 2 | Multiplied by 2 | Divided by 2 |
| 3 | Multiplied by 3 | Divided by 3 |
| 4 | Multiplied by 4 | Divided by 4 |
So a strength 2 player with 3000 Vitae who uses a Gem to heal will need 4000 vitae from the Gem, which when divided by their Strength of 2 gives them the 2000 Vitae they need.
When using a Vitae Gem to resurrect a revenant, 3500 Vitae is burnt to resurrect the revenant. This is not scaled by strength.
Vitae Gems retain all unused Vitae after a heal.
Gems can be set to one of three modes by their owner:
- Private – The Vitae Gem can only be used by its owner
- Group – The Vitae Gem can be used by anyone in the same SL ™ group as the Vitae Gem
- Public – anyone can use the Vitae Gem
When a non-owner accesses a Vitae Gem in Group or Public mode, they can perform the following operations:
- Fill
- Heal
- Status
Only the owner of the Vitae Gem will be able to perform the following operations:
- Activate (nightly drain will come from the Vitae Gem if the owner is Undead)
- Deactive (nightly drain will not affect the Vitae Gem)
- Public (set the Gem to Public mode)
- Group (set the Gem to Group mode)
- Private (set the Gem to Private mode)