[MoM] Wielding a matrix crystal enhances your powers #66644
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Summary
Mods "Wielding a matrix crystal enhances your powers"
Purpose of change
It's repeatedly stated in the Mind Over Matter lore that because pre-Catalcysm psionics were so weak, the only reason Project PHAVIAN really got anywhere with their research was the discovery of matrix crystals, which enhanced their users' powers by multiple orders of magnitude. I didn't want to go that far but I wanted them to do something other than cause a psionic awakening or be ground up for crafting.
Describe the solution
Using spell_level_adjustment, add a +4 spell level bonus when wielding (not just holding) a matrix crystal. This is a significant bonus and should make it a hard choice between using a matrix crystal to awaken vs keeping it and risking a portal storm and hoping for the same path, or keeping it vs using it in crafting (once recipes that require full matrix crystals are added).
As part of this PR, I also applied a specific JSON flag to each crystal and moved the draining process to be entirely EoC based rather than the crystals being SINGLE_USE
Describe alternatives you've considered
Testing
Used each crystal to awaken and held each crystal and checked the powers they enhanced, everything worked as intended. Changes are currently not as great as they should be due to #66641, but all the infrastructure will be there once that bug is fixed.
Additional context