(Although as a PVP newb, IDK whether the effectiveness of such testing would be reduced by the lack of variable parry/stance-related skill levels. Like, don't Knighthood and Kata make parrying and stancing respectively more effective, or am I mistaken?
Presently, Transcendant Combat gives a +5% bonus to both stance and parry; and Transcendant Kata gives another +5% to just stances and Transcendant Knighthood gives a +5% bonus to just parry. Each of these scales with lesson investment.
Portable versions of the manse tradebench artifacts, +50cr/+100 (or more?) on top of the current price for each one | (+50cr to convert your current tradebench into a portable one. ??)
A portable printing press within a small black briefcase [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP PRESS to assemble the printing press - COLLAPSE PRESS to return it to your inventory. - Using 10 applications of magicink, ADD INK TO PRESS to use. WIPE PRESS to clean the press before using COLLAPSE. (Note: ADDing INK TO PRESS use only lasts an hour before you have to ADD INK TO PRESS again) - Able to use as a normal printing press. - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable furnace and bellows [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP FURNACE to assemble the portable furnace - COLLAPSE FURNACE to return it to your inventory - LIGHT FURNACE to light (using 10 coal OR ember artifact); DAMPEN FURNACE to stop the fire (must be done before using COLLAPSE) (Note: LIGHT FURNACE only keeps the furnace lit for an hour before you have to LIGHT FURNACE again to use) - Able to use as normal furnace. - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable wooden tailor's bench [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP BENCH to assemble portable tailor's bench. - COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory. - PREPARE BENCH to be able to use (using 2 cloth, 2 silk, and 1 of each tint commodity). SWEEP BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE. (Note: PREPARE BENCH only keeps the bench usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE BENCH again to use) - Able to use as normal tailor's bench. - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable steel jeweller's bench [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP BENCH to assemble portable jeweller's bench - COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory - TUNE BENCH to use (using 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 platinum, 2 steel, and 2 iron commodity). SWEEP BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE. (Note: TUNE BENCH only keeps the bench tuned for an hour before you have to TUNE BENCH again to use) - Able to use as normal jeweller's bench. - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A litte portable cast iron oven [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP OVEN to assemble the portable oven. - COLLAPSE OVEN to return it to your inventory - LIGHT OVEN (using 10 coal OR ember artifact) to use. DAMPEN OVEN to stop the fire (must be done before using COLLAPSE) (Note: LIGHT OVEN only keeps the oven lit for an hour before you have to LIGHT OVEN again to use) - Able to use as a normal oven - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A small portable pentagram [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP PENTAGRAM to assemble the portable pentagram - COLLAPSE PENTAGRAM to return it to your inventory - TUNE PENTAGRAM (using 1 full powerstone) to use. WIPE PENTAGRAM to disable before using COLLAPSE. (Note: TUNE PENTAGRAM only keeps the pentagram usable for an hour before you have to TUNE PENTAGRAM again to use) - Able to use as a normal oven - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable tattooist's bench [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP BENCH to assemble the portable tattoo bench. - COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory - PREPARE BENCH to be able to use (using 2 of each tint). WIPE BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE. (Note: PREPARE BENCH only keeps the bench usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE BENCH again to use) - Able to use as normal tatoo bench. - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A small portable alembic [400cr or 500cr] - SETUP ALEMBIC to assemble the portable alembic - COLLAPSE ALEMBIC to return it to your inventory - PREPARE ALEMBIC to be able to use (using 1 full powerstone). FLUSH ALEMBIC to clean before using COLLAPSE (Note: PREPARE ALEMBIC only keeps the alembic usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE ALEMBIC again to use) - Able to use as a normal alembic - Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
Something that would let you retain languages learned with a dormant Bookbinding skill.
It would help avoid RP awkwardness, but I don't see how it could really be said to be a mechanical advantage beyond maybe very specific IC encounters.
You can speak the languages that you've learnt with Bookbinding, even when dormant. I know I can. I currently do not have it active, it's in my dormant list and yet I can speak Loboshigaru as a Tae'dae! (and I haven't changeling'd into a different race!)
You can speak the following languages: The common tongue Furrikini Loboshigaru Orclach Tae'dae Lucidian
AB The following skills are dormant and may or may not be activatable at this time: * Bookbinding - Transcendent
@Anita can you read divine with bookbinding inactive?
No, you need to have it active to read Divine! --
read parchment A blackened parchment is written in an unknown language.
You swell in pride as you choose to become a student of Bookbinding.
read parchment "Verses of Magnora", By Mugowumpois of the Fifth Circle (Page 1)
Quatrain CMLXVIII
One chance to avoid the fate of oblivion shall arise, The salvation of creation must be weakened, And the poisoned spigot opened briefly, Allowing our defeat one last resurrection.
How about an artifact that can be linked to a manse stable? Like a zoo for your beasts, This makes them visible to visitors so if you want to show off a couple beasts you can just be like. LOOK WORG and now you are looking at the worg. Aslo it seems nicer than locking them in stables all day.
How about an artifact that can be linked to a manse stable? Like a zoo for your beasts, This makes them visible to visitors so if you want to show off a couple beasts you can just be like. LOOK WORG and now you are looking at the worg. Aslo it seems nicer than locking them in stables all day.
Like this idea, but would also still love to have a way to have a 2. beast follow you around kind of like used as a denizen. Because cute beasts and reasons!
How about an artifact that can be linked to a manse stable? Like a zoo for your beasts, This makes them visible to visitors so if you want to show off a couple beasts you can just be like. LOOK WORG and now you are looking at the worg. Aslo it seems nicer than locking them in stables all day.
I really like this idea! As would any beastie collector
IDEA:
We have lots of game-artifacts, (chess, ghodak, bombard!, Fate, darts etc), and as someone that really enjoys puzzles...
Each one below would be a cost of 150 credits to reflect previous game costs and the work that would go behind making them[?] I think credits would be more suitable to charge for these as artifacts, due to how hard it is to get dingbats IG. As an example, with maxed out elite membership I would be able to buy 1 of these games in a month, whereas we only receive 20 dingbats a month.
Each board would: - Resets to a new puzzle (if not completed) after 60 minutes. - Like the dart-board, DROP <board> to set it up. - PUSH <board> to return it to your inventory. - READ <board> for instructions.
MAIN IDEA:
Mastermind Puzzle - Works like any mastermind puzzle in-game. (press the item on board to select) - Would have different skins [?] so it can have different items to press, as well as the normal all gemstones, all shapes versions (ex. Angels & Demons mastermind board [angel, cherub, diva, demon, imp, fiend]) (ex. Moon & Night mastermind board [mother, crone, maiden, barghest, slaugh, redcap] (Please keep in mind these are just examples!!) - Unlike the others, can be programmable by random sequence [USE <board> SET RANDOM] if using by yourself OR can be programmable by you (like to play against someone else / use for competitions or fun etc) [USE <board> SET SEQUENCE <item1> <item2> <item3> <item4>]
OTHERS:
Sudoku with Numbers [needs a fancy name] - Works like any number sudoku puzzle in-game. (like on Xion) - Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input number.
Sudoku with Letters [needs a fancy name] - Works like any letter sudoku puzzle in-game. (like on Xion) - Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input letter.
Magic Numbers Puzzle - Works like any magic numbers puzzle in-game - Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input number.
A cheap, one-time use artifact to instantly incubate a beast egg would be awesome.
I'd buy a reagent like this. Maybe 20 credits to instantly mature your beast?
Everiine said: The reason population is low isn't because there are too many orgs. It's because so many facets of the game are outright broken and protected by those who benefit from it being that way. An overabundance of gimmicks (including game-breaking ones), artifacts that destroy any concept of balance, blatant pay-to-win features, and an obsession with convenience that makes few things actually worthwhile all contribute to the game's sad decline.
I'm suggesting this for the situation where you have a 4-day streak on all the dailies, and then you get home from work at 11pm GMT only to realise that somebody has just collected all the wanderers (Yes, I appreciate that that's extremely specific, but a) it's happened to me more than once, and b) I'm sure that there are other uses for it). So this is a single-use artefact that you use that gives you a special defence that entirely protects you from the effects of the next Weave. No items decay (but they will decay at the next Weave). No reset of your streak quests. No refresh of your artefacts (e.g., chemwood beaker).
A more reasonable variation of the infini-last pliers: same price (or maybe a little more), but consuming it removes all the runes you have attached to things at once and returns all the runes into your inventory, ready to be re-attached to the same or different items.
An artifact that allows you to attach your wonderwand or whip to your class weapon. This way everyone isn't pointing wands and cracking whips all the time (boring)
A manse artifact that you put in a room (similar to privacy gem) and stops your karma blessings from ticking
I'm probably the most egregious manse-idler in the game. Karma is the ONE thing that is nearly almost enough of a pain in the ass to make me want to either log out or go out and do stuff.
There should be like, a save-state artifact, "A Beastmaster's Mirror" or something, where you can save a beast's look and revert it back to that appearance if your zimoru spree screws it all up. Losewings emoticon here.
Bringing this over from tweets to here, and also another suggestion to tweak an existing artifact: the zimoru syringe, as it stands, is wholly unappealing to me because you can only use it once per IG month. This completely misses the point, considering the only fun way to use zimoru is in a spree with a whole bunch at the same time. If the zimoru syringe could gather charge, say, one charge per month to a max of 12 (arbitrary suggestion for a whole IG year's worth, or whatever other number works as long as it's at least 10), it'd be more intriguing to me as an artifact. As it is right now I have zero desire to own one; too many credits for not nearly enough convenience.
My mirror suggestion combined with a zimoru syringe that can hold charges for mini-sprees would tempt my credits in a way they have never been tempted before.
1) WONDER*ITEM* TRANSFORM FORCE. Cost: 3 credits. Resets the timer on being able to transform your wonderitem again (as if a new day had passed). Essentially zimoru for wonderitems.
2) A neverending syringe of zimoru. Change this to be 1x per IC day (RL hour- same as wonderitems).
3) A gnomish time-lapse camera. This camera has two effects. a) You can use it on a player, character, or object to generate a sketch (same as if you had paper and coal). b) You can use it on a wonderitem or beast with a separate command, CAMERA NEGATIVE *TARGET* and it will create an internal imprint of what the description / variables for that item are at that given point. It will remember this negative for that specific object until you replace it with a newer negative. If you then CAMERA PROJECT *TARGET* it will restore whatever variables it has remembered for the target onto that specific object. - It should be able to remember 1 negative for each wonderitem, and 1 negative for a beast (taking the negative of a different beast will switch to that one instead).
Basically the camera would allow you to save the appearance that you like the most, and then keep rolling to see if you can get something better. If you can't, you can always go back to what you liked.
Might actually encourage more zimoru use if you know you're not potentially stuck with something you hate, too!
Artifact that allows us to cure any plague (even newly discovered ones, once their introduction event is done). 100cr to 250cr.
Add a ranged upgrade that combines with Beast Delivery. Your beast will deliver and inject the cure to anyone they would be able to make a normal delivery to. 500cr. Maybe let it work with dirigibles/zeppelins/couriers too?
Obviously the cure arty can't have a cooldown on usage or it would be useless (cure one person in a room of five and they will be reinfected before the cooldown fires) but this at least gives orgs without access to whatever The One Specific Cure That Is The Only Thing For This Specific Plague Variant to at least do something.
@Phoebus -- I have posted save state ideas in this thread a fair bit, this seems to be the most recent one.
I can't get the name of this right. So suggestions on that front are welcome, but for now we'll call it: Gnomish Enabulator of Persistent Enchantment. You attach it to something you can/have enchanted and it either allows anu enchantment on the item to remain while the ench has zero charges. Or it prevents the last charge from being used up. A variation on a regulator maybe? Not certain how easy/hard that would be to code though.
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Portable versions of the manse tradebench artifacts, +50cr/+100 (or more?) on top of the current price for each one | (+50cr to convert your current tradebench into a portable one. ??)
A portable printing press within a small black briefcase [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP PRESS to assemble the printing press
- COLLAPSE PRESS to return it to your inventory.
- Using 10 applications of magicink, ADD INK TO PRESS to use. WIPE PRESS to clean the press before using COLLAPSE.
(Note: ADDing INK TO PRESS use only lasts an hour before you have to ADD INK TO PRESS again)
- Able to use as a normal printing press.
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable furnace and bellows [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP FURNACE to assemble the portable furnace
- COLLAPSE FURNACE to return it to your inventory
- LIGHT FURNACE to light (using 10 coal OR ember artifact); DAMPEN FURNACE to stop the fire (must be done before using COLLAPSE)
(Note: LIGHT FURNACE only keeps the furnace lit for an hour before you have to LIGHT FURNACE again to use)
- Able to use as normal furnace.
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable wooden tailor's bench [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP BENCH to assemble portable tailor's bench.
- COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory.
- PREPARE BENCH to be able to use (using 2 cloth, 2 silk, and 1 of each tint commodity). SWEEP BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE.
(Note: PREPARE BENCH only keeps the bench usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE BENCH again to use)
- Able to use as normal tailor's bench.
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable steel jeweller's bench [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP BENCH to assemble portable jeweller's bench
- COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory
- TUNE BENCH to use (using 2 gold, 2 silver, 2 platinum, 2 steel, and 2 iron commodity). SWEEP BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE.
(Note: TUNE BENCH only keeps the bench tuned for an hour before you have to TUNE BENCH again to use)
- Able to use as normal jeweller's bench.
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A litte portable cast iron oven [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP OVEN to assemble the portable oven.
- COLLAPSE OVEN to return it to your inventory
- LIGHT OVEN (using 10 coal OR ember artifact) to use. DAMPEN OVEN to stop the fire (must be done before using COLLAPSE)
(Note: LIGHT OVEN only keeps the oven lit for an hour before you have to LIGHT OVEN again to use)
- Able to use as a normal oven
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A small portable pentagram [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP PENTAGRAM to assemble the portable pentagram
- COLLAPSE PENTAGRAM to return it to your inventory
- TUNE PENTAGRAM (using 1 full powerstone) to use. WIPE PENTAGRAM to disable before using COLLAPSE.
(Note: TUNE PENTAGRAM only keeps the pentagram usable for an hour before you have to TUNE PENTAGRAM again to use)
- Able to use as a normal oven
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A portable tattooist's bench [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP BENCH to assemble the portable tattoo bench.
- COLLAPSE BENCH to return it to your inventory
- PREPARE BENCH to be able to use (using 2 of each tint). WIPE BENCH to clean before using COLLAPSE.
(Note: PREPARE BENCH only keeps the bench usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE BENCH again to use)
- Able to use as normal tatoo bench.
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
A small portable alembic [400cr or 500cr]
- SETUP ALEMBIC to assemble the portable alembic
- COLLAPSE ALEMBIC to return it to your inventory
- PREPARE ALEMBIC to be able to use (using 1 full powerstone). FLUSH ALEMBIC to clean before using COLLAPSE
(Note: PREPARE ALEMBIC only keeps the alembic usable for an hour before you have to PREPARE ALEMBIC again to use)
- Able to use as a normal alembic
- Anyone is able to use once assembled within a room (providing they have the trade active); will reset as per artifacts.
It would help avoid RP awkwardness, but I don't see how it could really be said to be a mechanical advantage beyond maybe very specific IC encounters.
You can speak the following languages:
The common tongue
Furrikini
Loboshigaru
Orclach
Tae'dae
Lucidian
AB
The following skills are dormant and may or may not be activatable at this time:
* Bookbinding - Transcendent
--
read parchment
A blackened parchment is written in an unknown language.
You swell in pride as you choose to become a student of Bookbinding.
read parchment
"Verses of Magnora", By Mugowumpois of the Fifth Circle (Page 1)
Quatrain CMLXVIII
One chance to avoid the fate of oblivion shall arise,
The salvation of creation must be weakened,
And the poisoned spigot opened briefly,
Allowing our defeat one last resurrection.
" a babbling cuttlefish "
IDEA:
We have lots of game-artifacts, (chess, ghodak, bombard!, Fate, darts etc), and as someone that really enjoys puzzles...
Each one below would be a cost of 150 credits to reflect previous game costs and the work that would go behind making them[?] I think credits would be more suitable to charge for these as artifacts, due to how hard it is to get dingbats IG. As an example, with maxed out elite membership I would be able to buy 1 of these games in a month, whereas we only receive 20 dingbats a month.
Each board would:
- Resets to a new puzzle (if not completed) after 60 minutes.
- Like the dart-board, DROP <board> to set it up.
- PUSH <board> to return it to your inventory.
- READ <board> for instructions.
MAIN IDEA:
Mastermind Puzzle
- Works like any mastermind puzzle in-game. (press the item on board to select)
- Would have different skins [?] so it can have different items to press, as well as the normal all gemstones, all shapes versions
(ex. Angels & Demons mastermind board [angel, cherub, diva, demon, imp, fiend])
(ex. Moon & Night mastermind board [mother, crone, maiden, barghest, slaugh, redcap]
(Please keep in mind these are just examples!!)
- Unlike the others, can be programmable by random sequence [USE <board> SET RANDOM] if using by yourself
OR
can be programmable by you (like to play against someone else / use for competitions or fun etc)
[USE <board> SET SEQUENCE <item1> <item2> <item3> <item4>]
OTHERS:
Sudoku with Numbers [needs a fancy name]
- Works like any number sudoku puzzle in-game. (like on Xion)
- Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input number.
Sudoku with Letters [needs a fancy name]
- Works like any letter sudoku puzzle in-game. (like on Xion)
- Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input letter.
Magic Numbers Puzzle
- Works like any magic numbers puzzle in-game
- Touch board, say column letter / row number [A1], say input number.
I'm suggesting this for the situation where you have a 4-day streak on all the dailies, and then you get home from work at 11pm GMT only to realise that somebody has just collected all the wanderers (Yes, I appreciate that that's extremely specific, but a) it's happened to me more than once, and b) I'm sure that there are other uses for it). So this is a single-use artefact that you use that gives you a special defence that entirely protects you from the effects of the next Weave. No items decay (but they will decay at the next Weave). No reset of your streak quests. No refresh of your artefacts (e.g., chemwood beaker).
My mirror suggestion combined with a zimoru syringe that can hold charges for mini-sprees would tempt my credits in a way they have never been tempted before.
Gnomish Enabulator of Persistent Enchantment.
You attach it to something you can/have enchanted and it either allows anu enchantment on the item to remain while the ench has zero charges. Or it prevents the last charge from being used up. A variation on a regulator maybe?
Not certain how easy/hard that would be to code though.