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Crafter's Tomes and Crafter's Monocoles were released during Duskruin's August 2023 run in Tome Raiders. The tomes were designed and coded by GM Ethereal. They are designed to help characters boost their profession service skills (Enchanting, Ensorcelling, etc.) by providing temporary boosts to the relevant stats base and skills bonus when performing the skill. The boosts apply ONLY to professional services.

All verbs are unlocked at Tier 1. Each tier allows for the user to increase their affinity with the tome, which increases the bonuses it provides. Crafter's Tomes and Monocles do not stack with one another. Each provides slightly different verb traps, with Monocles released as head-worn and Tomes only able to be held in a hand, but otherwise the two function identically. Monocles were introduced to allow warriors and monks to benefit because their professional services require both hands to be available.

Crafter's Tome

A Crafter's Tome provides a benefit to profession services when one is held in the hand.

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OVERVIEW

Hello there, intrepid adventurer! This vellum tome is a Crafter's Tome item.  These items provide a bonus to service skills when activated, based on tier and affinity.  When doing a test cast, a suffusion estimate, or applying a service, this tome wll grant you temporary bonuses to skills to maximize your chance of success.

HOW DOES IT WORK

First, you must claim the book as your own.  By INFUSE'ing resources into the tome, you will bind the tome to yourself and begin to improve your affinity.  Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively.  Additionally, binding this tome to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another.  Once bound, the tome will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets.

This item is set up as a tome and has access to the following verbs: INFUSE (set ownership, gain affinity), TEAR (reset ownership), OPEN (fluff), CLOSE (fluff), and READ (fluff, sense affinity).  When it is held, it will provide temporary enhancives to your base stats and skill bonuses that will fade immediately once a service has been performed.

This vellum tome is currently tier 1 of 4. Its current level of affinity with its owner is 0 of 1.

Bonuses

Bonuses are as follows. Stats are expressed as a bonus to the base while skills are expressed as a bonus to the skill.

Tier 1
  Cleric: +5 Wisdom and Influence per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
  Wizard: +5 Logic and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
  Sorcerer: +5 Wisdom and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
  Monk: +5 Dexterity and Discipline per affinity level. +5 First Aid and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
  Ranger: +5 Wisdom and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use plus +5 per affinity level.
  Bard: +5 Intuition and Influence per affinity level.
  Warrior: +5 Strength and Discipline per affinity level. +5 Physical Fitness plus +5 per affinity level.

Tier 2
  Monk: +5 Physical Fitness per affinity above 1.
  Ranger: +5 Harness Power per affinity above 1.
  Warrior: +2 primary, secondary, and tertiary weapon skill squared by affinity above 1.

Tier 4
  Cleric: +5 Spell Ranks and Spiritual Mana Control per affinity above 3.
  Wizard: +5 Spell Ranks and Elemental Mana Control per affinity above 3.
  Sorcerer: +5 Spell Ranks, Elemental Mana Control, and Spiritual Mana Control per affinity above 3.
  Monk: +5 Mental Mana Control, Spiritual Mana Control, ML: Transformation, and ML: Telepathy per  affinity above 3.
  Ranger: +5 Spell Ranks, Survival, Spiritual Mana Control, and SL: Blessings per affinity above 3.
  Bard: +5 Spell Ranks, Elemental and Mental Mana Control, and Magic Item Use per affinity above 3.
  Warrior: +5 Armor Use and Shield Use per affinity above 3.

ALTERING

This item may be freely altered but must remain consistent with being a tome.  Any willing merchant may customize the flare/lense color (Currently cerulean).

Affinity

OTS/Tier 1 tomes allow for level 1 affinity. Further unlocks increase maximum potential affinity by one level each, up to level 4. First, you must claim the book as your own. By INFUSEing resources into the tome, you will bind the tome to yourself and begin to improve your affinity. Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively. Additionally, binding this tome to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another. Once bound, the tome will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets.

Usage

Verb First Third
INFUSE
(starting attunement)
You sense the grimoire tug at your mind, as if seeking out a source of power. Perhaps if you INFUSE the grimoire again, you'll be able to better understand it.
[This will bind the grimoire to you. Once bound, only you will be able to access its secrets.]
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INFUSE
(attuning)
As you place your hand on the black grimoire, you feel a surge of power course through your fingers and seep into the grimoire, which pulses with a brief crimson light before returning to normal. You sense a faint bond between yourself and the grimoire.
[The grimoire is now bound to you! You can TEAR the grimoire to break the bond.]
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INFUSE
(starting infusion)
As you trace your fingers along the black grimoire's edges, you sense the familiar bond between yourself and the grimoire. You sense as though you may be able to empower it further if you INFUSE the grimoire again.
[This will increase your affinity from 0 to 1 at the cost of 5,000 resources.]
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INFUSE
(completing infusion)
You place your palm flat against your black grimoire and feel a tug on your mind as the grimoire draws some of your essence into itself. With a pale flash of crimson light, the process seems to complete and the bond you share with the grimoire feels stronger. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
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OPEN You toss your black grimoire open and begin studying it intently. XXX tosses her black grimoire open and begins studying it intently.
OPEN
(already open)
You reach down to open your black grimoire before realizing it's already open. You carefully scan your surroundings hoping your folly wasn't noticed. XXX reaches down to open her black grimoire before realizing it's already open.
CLOSE You slowly close your black grimoire, placing your hand on its cover for a moment of quiet contemplation. XXX closes her black grimoire, briefly placing her hand on its cover.
CLOSE
(already closed)
You move to close your black grimoire before realizing it's already closed. XXX reaches towards her black grimoire but stops short.
READ
(fully attuned)
You carefully read through the pages of your black grimoire, studying its contents. The knowledge contained within comes easily to you, as though the words were written by your own hand. XXX reads through her black grimoire, her eyes scanning each page carefully before moving to the next.

Crafter's Monocle

A Crafter's Monocle provides a benefit to profession services when one is worn on the head.

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Affinity

OTS/Tier 1 monocles allow for level 1 affinity. Further unlocks increase maximum potential affinity by one level each, up to level 4. First, you must claim the monocle as your own. By INFUSEing resources into the monocle, you will bind the monocle to yourself and begin to improve your affinity. Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively. Additionally, binding this monocle to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another. Once bound, the monocle will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets.

Usage

Verb First Third
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Bonuses

Clerics

Affinity Level Wisdom Base Influence Base Magic Item use Arcane Symbols Spiritual Mana Control Cleric Spell Ranks
1 5 5 10 10 0 0
2 10 10 15 15 0 0
3 15 15 20 20 0 0
4 20 20 25 25 5 5

Wizards

Affinity Level Logic Base Intuition Base Magic Item use Arcane Symbols Elemental Mana Control Wizard Spell Ranks
1 5 5 10 10 0 0
2 10 10 15 15 0 0
3 15 15 20 20 0 0
4 20 20 25 25 5 5

Sorcerers

Affinity Level Wisdom Base Intuition Base Magic Item use Arcane Symbols Elemental Mana Control Spiritual Mana Control Sorcerer Spell Ranks
1 5 5 10 10 0 0 0
2 10 10 15 15 0 0 0
3 15 15 20 20 0 0 0
4 20 20 25 25 5 5 5

Monks

Affinity Level Dexterity Base Discipline Base Physical Fitness First Aid Arcane Symbols Mental Mana Control Spiritual Mana Control ML: Telepathy ML: Transformation
1 5 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 10 10 10 15 0 0 0 0 0
3 15 15 15 20 0 0 0 0 0
4 20 20 20 25 5 5 5 5 5

Rangers

Affinity Level Wisdom Base Intuition Base Magic Item Use Harness Power Survival Spiritual Mana Control SL: Blessings Ranger Spell Ranks
1 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 10 10 15 5 0 0 0 0
3 15 15 20 10 0 0 0 0
4 20 20 25 15 5 5 5 5

Bards

Affinity Level Intuition Base Influence Base Magic Item Use Elemental Mana Control Mental Mana Control Bard Spell Ranks
1 5 5 0 0 0 0
2 10 10 0 0 0 0
3 15 15 0 0 0 0
4 20 20 5 5 5 5

Warriors (Weapons)

Affinity Level Strength Base Discipline Base Physical Fitness Primary Weapon Secondary Weapon Tertiary Weapon
1 5 5 10 0 0 0
2 10 10 15 2 2 2
3 15 15 20 4 4 4
4 20 20 25 8 8 8

Warriors (Armor)

Affinity Level Strength Base Discipline Base Physical Fitness Armor Use Shield Use
1 5 5 10 0 0
2 10 10 15 0 0
3 15 15 20 0 0
4 20 20 25 5 5

See Also

Crafter's Tome Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Tome
Monocle
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Customizable Yes
Custom Alter the color of the aura when activated or lenses for monocles
Original Release Venue Duskruin
Original Release Year 2023
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 4
How to Unlock Certificate
Attunement Temporary
Attunes to Character
Affinity Needed Yes
Enhancive Yes
Restrictions Tomes remain a tome, folio, ledger, or some other type of book.
Monocles must remain monocles or some other type of head-worn lens.
Item Verbs
CLOSE INFUSE OPEN PEER
READ RUB TEAR TURN