Ethereal armor

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Ethereal armor is purchased from the Reim Base Camp. It has three fluff tiers, five defensive tiers, and one padding tier that can be unlocked.

Each defensive tier adds +5 defensive strength to a maximum of +25 at tier five. The auction unlock adds critical padding to the defensive flare resulting in two points of padding per unlock to a maximum of ten points of padding. The padding stacks with all other forms of padding. The fluff color, defensive flare color, and padding color can all be customized.

At Reim Base Camp, Armory, an ethereal armor deed can be purchased and added to existing armor, as long as it is capable. This will turn the existing armor into ethereal armor, and afterwards, the ethereal armor waivers can be used to improve the armor.

OTS

Analyze

You analyze the blackened scalemail and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions.

The creator has also provided the following information:
************************* Ethereal Armor **********************************
 The blackened scalemail holds the ethereal armor script.
 The blackened scalemail is able to be altered and lightened by any talented merchant.
***************************************************************************
 The scalemail currently is unlocked to a fluff Tier of: 0

 The scalemail currently is unlocked to a defensive Tier of: 0

 This gives you access to the following verbs:
  PULL, PUSH

 The blackened scalemail does not currently have a custom color for DS messaging set.
 The blackened scalemail does not currently have a custom color for fluff messaging set.


You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the blackened scalemail for you.

Usage

Verb First Third
PULL You place your hands on either side of your leather shirt and give it a good pull, adjusting the fit. You take a step forward and glare as grey ethereal chains whirl about your leather shirt before dispersing.
PUSH XXX places his hands on either side of his leather shirt and gives it a good pull, adjusting the fit. XXX takes a step forward and glares as grey ethereal chains whirl about his leather shirt before dispersing.

Fluff Tier 1

This unlock accesses the verbs RUB, TICKLE, TOUCH, and WAVE.

Usage

Verb First Third
RUB You draw back your arms to casually flex in your leather shirt, sending snakes of grey ethereal energy surging over your leather shirt. XXX draws back his arms to casually flex in his leather shirt, sending snakes of grey ethereal energy surging over his leather shirt.
TICKLE You smoothly lift a hand near your leather shirt, letting a tendril of ethereal energy coil sinuously around your extended fingers. XXX smoothly lifts a hand near his leather shirt, letting a tendril of ethereal energy coil sinuously around his extended fingers.
TOUCH As you place your hand against your leather shirt, a ripple of grey light travels across the surface. As XXX places his hand against his leather shirt, a ripple of grey light travels across the surface.
WAVE You raise your arms and let out a carnal yell as your leather shirt is briefly surrounded by a grey glow. XXX raises his arms and lets out a carnal yell as his leather shirt is briefly surrounded by a grey glow.

Fluff Tier 2

Unlocks the verbs CLENCH, TAP, and PROD.

Usage

Verb First Third
CLENCH You reach up and hook your fingertips into the neckline of your leather shirt and strike a pose. XXX reaches up and hooks his fingertips into the neckline of his leather shirt and strikes a pose.
TAP You lightly drum your fingertips against your leather shirt causing a ripple of grey light to flow across the surface. XXX lightly drums his fingertips against his leather shirt causing a ripple of grey light to flow across the surface.
PROD turns off ambient messages The soft light surrounding your leather shirt pulses once then fades away. The soft light surrounding XXXX's leather shirt pulses once then fades away.
PROD turns on ambient messages A soft, grey light surrounds your leather shirt. A soft, grey light surrounds XXXX's leather shirt.

Defensive Tier 1-5

Addes +5 to defensive strength per tier, for a maximum of +25.

Padding Tier

Adds two points of padding per unlock, up to ten points.

Full Analyze

The creator has also provided the following information:

The creator has also provided the following information:
************************* Ethereal Armor **********************************
 The leather shirt holds the ethereal armor script.
 The leather shirt is able to be altered and lightened by any talented merchant.
***************************************************************************
 The shirt currently is unlocked to a fluff Tier of: 2

 The shirt currently is unlocked to a defensive Tier of: 5

 The shirt currently is unlocked to have padding flares.
 This gives you access to the following verbs:
 PULL, PUSH

  TOUCH, RUB, TICKLE, WAVE
  PROD (On/Off Ambient), Ambient Messaging, CLENCH, TAP
 The leather shirt has a custom padding color of: blue
 The leather shirt has a custom DS flare color of: green
 The leather shirt has a custom color of: grey


You can tell that the shirt is as light as it can get.
Ethereal armor Information
Type Mechanical
Item Classification Armor
Item(s) Applied to Chestworn
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep Yes
Customizable Yes
Custom Ambient flare colors
Original Release Venue Reim
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 3 fluff
5 defensive
How to Unlock Certificate
Eligible to be Added Yes
Item Verbs
CLENCH PROD PULL PUSH
RUB TAP TICKLE TOUCH
WAVE


Messaging

Defense Strength and Padding Flares

A burst of blue light flares up around your leather shirt as a series of blue and green ethereal chains encase your body against a half-elven bandit's attack!
A half-elven bandit swings a cudgel at you!
  AS: +400 vs DS: +479 with AvD: +19 + d100 roll: +69 = +9
   A clean miss.

A burst of blue light flares up around your leather shirt as a series of blue and green ethereal chains encase your body against a human outlaw's attack!
A human outlaw swings a broadsword at you!
  AS: +422 vs DS: +382 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +95 = +170
   ... and hits for 36 points of damage!
   Strike connects with shoulder blade!

Ambient Messaging

A soft pulse of grey light surrounds your leather shirt.

A slender ethereal chain wraps itself around your leather shirt then disperses.

A glowing shell of ethereal energy surrounds your leather shirt then fades away.

An ethereal mass appears at the center of your leather shirt then vanishes in a flash of grey light.