Paddle toy

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The Gift Box Paddle toy was released in the first of the giftboxes released in April 2020.

Analyze

You analyze your paddle and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

Created in the Spring of 5120 as a Gift Box toy, a suede-handled pale beech paddle is a game that lets you bounce a ball on it for fun!
You have not used it yet, and therefore do not have any records set with bouncing.  Try BOUNCE my paddle to play.

You currently have 0 ranks.  Practice makes perfect, keep trying!

Highest Bounces Achieved: 0

Number of Times Bounced in Eye: 0

Your pale beech paddle is set to display your bounces to others.

Available Verbs: bounce, flip, point at self, point at [player], turn, twist.

This item is account-bound.

You get no sense of whether or not the paddle may be further lightened.

Appearance

The paddles come in different types with the adjective and the color of the ball changing. Possibilities include:

Adjective Ball
  • darkened maoral
  • fragrant balsam
  • glossy modwir
  • golden linden
  • greenish fir
  • knotty pine
  • lustrous haon
  • red teak
  • rough oak
  • white birch
  • black
  • blue
  • green
  • grey
  • indigo
  • pink
  • purple
  • red
  • violet
  • yellow

Look

Fashioned of pale beech, the paddle has a large round surface and a firm handle wrapped in suede.  A tiny tack in the center has a white string attached to it, which in turn is connected to a small green ball.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
BOUNCE See messaging below.
FLIP Off You flip your pale beech paddle back and forth in the ambient light.

You feel as though others won't be able to see you bounce your pale beech paddle anymore.

N/A
On You flip your pale beech paddle back and forth in the ambient light.

You feel as though others will now be able to see you bounce your pale beech paddle.

N/A
POINT At self You spin the paddle in your hand with agility and immediately flick your wrist to launch the attached green ball into the air. Unfortunately, your paddle spin only made it halfway around in your hand causing you to launch the ball straight at your face! You attempt to tug it back, but it still manages to strike you square between the eyes! Ouch! That smarts! XXX spins the paddle in her hand with agility while simultaneously flicking her wrist. Unfortunately, the green ball and string of her pale beech paddle were not facing away from her at the time and the small projectile strikes her right between the eyes before she can deflect it away.
At target In a dramatic display, you wave your paddle in Aleid's face and watch as the attached ball hurtles towards her. Lucky for her that you know how long that string is and, with a deft flick of your wrist, you pull it back just in time to catch the green ball on its return trip to your paddle. In a dramatic display, XXX waves her paddle in your face and watches as the attached ball hurtles towards you. With a deft flick of her wrist, XXX tugs the green ball back and catches it on its return trip to her paddle
TURN You flip your pale beech paddle into the air but wait for a touch too long to reach out and catch it. It clatters to the ground, rather loudly, and quickly retrieve it. XXX flips her pale beech paddle into the air but waits a touch too long to reach out and catch it. It clatters to the ground, rather loudly, and she quickly retrieves it.
TWIST Clapping both hands around the handle of your pale beech paddle, you quickly begin to rub them together and watch as the green ball is whipped around by its string. It bounces off the flat surface with a drum-like staccato until you stop twisting it about. Clapping both hands around the handle of her pale beech paddle, XXX quick begins to rub them together and you watch as the green ball is whipped around by its string. It bounces off the flat surface with a drum-like staccato until she stops twisting it about.
Paddle toy Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Toy
Alterable
Light/Deep
Original Release Venue Giftbox
Original Release Year 2010
Item Verbs
BOUNCE FLIP POINT TURN
TWIST


Messaging

You balance the green ball attached to your pale beech paddle on its smooth, flat surface for a brief moment before gently flicking it upward.  The ball launches into the air but is tugged back to the surface by the securing string.

Note: It appears RT may change depending on Rank.

Bounces RT Message
bruised eye 0 The level of dexterity, precision, and hand-to-eye coordination needed to play this game is unparalleled by any other Elanthian sport! To play, you'll need both eyes to be healthy!
N/A 0 You feel as though you've grown more skilled with a suede-handled greenish fir paddle .
0 0 A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely. Better luck next time!
0 3 to 5 Unfortunately, the {ball color} ball strikes your thumb, bounces off it, and streaks right towards your face. You attempt to move out of the way, but end up moving into its path instead. In a blur of {ball color}, the small sphere smacks you right in the eye!
1 1 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely. Better luck next time!

2 to 3 1 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely. Better luck next time!

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it a measly # times before finally missing.

4 to 5 2 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely. Better luck next time!

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it a measly # times before finally missing.

6 to 10 3 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely. Better luck next time!

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it a tidy sum of # times before finally missing. (Note: 9 may be 4 sec.)

11 to 15 6 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely.

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it an amazing # times before finally missing.

16 8 sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely.

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it an amazing # times before finally missing.

29-30 ? sec. Becoming a {ball color} blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again...

(Each time over 1) and again...

A slight twitch of the wrist causes the {ball color} ball to miss the surface completely.

As the {ball color} ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it an overwhelming # times before finally missing.

Ranks

It is not currently known how ranks are earned. These are estimates based on logs from Jahdaeem.

This area has notes on how you may be able to get information related to your paddling...
Note: Be careful of others paddling in your logs.

grep "smacks you right in the eye" *.log 
grep "As the yellow ball dangles on its string from the paddle, you realize that you managed to bounce it " *.log

grep "Becoming a yellow blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again\.\.\." *.log
grep -B 1 "Becoming a yellow blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again\.\.\." *.log|grep "You balance"|wc
grep -B 1 "Becoming a yellow blur, the ball strikes the surface for the first time and launches into the air again\.\.\." *.log|grep "air again\.\.\."|wc
Rank Total Attempts Successful Attempts % Successful Eye Smacks Eye Smack % Total Bounces Bounces/Attempt
0 953 623 65% 16 1.7% 1,621 1.7
1 3,131 1,933 62% 28 0.9% 1,567 1.7
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