Premium contest/2021-12 - Nifty Scripty

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*Nifty Scripty*

Have you ever wished there was a certain item in game? Well now is your chance to design one.
For this month's contest, you're to design a fluff-only item with a few actions of what you'd like it to do.

Here are the requirements:

1. Design a short or long description of the prop/item. With a brief description of what the item is meant to do
and what verbs you'll be using in 2, 4 and 6.
2. List a verb to interact with the item and give 1st person messaging.
3. Give the 3rd person messaging for # 2.
4. List another verb to interact with the item and 1st person messaging.
5. Give the 3rd person messaging for # 4.
6. List a third verb to interact with the item and 1st person messaging.
7. Give the 3rd person messaging for # 6.
8. Item and concept must be fluff only - Nothing mechanical!

Example of a Submission:

Superspecs:
1. A pair of wire-framed glasses - a pair of glasses that can be worn to alter your appearance, specially in the nose feature.
2. Wear - You carefully perch a pair of wire-framed glasses on your nose.
3. Susie carefully places her glasses upon her nose.
4. Turn - You turn your glasses over in your hands, carefully inspecting them for any defects.
5. Susie turns her glasses over in her hands, carefully inspecting all the parts.
6. Gaze - You gaze through the lenses of your glasses, amazed at how much clearer the world is with them on.
7. Susie gazes through the lenses of her glasses with a look of amazement.


Entries that do not include all requirements and follow the guidelines will not be considered eligible.
Contestants have until 11:59 PT on December 26th, 2021 to get entries to me.

Winners

Top Ten Winners, in alphabetical order:

  • Arianiss
  • Jakaesa
  • Jaysehn
  • Kalyrra
  • Laehna
  • Mnute
  • Rivienne
  • Rozy
  • Siggurd
  • Zhagen (Plat)

Entries

Arianiss

1. a small binder of paper with a quill attached by a silver chain (it's meant to give indication of you taking notes on the things around you)
2. write binder - Taking the quill in hand you focus on the paper in the binder and begin writing.
3. Arianiss focuses on his binder as he writes in it with the attached quill.
4. gaze binder - You start writing in the binder, occasionally glancing up to keep track of what's going on around you.
5. Arianiss writes in his binder, occasionally glancing up at his surroundings as he does.
6. turn binder - You turn the binder to the next page and hover the quill near it.
7. Arianiss turns the page in his binder and hovers the quill near it, ready to start writing again.

Kalyrra

1. a mechanical moon orbit model with dull bronze gears
This is a moon orbit model which shows the orbits of the Elanthian moons and related astronomical events. The orbit model is intended to be held or placed on a surface so you can CLEAN, GAZE, and TURN it.

2. CLEAN - Using a soft cloth and a tiny wire brush, you lightly clean each component of your orbit model.  You inspect each moving part for any issue that may affect functionality, while checking the stationary elements for dust and smudges.
3. With a soft cloth and a tiny wire brush in hand, Kalyrra carefully cleans away any dust, smudges, or debris from each individual component of her orbit model.

4. GAZE - You gaze intently at your orbit model, studying each fascinating detail. A faint memory pops into your head, old enough to be hazy and incomplete. Blinking out of the memory, you return to your observation with an uncomfortable sadness at the edge of your thoughts.
5. Kalyrra gazes at her orbit model intently. After a moment lost in thought, she blinks abruptly and returns to observing the details of the model with a small frown on her face.

6. TURN - Gently turning the small crank on the side of the orbit model sets the bronze gears at the base of the device in motion.  Slowly, the model's thin arms begin to rotate, moving the individual quartz moons positioned atop each arm along their proper paths. As the four moons continue to move together in an age-old celestial dance, you take note of any significant alignments or eclipses.
7. Kalyrra gently turns a small crank on the side of her orbit model.  Slowly, the moons on the model's arms begin to move along their paths in an age-old celestial dance.

Luxelle

1. a miniature illuminated book wrapped in starry tapestry cloth
It is a miniature Book of Hours that is worn. This is for the Ronan Version. Clearly every Arkati will want one!

2. HOLD: Reaching for your Book of Hours with one hand, you cup your other hand over the cover and pause to draw a long, cleansing breath. A peaceful presence calms and encourages you.
3. Luxelle reaches for a miniature illuminated book with one hand and clasps her other hand over the cover as she draws along and slow breath. 

4. READ: You open your Book of Hours to a particularly inspiring section and take in the inspiring words. A Unicorn graces the margin space and top of the page in an exquisitely illuminated illustration. Light dances off the gilding on it's horn, making the mythical creature appear to almost move.
5. Luxelle picks up her miniature illuminated book and spends a few quiet moments reading over it. Gilding on the page dances in a tiny bright reflection before she closes the book and looks up.

6. WHISPER: Gathering your Book of Hours near, you close your eyes and offer a quiet prayer up to the Lord of Dreams.
7. Closing her eyes, Luxelle draws a miniature illuminated book to her. Her lips barely move, but you cannot make out even a single syllable of her barest of whispers.

Obelin

1. a battered military cap with an antique emblem - meant to represent military service either long ago or fake - WEAR, SALUTE, RUB
2. WEAR - You place the cap atop your head in one smooth, precise motion. That's showing them how it's done.
3. Person awkwardly slaps his military cap onto his head and nudges it a couple of times to get it in place. Between the skewed angle and a few loose wisps of hair, something suggests he may not have worn it recently.
4. SALUTE - You snap to attention and bring your hand up to your military cap in a crisp, sharp salute offering full respects.
5. Person begins to raise his right hand before halting and offering a bizarre, overly intricate salute with his left. It goes on for some time.
6. RUB - You subtly polish a non-existent smudge on the insignia of your military cap, making sure to draw special attention to the distinguishing mark for valor. Honor? Something like that.
7. Person clears their throat and gestures dramatically to indicate the baffling insignia on their military cap. Some unidentifiable creature with mysterious anatomy stands rampant, all color washed away by time.

Siggurd

1. a partitioned spice jar -
This is a fluff item meant to add spices to a food item in your left hand like custom manna bread, food items, and hopefully a cooking pot from EG2013/2014. I'll be using the main verbs of Turn/Shake/Tap, There should also be a Look(to see what spice you're on) and an Open and Close.  While I think salt, pepper, and sugar would be standard you could have a couple different shakers with different herbs/spices or sweet/savory. I added a couple extra flavors that I think could be useful in multiple instances.
2. Turn(first person): You turn the lid of a spice jar rotating to the (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) that is now ready to be added to your next masterpiece
3. Turn(third person): You see XXXXX dextrously fiddling with (his/her) spice jar while biting (his/her) tongue.
4: First person Shake:
Shake (with applicable item in left hand and jar open): You shake your spice jar heavily adding (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) to your (lefthandfooditem) trying to fix its lack of flavor.
Shake (empty left hand and jar closed): You upend and vigorously shake your spice jar trying to break up clumps of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/)
Shake (empty left hand and jar open): You upend and vigorously shake your spice jar trying to break up clumps of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) forgetting its still open and cover your hand in (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/)
Shake (with bad item in left hand): Do you think adding enough (salt) will make your (backpack) edible? Pleaseee...
5: Third person Shake:
Shake (with applicable item in left hand and jar open): XXXXX shakes (his/her) spice jar heavily adding (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) to (his/her) (lefthandfooditem) obviously trying to fix a lack of flavor.
Shake (empty left hand and jar closed): XXXXX stares intensely at (his/her) spice jar before upending it vigorously shaking its contents.
Shake (empty left hand and jar open): XXXXX upends his spice jar vigorously shaking its contents all over (his/her) hand briefly before quickly stopping and glancing around to see if anyone noticed (his/her) mistake.
Shake (with bad item in left hand): Nothing
6: First person Tap:
Tap (with applicable item in left hand): You slowly tap your spice jar adding a few dashes of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) to your (lefthandfooditem) trying to get your (lefthanditem) closer to perfection.
Tap (empty left hand): You tap your spice jar adding a few pieces of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) into your empty hand licking it to test its qualities
Tap (with bad item in left hand): Do you really want to sprinkle (salt) on your (backpack)? Pleaseee...
7:Third person Tap:
Tap (with applicable item in left hand): XXXXX slowly taps (his/her) spice jar adding a few dashes of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) to his (lefthandfooditem) before nodding once in satisfaction.
Tap (empty left hand): XXXXX taps (his/her) spice jar adding a few pieces of (salt/pepper/sugar/thyme/cinnamon/) into (his/her) empty hand and licking it before smacking (his/her) lips.
Shake (with bad item in left hand): Nothing

Traiva

1. a white feather fan with a scuffed rosewood handle - a fan for the not-so-graceful, using WAVE, SPIN, and COVER
2. WAVE: You wave your feather fan wildly in an attempt to cool yourself.  For all your effort, you only manage to send a few loose tufts airborne in your direction, causing you to sneeze!
3. {Person} waves {his/her} feather fan wildly, setting loose tufts airborne.  One settles on {Person}'s nose, causing {him/her} to sneeze!
4. SPIN: You idly spin your feather fan around in small circles.  It goes crashing to the floor as you suddenly lose your grip on the handle.  You quickly retrieve your fan, hoping no one saw.
5. {Person} loses {his/her} grip on {his/her} feather fan as they spin it around in small circles, sending it crashing to the floor.  {He/She} quickly retrieves it, glancing around sheepishly.
6. COVER: You hold your feather fan up to cover your face, attempting a coy gaze over the white feathers.
7. {Person} holds {his/her} feather fan up to {his/her} face in an attempt to look coy, but the feathers resting on {his/her} upper lip like a fluffy white mustache give more of a comical appearance.


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