Scripted toys

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Scripted toys are items that are played with by adventurer's, and include the kite and the pinwheel, of which there are at least two types.

Kite

Analyze

You analyze your ivory gossamer kite and sense that there is no recorded information on that item.  It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.

You get no sense of whether or not the kite may be further lightened.
Verb First Third
FLY You release your spherical kite and a gentle breeze carries it up in the sky.

Roundtime: 5 sec. Those nearby begin to form a crowd around you as the kite climbs higher.

XXX releases her spherical kite and a gentle breeze carries it up in the sky.

Those nearby begin to form a crowd around XXX as the kite climbs higher.

PULL Your wind up your ball of string and the spherical kite returns to your hand..

Roundtime: 5 sec. The crowd applauds after the spherical kite flying demonstration, then begins to disperse.

XXX winds up her ball of string and retrieves her spherical kite.

The crowd applauds after the spherical kite flying demonstration, then begins to disperse.

TILT You lean to the right, then back to the left, continuing this string play as you pull on the tether attached to the kite, then loosen the tension. Your spherical kite performs a beautiful ballet in the sky and the gathering crowd cheers for more!

Roundtime: 5 sec.

XXX moves the string in her hand from side to side, causing the spherical kite to dance in a series of wild gyrations. You see the spherical kite spinning with great precison. The spherical kite performs a beautiful ballet in the sky! XXX seems to be a master of kite flying!
TURN You move with a smooth rhythm as you reel in some of the string attached to your spherical kite. You loosen the tension by running towards the spherical kite, then quickly turn and run back to the crowd that has gathered.

Roundtime: 5 sec. Your spherical kite dives for the ground and just before it hits, the string goes taut. The spherical kite goes into a vertical climb, ascending to its original altitude. The assembled crowd cheers your skilled display!

XXX gathers up some of the string to her spherical kite, reeling it in quickly. Running towards the falling spherical kite, she stops, then spins around and swiftly returns.
You see the spherical kite dive towards the earth with incredible speed. Just before it plows into the ground, the kite zooms up vertically. What a skilled display of flying this master kite handler is putting on!

First Pinwheel

Analyze

You analyze your vivid rainbow pinwheel and sense that there is no recorded information on that item.  It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.
Verb First Third
EXHALE You blow on your pinwheel and it begins to spin, its vivid rainbow colors blurring together. XXX blows on her pinwheel and it begins to spin, its vivid rainbow colors blurring together.
RAISE You raise your pinwheel into the air, and it catches a breeze, spinning as its vivid rainbow colors blend together. XXX raises her pinwheel into the air. It catches a breeze, spinning as its vivid rainbow colors blend together.
TAP You flick your pinwheel casually, watching the vivid rainbow colors slowly turn. XXX flicks her pinwheel casually, its vivid rainbow colors slowly turning.

Second Pinwheel

Analyze

You analyze your white pinwheel and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:
This item may be altered by a talented merchant, but the noun must be "pinwheel."

You can try to TURN and RAISE the pinwheel.

You get no sense of whether or not the pinwheel may be further lightened.
Verb First Third
RAISE You raise the white pinwheel just over your head, attempting to catch even the smallest breeze. The delicate feathered spokes begin to rotate slowly, then pick up speed and whirl in a rapid crescendo of blurring color. XXX raises her white pinwheel just over her head, attempting to catch even the smallest breeze. The delicate feathered spokes begin to rotate slowly, then pick up speed and whirl in a rapid crescendo of blurring color.
TURN You turn your white pinwheel in a half-circle, causing the brightly colored feathers to delicately ripple like a breeze-blown flower. XXXXXX slowly turns her white pinwheel in a half-circle, causing the brightly colored feathers to ripple like a breeze-blown flower.

See Also

Scripted toys Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Toy
Alterable
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
EXHALE FLY PULL RAISE
TAP TILT TURN