Shadowplay Gown

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The Shadowplay Gown is a line of fashionwear sold at the shop Shadowplay. These gowns have verb traps which vary based on whether the gown is in its neutral, light, or dark state, which can be changed by casting or evoking Light at it. When altering an unlocked gown, they can have a total of three "sides" which correspond to the verb messaging for neutral, light, and dark.

Casting Light or Sunburst will turn the gown to its light side and associated scripts. Evoking Darkness or casting Camouflage will turn the gown to its dark side and associated scripts. Using DUST will revert the gown back to its neutral side and associated scripts.

Analyze

You analyze the ramie silk gown and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

An elaborately draped gown of lustrous cinnamon ramie silk is a Shadowplay Gown.  It is currently unlocked to Tier 1 of 4.

At Tier 1, the gown will trap LEAN and LOWER.

At Tier 2, the gown gains the ability to shift from light to dark when certain spells are cast at it.  It will also trap CURTSY and TILT.

At Tier 3, it will trap RUB and SPIN.

When fully unlocked to Tier 4, it will trap FOLD and PULL.

When altering this gown, you will need to provide a neutral 15/15/15, a dark 15/15/15, and a light 15/15/15.  The same is true for long descriptions.  If the gown has a look description, it must be appropriate for all three phases and must accompany long descriptions.

When altering these, you can use synonyms for 'shadowy' or 'luminous' as long as they are clearly indicative of the intent (namely that when in light form, they are luminescent/luminous/illuminated, and when they are in dark mode, they are shadowy/shaded).  The neutral form is just like any regular gown alteration.

You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the ramie silk gown for you or deepen its pockets.

Tier 1

Tier 1 gives access to the verbs LEAN and LOWER.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
LEAN Light You slowly glance back over your shoulder, the understated movement chasing pinpricks of ivory-white light across the waist of your sindon gown. XXX slowly glances back over her shoulder, the understated movement chasing pinpricks of ivory-white light across the waist of her sindon gown.
Neutral You shift your posture and the fabric of your fluidly draping gown thrums with a brief dance of light and shadow that travels all the way down to its hem. XXX shifts her posture and the fabric of her fluidly draping gown thrums with a brief dance of light and shadow that travels all the way down to its hem.
Dark You subtly shift position, bracing the silhouette of your sienna silk gown in shifting waves of darkness. XXX subtly shifts position, bracing the silhouette of her sienna silk gown in shifting waves of darkness.
LOWER Light You casually adjust the shoulders of your sindon gown. Forks of silvery lightning spread across the gown's surface, the offshoots dissolving without a trace into the fabric. XXX casually adjusts the shoulders of her sindon gown. Forks of silvery lightning spread across the gown's surface, the offshoots dissolving without a trace into the fabric.
Neutral You bend your neck gracefully. Rivulets of light and darkness sweep down the surface of your fluidly draping gown like sunlight and shadow playing over a rippling pond. XXX bends her neck gracefully. Rivulets of light and darkness sweep down the surface of her fluidly draping gown like moonlight and shadow playing over a rippling pond.
Dark You lower your eyes as midnight-hued tendrils dance across your sienna silk gown in arcing patterns. XXX lowers her eyes as midnight-hued tendrils dance across her sienna silk gown in arcing patterns.

Tier 2

Tier 2 allows for the use of the Light spell, in both its light and dark forms. It also gives access to the verbs CURTSY and TILT.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
CURTSY Light You dip into a reverent curtsy, the gathered skirts of your sindon gown faintly illuminating with undulant sunbursts. XXX dips into a reverent curtsy, the gathered skirts of her sindon gown faintly illuminating with undulant sunbursts.
Neutral You spread the skirts of your fluidly draping gown as you curtsy, and a gentle play of light and shadow spills across the fabric. XXX spreads the skirts of her fluidly draping gown as she curtsies. A gentle play of light and shadow spills across the fabric.
Dark You curtsy with a slight tilt of your head, the shadows woven into your sindon gown unfurling like blooms of dusky umbra. XXX curtsies with a slight tilt of her head, the shadows woven into her sindon gown unfurling like blooms of dusky umbra.
TILT Light You gently sway from one foot to the other, the rocking motion nudging a tide of scintillating white-golden teardrops to ebb and flow amid the skirts of your sindon gown. XXX gently sways from one foot to the other, the rocking motion nudging a tide of scintillating white-golden teardrops to ebb and flow amid the skirts of her sindon gown.
Neutral You step from one foot to the other, and gentle droplets of shadow chased by luminescence travel across the fabric of your fluidly draping gown. XXX steps from one foot to the other, and gentle droplets of shadow chased by luminescence travel across the fabric of her fluidly draping gown.
Dark You softly swish the skirts of your sindon gown, the sudden motion divulging a cache of shadow that spills down toward the hem. XXX softly swishes the skirts of her sindon gown, the sudden motion divulging a cache of shadow that spills down toward the hem.

Tier 3

At tier 3, the verbs RUB and SPIN become available.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
RUB Light You lightly drum your fingers against the side skirts of your aqua blue silk gown. A swift wave of celestial white lights coalesces at the hips and showers down towards the hemline. XXX lightly drums her fingers against the side skirts of her red camlet gown. A swift wave of celestial white lights coalesces at the hips and showers down towards the hemline.
Neutral Shadows chase your fingertips as you smooth the fabric of your fluidly draping gown, followed by faint sparks of pale radiance. Shadows chase XXX's fingertips as she smooths the fabric of her fluidly draping gown, followed by faint sparks of pale radiance.
Dark You brush a delicate hand across the skirts of your aqua blue silk gown, casting splayed fans of opaque shadow over their surfaces. XXX brushes a delicate hand across the skirts of her red camlet gown, casting splayed fans of opaque shadow over their surfaces.
SPIN Light You delicately twirl on pointed toes, the swirling fabrics of your aqua blue silk gown blossoming with constellations of silvered lights. XXX delicately twirls on pointed toes, the swirling fabrics of her red camlet gown blossoming with constellations of silvered lights.
Neutral You turn in a graceful circle. Patches of light and shadow dapple the fabric of your fluidly draping gown, slowly gliding to match your movements. XXX turns in a graceful circle. Patches of light and shadow dapple the fabric of her fluidly draping gown, slowly gliding to match her movements.
Dark You give a slow twirl in place, the skirts of your aqua blue silk gown blossoming with a latticework of ebon shade. XXX gives a slow twirl in place, the skirts of her red camlet gown blossoming with a latticework of ebon shade.

Tier 4

Tier 4 unlocks the verbs FOLD and PULL.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
FOLD Light You perform a shallow curtsy, eliciting a brilliant starry tessellation to rise and drift upon the surface of your red camlet gown. XXX performs a shallow curtsy, eliciting a brilliant starry tessellation to rise and drift upon the surface of her red camlet gown.
Neutral You fold a span of your fluidly draping gown's fabric between your hands, soliciting a dance of chiaroscuro that winds gently over the surface. XXX folds a span of her fluidly draping gown's fabric between her hands, soliciting a dance of chiaroscuro that winds gently over the surface.
Dark As you fold your hands behind your back, nebulous filaments of shadow undulate and coil upward from the hem of your red camlet gown.

As XXX folds her hands behind her back, nebulous filaments of shadow undulate and coil upward from the hem of her red camlet gown.

PULL Light You pleasantly arrange the skirts of your red camlet gown using an understated hand, the material beneath your fingers lighting with a sunny wash of dappled radiance. XXX pleasantly arranges the skirts of her red camlet gown using an understated hand, the material beneath her fingers lighting with a sunny wash of dappled radiance.
Neutral You surreptitiously adjust the fabric of your fluidly draping gown, and shadows chased by gentle radiance travel over its folds. XXX surreptitiously adjusts the fabric of her fluidly draping gown, and shadows chased by gentle radiance travel over its folds.
Dark You gracefully drape your forearm across the midline of your waist. Inky pools of darkness glide into the skirts of your red camlet gown. XXX gracefully drapes her forearm across the midline of her waist. Inky pools of darkness glide into the skirts of her red camlet gown.

Additional Information

Altering Notes

The gown needs to be unlocked to Tier 2 in order to test the different sides after being altered.

When altering the gowns, you can have three different 15/15/15s (neutral, dark, light) and three different long descriptions (neutral, dark, light). All of those must be provided at the time of alter. If you already have long descriptions, the gown may be further altered to have a look description, but this one must be appropriate for all of the forms, as the dark and light versions will insert messaging after the LOOK to indicate their status.

Information about altering from merchant Amdirlost at Ebon Gate:
"The basic premise of the item needs to remain the same, the sides indicate light/luminous or dark/shadowy.  We have some wiggle room, but the gown can't change drastically between the sides.  When doing the light side, please keep in mind that it does need to be a bit glowy, just as the dark side needs to indicate that it's shadowy."

See Also

Shadowplay Gown Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Clothing
Item(s) Applied to Gownlike
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep Yes
Original Release Venue Evermore Hollow
Original Release Year 2022
Tiered Yes
Number of Tiers 4
How to Unlock Certificate
Restrictions Only light side can use "luminous" or similar phrasing. Only dark side can use "shadowy" or similar phrasing.
Item Verbs
CURTSY FOLD LEAN LOWER
PULL RUB SPIN TILT