Sonic alteration
A sonic alteration is the customization of a bard's sonic gear created via Sonic Shield Song (1009), Sonic Weapon Song (1012), Sonic Armor (1014), or Singing Sword Song (1025). An altered sonic item can be summoned by using SING CUSTOM after preparing the appropriate spell.
Recurring raffles have been held for bards to receive this service. This includes raffles held in the different Bard Guilds (requiring characters must be at least level 15 to enter) or as part of recurring Premium raffles or troves. Sonic alterations have also been available at festivals and pay events. While sonic alterations can be performed before a bard can sing any of the spellsongs, individual raffles may have their own level restrictions for entry. Sonic alterations are a delayed service.
There are four key components of a sonic alteration service:
- The spell to be customized (example: Sonic Weapon Song)
- The item base type to be customized (example: a short sword)
- The '15/15/15' description of the item (example: a wavering/grey sonic/gladius)
- The 'long' or 'show' description desired, if any (example: a wavering silvery grey sonic gladius shrouded in mist)
Standard alter rules apply for all sonic alterations.
There are strict alteration rules when altering sonic gear:
- The customizations can have either a short description with a show (recommended), or a long description; they cannot have both a long and a show. Please refer to ALTER 2 and ALTER 3 in the game for further details on these terms.
- For sonic shields, weapons, and armors, the base description must demonstrate that the item is created from a mass of air. Words such as 'sonic' or 'airy,' would be appropriate to describe the insubstantial nature of the items.
- For sonic armor, you may use 'barrier' as a noun. Otherwise, the armor must match one of the existing allowed nouns for that armor type (ASG).
- For Singing Swords, the base description must demonstrate that the item is moving independently of any physical influence. Words such as 'animated' or 'floating' would be appropriate to describe this behavior.
- Because of the magical, bardic nature of the items, items can be glowing, be surrounded by floating musical notes, and have other aspects not allowed on solid items.
- Terms such as light, sound, mist, smoke, vapor are acceptable, as they are all insubstantial in nature.
Examples
Provided by Stormyrain, please do not copy examples posted here and elsewhere.
- Sonic Weapon
a vortex of air shaped like a fang-beset misty black sword-breaker Swirling black mists twist to form a straight medium-length blade. Narrowed to a razor-like point, the blade thickens into a wide base with large notches on one side. Two fang-like prongs of opaque vapor extend from the crossguard to aid in trapping enemy blades before plunging to form a substantial hilt as grasping tendrils of mist creep from it.
- Singing Sword
a floating misty sheering sword Amorphous black mists writhe and twist against invisible restraints holding them tightly to the form of a sheering sword. Narrow and tapered to a razor like point, the blade of blackness juts forth from a more subdued cross guard before plunging again into a raging torrent constrained within the grip. Faint tendrils of barely opaque vapor appear to have nearly escaped their invisible cage and languidly wreath the chaotic blade.