Spidersilk Cloak

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A spidersilk cloak is an attuning and heavily-scripted cloak crafted of spidersilk. The cloak will attune to the first person to wear them, but can be unattuned prior to switching ownership by raising it twice.

Analyze

You analyze your spidersilk cloak and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a classic spidersilk cloak.  You can try to WEAR, REMOVE, CLEAN, OPEN, and CLOSE your cloak.  You can try to TICKLE, TAP, LISTEN your cloak's spider-shaped clasp.  Note that the cloak does attune to the wearer.

To clear attunement, RAISE the cloak and follow the given instructions.

This cloak can be altered on rare occasions -- it is considered a special merchant service and is not a GALD service.

[In the rare case that you are given a chance to alter the cloak, you will usually have some say in the main color of the cloak, the cloak's accent (generally this is the trim), the wording of the webbing ("web-draped" and "cobweb-covered" are the two examples to follow), and the first 15 of the spider-shaped clasp.  In some cases, not all of the options may be available for alteration, and there are some additional restrictions when the main color of the cloak will end up as "white" or "dark blue".]

You can tell that the cloak is as light as it can get and that its pockets could not possibly get any deeper.

Look

The spidersilk cloak is smooth and sleek, with a texture like that of flowing water.  The cloak is clasped at the neck with a gold spider-shaped clasp.
The fabric of the cloak is marred by silvery spiderweb tracings and a few empty insect husks.  The cloak is clasped at the neck with a platinum spider-shaped clasp.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
CLEAN While clean You run your fingers along the silk of your cloak. XXX runs her fingers along the silk of her cloak, causing it to ripple like water.
Cobweb covered You clean the sticky strands of webbing from your spidersilk cloak. XXX cleans her spidersilk cloak.
Mummified or dessicated bugs will sometimes drop. They can be edible, but why?
CLOSE Sensing your intent, a swarm of tiny spiders suddenly appears from beneath the folds of your spidersilk cloak and seals the opening in the cloak with their silk. A swarm of tiny spiders suddenly appears from beneath the folds of XXX's spidersilk cloak and seals the opening in the cloak with their silk.
EXHALE Clasp You lean over and lightly breathe on a gold spider-shaped clasp. XXX leans over and lightly breathes on a gold spider-shaped clasp.
LISTEN Clasp A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Try again."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up to XXX's ear for a moment before returning to her throat.
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Ask later."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "No doubt."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Yes."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Looks good."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Sorry, no."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Sorry."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "I say yes."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Doubt it."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Can't tell."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Rely on it."
A gold spider-shaped clasp crawls up your neck. You hear a strange dry clicking voice whisper, "Probably."
OPEN Sensing your intent, a swarm of tiny spiders suddenly appears from beneath the folds of your spidersilk cloak and weaves an opening in the silk. A swarm of tiny spiders suddenly appears from beneath the folds of XXX's spidersilk cloak and weaves an opening in the silk.
RAISE Twice You feel the bond between you and the cloak begin to break.

You feel the bond between you and the cloak break.

A gold spider-shaped clasp turns away from XXX as she breaks her bond with it.
REMOVE A swarm of tiny spiders scurries over the front of your cloak and removes the silky strands that were binding it to you.

You remove a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from your shoulders.

A swarm of tiny spiders scurries over the front of XXX's cloak and removes the silky strands that were binding it to her.

XXX removes a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from her shoulders.

TAP Clasp A gold spider-shaped clasp twitches and spreads its legs threateningly with a hiss. A gold spider-shaped clasp at XXX's throat twitches and spreads its legs threateningly with a hiss.
TICKLE Clasp A gold spider-shaped clasp gently strokes your throat. A gold spider-shaped clasp on XXX's spidersilk cloak gently strokes her throat.
WEAR Attunes You drape a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from your shoulders.
You feel the sensation of thousands of tiny legs swarming over your back.

A swarm of spiders scurries across your spidersilk cloak and binds you into it with strands of sticky silk. Minor web.

XXX drapes a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from her shoulders.

XXX shivers and looks uncomfortable. A swarm of spiders scurries across XXX's spidersilk cloak and binds her into it with strands of sticky silk.

This will attune a non-attuned cloak to the wearer.
Unattuned wearer You drape a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from your shoulders.
A gold spider-shaped clasp twitches on your chest, and suddenly spreads its legs threateningly!

A gold spider-shaped clasp buries its fangs in your neck! You feel poison coursing through your veins.

XXX drapes a jet black spidersilk cloak edged with silver silk trim from her shoulders.
A gold spider-shaped clasp twitches on XXX's chest, and suddenly spreads its legs threateningly!

A gold spider-shaped clasp buries its fangs in XXX's neck! Suddenly her face takes on a greenish tint.

Poisons wearer when cloak is attuned to another.

Ambient Messaging

This is not a comprehensive list.

You feel thousands of tiny things swarming over your skin for a moment.

A tiny spider skitters from one fold of your spidersilk cloak to another, and disappears within.

A swarm of black spiders erupt from the folds of your spidersilk cloak and forms a pattern.

The swarm of spiders scatters into the folds of your spidersilk cloak.

A swarm of black widow spiders erupt from the folds of your spidersilk cloak and forms a pattern.

An orange spider slowly works its way along the edge of your spidersilk cloak, carefully mending it.

A tiny spider on your spidersilk cloak snaps a long strand of webbing at an orange spider.  The orange spider loses its footing and falls, but is able to recover.  It shakes its forelegs menacingly at the tiny spider.
Spidersilk Cloak Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Clothing
Item(s) Applied to Cloak
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Attunement Temporary
Attunes to Character
Item Verbs
CLEAN CLOSE EXHALE LISTEN
OPEN RAISE REMOVE TAP
TICKLE WEAR