Wandering tattoo

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A wandering tattoo (the colloquial name for a mayhem tattoo, also called a morphing tattoo) is a tattoo of a creature, humanoid or otherwise. As the name implies, the tattoo wanders the body, causing mayhem and morphing into different beings.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
TOUCH/PET Turns wandering on As you trace the lines of your human tattoo, it grows more agitated, attempting to avoid your fingers. XXX traces the lines of her aelotoi tattoo, it seems to grow more agitated, attempting to avoid her fingers.
Turns wandering off As you trace the lines of your human tattoo, it seems to slow down a bit, calming its movements. As XXX traces the lines of her aelotoi tattoo, it seems to slow down a bit, calming its movements.
NUDGE/POKE/PROD/PUSH Manually makes the tattoo wander to a random location You reach under your scruffy red bandana and give your nedum vereri tattoo a little prod. It seems to give a small start and wanders over to your neck before settling down. XXX reaches over to her aelotoi tattoo and gives it a little nudge. It flinches and disappears behind the dark suede rucksack covering her back.
RUB Changes color As you rub your tattoo, it gives off a small shimmer and takes on a <color> hue. As XXX rubs her tattoo, it gives off a small shimmer and takes on a <color> hue.
TAP Changes creature As you tap your tattoo, its features rapidly shift into those of a shrickhen. As XXX taps her tattoo, its features rapidly shift into those of a basilisk.
PULL Returns tattoo to base custom description You tug on your shrickhen tattoo. It gives off a tiny pulse of light as its features quickly begin to shift. XXX tugs on her basilisk tattoo. It gives off a tiny pulse of light as its features quickly begin to shift.
LOOK As you look upon the coiled worm tattoo, it shifts its gaze to meet your own in an almost accusational manner. It currently appears to be in an agitated state, milling around its area of skin restlessly. N/A
CLENCH As you bunch up your wrist muscles to display a dark coiled worm tattoo, it glances about the area with an apathetic stare. As XXX bunches up her wrist muscles to display a black-eyed aelotoi tattoo, it glances about the area with an apathetic stare.
KISS/SMOOCH Your coiled worm tattoo squirms and wriggles about as you plant your lips upon its face. XXX's aelotoi tattoo squirms and wriggles about as she plants her lips upon its face.
KNOCK Undead As you knock upon your coiled worm tattoo, it teeters about on your skin. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
KNOCK Living As you knock upon your bear tattoo, it stumbles about dazedly! As XXX knocks upon her aelotoi tattoo, it stumbles about dazedly!
LICK As you lick your coiled worm tattoo, it seems to cringe and shudder in response. As XXX licks her aelotoi tattoo, it appears to cringe and shudder in response.
PINCH/TURN As you tweak your coiled worm tattoo, it shuffles a bit and glares malevolently in the direction of your fingers. As XXX tweaks her aelotoi tattoo, it shuffles in place and glares malevolently at her hand.
SMELL/SNIFF As you sniff at your coiled worm tattoo, it shifts in place and gives you a strange look. As XXX sniffs at her aelotoi tattoo, it shifts around and gives her a strange look.

See Also
Wandering tattoo Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to
Alterable
Light/Deep No
Customizable Yes
Custom Base tattoo
Item Verbs
CLENCH KISS KNOCK LICK
LOOK NUDGE PINCH PULL
RUB SMELL TAP


Information

When receiving a mayhem tattoo, the base tattoo is customized. This must follow the standard short description rule, with "tattoo" in the final 15: 15/15/tattoo. Most creatures you can imagine which cannot be played are possible, including extraplanar beings. The customized description does not have to be one of the creatures or descriptions the tattoo can already shift into. The tattoo must show a being (as opposed to, say, flora.); as one GM merchant stated: it must have eyes. Wandering tattoos cannot have long or show descriptions.

The tattoo will either be attuned to the list of living creatures or to the list of undead creatures. The choice could be up to the customer or the merchant.

Living creature list:

Undead creature list:

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