Crafter's Tome

2025-08-20T16:43:12Z

RALIMAR: Added table for Empath service bonuses

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'''Crafter's Tomes''' and '''Crafter's Monocoles''' were released during [[:Category:Duskruin|Duskruin]]'s August 2023 run in [[BVShop:Tome Raiders|Tome Raiders]]. The tomes were designed and coded by GM Ethereal. They are designed to help characters boost their profession service skills (Enchanting, Ensorcelling, etc.) by providing temporary boosts to the relevant stats base and skills bonus when performing the skill. The boosts apply ONLY to professional services.

All verbs are unlocked at Tier 1. Each tier allows for the user to increase their affinity with the tome, which increases the bonuses it provides. Crafter's Tomes and Monocles do not stack with one another. Each provides slightly different verb traps, with Monocles released as head-worn and Tomes only able to be held in a hand, but otherwise the two function identically. Monocles were introduced to allow [[warrior]]s and [[monk]]s to benefit because their professional services require both hands to be available.
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{{itemtiermulti 
|item=Crafter's Tome 
|itemsummary=A '''Crafter's Tome''' provides a benefit to profession services when one is held in the hand. 
|analyze= 
{{blue|OVERVIEW}}

Hello there, intrepid adventurer! This vellum tome is a Crafter's Tome item. These items provide a bonus to service skills when activated, based on tier and affinity. When doing a test cast, a suffusion estimate, or applying a service, this tome wll grant you temporary bonuses to skills to maximize your chance of success.

{{blue|HOW DOES IT WORK}}

First, you must claim the book as your own. By {{blue|INFUSE}}'ing resources into the tome, you will bind the tome to yourself and begin to improve your affinity. Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively. Additionally, binding this tome to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another. Once bound, the tome will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets.

This item is set up as a tome and has access to the following verbs: INFUSE (set ownership, gain affinity), TEAR (reset ownership), OPEN (fluff), CLOSE (fluff), and READ (fluff, sense affinity). When it is held, it will provide temporary enhancives to your base stats and skill bonuses that will fade immediately once a service has been performed.

This vellum tome is currently tier {{blue|1}} of 4. Its current level of affinity with its owner is 0 of 1.

{{blue|Bonuses}}

Bonuses are as follows. Stats are expressed as a bonus to the base while skills are expressed as a bonus to the skill.

{{blue|Tier 1}}
Cleric: +5 Wisdom and Influence per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
Wizard: +5 Logic and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
Sorcerer: +5 Wisdom and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
Monk: +5 Dexterity and Discipline per affinity level. +5 First Aid and Arcane Symbols plus +5 per affinity level.
Ranger: +5 Wisdom and Intuition per affinity level. +5 Magic Item Use plus +5 per affinity level.
Bard: +5 Intuition and Influence per affinity level.
Warrior: +5 Strength and Discipline per affinity level. +5 Physical Fitness plus +5 per affinity level.
Paladin: +5 Wisdom and Influence per affinity level.
Rogue: +2 Influence plus +2 per Affinity Level. +5 Pickpocketing per affinity level.

{{blue|Tier 2}}
Monk: +5 Physical Fitness per affinity above 1.
Ranger: +5 Harness Power per affinity above 1.
Bard: +5 Mental Mana Control and Elemental Mana Control per affinity above 1.
Warrior: +2 primary, secondary, and tertiary weapon skill squared by affinity above 1

{{blue|Tier 3}}
Paladin: +5 Magic Item Use and Arcane Symbols per affinity above 2.
Rogue: +5 Ambush and +5 to Covert Art Skills per affinity above 2.

{{blue|Tier 4}}
Cleric: +5 Spell Ranks and Spiritual Mana Control per affinity above 3.
Wizard: +5 Spell Ranks and Elemental Mana Control per affinity above 3.
Sorcerer: +5 Spell Ranks, Elemental Mana Control, and Spiritual Mana Control per affinity above 3.
Monk: +5 Mental Mana Control, Spiritual Mana Control, ML: Transformation, and ML: Telepathy per affinity above 3.
Ranger: +5 Spell Ranks, Survival, Spiritual Mana Control, and SL: Blessings per affinity above 3.
Bard: +5 Spell Ranks and Magic Item Use per affinity above 3.
Warrior: +5 Armor Use and Shield Use per affinity above 3.
Paladin: +5 Spell Ranks and Spiritual Mana Control per affinity above 3.
Rogue: +5 to Covert Art Statistics per affinity above 3.

{{blue|ALTERING}}

This item may be freely altered but must remain consistent with being a tome. Any willing merchant may customize the flare/lense color (Currently cerulean).
|inspect= 
|show= 
|affinity= OTS/Tier 1 tomes allow for level 1 affinity. Further unlocks increase maximum potential affinity by one level each, up to level 4. First, you must claim the book as your own. By {{boldmono|INFUSE}}ing resources into the tome, you will bind the tome to yourself and begin to improve your affinity. Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively. Additionally, binding this tome to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another. Once bound, the tome will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets. 
|itemverbtable=Yes 
}}
: {| {{verbtable|90}} 
|- {{verbtableheader|90}}
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|First
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|Third
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|INFUSE (starting attunement)
| You sense the grimoire tug at your mind, as if seeking out a source of power. Perhaps if you INFUSE the grimoire again, you'll be able to better understand it. [This will bind the grimoire to you. Once bound, only you will be able to access its secrets.]
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|INFUSE (attuning)
| As you place your hand on the black grimoire, you feel a surge of power course through your fingers and seep into the grimoire, which pulses with a brief crimson light before returning to normal. You sense a faint bond between yourself and the grimoire. [The grimoire is now bound to you! You can TEAR the grimoire to break the bond.]
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|INFUSE (starting infusion)
| As you trace your fingers along the black grimoire's edges, you sense the familiar bond between yourself and the grimoire. You sense as though you may be able to empower it further if you INFUSE the grimoire again. [This will increase your affinity from 0 to 1 at the cost of 5,000 resources.]
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|INFUSE (completing infusion)
| You place your palm flat against your black grimoire and feel a tug on your mind as the grimoire draws some of your essence into itself. With a pale flash of crimson light, the process seems to complete and the bond you share with the grimoire feels stronger.
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|TEAR
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|OPEN
| You toss your black grimoire open and begin studying it intently.
| XXX tosses her black grimoire open and begins studying it intently.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|OPEN (already open)
| You reach down to open your black grimoire before realizing it's already open. You carefully scan your surroundings hoping your folly wasn't noticed.
| XXX reaches down to open her black grimoire before realizing it's already open.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|CLOSE
| You slowly close your black grimoire, placing your hand on its cover for a moment of quiet contemplation.
| XXX closes her black grimoire, briefly placing her hand on its cover.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|CLOSE (already closed)
| You move to close your black grimoire before realizing it's already closed.
| XXX reaches towards her black grimoire but stops short.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|READ (fully attuned)
| You carefully read through the pages of your black grimoire, studying its contents. The knowledge contained within comes easily to you, as though the words were written by your own hand.
| XXX reads through her black grimoire, her eyes scanning each page carefully before moving to the next.
|}
{{itemtiermulti 
|item=Crafter's Monocle 
|itemsummary=A '''Crafter's Monocle''' provides a benefit to profession services when one is worn on the head. 
|analyze= {{addmetext}}
|inspect= 
|show= 
|affinity=OTS/Tier 1 monocles allow for level 1 affinity. Further unlocks increase maximum potential affinity by one level each, up to level 4. First, you must claim the monocle as your own. By {{boldmono|INFUSE}}ing resources into the monocle, you will bind the monocle to yourself and begin to improve your affinity. Moving to affinity levels 1-4 requires 5k, 10k, 15k, and 20k resources, respectively. Additionally, binding this monocle to you will start a 30 day timer before it can be bound to another. Once bound, the monocle will only respond to you and only you will understand its secrets. 
|itemverbtable=Yes 
}}
: {| {{verbtable|90}} 
|- {{verbtableheader|90}}
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|First
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|Third
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|INFUSE
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|TEAR
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|TURN
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|RUB
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|PEER
| {{addmetext}}
| {{addmetext}}
|}
==Bonuses==
===Clerics===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Wisdom Base
!scope="col"|Influence Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item use
!scope="col"|Arcane Symbols
!scope="col"|Spiritual Mana Control
!scope="col"|Cleric Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0
|7
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 0
|13
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 20 || 0 || 0
|19
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 25 || 5 || 5
|32.5
|-
|}
===Wizards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Logic Base
!scope="col"|Intuition Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item use
!scope="col"|Arcane Symbols
!scope="col"|Elemental Mana Control
!scope="col"|Wizard Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0
|7
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 0
|13
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 20 || 0 || 0
|19
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 25 || 5 || 5
|32.5
|-
|}
===Sorcerers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Wisdom Base
!scope="col"|Intuition Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item use
!scope="col"|Arcane Symbols
!scope="col"|Elemental Mana Control
!scope="col"|Spiritual Mana Control
!scope="col"|Sorcerer Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|7
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0
|13
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0
|19
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 25 || 5 || 5 || 5
|32.5
|-
|}
===Monks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Dexterity Base
!scope="col"|Discipline Base
!scope="col"|Physical Fitness
!scope="col"|First Aid
!scope="col"|Arcane Symbols
!scope="col"|Mental Mana Control
!scope="col"|Spiritual Mana Control
!scope="col"|ML: Telepathy
!scope="col"|ML: Transformation
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|18.75
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|35
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|51.25
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
|87.5
|-
|}
===Rangers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Wisdom Base
!scope="col"|Intuition Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item Use
!scope="col"|Harness Power
!scope="col"|Survival
!scope="col"|Spiritual Mana Control
!scope="col"|SL: Blessings
!scope="col"|Ranger Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|20
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|40
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|60
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 15 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
|100.25
|-
|}
===Bards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Intuition Base
!scope="col"|Influence Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item Use
!scope="col"|Elemental Mana Control
!scope="col"|Mental Mana Control
!scope="col"|Bard Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|5
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 0
|20
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 0
|35
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 5 || 15 || 15 || 5
|60
|-
|}
===Warriors (Weapons)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Strength Base
!scope="col"|Discipline Base
!scope="col"|Physical Fitness
!scope="col"|Primary Weapon
!scope="col"|Secondary Weapon
!scope="col"|Tertiary Weapon
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 4 || 4 || 4
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 8 || 8 || 8
|-
|}
===Warriors (Armor)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Strength Base
!scope="col"|Discipline Base
!scope="col"|Physical Fitness
!scope="col"|Armor Use
!scope="col"|Shield Use
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 0 || 0
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 15 || 0 || 0
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 20 || 0 || 0
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 25 || 5 || 5
|-
|}
===Paladins===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Wisdom Base
!scope="col"|Influence Base
!scope="col"|Magic Item Use
!scope="col"|Arcane Symbols
!scope="col"|Spiritual Mana Control
!scope="col"|Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|5
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 10 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|10
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 15 || 15 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0
|30
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 20 || 20 || 10 || 10 || 5 || 5
|60
|-
|}
===Rogues===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Affinity Level
!scope="col"|Influence
!scope="col"|Pickpocketing
!scope="col"|Ambush
!scope="col"|Covert Art Skills
!scope="col"|Covert Art Stat
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" | 1 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|6.5
|-
| scope="row" | 2 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0
|11
|-
| scope="row" | 3 || 8 || 15 || 5 || 5 || 0
|24.5
|-
| scope="row" | 4 || 10 || 20 || 10 || 10 || 5
|50
|-
|}
===Empaths===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" |Affinity Level
! scope="col" |Constitution Base
! scope="col" |Influence Base
! scope="col" |Spiritual Mana Control
! scope="col" |Mental Mana Control
! scope="col" |Magic Item use
! scope="col" |Arcane Symbols
! scope="col" |Physical Fitness
! scope="col" |First Aid
! scope="col" | Spell Ranks
!Total Service Bonus
|-
| scope="row" |1||5||5||10 ||10||10||10 || 10||10||0
|15.5
|-
| scope="row" |2||10||10||15|| 15|| 15||15||15|| 15||0
|25.75
|-
| scope="row" |3
|15||15||20||20||20||20|| 20||20||0
|36
|-
| scope="row" |4|| 20||20 ||25||25||25||25||25||25||5
|51.25
|-
|}
==See Also==
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
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{{iteminfo
|type= Mechanical 
|itemclass= Miscellaneous 
|itemclass2= Accessory
|itemtype=Tome 
|itemtype2=Monocle
|alter=Yes 
|ld= 
|feature= 
|customize= Yes 
|custom= Alter the color of the aura when activated or lenses for monocles 
|origmerch= 
|releasevenue= Duskruin 
|releaseyear= 2023 
|questitem= 
|tiered= Yes 
|tiersnumber= 4 
|unlock= Certificate 
|legendary= 
|demeanor= 
|loresong= 
|corrscript= 
|attune= Temporary 
|attunement= Character 
|affinity= Yes 
|spell= 
|enhancive= Yes 
|swap= 
|add= 
|restrictions= Tomes remain a tome, folio, ledger, or some other type of book. Monocles must remain monocles or some other type of head-worn lens. 
}}
{{itemverb
|verb=CLOSE 
|verb2=INFUSE
|verb3=OPEN
|verb4=PEER
|verb5=READ
|verb6=RUB
|verb7=TEAR
|verb8=TURN
}}
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Ochre-colored fungus

2022-04-12T17:46:39Z

RALIMAR:

An '''ochre-colored fungus''' can be found growing in the [[Czeroth Caverns]] near [[Zul Logoth]]. It is visible in the room description and can be harvested in single doses easily, and does not take the [[Survival]] skill into account, although it must be gathered with the use of the [[Forage]] verb. The fungus is unique in that each dose will completely remove any single instance of [[Poisoned|poison]] from the user's body, no matter how severe. A number of doses can be found within the caverns, but after harvesting a dose from a single location, it must be allowed some time to grow back.

[[category:Herbs]]

Peacock Couriers

2022-04-06T16:41:04Z

RALIMAR: added room number

{{NPC Shops
|itemtype = post office
|town = Ta'Illistim
|shop =
|Shops =
|4=yes
|1 = It is located through the lapis-tiled arch in the Airship Terminus on Aerie Wey, just north of the [[Pig and Whistle]].
|roomname = Ta'Illistim, Peacock Couriers
|desc = Dark blue tiles cover the floor of the spacious office, their hue matching those that line the single arch leading out of the building. Pots of lush greenery are scattered about, contrasting with the darker decor. A long marble counter divides the room in twain with a pierced mistwood screen resting atop. Windows in the partition show the space beyond, which is lined with small, silver mailboxes, each one set with a tiny dial. You also see Jarveil the mail clerk.
|rnum = 30273
|inventory = Welcome to Peacock Couriers!

Jarveil the Clerk offers his catalog to browse.
Jarveil exclaims, "Greetings stranger, have a look around!"

Catalog
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1. a folded pale grey stampbook 11. a small cream-hued envelope
2. a folded ivory stampbook 12. a dark blue envelope
3. a folded pearly white stampbook 13. a silver-edged parchment envelope
4. a folded gold-edged stampbook 14. a sheet of silver-edged paper
5. a folded silver-edged stampbook 15. a perfumed sheet of stationery
6. a folded dark blue stampbook 16. a sheet of illuminated parchment
7. a thick oiled canvas parcel 17. a gold-edged parchment envelope
8. a wide ribbon-tied box 18. a sheet of sapphire-edged paper
9. a soft cotton shipping bag 19. a thin sheet of vellum
10. a vaalin-inlaid shipping crate 20. a square piece of parchment

Backroom Catalog
----------------------------------------------------------------------
21. a metal-nibbed cobalt feather quill 27. a cylinder of silver wax
22. an elongated silver quill 28. a cylinder of pale blue wax
23. a stubby black quill 29. a brushed faenor signet ring
24. a green-eyed peacock feather quill 30. a polished vaalin signet ring
25. a cylinder of pearly white wax 31. a mistwood signet band
26. a cylinder of pale gold wax 32. a wide silver signet ring

You can APPRAISE, INSPECT or DESCRIBE any item by number, ORDER by number to get pricing and customization options, BUY to purchase, or ORDER HELP for more info.

Jarveil says, "A brushed faenor signet ring? The signet ring is etched with a pair of crossed swords."

Jarveil says, "Yes... a polished vaalin signet ring. The signet ring is etched with a peacock."

Jarveil says, "Ah, a mistwood signet band. The signet band is etched with a circlet of leaves."

Jarveil says, "Ah, a wide silver signet ring. The signet ring is etched with a rose."
}}

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Crafter's Tome

Ochre-colored fungus

Peacock Couriers