Thaumaturge Tome

Thaumaturge Tomes were introduced at the Grand Auction of 5123 on March 26, 2023. The Thaumaturge Tome was designed and coded by GM Auchand. During the August 2023 run of Duskruin, the tomes, up to Tier 4, became generally available, sold at Paranormal Pages. Tier 5 will remain of "exceptional rarity." At tier 5, you can have 10 verbs unlocked but not all of the verbs listed to the right. This is intentional for each tome to retain some uniqueness. You may You may SUMMON TOME if your tome is lost due to a disconnect or it does not return upon logging off. All combat action SMR success is level based. The combat actions occur automatically if the tome has anima, it is flying via RAISE, and an enemy is present. You may LOOK AT TOME to determine how much anima has been infused into it. You may do this when the tome is in your hand or it is flying. Bound by covers of aged dark leather, the tome's front cover is inlaid with a winking red stone set in an oval of gold. The pages are trimmed in a dusting of gilt. The tome is currently infused with 222 anima. Thaumaturge Tomes can only send messages to others if their demeanor toward you is not cold. Tier 1 (Spellglider) Analyze This item is a Thaumaturge Tome. It can be altered, but it must remain a tome, folio, ledger, or some other type of book. It has the following capabilities: RAISE: makes the tome come alive and attack for you. Can only be activated if the tome contains at least 5 anima. PUT: places a scroll in the tome, consuming it for anima (max 250). Uses syntax PUT {SCROLL} IN {TOME}. TELL: select zest verbs from the following list, with syntax TELL {TOME} TO UNLOCK {VERB}. ATTEND, FLIP, GAZE, HUG, LICK, PEER, POKE, PONDER, RUB, SQUINT, SMELL, TAP, THUMP, and TURN. Usage Verb First Third RAISE Raising your <adjective> tome aloft, you whisper an arcane incantation and channel a filament of mana into the tome's pages. It vibrates in your hand, then rises on a current of air, flapping its covers as it begins flying in lazy circles around you. Raising <her/his> <adjective> tome aloft, <Character> whispers an arcane incantation. A pulse of power travels between <her/him> and <her/his> tome's pages, causing the tome to vibrate, then rise on a current of air. It flaps its covers and begins flying in lazy circles around <Character>. PUT You dangle an arcane scroll in front of your <adjective> tome. With sudden force, the tome lurches forward and splays its covers before slapping them shut around the scroll. The arcane scroll vanishes in a pulse of magical light. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! ATTEND You fastidiously check over the corners and creases of your brown leather tome, ensuring that there is no damage to the spine, covers, or pages. When you are done, the tome wobbles a bit in your hand as if preening. Firstperson fastidiously checks over the corners and creases of his brown leather tome. FLIP You flip idly through the pages of your brown leather tome, your mind wandering. One of the pages sticks to your finger as if trying to pull you back from your fancies. Firstperson flips idly through the pages of his brown leather tome, his eyes going distant and unfocused. GAZE You lose yourself entirely in the secrets of your brown leather tome, gazing at it in fascination. One of the pages shifts slightly as if uncomfortable at the intensity of your attention. Firstperson gazes in fascination at something he has read within the depths of his brown leather tome. HUG You tuck your brown leather tome under your arm, holding it close to your body. You feel its covers stiffen, then relax slightly into the crook of your arm. Firstperson tucks his brown leather tome under his arm, holding it close to his body. LICK You wet the tip of one of your fingers with your tongue before gingerly turning the page of your brown leather tome. Once you are done, the page shifts slightly to flick away the dampness. Firstperson wets the tip of one of his fingers with his tongue before gingerly turning the page of his brown leather tome. PEER You peer down at your brown leather tome, carefully taking in the words there. A shiver of what might be contentment travels through the spine of the tome. Firstperson peers down at his brown leather tome, carefully taking in the words there. POKE You poke a finger at a passage in your brown leather tome, using the tip to underline the words. The tome quivers and tries to recoil from the invading digit. Firstperson pokes a finger at a passage in his brown leather tome, using the tip to underline the words. PONDER You mull over your brown leather tome, a thoughtful look coming over your face as you ponder what you have read within. The illuminations in the margins shift slightly of their own volition. Firstperson mulls over his brown leather tome, a thoughtful look coming over his face as he ponders the contents. RUB You run a hand over the cover of your brown leather tome, gently brushing debris from its surface. In a clear attempt to help, the tome puffs out a tiny cloud of dust from within. Firstperson runs a hand over the cover of his brown leather tome, gently brushing debris from its surface. SQUINT You squint as you struggle to read the text of your brown leather tome. After a faint shiver from the tome, the words enlarge slightly to become more clear. Firstperson squints as he pores over the text of his brown leather tome. SMELL You take in the rich scent of your brown leather tome, luxuriating in the melange of tanned leather, old parchment, and acrid preservatives. Firstperson takes in a deep breath as he holds his brown leather tome close, satisfaction softening his features. TAP You idly drum your fingers on the cover of your brown leather tome. You feel the tome shift in time as if dancing along with the beat. Firstperson idly drums his fingers on the cover of his brown leather tome. THUMP You ungently smack the cover of your brown leather tome for emphasis! The tome vibrates discontentedly in the wake of the unprovoked assault. Firstperson smacks the cover of his brown leather tome for emphasis! TURN Taking care with its pages, you leaf through your brown leather tome in search of a particular passage. The tome's pages clump together here and slip by there as if trying to guide your efforts. Taking care with its pages, Firstperson pores through his brown leather tome with an intent look upon his face. Note that the fluffy verbs above must be unlocked using ATTUNE. Combat Action Messaging This is a passive ability. A flying jewel-inlaid tome's pages rustle with irritation, flipping past scenes of battle and bloodshed as it hones in on a kobold. [SMR result: 435 (Open d100: 54, Bonus: 3)] Flying high before undertaking an aerial dive at a kobold, your jewel-inlaid tome unleashes a dazzling arcane projectile! ... 25 points of damage! Strong blow to right arm breaks it! The kobold is stunned! Tier 2 (Spellwarden): Analyze Can unlock up to 4 zests total. PULL: creates a WRITEable parchment. Cooldown: 15 mins. Combat Action - Tactical Tutelage: Grants +5 DS / +3 TD per tier for 1 min every 5 mins. Cost: 3 anima. Usage Verb First Third PULL You flip open your <tome adjective> tome and tug gently at a blank <page adjective> page within. A faint shiver goes through the tome as the page comes free. <Character> flips open <her/his> <tome adjective> tome and tugs at a blank <page adjective> page within that comes easily free of its binding. Combat Action Messaging This is a passive ability. A flying jewel-inlaid tome zips before you, fanning through its pages until it reveals an illuminated treatise on warfare. The runework on the page blazes vivid cerulean. As you stare at the words, you feel the weight of tactical knowledge build in you, allowing you to better protect yourself. Tier 3 (Spellweaver): Thaumaturge Tomes can only send messages to others if their demeanor toward you is not cold. You can WRITE a message of up to 900 characters and CLEAN the tome to erase the message. Analyze Can unlock up to 6 zests total. WRITE: Write a message of 900 characters or less in the tome. THROW: Sends a cross-realm message to the target with syntax THROW {TOME} AT {PLAYER}. Combat Action - Harsh Lesson: AOE SMR attack against up to 5 foes. Cost: 1 anima per target. As long as two mobs are in the room the tome has a random chance to execute the AOE attack instead of the single target attack. Usage Verb First Second Third WRITE You carefully scribe a message in your <adjective> tome. N/A None CLEAN You run your finger along the text written in your <adjective> tome. The ink grows bleary, the shapes of the letters it has formed fuzzing and fading until you behold a clean page once more. N/A <Character> flips open <her/his> <tome adjective> tome and tugs at a blank <page adjective> page within that comes easily free of its binding. THROW You toss your <adjective> tome gently into the area, commanding it to seek out <Target character> and share its contents with <him/her>. The tome gives several flaps of its covers before darting away. <A/an> <article> <adjective> tome flaps in, looking as excited as an animated piece of reading material can. Gliding down to hover before you, it fans out its pages to reveal a message from <Character>. It says: <message> The tome slams shut before spreading its covers once more and soaring off. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Combat Action Messaging This is a passive ability. A flying jewel-inlaid tome's pages rustle with irritation, flipping past scenes of battle and bloodshed as it hones in on a kobold. In a rustling spiral, your jewel-inlaid tome unfurls to reveal a vibrantly illuminated spell form that pulses with arcane light! [SMR result: 408 (Open d100: 31)] Arcane energy streaks toward a kobold and collides in a volatile clash of mana and matter! ... 20 points of damage! Blast of cold air to left knee causes a polar knee cap! The kobold is stunned! [SMR result: 443 (Open d100: 64)] Arcane energy streaks toward a kobold and collides in a volatile clash of mana and matter! ... 15 points of damage! Glancing blow to right eye scratches cornea! The kobold is stunned! Tier 4 (Spellvault): Each attuned spell has 100 charges. The spells do not replenish after 24 hours. You must ATTUNE again and hope for the best. You do not need to be holding the tome to invoke spells off of it. You may invoke spells from the tome while it is in flight. >raise tome > Raising your jewel-inlaid tome aloft, you whisper an arcane incantation and channel a filament of mana into the tome's pages. It vibrates in your hand, then rises on a current of air, flapping its covers as it begins flying in lazy circles around you. >invoke 1207 tome 1d100: 63 + Modifiers: 308 == 371 You raise the jewel-inlaid tome and gesture to invoke the Force Projection spell. Sparks begin to fly between the jewel-inlaid tome and your fingers. With a sudden burst of enthusiasm, the sparks jump into your hand and a charged feeling surrounds you. Analyze Can unlock up to 8 zests total. ATTUNE: Selects 1-3 random combat spells for which the tome becomes a scroll. Cooldown: 1 day. Combat Action - Booklash: If owner is incapacitated in combat, performs a Major Elemental Wave. Cost: 30 anima. Cooldown: 1 hour. Usage Verb First Third ATTUNE You focus on making a mental connection with your <adjective> tome. Sensing its hunger for knowledge, you encourage it to research some spells of war for you. Ink twists and blurs on its pages in response, forming into arcane symbols. <Character> focuses intently on <her/his> <adjective> tome. Ink twists and blurs on the tome's pages, taking the forms of arcane symbols. Combat Action Messaging This is a passive ability. A flying jewel-inlaid tome's pages rustle with irritation, flipping past scenes of battle and bloodshed as it hones in on a triton assassin. A swirling torrent of arcane energy moves outward from you. A triton assassin is buffeted by the corruscating arcane energy and is knocked to the ground. ... 60 points of damage! Deadly accurate hit! The triton assassin's back is shattered into icy oblivion! The triton assassin gurgles once and goes still, a wrathful look on his face. A triton assassin is buffeted by the corruscating arcane energy and is knocked to the ground. ... 40 points of damage! Weapon arm freeze-dried! Add water and stir. The assassin's curved black main gauche falls to the ground. The triton assassin is stunned! > You don't seem to be able to move to do that. Tier 5 (Spellsanctum) Your group will enter the tome's sanctum with you. There is no cooldown on how often you may enter the tome's sanctum because it has an anima cost. GO will enter a private sanctum with mail capabilities. Analyze Can unlock up to 10 zests total. GO: Enters private sanctum with mail capabilities. Cost: 25 anima. Usage Verb First Third GO You raise your <adjective> tome before you, walking forward as you stare at the writing on its pages. Larger and larger the writing seems to loom in your vision as a stiff wind smelling of preservatives and old paper consumes you. There is a rustle of parchment all around you, the dry susurrus becoming all that you can hear. And then there is silence. You look around and see that your surroundings have changed. This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Additional Information Ambients The following ambients. Ambient Viewpoint Messaging 1 Third Person Hovering nearby, a flying jewel-inlaid tome flips through its own pages as if scanning for a particular passage. Evidently satisfied by the results of its search, the tome bends a page corner back of its own volition and shuts gently before resuming its meanderings. 2 Third Person A flying jewel-inlaid tome flaps around idly as if bored by the lack of anything to do. 3 Third Person Rivulets of cerulean light tangle over the surface of a flying jewel-inlaid tome's cover as it flies past. 4 Third Person Rising up on an air current, a flying jewel-inlaid tome glides by, flapping its covers industriously in order to stay aloft. 5 Third Person A flying jewel-inlaid tome flips open to a page on history, proudly displaying illuminated text with fanciful illustrations, diagrams, and text written in a finely trained hand. 6 Third Person A flying jewel-inlaid tome executes a series of zig-zagging flybys, its pages flapping as it dives past. 7 Third Person A flying jewel-inlaid tome stretches its covers wide, little creases forming along its spine as the binding lets out a series of creaks. As if relieved, the tome shakes in midair and fans out its pages. 8 Third Person A flying jewel-inlaid tome flips open to a page on , proudly displaying illuminated text with fanciful illustrations, diagrams, and text written in a finely trained hand. See Also Saved posts Thaumaturge Tome Script

Thaumaturge Tome Information Type Mechanical Item Classification Miscellaneous Item(s) Applied to Alterable Yes Light/Deep Customizable Yes Custom Alter the 15/15/15s of parchments produced by this tome. Original Release Venue Grand Auction of 5123 Original Release Year 2023 Tiered Yes Number of Tiers 5 Legendary Yes Spell Scroll Restrictions Must remain a tome, folio, ledger, or some other type of book. Item Verbs ATTEND ATTUNE CLEAN FLIP GAZE GO HUG LICK LOOK PEER POKE PONDER PULL PUT RAISE RUB SQUINT SMELL TAP TELL THROW THUMP TURN WRITE