Animalistic Totem

Animalistic Totems are highly scripted items that can be worn as either non-functional fluff or for functional mechanical benefit depending on how they are unlocked. Unlock options are available a la carte, allowing their features to be unlocked in almost any combination instead of in a fixed order. While similar to Animalistic Spirit gear, they do not provide added benefit to the gear set and can be used independendly of it. An Animalistic Totem can attune up to five different animals' spiritual essences to it by POINTing the totem at a monster, mount, familiar, animal companion, or similar creatures. They can also be pointed at a piece of gear with the Animalistic Spirit script to attune the currently selected animal in it. Not all creatures work with Animalistic Totems. There are noun restrictions in addition to creature type for spiritual essence. Only the ranger or wizard owner of an animal companion or familiar can add it to a totem. Animalistic Totems can have different sides customized similar to a Deck the Halls item or Veola hair accessory, capable of taking a foraged item, feather, bones/teeth, skins, etc., to change the totem's animalistic decoration. They were introduced in the August 2024 run of Duskruin and are sold in its shop, Totemic Spirits. They were designed by GM Avaluka. This article is a Stub. You can help GSWiki by expanding it. OTS OTS Animalistic Totems can hold one creature's spiritual essence. They come with ambient messaging and a set of fluff verbs. They have the ability to PUSH an animalistic decoration into the totem, changing a portion of its long description similar to a Deck the Halls item or a Veola hair accessory; decorations can be removed at any time. They also can have the base material changed by ADDing an item that is made of bone, wood, or metal; doing this will permanently destroy the item added. Analyze You analyze the balsawood idol and sense that the creator has provided the following information: -- Animalistic Totem -- This idol is an item that holds the spiritual essence of an animal. The essence can be gained from animal-like creatures, familiars, animal companions, or Animalistic Spirit items. ==Features== * Spiritual Essences [1 out of 5 Slots Unlocked] POINT the idol at an appropriate animal-like creature, familiar, animal companion, or Animalistic Spirit item to have the idol absorb some of the creature's essence. If you have more than one spiritual essence slot unlocked, you can use TURN on the idol to switch between the stored essences. * Ambient Messages [ON - PROD to toggle] While you are wearing the idol, the spiritual essence currently chosen will make itself known every so often with ambient messaging. You can use PROD to quiet the spirit at any time. * Animalistic Decoration You can PUSH Foraged Items, feathers, bones/teeth, skins, and other small items into the idol and change its long description (the portion after the noun only). Visit any willing merchant to change how each decoration type looks. You can then PULL the idol to remove the item at any time. While holding something made of metal, wood, or bone in one hand, you can ADD to the idol to change its base material. CLEAN it to return it to how it looked initially. WARNING: Materials used to change the idol's base material are lost forever, so be sure you are happy with what you choose. * Accent Material Change [Locked] Once unlocked, you can then TWIST the idol to focus on the accent material instead of the base material, allowing ADD to change the idol's article. You can use CLEAN, as well, while focused on the accent material to return the idol to its original article. Once an accent material has been added, you can use FLIP to adjust the article to different styles based on that material. * Movement Styles [Locked] When unlocked, you can allow the spiritual essence inside the idol to affect how you look when you move from room to room. SPIN will select a style, while COVER will toggle the feature off. * Wear Location Change [Locked] When unlocked, you can use FOLD on the idol to switch between pin, wrist, and neck-worn locations. * Bestial Power [Locked] (Flares: OFF, RUB to toggle) When unlocked, the spiritual essence inside the idol can help you passively in combat. Only one of four paths can be chosen, and this cannot be changed once unlocked. Abilities happen at a standard flare rate during combat if there are enough charges available. Animalistic Endurance (Defensive) - +2 crit padding per tier. Bestial Block (Defensive) - +3 DS/+2 TD per tier Shifting Strike (Offensive) - +3 AS/+2 CS per tier Feral Ferocity (Offensive) - +2 crit weighting per tier The ability is fueled by skins from creatures, and up to 500 charges can be stored. * Fluff Actions [Locked, T1 of 2] ==Alteration Guidelines== * Alterations are fine, though the noun must be "idol", "totem", or "fetish". * The adjective field should contain the material the idol is made of. * This idol cannot accept a show description. * Any willing merchant can change the designs for when feathers, bone/teeth, flowers, gems, bugs/sea creatures, or miscellaneous items are PUSHed into the idol. These work much like Veolas, but the only part of the description you can customize is the part after the noun. * Any willing merchant can change the color of the different spiritual essences. ==Usage== You will find that you can use the following verbs: POINT (attune to a creature), ADD (add a material), PUSH (add a decoration), PULL (remove a current decoration), CLEAN (set material back to default), PROD (toggle ambient messages). ==Current Settings== * Current Spiritual Essence: a raven [Color: misty green] * Feather Design: None [Default] * Bone/Tooth Design: None [Default] * Flower Design: None [Default] * Gem Design: None [Default] * Bug/Aquatic Life Design: None [Default] * Miscellaneous Design: None [Default] You get no sense of whether or not the idol may be further lightened. Usage Verb First Third ADD Moving slowly, you let a wooden arrow fletched with skull-painted feathers and tipped with a broadhead and a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt touch. Sparks of misty green light scurry out of the balsawood idol before they completely cover the ko'nag arrow. When the misty green energy recedes, the arrow is gone and the idol appears to be made of ko'nag. Moving slowly, XXX lets a wooden arrow fletched with skull-painted feathers and tipped with a broadhead and a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt touch. Sparks of misty green light scurry out of the balsawood idol before they completely cover the ko'nag arrow. When the misty green energy recedes, the arrow is gone and the idol appears to be made of ko'nag. Add a material to change totem's base material. Added item will be destroyed. CLEAN With a languid motion, you run the tip of one finger down the body of your ko'nag idol, causing a singular spark of misty green light to follow over the surface. Once the mote winks out, it's apparent the idol has subtly changed and now appears like a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt. With a languid motion, XXX runs the tip of one finger down the body of her ko'nag idol, causing a singular spark of misty green light to follow over the surface. Once the mote winks out, it's apparent the idol has subtly changed and now appears like a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt. Set material ADDed back to default. POINT Extending a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in front of you, you point it at a dark panther. A diffuse cloud of misty green sparks scurries out of it and surrounds the panther briefly. In a rush of sparkling light, the motes draw back into the ko'nag idol, momentarily taking the shape of a tiny panther before vanishing. Extending a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in front of her, XXX points it at a dark panther. A diffuse cloud of misty green sparks scurries out of it and surrounds the viper briefly. In a rush of sparkling light, the motes draw back into the ko'nag idol, momentarily taking the shape of a tiny panther before vanishing. Attune to a creature. PROD You run the tip of one finger over your balsawood idol, putting the essence of the dark panther inside it to sleep. You run the tip of one finger over your balsawood idol, waking the essence of the dark panther inside it back up. Not seen Toggle ambient messages. PUSH You deftly add a dark panther pelt to your balsawood idol, arranging it precisely. XXX deftly adds a dark panther pelt to her balsawood idol, arranging it precisely. Add a decoration to change totem's long description. PULL With a deft twist of your wrist, you pull a dark panther pelt free from your balsawood idol. With a deft twist of her wrist, XXX pulls a dark panther pelt free from her balsawood idol. Remove a decoration that is changing the totem's long description. Fluff Actions Unlock This unlocks the fluff verbs from OTS/Tier 1 to Tier 2. Four fluff verbs are added. Usage Verb First Third POKE With a staccato rhythm, you tap the surface of a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt from where it is pinned on your chest, causing the annoyed roar of a panther to rise into the air. With a staccato rhythm, XXX taps the surface of a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt from from where it is pinned on her chest, causing the annoyed roar of a panther to rise into the air. PRAY Wrapping your hand around the ko'nag idol pinned to your chest, you bow your head forward in prayer. Misty green light seeps through your fingers in a dazzling spiral along with the fading sound of a panther's roar. Wrapping her hand around the ko'nag idol pinned to her chest, XXX bows her head forward in prayer. Misty green light seeps through her fingers in a dazzling spiral along with the fading sound of a panther's roar. TOUCH Touching one finger to the surface of the ko'nag idol pinned to your chest, you close your eyes and try to match your breathing to the slow but steady heartbeat that seems to permeate it. After a few moments, you can feel the essence of the dark panther stored inside it stir briefly before it sinks back into somnolence. Touching one finger to the surface of the ko'nag idol pinned to her chest, XXX closes her violet eyes and slows her breathing. After a few moments, the flickering misty green visage of a dark panther overlays her face for a few seconds before disappearing into fading motes of light. WAVE (targeted) Clutching one hand into a fist, you lean forward and wave a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in a complicated motion at a chestnut ferret, sending a scattering of misty green motes swirling in a tight spiral in front of you. Clutching one hand into a fist, XXX leans forward and waves a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in a complicated motion at a chestnut ferret, sending a scattering of misty green motes swirling in a tight spiral in front of her. WAVE (untargeted) Clutching one hand into a fist, you lean forward and wave a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in a complicated motion through the air, sending a scattering of misty green motes swirling in a tight spiral in front of you. Clutching one hand into a fist, XXX leans forward and waves a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt in a complicated motion through the air, sending a scattering of misty green motes swirling in a tight spiral in front of her. Accent Material Unlock This allows the totem to be further customized. TWIST is now an option to toggle between the totem's base material or accent material when ADDing a bone, wood, or metal item to change it, and FLIP can further adjust different article styles based on that material type. The item added will be destroyed. Due to character count limitations, not all materials added will work with all articles. Usage Verb First Third ADD Moving slowly, you let a wooden arrow fletched with skull-painted feathers and tipped with a broadhead and a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt touch. Sparks of misty green light scurry out of the balsawood idol before they completely cover the ko'nag arrow. When the misty green energy recedes, the arrow is gone and the idol appears to be made of ko'nag. Moving slowly, XXX lets a wooden arrow fletched with skull-painted feathers and tipped with a broadhead and a smooth balsawood idol adorned with a dark panther pelt touch. Sparks of misty green light scurry out of the balsawood idol before they completely cover the ko'nag arrow. When the misty green energy recedes, the arrow is gone and the idol appears to be made of ko'nag. Add a material to change totem's base material or accent material. Added item will be destroyed. FLIP This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Change the article style based on the added accent material type. TWIST You tilt your balsawood idol slightly, making sure anything you add will affect only the exterior. You tilt your balsawood idol slightly, making sure anything you add will change the material. Not seen Toggle between adding an item to change the totem's base material or accent material. Spiritual Essence Unlock This will add +1 Spiritual Essence slot to an Animalistic Totem with each unlock applied, up to a max total of 5 slots. The additional unlocks allow for different animals' spiritual essences to be stored and used by the totem. Only one spirit can be active at a given time. Usage Verb First Third TURN This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Cycle between spiritual essence slots. Movement Style Unlock A movement style, visible when moving room to room, can be toggled on or off. The active movement style varies depending on the currently selected animal's spiritual essence. Each animal type has three different options corresponding to a sound, tracks, or a glimpse of the animal selected. This only works if the wearer's MOVEMENT is set to NORMAL; rangersneaking, if on, will interfere with this movement option. Usage Verb First Third COVER This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Turn on/off the totem's movement style. SPIN You draw a circular pattern over the surface of your balsawood idol, a singular spark of deep emerald light following the movement. You are sure when you move from room to room it will be done in the "Animal Sounds" style. NOT SEEN Cycle between movement style types for the selected animal's spiritual essence. Movement Style Examples Animal Sounds: A cacophony of stallion whinnies surrounds you as you stride west. Animal Shadow: Flickering motes of deep emerald light briefly coalesce into the transparent form of a tall ebony stallion, the ghostly figure moving to follow you as you stride east. Colorful Footprints: Sparks of deep emerald light coalesce beneath your feet, merging into a trail of hoof-shaped prints that follow you as you stride west. Wear Location Unlock This unlock option allows the worn location to be cycled between pin, wrist, and neck-worn. Usage Verb First Third FOLD This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Change wear location. Bestial Power Unlocks When unlocked, the spiritual essence inside the idol can help passively in combat. Only one of four Bestial Power paths can be chosen, and this cannot be changed once unlocked. The Bestial Power unlock changes the totem from non-functional to functional. There are four types of Bestial Power paths, with two focused on offense and two focused on defense. Bestial Power can be unlocked from Tier 1 to Tier 5, with increasing benefit at each tier unlock for the individual paths: Animalistic Endurance (Defensive) - +2 crit padding per tier. Bestial Block (Defensive) - +3 DS/+2 TD per tier Shifting Strike (Offensive) - +3 AS/+2 CS per tier Feral Ferocity (Offensive) - +2 crit weighting per tier Bestial Power abilities happen at a standard flare rate during combat if there are enough charges available. Charges are added by PUTting skins into the totem up to 500 stored charges. The value of the skin determines how much they charge the totem at a rate of 100 silver value per 1 charge. Skins can be added individually or bundled. Usage Verb First Third PUT (skin in totem) You lower a dark panther pelt close to a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt. Misty green motes scurry out to engulf the pelt. When the light fades, the panther pelt appears incorporated into some of the decorations on the idol. XXX lowers a dark panther pelt close to a smooth ko'nag idol adorned with a dark panther pelt. Misty green motes scurry out to engulf the pelt. When the light fades, the panther pelt appears incorporated into some of the decorations on the idol. Charge the totem's Bestial Power flares. RUB You run two fingers over the surface of your ko'nag idol, soothing the dark panther spirit inside. You are sure it will no longer feel compelled to help you in combat. You run two fingers over the surface of your ko'nag idol, waking the dark panther spirit inside. You are sure it will feel compelled to help you in combat now. Not seen Toggle Bestial Power flares on/off. Additional Information Due to how the totems are coded, there are some restrictions on what items will work with them for changing the base material or accent. Items that work for accents include: small weapons/runestaves, forging blocks, alteration fodder items, gems less than 15 characters in length, certain skins/bones/antlers/horns, ribbons. The metal or wood name needs to be 15 characters or less. When altering the different sides for animalistic decorations, only the portion after the totem's noun can be modified. The <full> and <adj> placeholders both function with totems as they do for a Deck the Halls item or Veola hair accessory. Any merchant can change the color associated with an animal if they are comfortable doing so. Colors are stored per animal and can be different for multiple spiritual essence slots. See Also Animalistic Spirit gear Discussion thread on Discord for Animalistic Totems

Animalistic Totem Information Type Mechanical Item Classification Accessory Item(s) Applied to Totem Alterable Yes Light/Deep Customizable Yes Custom Spiritual essence color for each animal Long description sides for feather, bone/tooth, flower, gem, bug/aquatic life, or miscellaneous objects Original Release Venue Duskruin Original Release Year 2024 Tiered Yes How to Unlock Certificate Restrictions Noun must be idol, totem, or fetish. Adjective field must contain totem's material. No shows. Item Verbs ADD CLEAN COVER FLIP FOLD POINT POKE PRAY PROD PULL PUSH PUT RUB SPIN TOUCH TURN TWIST WAVE