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A '''Book-inator''' is a special type of bookshelf script that is available for [[private property]] owners and able to be installed in their homes. It can hold multiple books together, which then can be selected individually for retrieval. Book-inators are individual shelves, which can be nested in the form of multiple Book-inator shelves within a larger bookcase.
|itemscript=script

|category=Fluff, Private property
Not all books work with the Book-inator. For example, [[Writable book]]s and the [[Elanthian Binder]] do NOT work due to storage limit restrictions. Many [[Gloumerrick book]]s and [[Library book]]s are compatible, but some are not. See the [[/List of books#Compatible Books|list of compatible books]] for more information.
|class=Container, Miscellaneous

|type=Storage
A Book-inator was first made available as part of a private property improvement associated with a 2025 [[Ebon Gate]] raffle win. The script was then made available for sale in 2026 at [[Rumor Woods]] in the [[RWShop:Vintage Visions|Vintage Visions]] shop.
|relatedscript=Gloumerrick book
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|verb=BRUSH, DUST, LOOK, PLUCK, PONDER, PUSH, PUT, WHISPER
|releasevenue=Ebon Gate
|releasedate=2025
|addinfo=It offers weightless storage of up to 25 books. It comes in both bookcase and bookbag form; bookcases can be installed in private properties. Not all books work with the Book-inator.
}}
==Analyze==
==Analyze==
;Bookbag
<pre{{log2}}> {{addmetext}} </pre>
;Bookcase
<pre{{log2}}>The Book-inator
<pre{{log2}}>The Book-inator
This device is designed to store non-library books. Due to the nature of this device and its storage capacity, it can't hold ALL non-library books as the data stored in/on some of them can sometimes be too large.
This device is designed to store non-library books. Due to the nature of this device and its storage capacity, it can't hold ALL non-library books as the data stored in/on some of them can sometimes be too large.
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A raw-edged petrified haon shelf can hold a maximum of 25 books.
A raw-edged petrified haon shelf can hold a maximum of 25 books.
It has the follow fluff verbs: BRUSH, DUST, PONDER, PUSH
It has the follow fluff verbs: BRUSH, DUST, PONDER, PUSH</pre>

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==Usage Information==
Drifting down through the barrier, a single leaf falls to the banded thanot and rosewood floor. It tumbles about for several moments before coming to rest amid the wood of a hickory and hazel switch basket filled with sticks.</pre>
==Usage==
===Bookbag===
{{VerbTableStart |header1= Verb |header2= }}
{| {{verbtable}} <!-- REQUIRED if there are verbs for this tier. For instructions on how to use this template, see Template:Verbtable. -->
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= VERB |modifier2= |1Pview= |3Pview= }}
|- {{verbtableheader|90}}
{{Table end}}
! scope="col" style="width:5em;"|Verb
===Bookcase===
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|First
{{VerbTableStart |header1= Verb |header2= }}
! scope="col" style="width: 45%"|Third
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= BRUSH |modifier2= |1Pview= You brush your fingertips lightly across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, relishing the texture beneath your touch. |3Pview= Person trails her fingers across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, the faint motion stirring motes of dust. }}
|-
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= DUST |modifier2= |1Pview= You sweep a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, sending a small cloud drifting through the air before it settles again. |3Pview= Person wipes a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, stirring a faint haze that quickly fades from view. }}
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|BRUSH
| You brush your fingertips lightly across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, relishing the texture beneath your touch.
| Person trails her fingers across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, the faint motion stirring motes of dust.
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|DUST
| You sweep a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, sending a small cloud drifting through the air before it settles again.
| Person wipes a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, stirring a faint haze that quickly fades from view.
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|LOOK
! scope="rowgroup" role="rowheader" rowspan=2 |LOOK
| You step closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, your eyes moving across its contents. You see...<br><br>1. an embossed dark brown tome<br>Fashioned of dark brown goat hide, the tome is embossed with a small missive that reads, "Philomaera: A Tale of the Goating."<br>2. a worn buckskin journal<br>Small and compact, the journal is fashioned from hardened buckskin and filled with off-white pages. Tidy catgut stitching at the spin keeps cover and pages bound together, while short blocky letters are stamped into the top, proclaiming the piece as "Lark and Lyric by Alouetta Lebouffan."<br><br>At the very bottom is a short missive, <br>"For Person, whose thoughts like rivers flow,<br>Through hidden depths where few dare go.<br>May pages hold what silence keeps,<br>And stir the soul where memory sleeps.<br>~*~ Alouetta<br>3. a thin violet suede storybook (On Display)<br>Stretching across the cover, buttery soft violet suede protects the bound pages of the storybook Embossed into the center is a lamppost decorated with an autumn-hued ivy vine. In the lower right corner is the image of a blackbird wearing a tri-liripipe hat decorated in bright yellow and white diamonds. Stamped into the spine are the words "The Lamplighter and the Fool by Alouetta Lebouffan."
| You step closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, your eyes moving across its contents. You see...<br><br>1. an embossed dark brown tome<br>Fashioned of dark brown goat hide, the tome is embossed with a small missive that reads, "Philomaera: A Tale of the Goating."<br>2. a worn buckskin journal<br>Small and compact, the journal is fashioned from hardened buckskin and filled with off-white pages. Tidy catgut stitching at the spin keeps cover and pages bound together, while short blocky letters are stamped into the top, proclaiming the piece as "Lark and Lyric by Alouetta Lebouffan."<br><br>At the very bottom is a short missive, <br>"For Person, whose thoughts like rivers flow,<br>Through hidden depths where few dare go.<br>May pages hold what silence keeps,<br>And stir the soul where memory sleeps.<br>~*~ Alouetta<br>3. a thin violet suede storybook (On Display)<br>Stretching across the cover, buttery soft violet suede protects the bound pages of the storybook Embossed into the center is a lamppost decorated with an autumn-hued ivy vine. In the lower right corner is the image of a blackbird wearing a tri-liripipe hat decorated in bright yellow and white diamonds. Stamped into the spine are the words "The Lamplighter and the Fool by Alouetta Lebouffan."
| Person steps closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, her eyes moving across its contents.
| Person steps closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, her eyes moving across its contents.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Display a list of stored books.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Display a list of stored books.
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|PLUCK
! scope="rowgroup" role="rowheader" rowspan=2 |PLUCK
| You slide your fingers along the row stored upon a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes until they touch upon a thick azure volume. With a careful tug, you ease the volume free from its place, the sound of separating bindings soft and brief.
| You slide your fingers along the row stored upon a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes until they touch upon a thick azure volume. With a careful tug, you ease the volume free from its place, the sound of separating bindings soft and brief.
| Person runs her fingers along a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes before selecting a thick azure volume and pulling it free.
| Person runs her fingers along a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes before selecting a thick azure volume and pulling it free.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Remove a stored book.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Remove a stored book.
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|PONDER
! scope="rowgroup" role="rowheader" rowspan=2 |PONDER
| You quietly scan the titles and bindings of the books stored upon the shelf. After a moment, an embossed dark brown tome catches your interest.
| You quietly scan the titles and bindings of the books stored upon the shelf. After a moment, an embossed dark brown tome catches your interest.
| Person quietly scans the shelf, pausing for a moment to contemplate an embossed dark brown tome before letting her gaze move on.
| Person quietly scans the shelf, pausing for a moment to contemplate an embossed dark brown tome before letting her gaze move on.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Selects a random book on the shelf.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Selects a random book on the shelf.
|-
|-
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PUSH |modifier2= |1Pview= You adjust a few uneven volumes on the shelf, sliding them into line until the row stands neatly aligned with an embossed dark brown tome. |3Pview= Person straightens a few books on the shelf, nudging them back into a tidy row that aligns them with an embossed dark brown tome. }}
! scope="row" role="rowheader"|PUSH
| You adjust a few uneven volumes on the shelf, sliding them into line until the row stands neatly aligned with an embossed dark brown tome.
| Alisaire straightens a few books on the shelf, nudging them back into a tidy row that aligns them with an embossed dark brown tome.
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|PUT
! scope="rowgroup" role="rowheader" rowspan=2 |PUT
| You slide a thick azure volume carefully into its place on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, pressing the spine flush with its neighbors until it stands neatly in line.
| You slide a thick azure volume carefully into its place on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, pressing the spine flush with its neighbors until it stands neatly in line.
| Person places a thick azure volume on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, adjusting it gently until its spine rests even with the others.
| Person places a thick azure volume on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, adjusting it gently until its spine rests even with the others.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Place a book inside.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Place a book inside.
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" rowspan="2"|WHISPER
! scope="rowgroup" role="rowheader" rowspan=2 |WHISPER
| You quietly murmur to yourself, your fingers dancing across the spines of the books stored upon a broad shelf edged in a runic motif and gingerly pull forward a dark blood red leather tome.
| You quietly murmur to yourself, your fingers dancing across the spines of the books stored upon a broad shelf edged in a runic motif and gingerly pull forward a dark blood red leather tome.
| Person steps closer to a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, her eyes moving across its contents.
| Person steps closer to a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, her eyes moving across its contents.
|-
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Select a book for removal.
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|Select a book for removal.
|}
|-
{{Table end}}

==Additional Information==
A Book-inator can hold multiple books together which then can be selected individually for retrieval.

When installed in a private property, the Book-inator consists of individual shelves, which can be nested in the form of multiple Book-inator shelves within a larger bookcase.

Not all books work with the Book-inator. For example, [[Writable book]]s and the [[Elanthian Binder]] do NOT work due to storage limit restrictions. Many [[Gloumerrick book]]s and [[Library book]]s are compatible, but some are not. See the [[/List of books#Compatible Books|list of compatible books]] for more information.

A Book-inator was first made available as part of a private property improvement associated with a 2025 [[Ebon Gate]] raffle win. The script was then made available for sale in 2026 at [[Rumor Woods]] in the [[RWShop:Vintage Visions|Vintage Visions]] shop.

==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[/List of books|List of Books]] compatible and incompatible with the Book-intaor
* [[/List of books|List of Books]] compatible and incompatible with the Book-intaor
* [[Announcement: Gloumerrick V2 and Ornath Bookstore Books]]
* [[Announcement: Gloumerrick V2 and Ornath Bookstore Books]]
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{{iteminfo
|type=Fluff <!-- REQUIRED: Mechanical or Fluff. OPTIONAL: If an item is feature altering or crafting, as well, please enter "Feature altering" or "crafting" below this line for "type2=" -->
|itemclass=Miscellaneous <!-- REQUIRED: Valid options are: Armor, Weapon, Shield, Clothing, Accessory, Container, Creature (Pets/Mounts), or Miscellaneous. If more than one classification, additional lines can be added with "itemclass2=" & "itemclass3=" -->
|itemtype=Bookcase <!-- REQUIRED: What items can this apply to. Up to 8 can be specified by setting "itemtype2" - "itemtype8". -->
|alter= <!-- REQUIRED: Can this be altered? Valid response is Yes or No. If there are restrictions, enter in Restrictions line at the end of this particular template. -->
|ld= <!-- REQUIRED: Is this item able to be lightened or deepened? Valid response is Yes or No. If there are restrictions, enter in Restrictions line. -->
|feature= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is only REQUIRED if feature altering is indicated. Up to 8 features can be entered by setting "feature2=" - "feature8=". -->
|customize= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item is customizable beyond an ALTER. If no, leave blank. -->
|custom= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is REQUIRED if customization is indicated. Up to 5 customizations can be entered with "custom2=" - "custom5=". If the messaging is alterable, simply enter "Verb".-->
|origmerch= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating the original release merchant name, if known. If released as a quest item, please enter "Quest" ONLY. Otherwise, leave blank.-->
|releasevenue= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating the original release venue only, if known. If not, leave blank. -->
|releaseyear=2025 <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating the original release year only, if known. If not, leave blank. -->
|questitem= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item's release was part of a quest/storyline. If no, leave blank. -->
|tiered= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item is tiered. If no, leave blank. -->
|tiersnumber= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is only REQUIRED if an item has tiers. It is to note how many tiers there are (This includes off the shelf). -->
|unlock= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is only required if an item has tiers. It is to note how tiers can be unlocked. Valid options are "Merchant", "Certificate", or "Quest" ONLY. If more than one, enter at unlock2.-->
|legendary= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item/script was released/distributed at an auction or was a jackpot prize. Extremely limited release only (3 or less in existence). -->
|demeanor= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item's messaging is affected by DEMEANOR. If no, leave blank. -->
|loresong= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item has a loresong as part of the base script. If no, leave blank. -->
|corrscript= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item has scripts that correspond with it, specifically, they are scripts that work separately AND together in one way or another (i.e. Bloodrunes and MoonShard Pendants). Additional slots can be added with "corrscript2=" - "corrscript5"= -->
|attune= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item attunes. If permanent, enter Permanent; if temporary, enter Temporary (as in, it can be broken). If there is none, leave blank. -->
|attunement= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is only REQUIRED if attunement was indicated. Options are "Character" or "Account". Please note, "Temporary attunement" will ALWAYS be "Character". -->
|affinity= <!-- OPTIONAL: Enter "Yes" if the item requires affinity to work. If no, leave blank. -->
|spell= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item has a spell inherent to the script ONLY. Up to 4 may be specified with "spell2=" - "spell4=". Example to enter: Call Familiar (920). If no, leave blank. -->
|enhancive= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item has enhancives inherent to the script ONLY. Answer YES. If no, leave blank. -->
|swap= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item is eligible for script swapping. Answer YES. If no, leave blank. -->
|add= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if the script is eligible to be added to an item. Answer YES. If no, leave blank. -->
|restrictions= <!-- OPTIONAL: This area is for indicating if an item has specific restrictions. If more than one, separate with <br>. DO NOT ENTER ON A SEPARATE LINE. -->
}}
{{itemverb
|verb=BRUSH <!-- Verbs MUST be capitalized when entered. Up to 28 verbs can be added with "verb2=" - "verb28=". Verbs should be listed in alphabetical order, not by tier.-->
|verb2=DUST
|verb3=LOOK
|verb4=PLUCK
|verb5=PONDER
|verb6=PUSH
|verb7=PUT
|verb8=WHISPER
}}
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[[Category:Private Properties]]

Latest revision as of 10:46, 13 October 2026

Book-inator Information
Category Fluff, Private property
Class Container, Miscellaneous
Type Storage
Related Scripts Gloumerrick book
Verbs Used
BRUSH DUST LOOK PLUCK PONDER PUSH PUT WHISPER

The Book-inator is a fluff and private property storage script that applies to container and miscellaneous items. It was originally released at Ebon Gate 2025. It offers weightless storage of up to 25 books. It comes in both bookcase and bookbag form; bookcases can be installed in private properties. Not all books work with the Book-inator.

Analyze

Bookbag
 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! 
Bookcase
The Book-inator
This device is designed to store non-library books.  Due to the nature of this device and its storage capacity, it can't hold ALL non-library books as the data stored in/on some of them can sometimes be too large.

Use
PUT     - Allows you to place a book inside.
LOOK    - Displays a list of stored books.
PLUCK   - Removes a stored book.
WHISPER - Tags a book for removal.

A raw-edged petrified haon shelf can hold a maximum of 25 books.
It has the follow fluff verbs:  BRUSH, DUST, PONDER, PUSH

Usage Information

Bookbag

Verb First Third
VERB This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Bookcase

Verb First Third
BRUSH You brush your fingertips lightly across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, relishing the texture beneath your touch. Person trails her fingers across the spine of a worn suede-bound journal that rests upon a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, the faint motion stirring motes of dust.
DUST You sweep a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, sending a small cloud drifting through the air before it settles again. Person wipes a bit of dust from the shelf's edge, stirring a faint haze that quickly fades from view.
LOOK You step closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, your eyes moving across its contents. You see...

1. an embossed dark brown tome
Fashioned of dark brown goat hide, the tome is embossed with a small missive that reads, "Philomaera: A Tale of the Goating."
2. a worn buckskin journal
Small and compact, the journal is fashioned from hardened buckskin and filled with off-white pages. Tidy catgut stitching at the spin keeps cover and pages bound together, while short blocky letters are stamped into the top, proclaiming the piece as "Lark and Lyric by Alouetta Lebouffan."

At the very bottom is a short missive,
"For Person, whose thoughts like rivers flow,
Through hidden depths where few dare go.
May pages hold what silence keeps,
And stir the soul where memory sleeps.
~*~ Alouetta
3. a thin violet suede storybook (On Display)
Stretching across the cover, buttery soft violet suede protects the bound pages of the storybook Embossed into the center is a lamppost decorated with an autumn-hued ivy vine. In the lower right corner is the image of a blackbird wearing a tri-liripipe hat decorated in bright yellow and white diamonds. Stamped into the spine are the words "The Lamplighter and the Fool by Alouetta Lebouffan."
Person steps closer to a raw-edged petrified haon shelf, her eyes moving across its contents.
Display a list of stored books.
PLUCK You slide your fingers along the row stored upon a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes until they touch upon a thick azure volume. With a careful tug, you ease the volume free from its place, the sound of separating bindings soft and brief. Person runs her fingers along a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes before selecting a thick azure volume and pulling it free.
Remove a stored book.
PONDER You quietly scan the titles and bindings of the books stored upon the shelf. After a moment, an embossed dark brown tome catches your interest. Person quietly scans the shelf, pausing for a moment to contemplate an embossed dark brown tome before letting her gaze move on.
Selects a random book on the shelf.
PUSH You adjust a few uneven volumes on the shelf, sliding them into line until the row stands neatly aligned with an embossed dark brown tome. Person straightens a few books on the shelf, nudging them back into a tidy row that aligns them with an embossed dark brown tome.
PUT You slide a thick azure volume carefully into its place on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, pressing the spine flush with its neighbors until it stands neatly in line. Person places a thick azure volume on a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, adjusting it gently until its spine rests even with the others.
Place a book inside.
WHISPER You quietly murmur to yourself, your fingers dancing across the spines of the books stored upon a broad shelf edged in a runic motif and gingerly pull forward a dark blood red leather tome. Person steps closer to a thick shelf bearing interlocking runes, her eyes moving across its contents.
Select a book for removal.

Additional Information

A Book-inator can hold multiple books together which then can be selected individually for retrieval.

When installed in a private property, the Book-inator consists of individual shelves, which can be nested in the form of multiple Book-inator shelves within a larger bookcase.

Not all books work with the Book-inator. For example, Writable books and the Elanthian Binder do NOT work due to storage limit restrictions. Many Gloumerrick books and Library books are compatible, but some are not. See the list of compatible books for more information.

A Book-inator was first made available as part of a private property improvement associated with a 2025 Ebon Gate raffle win. The script was then made available for sale in 2026 at Rumor Woods in the Vintage Visions shop.

See Also