Cobbling punch

Cobbling punches made their debut at Ebon Gate 2016 in the shop, Come To Heel. The shop merchant is Lady Airisu (GM Elidi). The primary feature of cobbling punches is the adding of zests. The punches can also add the cobbler's hallmark to the bottom of the shoes, which is a small design imprinted on the bottom of the shoes, such as a smiley face. They can also add the cobbler's and/or owner's name. When it comes to adding hallmarks and/or names, the following options exist:

(1) Display no crafting mark or engraving

(2) Display an engraving of the owner's name and cobbler's name

(3) Display the cobbler's full name and title

(4) Display the cobbler's name

(5) Display the cobbler's crafting mark and the owner's name

(6) Display the cobbler's crafting mark

Example of option 5: Imprinted on the sole, you notice a soaring drake overlaying a jagged mountain peak. Inside, the name 'Eruheran' is engraved in elegant script.

There are currently 5 types of punches.

Only 1 punch can be used on a pair of footwear (you cannot stack multiple punches on the same pair of shoes).

Genuine Punch

This punch requires 2 unlocks to get all of the available zests. The 1st unlock gives you only some of the zests.

Analyze

You analyze your steel punch and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This punch is a master cobbler's hallmark punch.  You can cycle through the options via TURN and apply the hallmark to a cobbled shoe via PUSH.

This item may be altered with a long or show description, however, the noun must remain PUNCH.  You may request a merchant add a custom hallmark to the punch.  The design must make sense to be imprinted on to the bottom of a shoe (e.g., "a smiley face").  No embellishments or materials may be added to the hallmark.

In addition to adding your hallmark, this steel punch will apply "Genuine Punch" zests, which will add some kick to your cobbled creations and allow the wearer to TAP, PULL, POKE, PUSH, STARE, DANCE, RUB, or TURN the footwear.

You get no sense of whether or not the punch may be further lightened.

Verbs

TAP
-You tap the heels of your thrak hide boots together with a satisfying click.
-Eruheran taps the heels of his thrak hide boots together.

PULL
-Lodging a finger in your thrak hide boots, you give it a good pull.  Feels tight today!
-Eruheran pulls at one of his thrak hide boots, adjusting the fit.

POKE
-You lift your foot and carefully examine the bottom of one of your thrak hide boots.  You poke your finger at something stuck to the sole.  Ew!  What is that!?
-Eruheran lifts his foot and examines the sole on one of his thrak hide boots.

STARE
-Holding one foot out in front of yourself, you flex it back and forth, admiring the craftmanship of your thrak hide boots.
-Eruheran holds one foot out in front of himself, admiring his thrak hide boots.

DANCE
-Standing on the toes of your thrak hide boots, you dance a few quick steps.
-Standing on the toes of his thrak hide boots, Eruheran dances a few steps.

RUB
-You rub your hands over your thrak hide boots, brushing away all traces of dust and dirt.
-Eruheran rubs his hands over his thrak hide boots, tidying their appearance.

TURN
-You quickly turn on the heel of one of your thrak hide boots.
-Eruheran quickly turns on the heel of one of his thrak hide boots.

Buckled Boots

Works on boot type footwear only! Only requires a single unlock to get all of the zests.

Analyze

You analyze your black metal punch and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This punch is a master cobbler's hallmark punch.  You can cycle through the options via TURN and apply the hallmark to a cobbled shoe via PUSH.

This item may be altered with a long or show description, however, the noun must remain PUNCH.  You may request a merchant add a custom hallmark to the punch.  The design must make sense to be imprinted on to the bottom of a shoe (e.g., "a smiley face").  No embellishments or materials may be added to the hallmark.

In addition to adding your hallmark, this black metal punch will apply "Buckled Boots" zests, which will add functional buckles to boots, which will allow the wearer to LATCH, UNLATCH, POLISH, or TILT the boots  There are no additional tiers to unlock.  This punch will only work on types of boots.

You get no sense of whether or not the punch may be further lightened.

Verbs

LATCH (must be unlatched)
-You wrap the straps around your boots and buckle them together.
-Eruheran wraps the straps around his boots and buckles them together.

UNLATCH (must be latched)
-You unbuckle the straps wrapped around your thrak hide boots and let them hang loosely.
-Eruheran unbuckles the straps wrapped around his thrak hide boots and lets them hang loosely.

POLISH
-You wet the end of your thumb and rub it over the metal of the buckle on your thrak hide boots to create a nice, polished shine!
-Eruheran wets the end of his thumb and rubs it over the metal buckles on his thrak hide boots, creating a nice, polished shine.

TILT (must be LATCHed first)
-You undo the straps securing your thrak hide boots and give them an good upward tug, further tightening the fit.  You wiggle your toes within the toe of your boots and quickly buckle the straps back into place.
-Eruheran unbuckles the straps securing his thrak hide boots and gives them an good upward tug, tightening the fit before buckling the straps back into place.

Laced Boots

Works on boot type footwear only! Only requires a single unlock to get all of the zests.

Analyze

You analyze your silver punch and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This punch is a master cobbler's hallmark punch.  You can cycle through the options via TURN and apply the hallmark to a cobbled shoe via PUSH.

This item may be altered with a long or show description, however, the noun must remain PUNCH.  You may request a merchant add a custom hallmark to the punch.  The design must make sense to be imprinted on to the bottom of a shoe (e.g., "a smiley face").  No embellishments or materials may be added to the hallmark.

In addition to adding your hallmark, this silver punch will apply "Laced Boots" zests, which will add functional laces to boots, which will allow the wearer to OPEN, CLOSE, PULL, or REMOVE the boots in special ways.  There are no additional tiers to unlock.  This punch will only work on types of boots.

You get no sense of whether or not the punch may be further lightened.

Verbs

OPEN (must be laced)
-You carefully unlace your boots.
-Eruheran carefully unlaces his boots.

CLOSE (must be unlaced)
-You tightly lace up your thrak hide boots.
-Eruheran tightly laces up his thrak hide boots.

PULL (must be laced)
-You pull the laces tighter on your thrak hide boots.
-Eruheran pulls the laces tighter on his thrak hide boots.

REMOVE (must be laced; no special messaging exists when unlaced; they remove as normal) (only the wearer can see this, no 3rd person)
-How do you expect to remove your thrak hide boots when they're laced up?

Bloody Boots

Works on boot type footwear only! Only requires a single unlock to get all of the zests.

Analyze

You analyze your ruby-inlaid ora punch and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This punch is a master cobbler's hallmark punch.  You can cycle through the options via TURN and apply the hallmark to a cobbled shoe via PUSH.

This item may be altered with a long or show description, however, the noun must remain PUNCH.  You may request a merchant add a custom hallmark to the punch.  The design must make sense to be imprinted on to the bottom of a shoe (e.g., "a smiley face").  No embellishments or materials may be added to the hallmark.

In addition to adding your hallmark, this ruby-inlaid ora punch will apply "Bloody Boots" zests, which will add bloodstains to boots, which will allow the wearer to CLEAN or RUB the boots.  If the shoes were made to fit a specific person, that person could TOUCH them.  There are no additional tiers to unlock.  This punch will only work on types of boots.

You get no sense of whether or not the punch may be further lightened.

Verbs

CLEAN
-You try to wipe some of the blood off of your boots.  Your attempt is futile.
-Eruheran tries to wipe some of the blood off of his boots.  It's a futile attempt.

RUB
-You try to rub off some of the blood from your boots.  Better luck next time.
-Eruheran tries fruitlessly to rub off some of the blood from his boots.

TOUCH (only the person who the boots were made for can use this; in other words, the person the cobbler measured with his/her cord)
-You gently touch your thrak hide boots, fondly remembering a particular kill that contributed to the stained and splattered blood.
-Eruheran gently touches his thrak hide boots with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

Dagger Sheath Boots

Works on boot type footwear only! This punch was raffled off at Ebon Gate 2016 and required no unlocks. It is also worth noting that only small, dagger-like weapons will fit into the boots and only 1 dagger will fit. Typical master-cobbled footwear has enough room for 2 small items.

Analyze

You analyze your gold punch and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions, but the creator has stated that "The item has restrictions on changing the noun."

The creator has also provided the following information:

This punch is a master cobbler's hallmark punch.  You can cycle through the options via TURN and apply the hallmark to a cobbled shoe via PUSH.

This item may be altered with a long or show description, however, the noun must remain PUNCH.  You may request a merchant add a custom hallmark to the punch.  The design must make sense to be imprinted on to the bottom of a shoe (e.g., "a smiley face").  No embellishments or materials may be added to the hallmark.

In addition to adding your hallmark, this gold punch will apply "Dagger Sheath Boots" zests, which will adds a small sheath to a pair of boots, allowing the user to hide a dagger within.  There are no additional tiers to unlock.  This punch will only work on types of boots.

You get no sense of whether or not the punch may be further lightened.

Verbs

PUT (dagger-like weapon)
-You discreetly slip your knife into your boots. 
-Eruheran quietly slips his skinning knife into his thrak hide boots.

TAKE (dagger-like weapon)
-You quickly and quietly slip your skinning knife out of your thrak hide boots. 
-Eruheran quickly slips his skinning knife out of his thrak hide boots.

See Also

• Cobbling
• Ebon Gate 2016 - Cobbling Punch
• Official Forum Post from GM Elidi