Fountain pen

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Fountain pen Information
Category Fluff
Class Miscellaneous
Customizable
Item Restrictions
PERM-ifier Eligible
Verbs Used
EXHALE PONDER RUB WAVE

The fountain pen is a fluff script that applies to miscellaneous items. It was originally released at Ebon Gate 2023. The following facets are able to be customized by a merchant: ink color. It can write on paper with invisible ink. The ink requires a flame in order to reveal it. Its use is limited by charges of ink, which can be refilled at a merchant.

Analyze

You analyze the fountain pen and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This pen holds ink that can be made invisible by exhaling on the paper after writing.  To reveal the writing, WAVE the paper over matches, candles, and various fires.  It only works with mail paper.  You may also RUB or PONDER the pen.

Your pen can be altered with a long or a show, but it will run out and need to be replaced or refilled.  It can be an ink-filled quill, ink-filled stylus, or a fountain pen.  If it is a fountain pen, it should be made from wood with a metal nib.

The ink color can be changed by any merchant.  The ink color should be no more than two words and make sense for someone to write with.  It is currently black.

Up to 10 doses of ink can be added by a merchant, up to a maximum of 20.  This one has 9 charges remaining.

Usage Information

Fountain Pen

The fountain pen works normally like other writing implements. Simply use it to write on a piece of paper.

Verb First Third
PONDER Gently tapping your pen against your lip, you gaze up as you ponder what to write. Gently tapping his pen against his lip, Wyrom gazes up with a thoughtful expression on his face.
RUB You run a finger down the length of your pen, admiring the grain of the wood. Wyrom runs his finger down the length of his pen, admiring the grain of the wood.

Paper

Once a fountain pen has been used to write on paper, the paper has additional verbs related to whether or not the message is visible. Blowing on the paper will cause the ink to fade to invisbility. The ink can be revealed by waving the paper at a lit match. It can only be read when revealed. Otherwise, the paper looks blank.

Verb First Third
EXHALE As you blow on the parchment, the message in special ink fades. Wyrom blows on his parchment.
WAVE {paper} AT {match} You wave your parchment over a burning match and notice some shimmering black text reveal itself. Wyrom waves his parchment over match.

Additional Information

It was first sold in A Vague Inkling during Ebon Gate.

See Also