Illusion Pets
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| Illusion Pets Information | |
|---|---|
| Category | Fluff |
| Class | Miscellaneous |
| Type | Creature, Glamour |
| Attunement | Permanent - Character |
| Item Restrictions | ✓ |
| Verbs Used |
|---|
| CLEAN WAVE |
The Illusion Pets is a fluff creature and glamour script that applies to miscellaneous items. It was originally released at Ebon Gate 2023. Casts a temporary illusion on a profession pet. Standard bones replace the pet's look entirely; petrified bones (2026) adorn the pet's existing look. Designed by GM Ivry and GM Wylloh.
Analyze
- Standard bone
You analyze the ecru finger bone and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Illusion Pets
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Mode: Standard (Full appearance replacement)
This ecru finger bone is permanently bound to nobody yet, and is set for Wizard Familiar - Kitten.
Valid for: Cat Familiars only
a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings
Verbs
WAVE - 1st time use will link the bone permanently.
Afterwards, it can cast a temporary
illusion upon your acceptable "Profession Pets"
matching this bone's setting.
* Illusions are fragile and cannot
be upheld during battle
* Illusions will dissolve if the bone
leaves your person
CLEAN - Clean the bone to remove the illusion cast upon
your summoned "Profession Pet" immediately.
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* Owner must only have ONE of the Profession Pet types summoned for the bone to work.
It's the bound magic of a dead thing; it can't be relied upon when choosing which to
aim for if its Master controls multiple Profession Pets.
Any willing merchant may alter the 15/15/15, add a LONG and/or add a SHOW of the bone ONLY,
as long as the noun and material remain "bone". Must follow basic alter rules.
The Illusion cast by a standard bone is fixed and cannot be altered.
Can usually be found in the shop "Fancy Wishbones" during Ebon Gate.
- Petrified bone
You analyze the petrified wizard bone and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
Illusion Pets
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Mode: Petrified (Overlay - adorns your pet's existing look)
This petrified wizard bone is permanently bound to nobody yet, and is set for Wizard Familiar - Bone-Draped.
Valid for: Any Wizard Familiar
draped in a lattice of petrified bone fragments etched with faintly glowing sigils
Verbs
WAVE - 1st time use will link the bone permanently.
Afterwards, it can cast a temporary
illusion upon your acceptable "Profession Pets"
matching this bone's setting.
* Illusions are fragile and cannot
be upheld during battle
* Illusions will dissolve if the bone
leaves your person
CLEAN - Clean the bone to remove the illusion cast upon
your summoned "Profession Pet" immediately.
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* Owner must only have ONE of the Profession Pet types summoned for the bone to work.
It's the bound magic of a dead thing; it can't be relied upon when choosing which to
aim for if its Master controls multiple Profession Pets.
Any willing merchant may alter the 15/15/15, add a LONG and/or add a SHOW of the bone ONLY,
as long as the noun and material remain "bone". Must follow basic alter rules.
Petrified bones only: a merchant may also alter the illusion itself, (the adornment phrase
shown after your pet's name). The phrase must read as a clause following the pet's noun,
for example "draped in a lattice of petrified bone".
Can usually be found in the shop "Fancy Wishbones" during Ebon Gate.
Usage Information
Illusion Pets bones come in two modes:
- Standard bones replace the pet's appearance entirely with a fixed illusion, ex. a cat familiar becomes a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings. Most standard bones only work on one specific pet type (see the Valid for line in ANALYZE).
- Petrified bones, introduced in 2026, keep the pet's existing appearance and add an adornment phrase after it, ex. a sleek black cat draped in a lattice of petrified bone fragments etched with faintly glowing sigils. Petrified bones work on any pet within their profession pet category.
There is one petrified bone for each pet type:
| Bone | Works on |
|---|---|
| a petrified wizard bone | Wizard familiars |
| a petrified spirit bone | Spirit servants |
| a petrified demon bone | Minor Summoning demons |
| a petrified animate bone | Animated creatures |
| a petrified companion bone | Ranger companions |
| a petrified bardic bone | Singing swords |
The first WAVE binds the bone permanently to the character. Afterwards, WAVE at the matching profession pet to cast the illusion.
Examples below use a cat familiar (a sleek black cat), an elongated ecru finger bone (standard), and a petrified wizard bone (petrified).
Binding
| Verb | Condition | First | Third |
| WAVE | First use | If you're sure you want to bind permanently to an elongated ecru finger bone, then repeat your command within 30 seconds! | - |
| WAVE | Confirm | Sickly black vines inject themselves into your wrist and disappear under your skin. The pain is intense! You have permanently bonded with an elongated ecru finger bone. |
- |
| WAVE | Not the owner | Your ecru finger bone fizzles, "HEY, THIS DOESNT BELONG TO YOU!" | Wylloh's bone squeals and sparks, loudly screaming "THIEF!! THIEF!!" repeatedly. |
Casting the Illusion
| Verb | Mode | First | Third |
| WAVE {pet} | Standard | You concentrate intently upon the sleek black cat. Your eyes lock onto each other, and you feel a connection tether between you and your cat. Raising your ecru finger bone with little effort, archaic words begin to flow freely from you, and that tether begins to glow and pulsate. As each word creates another pulse of magic, your a sleek black cat begins to glow a brilliant white. The cat shape begins to morph, shifting between two shapes rapidly until finally the glow shatters. The casting ritual leaves you weakened and reveals a completely new figure in place of your sleek black cat. Roundtime: 10 sec. |
Wylloh appears to be concentrating upon her sleek black cat. Her eyes lock onto her cat as Wylloh begins to whisper archaic words. A ribbon of ethereal white light tethers between the two and begins pulsing with each phrase Wylloh utters. A sleek black cat becomes enveloped in the ribbon of light and glows brilliantly, its shape morphing between two different forms rapidly until the glow shatters, leaving Wylloh visibly weakened and revealing a completely new figure in place of the cat. |
| WAVE {pet} | Petrified | You concentrate intently upon the sleek black cat. Your eyes lock onto each other, and you feel a connection tether between you and your cat. Raising your petrified wizard bone with little effort, archaic words begin to flow freely from you, and that tether begins to glow and pulsate. As each word creates another pulse of magic, wisps of bone-pale light coalesce around your a sleek black cat, layering themselves into an intricate lattice. The casting ritual leaves you weakened as the petrified essence settles upon your sleek black cat like a second skin. Roundtime: 10 sec. |
Wylloh appears to be concentrating upon her sleek black cat. Her eyes lock onto her cat as Wylloh begins to whisper archaic words. A ribbon of bone-pale light tethers between the two, coalescing around a sleek black cat in an intricate lattice. The petrified essence settles upon the cat like a second skin, leaving Wylloh visibly weakened. |
Note: The third-person casting message is not shown if the caster is silenced.
Removing the Illusion
| Verb | Mode | First | Third |
| CLEAN | Standard | You gently tap your bone, like tapping ash from a cigar, and sparks flit through the air and cause the illusion surrounding your kitten to ripple. Tendrils of white light begin to unravel around a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings and melt into the ground. The illusion surrounding it disappears altogether. Roundtime: 10 sec. |
Wylloh taps her bone, like tapping ash from a cigar, and sparks flit through the air and cause the illusion surrounding her kitten to ripple. Tendrils of white light begin to unravel around a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings and melt into the ground. The illusion surrounding it disappears altogether. |
| CLEAN | Petrified | You gently tap your bone, like tapping ash from a cigar, and sparks flit through the air and cause the illusion surrounding your cat to ripple. Tendrils of white light begin to unravel around a sleek black cat draped in a lattice of petrified bone fragments etched with faintly glowing sigils and melt into the ground. The illusion surrounding it disappears altogether. Roundtime: 10 sec. |
Wylloh taps her bone, like tapping ash from a cigar, and sparks flit through the air and cause the illusion surrounding her cat to ripple. Tendrils of white light begin to unravel around a sleek black cat draped in a lattice of petrified bone fragments etched with faintly glowing sigils and melt into the ground. The illusion surrounding it disappears altogether. |
Other Messaging
| Verb | Condition | First | Second | Third |
| WAVE {player} | - | You wave your ecru finger bone spasmodically at Ivry, from which issues forth tiny red and yellow sparks from the tip of your bone. You frolic around Ivry for a moment, flailing about like a lunatic, but nothing else happens. | Wylloh waves her ecru finger bone spasmodically at you, from which issues forth tiny red and yellow sparks from the tip of the bone. Wylloh frolics around you for a moment, flailing about like a lunatic, but nothing else happens. The scene must have been hilarious to behold as random snickers can be heard. |
Wylloh waves her ecru finger bone spasmodically at Ivry, from which issues forth tiny red and yellow sparks from the tip of the bone. Wylloh frolics around Ivry for a moment, flailing about like a lunatic, but nothing else happens. |
| WAVE {pet} | Wrong pet category | Your ecru finger bone was not designed for this type of creature. | - | - |
| WAVE {pet} | Wrong pet subtype | Your ecru finger bone doesn't resonate with this particular cat. | - | - |
| WAVE {pet} | Wrong body type | The illusion conjured by your ecru finger bone wouldn't suit the way your cat moves. | - | - |
| WAVE {pet} | Customized pet | This bone isn't strong enough to work on customized pets! | - | - |
| WAVE | Anti-magic room | Your ecru finger bone flickers weakly, but its magic cannot take hold here. | - | - |
Additional Information
- The illusion lasts for one hour, or until it is removed with CLEAN.
- Illusions are fragile and end if the pet enters combat.
- The illusion dissolves if the bone leaves the owner's person (dropped, given away, stolen, etc.).
- A bone can only sustain one illusion at a time. CLEAN the bone before casting on a different pet.
- The owner must have only one profession pet type summoned for the bone to work.
- Some illusions require a compatible body type, ex. a flying illusion will not work on a ground-bound pet. Amorphous pets, such as spirit servants, accept any illusion.
- When an illusion ends, the pet returns to exactly how it looked before, description included.
- Offering the bone to someone who declines it does not dissolve the illusion. Handing it over does.
2026 Updates
In 2026, petrified bones were added and all illusion bones received the following fixes and improvements:[1]
- Animated creatures of every type can now take a petrified illusion, including animates that previously reported "not an acceptable profession pet."
- Looking at a pet wearing a petrified illusion now shows the adorned look.
- When an illusion ends, the pet returns to exactly how it looked before, description included.
- Waving a bone that is already sustaining an illusion on another pet now says to CLEAN it first instead of silently tangling the two.
- Offering a bone to someone who declines it no longer dissolves the pet's illusion. Handing it over still does.
- Waving at a pet that already has an illusion now says so, rather than calling it a customized pet.
- Illusion bones cannot be used in areas where magic does not function.
- ANALYZE on a bone now shows its mode and exactly which pets it works on.
Restrictions
- Merchants may alter the bone's 15/15/15, add a LONG, and/or add a SHOW to the bone only. The noun and material must remain "bone."
- Pets should not be altered while wearing an illusion. CLEAN the bone first.
- Cannot be used in areas where magic does not function.
- Does not work on customized pets, such as groomed (altered) animal companions or customized singing swords.
- Illusions cast by this device do not prevent a sorcerer's demon from being recognized as a demon in towns where demons are prohibited. A demon cannot wear both a sorcerer guild illusion and an Illusion Pets illusion at the same time.
Look/Show
| Mode | First | Third |
| Standard | It is difficult to gaze upon a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings as there are two of them. One overlapping the other, only one layer is a shadowy mirror of the other. Your eyes begin to ache as you continue to stare. | - |
| Petrified | You see a sleek black cat draped in a lattice of petrified bone fragments etched with faintly glowing sigils. | - |
Ambient Messaging
Illusion expires or the pet enters combat: Tendrils of white light begin to unravel around a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings and melt into the ground. The illusion surrounding it disappears altogether. Bone leaves the owner's person (1P): The bond between your ecru finger bone and your kitten shudders. Tendrils of white light unravel from it as the illusion dissolves. Bone leaves the owner's person (3P): Tendrils of white light unravel from a rainbow unicorn kitten with monarch butterfly wings as the illusion dissolves.
Availability
See Also
- 2026 Update Teaser post
- Teaser post
- Animal Companion (630), Animate Dead (730), Minor Summoning (725), Call Familiar (920), Singing Sword Song (1025), Spirit Servant (218)
References
- ↑ GM Ivry, Illusion Pets: Petrified Bones and Updates
- ↑ GM Ivry, Teaser 14 - Fancy Wishbones