Picture album

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The Picture album is a fluff item that can magically capture a detailed image of its surroundings. It can also hold picture cards, which use a corresponding script. Card-based pictures can be removed intact, while magically captured pictures can only be permanently erased.

Off-the-Shelf

The album normally holds ten pictures. Its owner can capture pictures with WAVE, insert picture cards with DROP or PUT, remove card-based pictures with PULL, and permanently erase pictures with DUST.

Analyze

You analyze your gold-trimmed dark leather album and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

You get a strong sense that the album can be altered by any merchant.  The show description is only visible when the album is closed.  Merchants can also change the border that is on the album pages.

Currently, you are able to OPEN, CLOSE, TURN, WAVE, DUST, and PULL the album.  To magically add a new picture to the album, WAVE the album.  To wipe away a picture, make sure you have TURNed to the proper page, and then DUST the album.  If the picture was the result of adding a card to the album, you can PULL the album to retrieve the card when you are on the proper page.

This album currently has 10 total pages in it.  Some merchants might be able to add more pages for you.

This album belongs to you.  Some merchants may be able to attune the album to someone else, if you ask.

Affinity

The album is permanently attuned to its owner. A merchant may transfer ownership at the current owner's request.

Usage

Verb Condition First Second Third
CLOSE Held You easily snap your gold-trimmed dark leather album closed. XXX easily snaps his gold-trimmed dark leather album closed.
DROP
PUT
Picture card You carefully place a painted card on the first blank page that you find in your gold-trimmed dark leather album. It wavers slightly, then seems to melt into the center of the page. XXX carefully places a painted card on a page of his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
DUST Blank page You dust off the surface of a blank page of your gold-trimmed dark leather album. XXX dusts off the surface of a page in his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
DUST Picture; first attempt You dust your fingers over the surface of a page in your gold-trimmed dark leather album. The paint begins to quiver, and you get the sense that if you dusted it again quickly, the whole picture would come off as colorful and utterly useless dust.

If you truly want to remove the current picture, just DUST the same page again within the next 30 seconds. THIS WILL BE PERMANENT!
XXX dusts his fingers over a page in his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
DUST Picture; confirmation You use your fingers and palms to meticulously wipe away the paint from the page to which your gold-trimmed dark leather album is open. XXX uses his fingers and palms to meticulously wipe away the paint from one page of his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
LOOK Open; blank page You are holding your gold-trimmed dark leather album open to page one.
The center of the page is blank.
OPEN Held You flip open the cover of your gold-trimmed dark leather album. XXX flips open his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
PULL Picture card; first attempt You carefully pull at a page in your gold-trimmed dark leather album. The picture atop begins to loosen and you get the sense that if you pulled it again quickly, you might be able to peel it away without ruining it. XXX carefully pulls at a page in his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
PULL Picture card; confirmation You carefully peel the painting from the page to which your gold-trimmed dark leather album is open. XXX carefully peels the painting from one page of a gold-trimmed dark leather album.
PULL Magically captured picture You tug at a page in your gold-trimmed dark leather album. Can't pull that one out! XXX tugs at a page in his gold-trimmed dark leather album.
SHOW Open; blank page You show your gold-trimmed dark leather album to YYY. XXX shows you a gold-trimmed dark leather album that he is holding open in his right hand. The center of the page is blank. XXX shows his gold-trimmed dark leather album to YYY.
TURN Open You turn from page one to page two in your gold-trimmed dark leather album.
TURN Closed; held You turn a gold-trimmed dark leather album back and forth in your hands in a flashy movement. XXX turns a gold-trimmed dark leather album back and forth in his hands in a flashy movement.
WAVE Closed; blank page As you wave your gold-trimmed dark leather album out in front of you, it falls open and its pages flip back and forth in a flurry of motion that cannot be explained simply by the movement of your hand.

For a moment, nothing happens except for the eerie semi-independent movement of the album's pages. Then, a whirlwind of color, like a tiny cyclone of jewel tones, forms above it, spinning faster and faster. Finally, with a *whoosh*, the colors sink abruptly into the album, drenching the page.
As XXX waves his gold-trimmed dark leather album out in front of him, it falls open and its pages flip back and forth in a flurry of motion that cannot be explained simply by the movement of his hand.

Additional information

  • WAVE captures the room name and description, visible creatures and objects, visible characters, and an in-game timestamp.
  • The album automatically opens when WAVE is used while it is closed.
  • Only the owner can capture or erase pictures and retrieve inserted cards.
  • DUST and PULL require a second use within 30 seconds to confirm their permanent action.
  • Only pictures originating from compatible picture cards can be retrieved with PULL. Pictures created with WAVE must instead be erased with DUST.
  • A merchant can change the page border or transfer ownership. The script supports up to twenty pages under ordinary merchant guidelines.
  • A custom show description is visible only while the album is closed.
Picture album Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Miscellaneous
Item(s) Applied to Album
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep No
Customizable Yes
Custom Page border
Tiered No
Corresponding Item Scripts Picture album card
Attunement Permanent
Attunes to Character
Restrictions The item must remain an album, book, or similar item with multiple pages.
A show description is only visible while the album is closed.
Item Verbs
CLOSE DROP DUST LOOK
OPEN PULL PUT SHOW
TURN WAVE