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Revision as of 22:35, 8 November 2019

Signets were first introduced by GM Itzel via the merchant Periope. Customizations and unlockings have been sought after by many adventurers, as have special signet kits that contain a fully customized allotment of supplies.

Signet Rings

Signet rings are customizable rings that work with the paper and wax sold at shops like Wax Eloquent in Ta'Illistim as well as other special merchant events such as Ebon Gate. The design may be customized by a willing merchant and will in turn be what appears embossed into the wax.

The signet is made of silver and has a design of a peacock pavonated engraved into its face.

Analyze

Signet rings are no longer limited to a 15/15/15 description and may be altered have a long description and show.

The creator has also provided the following information:
Your ring can be altered.
The seal design on your ring can be altered freely.
The ring may have a long description and show.

Usage

TIER VERB FIRST THIRD
Locked WEAR You slide your argent signet onto the appropriate finger, taking a care to make sure the seal is upright. With a care for making sure the seal is set top-facing, XXX slides her argent signet onto her finger.
REMOVE You slide off your signet. XXX slides off her signet.
PUSH
Held, paper in other hand
No wax
To make an impression with your signet, you'll need to apply fresh wax to the parchment. N/A
PUSH
Held, paper in other hand
Wax already prepared
Pressing your signet to your parchment, you stamp a peacock pavonated into your pure white wax. Pressing her signet to her parchment, XXX makes a peacock pavonated impression in the pure white wax.
Unlocked CLEAN Using the edge of your thumbnail, you scrape a bit of dried wax from a groove in your ring. XXX scrapes a bit of wax from a groove in her ring.
COVER You surreptitiously twine your fingers together, obscuring the design of a crested peacock with outstretched arabesque wings on the top of your ring and concealing it from view. XXX intertwines her fingers.
DISMISS You give a quick and dismissive wave of your hand, letting the weight of your ring add a touch of the dramatic to the gesture. XXX's ring glints metallically as she dismissively waves her hand.

Paper

Much like writable books, this specialty paper can be written on with any stylus or quill. What sets this apart is its ability to be FOLDed, addressed (via WRITE), and sealed with with wax.

Analyze

The creator has also provided the following information:
Your parchment can be altered, but must remain 15/15/15.
Messaging references "a,piece of,<noun>".
The parchment may not have a long description or show.

Usage

VERB FIRST THIRD
WRITE
Message
The parchment before you fills with Elven, as ink flows smoothly from your quill. You regard the parchment, and your words, critically. XXX focuses all of her attention on her parchment, writing carefully with her quill. Satisfied, she considers what she's written.
WRITE
Folded
With a flourish, you address the exterior of your folded ivory parchment with your griffin feather quill. With a flourish, XXX writes on the exterior of her folded ivory parchment with her griffin feather quill.
FOLD You neatly crease and then fold your parchment. 5 sec rt XXX folds shut her parchment.
OPEN
Blank
You open your parchment, but it is blank. 5 sec rt XXX opens her parchment, scanning its contents.
OPEN
Filled
You open your parchment and scan its contents. 5 sec rt
CLEAN
Must enter twice
You trace your griffin feather quill over the words on your ivory parchment as you consider striking what is written there. XXX strikes something from her ivory parchment with her griffin feather quill.
You strike the writing on your ivory parchment with your griffin feather quill.

Quill

Analyze

You analyze the parrot feather quill and sense that the item is largely free from merchant alteration restrictions.

The creator has also provided the following information:
Your quill can be altered, as long as the noun remains appropriate for a writing implement.
The script messaging refers to ink, so no pencils or the like.
Both long descriptions and shows are fine.

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

Verb Traps

Wax

Wax is used to seal and serve as the basis for an embossed signet.

Analyze

The creator has also provided the following information:
Your wax can be altered, but must remain 15/15/15.
The color must be in the first part.
The format is "a <color>,stick of,wax".
The wax may not have a long description or show.

Verb Traps

VERB FIRST THIRD
RUB You agitate the wax, holding it between your hands and warming it. It becomes softer and more pliable. XXX warms a pure white stick of wax between her hands.
PUSH
With paper in hand
Wax unwarmed
Your wax isn't melted enough. Maybe you ought to RUB it to warm it? N/A
PUSH
With paper in hand
Wax warmed
Pressing your wax to your parchment, you leave a blister of pure white wax, ripe for sealing. Pressing her wax to her parchment, XXX leaves a blister of pure white wax, ripe for sealing.

See Also