domingo, 28 de septiembre de 2008

Jogloran's Portal of Cheaper Travel


What's it called
? Jogloran's Portal of Cheaper Travel (in short, JPCT).

What does it do? This is everybody's favourite and probably most used spell (even by a high number of non wizards, thanks to scrolls). Jogloran's is the most efficient means of fast travel in the Disc. A succesful cast will open a dimensional portal to some other place in the Discworld, in the shape of a peculiar door. The only inconveniences of the spell are that 1) for casting you need to have the location you want to go to previously stored ('blorpled') in an item, be it a stone or jewellery; and 2) it requires quite high-end skills for opening a portal to the place you actually want to go (good to look through the door before crossing just in case, as you may land in many dangerous places, like the Shades or in the middle of the sky...). Even with said skills, misportals are quite regular currency, as are rumbling/burning doors which will burn you or explode in your face, specially if you are trigger-happy.

Where is it? In ages past, when it was easier to cast too, it lurked in the Begginer's Tomes. Now you have to enter the library to substract it from the Introeductyon too thee Strukture of thee Multyverss grimoire, at the Unseen University.

What does it require? A blorple, as stated. As is well known, there's two spells for creating them, which you have to cast (depending on the spell/item) on the room you want to store. Then, for portalling there, just cast Jogloran's on the said blorple.

What skills do I need? Enchanting, Evoking, Binding, Dancing, Banishing

Has it worked? A correct output should be something like this:
You prepare to cast Jogloran's Portal of Cheaper Travel.
You start to sketch a door in the air with your finger / the xxx (only if holding a staff).
The lines you sketched in the air start to glow a red colour.
A strange green smell escapes from the forming door and slowly wisps its way around the room.
You can see the door starting to materialise, and try to ignore the small figures looking eagerly at the opening.
You start dancing wildly around the floor throwing power and moonbeams at it in the hope of scaring off the creatures.
A xxx door solidifies with a satisfying thump.

Help Information:

Jogloran's Portal of Cheaper Travel - create a portal to a far land.

Jogloran's Portal of Cheaper Travel is a miscellaneous type spell that uses Rictor's unreality factor to create a portal between two places on approximately the same level of reality. It can be cast at either a blorpled rock or a clever piece of jewellery. If you do not want to be followed, you can "push" or "shove" the portal, which will make it fall over.




miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2008

New Cloaks!

So... after a month away (RoundWorld), one comes back and the only thing that's new is... a wandering wizard in the Ramtops that seems to make custom wizzie cloaks that allow to sheathe wands... Well, they aren't an item I use much of ('cept pickling sticks) but it is worth a look and a try, ain't it?

Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Once, a wizard - well, a Lodger - came in and complained. Actually _complained_ that the hoods on my cloaks hid the mystical thingimabobs that he had dangling from his hat. Well, I said to him, why don't you push it back? He didn't have any answers to that.
say ahá! Gotcha! It's this dude...
You say: ahá! Gotcha! It's this dude...
> Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can take a man out of the Ramtops, but you can't take the Ramtops out of a man. Why, I often used to go up to the top of the Tower of Art just to look over at Copperhead and Leaping Mountain.
say Do you make cloaks, Maurice?
You ask: Do you make cloaks, Maurice?
> say I would like to order a cloak, please, Maurice
You say: I would like to order a cloak, please, Maurice
> Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: A bespoke cloak? Why, certainly.
Maurice Trimbleworthy asks with a Lancrastian accent: What material shall we make this from?
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can choose from the following: velvet, wool and silk.

say silk
You say: silk
> Maurice Trimbleworthy draws a quick elegant sketch on a piece of parchment.
A local wanders into the room. He reads a few of the notices on the bulletin board before scoffing loudly and storming out in a huff.
Maurice Trimbleworthy asks with a Lancrastian accent: And what colour would you like?
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can choose from the following: fourecksianite purple, malachite green, midnight black, charcoal grey, rose-coloured, diamond white, peridot green, sapphire blue, golden brown, raven black, mossy green, light brown, dark purple, cobalt blue, ultramarine, snow white, aquamarine, slate blue, garnet red, onyx black, dark green, light grey, dark brown, ocean blue, leaf green, smoky grey, stone grey, jet black, icy white, dark grey, dark blue, carnelian, sea green, sky blue, amethyst, ice blue, ruby red, burgundy, crimson, emerald, scarlet, indigo, violet, silver, purple, white, black, brown, green, topaz, blue, grey and red.
say malachite green
You say: malachite green
> Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Very well.
Maurice Trimbleworthy asks with a Lancrastian accent: Some traditional stars and moons? Or something else, perhaps?
You feel quite warm.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can choose from the following: portraits of the seven-plus-one winds, depictions of the Tower of Art, mirrors and crystal balls, hammer and anvil symbols, snowflakes and icicles, ravens and ivy leaves, stylised birch groves, leering demon faces, the five elements, dancing skeletons, battling dragons, stars and moons, lightning bolts, swirling clouds, grinning skulls, ravening demons, crossed wands, flaming eyes, octograms, rabbits, sigils, glyphs and runes. say snowflakes and icicles
You say: snowflakes and icicles
> Maurice Trimbleworthy draws a quick elegant sketch on a piece of parchment.
Maurice Trimbleworthy asks with a Lancrastian accent: What kind of thread would you like those to be embroidered in?
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can choose from the following: rose-coloured silk, golden brown silk, cobalt blue silk, dark green silk, deep grey silk, daffodil silk, amethyst silk, purple silk, black silk, white silk, white gold, rose gold, blue silk, red gold, red silk, copper, silver, bronze and gold.
(Wizards) Dinsdale's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying that he considers trying NES.
say amethyst silk
You say: amethyst silk
> (Wizards) Dinsdale's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: Backfires can be fatal though, can't they?
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Very well.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Would you like some wand loops sewn into that? If so, there won't be room for pockets, so just say which you'd prefer.
A waiter with a haggard look on his face emerges from the room to the south and plumps himself down on the sofa with a deep, blissful groan. The gentle ringing of a bell to the east forces him to his feet, and with a slight sob he leaves the room.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: You can choose from the following: wand loops and pockets.
(Wizards) Hitcher's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: no only if you hold a pointy object
(Wizards) Kurupt's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: Only if you have low hp.
(Wizards) Hitcher's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: i think....
say wand loops
You say: wand loops
> Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: An excellent choice.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Very well, let's see... that will be LSov 1|1|10|(2^3).
Maurice Trimbleworthy whispers to you with a Lancrastian accent: Your malachite green silk cloak will look like this: Long, flowing, and majestic, this cloak envelops the wearer in a swirl of malachite green silk from shoulders to knees. A number of snowflakes and icicles, done in amethyst silk thread, are scattered across the material, and the tall collar is embroidered with matching sigils of warding and protection. Just inside the front, four loops hang down, each one the perfect size to hold a wand close to hand.
Maurice Trimbleworthy asks with a Lancrastian accent: Does that meet with your approval?
(Wizards) Dinsdale's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: How low is low?
(Wizards) Kurupt's wispy voice comes from the Sung family crest, saying: Under 2k.
say yes
You say: yes
> Vanessa Cutangle says with a Lancrastian accent: Excellent! Please take a look at our price list and then order whatever takes your fancy.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Very well, that will be around one day and sixteen hours.
Maurice Trimbleworthy says with a Lancrastian accent: Women! Wizards aren't supposed to get married, eh? Well, let me tell you, at a certain time in his life a man begins to regret that...
shrug
You shrug.