User:Roven/Artistry

Game Description

The art of crafting has been present in Aetherius for countless years, from the simple making of letters for writing, to journals for recording histories, to crafting beautiful instruments to bring music to the masses. Artistry allows many mundane things to be created, for use across the world. Yet there are also certain artesian creations that have more esoteric abilities, and though the secrets of their very construction involve symbols and components that can effect the wave of magickal tides are not known to those outside of the profession, it is known that masters of their craft can create paintings which can capture the very essence of their subject, allowing them to possess certain abilities of their originator. From the mundane letter to the marvellous portraits, the abilities of true masters of crafting are without parallel.

Sketching

One of the primary features of the Artistry skillset is the creation of magickally animated paper sketches. These hand-drawn pages of artwork become enchanted loyal servants of the Bard, able to be commanded to perform a variety of attacks upon enemy players.

Sketches are classified by the source of their inspiration as follows:

• Creature sketches mimic any mobile creature in Imperian. They have a simple attack that deals damage and can be used to locate other players in the same area.
• Bard sketches mimic the Bard profession. They may use certain Voice abilities against an enemy to afflict or deal damage.
• Druid sketches mimic the Druid profession. They have abilities that can knock down a target or reveal hidden players in the room.
• Hunter sketches mimic the Hunter profession. They have freezing and fire attacks and can deliver the formaldehyde toxin, as well as provide instant travel across the local area.
• Mage sketches mimic the Mage profession. In addition to dealing damage, they can freeze, firelash and summon walls of ice.
• Runeguard sketches mimic the Runeguard profession. These focus on delivering toxins, removing defensive shields and punishing an enemy for attempting to flee.
• Renegade sketches mimic the Renegade profession. They have the capacity to entangle, stab with poison and garrote an enemy, as well as pull nearby targets from an adjacent room.

Only three sketches may be enchanted at one time, and each sketch has a limited number of attacks they may perform before they are destroyed.

Ability List

Artistry offers the following abilities:

Name	Description	Required Skill		Commodity Cost	Notes
Mandolin	Craft a delicate mandolin.	Inept	0%	5 wood	Creates a mandolin instrument able to be used by any Bard for Thespia abilities
Syntax: CRAFT MANDOLIN Requires 5 wood You may craft a mandolin while in the presence of a workbench. A basic but versatile instrument, in the hands of a skilled musician it can grant a variety of defenses.
Paper	Craft paper from a piece of wood.	Novice	0%	1 wood	Creates 5 paper commodities, required by other Artistry abilities
Syntax: CRAFT PAPER Requires 1 wood In the presence of a workbench, you may turn one wood into five pieces of paper used as a commodity for other crafts.

Paper Craft paper from a piece of wood. Sketchbook Craft a book of sketches. Quill Craft a quill for writing and sketching. Flute Craft a silver flute. Sketch The art of sketching creatures of the wilds. Knife Craft a silver-edged knife. Greenink Fill in your sketches with green ink. Drum Craft a small oaken drum. Bard Create sketches of fellow Bards. Letter Craft letters for mailing or personalized stationary. Blueink Fill in your sketches with blue ink. Portrait Capture someone's essence on canvas. Panpipes Craft a set of polished panpipes. Journal Craft a journal for keeping notes. Circles Specialize in the Bardic Arts. Yellowink Fill in your sketches with yellow ink. Druid Sketch those with the Druid profession. Scribe Copy journals or books from one to another. Redink Fill in your sketches with red ink. Craftsmanship Craft items with greater speed. Hunter Sketch those with the Hunter profession. Globe Craft an orb, used to dazzle friend and foe alike. Mage Sketch those with the Mage profession. Purpleink Fill in your sketches with purple ink. Harp Craft the instrument of the Master Bard. Runeguard Sketch those with the Runeguard profession. Artisan Craft instruments of unparalleled beauty and perfection. Renegade Sketch those with the Renegade profession. Goldink Fill in your sketches with gold ink.