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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.
Additionally, each sketch may be upgraded by adding up to three coloured inks to their outline:
- Green allows them to regenerate health with each attack
- Blue gives their attacks a chance to freeze the player
- Yellow halves the damage they receive
- Red gives their attacks a chance to set the player ablaze
- Purple increases the damage their attacks deal
- Gold makes them immune to critical hits
Sketch Tactics
This section will be completed by a Bard combatant. Talk to a skilled Bard in-game for more information.
Instruments
The Artistry skillset also contains a number of abilities that craft the instruments needed to play most Thespia songs. The instruments crafted can be used by any Bard as long as they have the relevant Thespia ability, and the skill of the Artisan can determine how effectively they perform in the hands of a musician (see the Artisan ability below).
Instruments crafted are all identical in appearance, and consist of:
- the Mandolin,
- the Flute,
- the Drum,
- the Panpipes, and
- the Harp.
Both instruments and other crafts constructed using Artistry require the use of an artist's workbench. For new Bard players, the easiest one to find resides within the main guildhall of the Bards guild in Kinsarmar, a few rooms away from the location of the guild tutor, Aliphae.
Miscellaneous Crafts
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Ability List
See also: Artistry (abilities)
Artistry offers the following abilities:
| Name | Description | Required Skill | Commodity Cost | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandolin | Craft a delicate mandolin. | Inept | 0% | 5 wood | Creates 1 mandolin instrument, useable by any Bard with their Thespia abilities |
| Paper | Craft paper from a piece of wood. | Novice | 0% | 1 wood | Creates 5 paper commodities, required by other Artistry abilities |
| Sketchbook | Craft a book of sketches. | Apprentice | 0% | 50 paper | Creates 1 sketchbook, a container for sketches that must be wielded to create, summon or dismiss a sketch |
| Quill | Craft a quill for writing and sketching. | Apprentice | 50% | 1 feather | Creates 1 quill, an item that must be wielded to create sketches |
| Flute | Craft a silver flute. | Capable | 0% | 10 silver | Creates 1 flute instrument, useable by any Bard with their Thespia abilities |
| Sketch | The art of sketching creatures of the wilds. | Capable | 50% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a mobile, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Knife | Craft a silver-edged knife. | Adept | 0% | 1 silver | Creates 1 knife sigil, which can be thrown to disrupt cloaking defenses. |
| Greenink | Fill in your sketches with green ink. | Adept | 50% | 1 green ink | Upgrades an existing sketch to regenerate their health through attacks |
| Drum | Craft a small oaken drum. | Skilled | 0% | 1 cloth, 1 leather, 3 wood | Creates 1 drum instrument, useable by any Bard with their Thespia abilities |
| Bard | Create sketches of fellow Bards. | Skilled | 33% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Bard player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Letter | Craft letters for mailing or personalized stationary. | Skilled | 66% | varies | Allows use of "letter" design patterns |
| Blueink | Fill in your sketches with blue ink. | Gifted | 0% | 1 blue ink | Upgrades an existing sketch to have a chance of freezing a target with each attack |
| Portrait | Capture someone's essence on canvas. | Gifted | 33% | 10 paper, 10 wood | Creates 1 player portrait, which can by used by the subject's allies to gain information on their condition or to magickally travel to their side |
| Panpipes | Craft a set of polished panpipes. | Gifted | 66% | 1 rope, 5 wood | Creates 1 panpipes instrument, useable by any Bard with their Thespia abilities |
| Journal | Craft a journal for keeping notes. | Expert | 0% | varies | Allows use of "journal", "book", "tome" and "scroll" design patterns |
| Circles | Specialize in the Bardic Arts. | Expert | 0% | - | Once every two Imperian years, select a passive benefit from specialisation. |
| Yellowink | Fill in your sketches with yellow ink. | Expert | 33% | 1 yellow ink | Upgrades an existing sketch so that it takes only half damage when attacked |
| Druid | Sketch those with the Druid profession. | Expert | 66% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Druid player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Scribe | Copy journals or books from one to another. | Virtuoso | 0% | - | Copies pages between books |
| Redink | Fill in your sketches with red ink. | Virtuoso | 33% | 1 red ink | Upgrades an existing sketch to have a chance of causing burning with each attack |
| Craftsmanship | Craft items with greater speed. | Virtuoso | 66% | - | Triples crafting speed |
| Hunter | Sketch those with the Hunter profession. | Fabled | 0% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Hunter player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Globe | Craft an orb, used to dazzle friend and foe alike. | Fabled | 25% | 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 wood | Creates 1 globe, which displays a sequence of illusions when activated in a room |
| Mage | Sketch those with the Mage profession. | Fabled | 50% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Mage player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Purpleink | Fill in your sketches with purple ink. | Fabled | 75% | 1 purple ink | Upgrades an existing sketch so that it causes additional damage with attacks |
| Harp | Craft the instrument of the Master Bard. | Mythical | 20% | 3 gold, 5 wood | Creates 1 harp instrument, useable by any Bard with their Thespia abilities |
| Runeguard | Sketch those with the Runeguard profession. | Mythical | 40% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Runeguard player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Artisan | Craft instruments of unparalleled beauty and perfection. | Mythical | 60% | - | Passive ability, all instruments crafted improve the effect of Thespia abilities when played by a Bard |
| Renegade | Sketch those with the Renegade profession. | Mythical | 80% | 1 page of sketchbook | Creates a paper sketch from a Renegade player, if sketchbook and quill are wielded |
| Goldink | Fill in your sketches with gold ink. | Transcendent | - | 1 gold ink | Upgrades an existing sketch so that it is immune to critical hits |