Arachnomancy (2)

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Arachnomancy
Event Hollow Eve Festival 454
Room ID Not Available
Owner Gesian, Morrelo
# of Rooms 3
Store Type Miscellaneous shops
This store only accepts Kronars

Advent (Arrival Messages)

[Arachnomancy, Advent]
Surprisingly roomy, this wagon is the most spacious of the three, providing ample room for dramatic demonstrations. Spidersilk tapestries drape the wooden walls, concealing the patina of age. Doorways to the east and west provide access to the adjacent wagons.
You also see the Arachnomancer Morrelo, a conspicuous sign scrawled with spidery lettering and a web-covered wagon door.
Obvious exits: east, west. 

A conspicuous sign scrawled with spidery lettering reads:
"Want to make an entrance that is sure to traumatize any arachnophobe?  ASK MORRELO ABOUT WORK to get started!"
  • Morrelo will teach various Arrival and Exit messaging.
  • ASK MORRELO ABOUT WORK:
Morrelo says, "Yup. I do that. I do work. I specialize in teaching you how to make the entrances and departures of your dreams. Surprise your friends by appearing in a puff of smoke, having a trio of horns trumpeting your arrival, sneaking up behind them and shouting "BOOO!" or any number of other things."
Morrelo continues, "If you're curious about what I'm teaching at this time, you can ask about my list."
  • ASK MORRELO ABOUT LIST:
The Arachnomancer Morrelo beams and exclaims, "Yup! Let me tell you what all I can do!"
[ASK Morrelo ABOUT # to purchase an option.]
[NOTE: You will not see these if you use Wizard, but others using StormFront will see your messaging.]
new options are bolded

Option 1:

  • Main Window Arrival: A blade spider skitters into the area, carrying a silken bundle in its barbed mandibles. Carefully, the arachnid slits the spidersilk open, revealing <player>. Its task complete, the spider skitters off.
  • Main Window Departure: A blade spider skitters into the area and stares at <player> with multi-faceted eyes. Carefully, the arachnid wraps her up completely in spidersilk before carrying the neatly bundled package away.
  • Arrival Window Arrival: A blade spider unwraps a silken bundle, depositing <player> into the adventure.
  • Arrival Window Departure: A blade spider wraps <player> in silk and carries her away.

Option 2:

  • Main Window Arrival: Thousands of tiny spiders carry a silken bundle into the area. Working efficiently, they unwrap <player> and then vanish into their hiding places.
  • Main Window Departure: Thousands of tiny spiders emerge from their hiding places and begin swarming over <player>, quickly cocooning her in spidersilk before carrying away their prize.
  • Arrival Window Arrival: Thousands of tiny spiders unwrap a silken bundle, depositing <player> into the adventure.
  • Arrival Window Departure: Thousands of tiny spiders cocoon <player> in spidersilk and carry her away.

Option 3:

  • Main Window Arrival: Suddenly, <player> stumbles into the area, rambling incoherently about spiders. Noticing you, she quickly brushes bits of spidersilk off of herself and tries to look nonchalant.
  • Main Window Departure: Seemingly apropos of nothing, <player> wanders off, muttering something under her breath about spiders.
  • Arrival Window Arrival: <player> stumbles into the adventure, rambling incoherently about spiders.
  • Arrival Window Departure: <player> wanders off, muttering something about spiders.

Option 4:

  • Main Window Arrival: A nightstalker unyn glides into view, bearing a cocoon that pulses once before splitting apart. From the silken husk, <player> emerges amid a faint shimmer of motion.
  • Main Window Departure: A nightstalker unyn extends its limbs, cocooning <player> in fine silk. The threads draw tight, and both vanish as the last strand twists into nothing.
  • Arrival Window Arrival: A nightstalker unyn arrives, its cocoon unraveling to reveal <player>.
  • Arrival Window Departure: A nightstalker unyn wraps <player> in silk and vanishes into shadow.

Option 5:

  • Main Window Arrival: Countless spiders spill forth in a churning wave, climbing over one another until they merge. The mass ripples, reshaping into the form of <player> as the motion stills.
  • Main Window Departure: <player>'s outline shivers and breaks apart, dissolving into a skittering flood of spiders that scatter in all directions before fading from sight.
  • Arrival Window Arrival: Countless spiders swarm together, forming <player> .
  • Arrival Window Departure: <player> dissolves into a swarm of fleeing spiders.


Incantation (Spell Preparation Messages)

[Arachnomancy, Incantation]
A constellation of tiny gaethzen spiders provides just enough light to see, while heavy spidersilk carpets muffle the footsteps of customers and onlookers.
You also see an Elven arachnomancer and an elegant sign swathed in wildlace.
Obvious exits: west. 

An elegant sign swathed in wildlace reads:
"ASK the arachnomancer on duty what he can TEACH you about the magical arts."
"Aye, I can teach you furt<him/her> in the ways of magic," the Elven arachnomancer says to you, looking uncharacteristically serious for one clothed in rags. "But be warned, this is not for the faint of heart. It is difficult to unlearn what one has already learned, so you must be serious before you ask." Staring at you appraisingly, he continues, "I can teach you to appear thus when preparing your spell patterns:"
[To learn a new preparation message, ORDER # FROM arachnomancer.]
new options are bolded
  • 1) [alternate] You weave delicate lines of light into a spiraling web, which resonate with your voice as you invoke the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 2) [alternate] Kaleidoscopic ribbons of light swirl between your outstretched hands, coalescing into a spectral wildling spider. Its spinnerets move in unison with your incantation, forming the pattern of the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 3) [alternate] You bring your hands together and slowly spread them apart as arachnid motes of eldritch light arrange themselves into the pattern of the Summon Death Monkey spell before winking out of existence.
  • 4) [silent] Focusing intently, you trace a gossamer pattern in the air as you invoke the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 5) [silent] A thrumming web of energy unfolds in a spiral across your skin as you prepare the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 6) [alternate] A sanguine hourglass shimmers at your throat as you whisper an enigmatic incantation for the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 7) [alternate] A series of eight eerie eyes flickers into being around and over your own, shading your vision as you prepare the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 8) [alternate] With a few chanted words, illusory spiders skitter down your arms, leaping off your fingers to coalesce into a leggy ball of magic as you prepare the Summon Death Monkey spell.
  • 9) [silent] You crook your fingers around coalescing strands of silken light, twisting them into the pattern of the Summon Death Monkey spell.

Departure (Depart Messages)

[Arachnomancy, Departure]
Gaethzen spiders dangle from the ceiling, perhaps providing a little too much illumination. The walls are shrouded by thick sheets of spidersilk, each of which is crawling with thousands of tiny spiders.
You also see the Undertaker Gesian and a web-covered gravestone scrawled with spidery lettering.
Obvious exits: east. 

A web-covered gravestone scrawled with spidery lettering reads:
"Impress your friends or terrify your enemies with your command of spiders.  ASK GESIAN ABOUT MEMORIZATION and DEPART to get started!"
  • Gesian will teach various Depart messages.
  • ASK GESIAN ABOUT MEMORIZATION:
Gesian shuffles his parchments and leans against his wagon of tools. "Before your corpse can do anything fancy, you need to learn how to invoke the boon with your dying breaths. I can teach this, for a fee, but you can only retain so much of such knowledge. As an Estate Holder, I can teach you up to two such techniques. Others may have more skill and be able to teach you more. If you find such teachers, I will certainly teach you the additional boons you could retain, but these are the limits of my own teachings."
(when you already have depart messages learned): Undertaker Gesian says, "I'm sorry, but I sense you have nothing further to learn from me. If you wish to FORGET a boon, we may able to do that in order for you to learn others."
  • ASK GESIAN ABOUT DEPART:
"Ah, so t<him/her>e we have it. Huldah's trickery intrigues you, does it?" Undertaker Gesian asks. He continues, "Very well. Should you ORDER one, I can try to teach you the particulars."
[To purchase, ORDER # FROM GESIAN.]
He holds up a parchment:
new options are bolded
  • 1):
Your View: A blade spider skitters into the area and stares at your corpse with multi-faceted eyes. Carefully, the arachnid wraps your body up completely in spidersilk before dragging the neatly bundled package away.
Others' View: A blade spider skitters into the area and stares at <player>'s corpse with multi-faceted eyes. Carefully, the arachnid wraps the body up completely in spidersilk before dragging the neatly bundled package away.
  • 2):
Your View: Thousands of tiny spiders emerge from their hiding places and begin swarming over your corpse, quickly shrouding your body in a silken cocoon before carrying you away.
Others' View: Thousands of tiny spiders emerge from their hiding places and begin swarming over <player>'s corpse, quickly shrouding <him/her> body in a silken cocoon before carrying away their prize.
  • 3):
Your View: Suddenly, your body begins to quiver and undulate before disintegrating into thousands of spiders. Moving with an apparent collective consciousness, the arachnid wave splits into runners that flow away and disappear into unseen crevices.
Others' View: Suddenly, <player>'s body begins to quiver and undulate before disintegrating into thousands of spiders. Moving with an apparent collective consciousness, the arachnid wave splits into runners that flow away and disappear into unseen crevices.
  • 4):
Your View: Giant, exoskeletal legs erupt around your corpse, gripping tightly before ripping you down, down, down, until not a trace remains.
Others' View: Giant, exoskeletal legs erupt around <player>'s corpse, gripping the body tightly before ripping it down, down, down, until not a trace remains.
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