Post:Living Spider Cloak Alteration Guidelines - 11/13/2021 - 20:37

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Living Spider Cloak Alteration Guidelines · on 11/13/2021 20:37 7092
This year, the Spidersworn debuted a new service at Hollow Eve, altering living spider cloaks. (We sell these at the Corn Maze.)

Unlike wildlace creation, which is not available to Necromancers due to the requirement that an actual wildling spider be present with the customer (necromantic corruption is toxic to wildling spiders), this service is open to all guilds and races.

However, the Spidersworn do not like Necromancers, so discretion is advised. High-profile Perverse Necromancers, in particular, may want to consider having someone else join the list on their behalf.

The following features of a living spider cloak can be altered:

short name: a [color] spidersilk cloak

Only the color can be altered, and it must be 15 characters or shorter (including spaces).

The adjective (spidersilk) and noun (cloak) cannot be changed.

tap #1 and tap #2

Essentially, instead of a traditional tap and look, you get two taps. The cloak will switch to one of these taps when you interact with it in certain ways. (The spiders within the cloak may also switch to one of these taps on their own.)

As with all items, each tap must be 80 characters or less and must adhere to our general alteration guidelines.

Each tap must be consistent with the base color you chose for the short name. (So if you have a sanguine spidersilk cloak, each tap must be a variation of a sanguine spidersilk cloak, though you can tweak the order of this wording if desired (for example, "a cloak of sanguine spidersilk".)

Because the cloak is created by the spiders, the material cannot be changed from spidersilk, and they cannot add additional materials to it. So your design should focus on color, pattern, and cut.

The clasp can be mentioned in the tap, but it needs to match the actual clasp attached to the cloak. (See below for clasp rules.)

The actual spiders that live in the cloak can be mentioned in either tap, but they must be tiny spiders (not a specific species of spider).

look and read

Due to how this item works, the look and the read cannot be altered.

clasp: a [metal] spider-shaped clasp

The metal must be 15 characters or shorter, and if it is a rare material, you must provide it.

The adjective (spider-shaped) and noun (clasp) cannot be changed.

The tap, look, and read can be altered if desired, but they must be consistent with its being a [metal] spider-shaped clasp. All other alteration rules apply.


Examples of Cloaks From the Corn Maze

a haematic spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stately cloak of shadowy haematic spidersilk scattered with tiny spiders
tap 2: a cobweb-draped cloak of haematic spidersilk encased in opalescent webbing
clasp: a diacan spider-shaped clasp

an amaranthine spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stately amaranthine spidersilk cloak clasped with an agonite spider
tap 2: a cloak of dusky amaranthine spidersilk enmeshed in layers of silver webbing
clasp: an agonite spider-shaped clasp

an incarnadine spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stylish cloak of incarnadine spidersilk strewn with bits of webbing
tap 2: a cobweb-draped incarnadine spidersilk cloak trailing encased leaves and twigs
clasp: a smooth ivory spider-shaped clasp

an aurulent spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stately aurulent spidersilk cloak artfully edged in tiny titian-hued spiders
tap 2: a cobweb-draped cloak of sleek aurulent spidersilk edged with webbed twigs
clasp: a vardite spider-shaped clasp

a chartreuse spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stylish cloak of smooth chartreuse spidersilk infested by tiny spiders
tap 2: a cobweb-draped chartreuse spidersilk cloak swarming with tiny spiders
clasp: a oval gold spider-shaped clasp

a mazarine spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stylish cloak of bright mazarine spidersilk edged in tiny golden spiders
tap 2: a cobweb-draped mazarine spidersilk cloak with partially obscured edging
clasp: a gold spider-shaped clasp

an ultramarine spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stylish cloak of smooth ultramarine spidersilk dotted with tiny spiders spinning webs
tap 2: a cobweb-draped ultramarine spidersilk cloak bearing insects stuck to the surface
clasp: a silversteel spider-shaped clasp

a heliotrope spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stylish cloak of vivid heliotrope spidersilk embroidered with tiny spiders
tap 2: a cobweb-draped heliotrope spidersilk cloak with partially obscured embroidery
clasp: a palladium spider-shaped clasp

a charcoal-grey spidersilk cloak
tap 1: a stately charcoal-grey spidersilk cloak shadow-stitched with spiderwebs
tap 2: a shadowed cloak of charcoal-grey spidersilk trailing pieces of pale webbing
clasp: a ka'hurst spider-shaped clasp


GM Cordulia

This message was originally posted in Events and Happenings in DragonRealms' Elanthia / Hollow Eve Festival, by DR-CORDULIA on the play.net forums.