Gwethdesuan (obsolete)

Gwethdesuans (gweths for short) are Moon Mage enchantments worn upon the head that allow one to broadcast one's thoughts to every gweth-wearer within range. Some must be tapped to activate, others need only to be donned. All gwethdesuans have the ability to receive thoughts, but two types are unable to send them. All gwethdesuans deactivate if you die or remove them from your head, but some will also deactivate over a period of time or if you tap them. Additionally, with the exception of certain Estate Holder LTB gifts, all gwethdesuans have limited charges and run the risk of shattering each time you activate them.

Types of Gwethdesuans

There are six kinds of gweths:

Type	Transmission	Duration	Range	Channel
Kyanite	send/receive	Unlimited	Long	Chorus
Sjatmal	send/receive	Short	Long	Chorus
Lasmodi	receive	Long	Long	Chorus
Jadeite	send/receive	Unlimited	Short	Cacophony
Lantholite	send/receive	Short	Short	Cacophony
Waermodi	receive	Long	Short	Cacophony

There are two channels, one that manifests as a chorus of thoughts (long range) and one that manifests as a cacophony (short range). You can wear gweths in certain combinations, but it's not recommended to use jadeite or kyanite with other gweths of the same type. Also, using either of these with gweths of the same channel and capabilities will cause the jadeite/kyanite gweths to stop working as well when the limited-duration ones shut down.

Usage and Syntax

To send a message over the gweths, the syntax is as follows:

THINK <message>

If you begin your message with a preposition (at, to, with, etc), the game mechanics will interpret it as an AlberdineRings message instead and your thoughts will not be sent over the gweth channels.

One charge is used each time you activate a gweth. The number of charges available may be seen by FOCUSing on the gweth while holding it in your hands, assuming you have sufficient Magical Devices skill.

How frequently you may send your thoughts via gweth is based on your concentration and mental stats. With lower concentration you may only send thoughts once every few minutes, but at upper circles when your concentration is higher, thoughts may be broadcast with only a slight wait between messages.

NOTE: more precise info on exactly what skills/stats are checked is needed.

IC vs OOC thoughts

There has been a long-standing and continuous debate within the DR community as to what constitutes an acceptable gweth message and what does not. Since Dragonrealms places a greater emphasis on roleplay than many other online games, it is expected as a matter of game policy that gweth messages remain in character at all times. You can be reported for blatant out-of-character speech over the gweth just as you may be reported for OOC behavior in any other public activity within the game. Gweth thoughts that blur the line may not be reportable, but might draw the attention of someone with a Gwethsmasher.

A safe general guideline would be to only include text in your thoughts that your character would naturally speak out loud if he or she were in the same room with the other people sharing the gweth channel.

Notes

• Each gwethdesuan stone will be set in some sort of metallic chain, though it seems that the type of chain has no bearing on the gweth's functionality.
• There are some areas in the game where Gweth reception and transmission is blocked, for example inside banks.