Telescopes: Difference between revisions

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A tool that is useful to the Moon Mage for attempting to locate constellations, planets and other celestial anomalies that are not immediately apparent to the Mage. They can be used by anyone, but do not offer any training benefits.

Syntax

OPEN MY TELESCOPE: To extend your mobile handheld telescope.
STUDY MY TELESCOPE: :General use info, relative telescope quality, and instructions if it needs to be FOCUSED.
CENTER MY TELESCOPE ON <TARGET>: Where <target> is a heavenly body from the star chart.
STUDY MY TELESCOPE: <Optional>. To see telescope commands and determine the quality of your telescope.
FOCUS MY TELESCOPE: If needed, to improve the focus. This might require multiple attempts.
PEER MY TELESCOPE: To make a telescope aided observation.
CLOSE MY TELESCOPE:To close your mobile handheld telescope.
LOWER <GROUND/GROUND LEFT>: To carefully place your telescope at your feet. DROPping a telescope will break it and render it useless until repaired.

Telescope Quality

Crudely made
Poorly made
Averagely made
Finely made
Exquisitely crafted
Created with masterful craftsmanship

Stationary Variations

This list of telescopes can be found in permanent locations throughout the provinces. These will withstand the elements and can be used at any time.

Province	City	Location	Restrictions	Quality
Forfedhdar	Hibarnhvidar	Trabe Plateau, Moon Mage Guild		Poorly Made
Forfedhdar	Haalikshal Highway	Along the road near Lewkar Awg		Out of Order
Forfedhdar	Pilgrimage Trail	Within the Cleric's Guild, genie zone 127, roomid 225		Poorly Made
Ilithi	Shard	House of the Silver Star (location)	House Member-only
Ilithi	Shard	Observatory (next to shard Marendin)		Poorly Made
Ilithi	Shard	Crystal Shore (housing)
Qi'Reshalia	Aesry	Ger Ilerthan, genie 99, 31		Poorly Made
Qi'Reshalia	Aesry	Misrel Lemicus'a Magical Studies Room, genie 99, 172		Poorly Made
Qi'Reshalia	Mer'Kresh	Mer'Kresh, Caress-of-the-Moons Manor, genie 107, 299		Poorly Made
Qi'Reshalia	Ratha	2nd tier Windward Overlook (NW from Selridge Road), genie 90, 199		Poorly Made
Qi'Reshalia	Ratha	3rd tier, Phelim Temple, genie 90, 398		Crudely Made
Qi'Reshalia	Taisgath	Moon Mage guildhall, genie 90d, 10		Poorly Made
Therengia	Langenfirth	Gorbesh Fortress		Poorly Made
Therengia	Therenborough	Konezu's Lenses		Poorly Made
Therengia	Throne City	Medical Pavilion Rooftop		Poorly Made
Therengia	Throne City	Observatory, genie 35, 139		Poorly Made
Therengia	Riverhaven	Moon Mage Guild Observatory		Poorly Made
Therengia	Riverhaven	Pierless Inn Roof Garden		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Crossing	Crofton Close		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Crossing	Rooftop Gazebo		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Crossing	Observatory, NE of Kssarh, atop a looming skeleton		Non-functioning
Zoluren	Crossing	Observatory, all others on third level		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Ilaya Taipa	Yol Dushmal, NW N NW from General Store		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Ilaya Taipa	Harbor Tower Rooftop		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Leth Deriel	Observatory		Poorly Made
Zoluren	Leth Deriel	University		Crudely Made
Zoluren	Wolf Clan	in the Ancient Tower		Poorly Made

Mobile Variations

These telescopes are carried by the Mage. They are prone to damage from the elements and should be kept in containers, often they will be sold paired with a telescope case or tube.

OPEN TELESCOPE: To extend your telescope for use. It will measure 3x1x1 while open.

To STUDY or FOCUS your telescope it must be OPEN.

CLOSE TELESCOPE: To collapse your telescope down to 2x1x1.

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Basic ebonwood telescope	Konezu's Lenses		true
Basic silverwillow telescope	Konezu's Lenses		true
Battered brass cartographer's spyglass	Jakuv's All-Trades Outlet (3), Jakuv's All-Trades Outlet (2), Jakuv's All-Trades Outlet (1), Item:Grey sharkskin cartographer's toolbag clasped with a brass compass rose, Item:Grey sharkskin cartographer's toolbag clasped with a brass compass rose		true
Bocote telescope fitted with uthamar-rimmed clear Xibar topaz lenses	Su Helmas: Seeds of Entropy/End loot, Su Helmas 444: Make Haste!/End loot, Su Helmas 440: Entrapped/End loot, Su Helmas 438: The Forbidden Temple/End loot, Su Helmas 434: The Forbidden Temple/End loot, Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot	true
Brinewood telescope exhibiting a clockwork collimation contrivance	Future is Now (5)	true
Broad starsteel telescope buttressed with shifting abyssium scaffolding	Item:Capacious gloomwood telescope tube capped at either end with a malevolent onyx er'qutrite	true
Clockwork telescope (crafted)			true
Copper and brass telescope with polished quartz lenses	treasure map	true
Crude bamboo telescope dangling strands of vibrant beads	Fate's Fortune's Games/Prizes		true
Crude wooden telescope	Artisan Display and Sales, Eyes of Damaris, Artisan Display and Sales		true
... further results

Additional Information

Planar Observatory (home to the planar telescope)
Prediction

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-A tool that is useful to the [[Moon Mage]] for attempting to locate [[constellations]] and [[planets]] that are not immediately apparent to the Mage.  They can be used by anyone, but do not offer any training benefits.
+A tool that is useful to the [[Moon Mage]] for attempting to locate [[constellations]], [[planets]] and other celestial anomalies that are not immediately apparent to the Mage.  They can be used by anyone, but do not offer any training benefits.
-==Use==
+==Syntax==
+* {{com|open}} {{tt|my telescope}}: To extend your mobile handheld telescope.
-* First, CENTER telescope ON ''target''
+* {{com|Study}} {{tt|my telescope}}: :General use info, relative telescope quality, and instructions if it needs to be {{tt|focused}}.
-* Then, PEER telescope
+* {{com|CENTER}} {{tt|my TELESCOPE ON <TARGET>}}: Where <target> is a heavenly body from the [[Star_chart|star chart]].
+* {{com|Study}} {{tt|my telescope}}: <Optional>. To see telescope commands and determine the quality of your telescope.
+* {{com|focus}} {{tt|my telescope}}: If needed, to improve the focus. This might require multiple attempts.
+* {{com|PEER}} {{tt|my TELESCOPE}}: To make a telescope aided observation.
+* {{com|close}} {{tt|my telescope}}:To close your mobile handheld telescope.
+* {{com|Lower}} {{tt|<ground/ground left>}}: To carefully place your telescope [[Inventory_(concept)#At_Feet_Slot|at your feet]]. {{tt|Drop}}ping a telescope will break it and render it useless until repaired.
+==Telescope Quality==
-Optionally, a telescope can be {{tt|Focus}}ed, though this is of questionable value.
+* Crudely made
+* Poorly made
+* Averagely made
+* Finely made
+* Exquisitely crafted
+* Created with masterful craftsmanship
 ==Stationary Variations==
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 |-
-!Province!!City!!Location||Restrictions
+!Province!!City!!Location||Restrictions||Quality
 |-
-|Forfedhdar||Hibarnhvidar ||[[Trabe Plateau]], Moon Mage Guild ||
+|Forfedhdar||[[Hibarnhvidar]]||[[Trabe Plateau]], Moon Mage Guild|| || Poorly Made
 |-
-|Forfedhdar||Haalikshal Highway ||Along the road near [[Lewkar Awg]] ||
+|Forfedhdar||Haalikshal Highway ||Along the road near [[RanikMap115|Lewkar Awg]]|| || Out of Order
 |-
-|Forfedhdar||Pilgrimage Trail ||Within the Cleric's Guild ||
+|Forfedhdar||Pilgrimage Trail ||Within the Cleric's Guild, genie zone 127, roomid 225|| ||Poorly Made
 |-
-|Ilithi||Shard ||[[House of the Silver Star (location)]]|| House Member-only
+|Ilithi||[[Shard]]||[[House of the Silver Star (location)]]|| House Member-only ||
 |-
+|Ilithi||[[Shard]]||[[RanikMap67a|Observatory]] (next to shard Marendin)|| || Poorly Made
-|Qi'Reshalia||Aesry||[[Ger Ilerthan]]||
 |-
+|Ilithi||[[Shard]]||[[RanikMap66|Crystal Shore]] (housing)|| ||
-|Qi'Reshalia||[[Ratha]]||2nd tier Windward Overlook (NW from [[Selridge Road]])||
 |-
-|Qi'Reshalia||[[Ratha]]||3rd tier, [[Phelim]] Temple||
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Aesry]]||[[Ger Ilerthan]], genie 99, 31|| ||Poorly Made
 |-
-|Qi'Reshalia||[[Taisgath]]||[[Moon Mage]] guildhall||
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Aesry]]||[[RanikMap99|Misrel Lemicus'a Magical Studies Room]], genie 99, 172|| ||Poorly Made
 |-
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Mer'Kresh]]||[[RanikMap107|Mer'Kresh]], [[Caress-of-the-Moons Manor]], genie 107, 299|| ||Poorly Made
-|Zoluren||[[Ilaya Taipa]]||NW from the general store||
 |-
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Ratha]]||2nd tier Windward Overlook (NW from [[Selridge Road]]), genie 90, 199|| ||Poorly Made
-|Zoluren||[[Ilaya Taipa]]||tower over the dock gate||
 |-
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Ratha]]||3rd tier, [[Phelim]] Temple, genie 90, 398|| ||Crudely Made
+|-
+|Qi'Reshalia||[[Taisgath]]||[[Moon Mage]] guildhall, genie 90d, 10|| ||Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Langenfirth]]||[[RanikMap41|Gorbesh Fortress]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Therenborough]]||[[RanikMap42|Konezu's Lenses]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Throne City]]||[[RanikMap35|Medical Pavilion Rooftop]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Throne City]]||[[RanikMap35|Observatory]], genie 35, 139|| ||Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Riverhaven]]||[[RanikMap31f|Moon Mage Guild Observatory]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Therengia||[[Riverhaven]]||[[Pierless Inn|Pierless Inn Roof Garden]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Crossing]]||[[RanikMap1|Crofton Close]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Crossing]]||[[RanikMap1|Rooftop Gazebo]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Crossing]]||[[RanikMap8|Observatory, NE of Kssarh, atop a looming skeleton]]|| || Non-functioning
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Crossing]]||[[RanikMap8|Observatory, all others on third level]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Ilaya Taipa]]||[[RanikMap112|Yol Dushmal, NW N NW from General Store]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Ilaya Taipa]]||[[RanikMap112|Harbor Tower Rooftop]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Leth Deriel]]||[[RanikMap61|Observatory]]|| || Poorly Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Leth Deriel]]||[[RanikMap61|University]]|| || Crudely Made
+|-
+|Zoluren||[[Wolf Clan]]||[[RanikMap5|in the Ancient Tower]]|| || Poorly Made
 |}
 ==Mobile Variations==
 These telescopes are carried by the Mage.  They are prone to damage from the elements and should be kept in containers, often they will be sold paired with a telescope case or tube.
-{{#ask:[[noun is::telescope]]|format=table|?Rare item|sort=rare item|?Source is=Source|order=asc|limit=30}}
+* {{com|Open}} {{tt|telescope}}: To extend your telescope for use. It will measure 3x1x1 while open.
-{{RefAl}}
+: To {{tt|study}} or {{tt|focus}} your telescope it must be {{tt|open}}.
+* {{com|Close}} {{tt|telescope}}: To collapse your telescope down to 2x1x1.
+{{ISearch|telescope}}
+{{RefAl|a=y}}
+* [[Planar Observatory]] (home to the planar telescope)
+* [[Prediction]]
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