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|look=The tiny red apple moth's forewings are only about as long as a typical Gnome's pinky, with a peachy-red area at the base, distinguishable from a much darker, maroon-red area at the tip. This one also has a "fan" of large scales at the tail end of the abdomen. The hindwings are a mottled, pale orange, but are hidden beneath the folded forewings and only visible when the moth is not at rest, or under close scrutiny. |
|look=The tiny red apple moth's forewings are only about as long as a typical Gnome's pinky, with a peachy-red area at the base, distinguishable from a much darker, maroon-red area at the tip. This one also has a "fan" of large scales at the tail end of the abdomen. The hindwings are a mottled, pale orange, but are hidden beneath the folded forewings and only visible when the moth is not at rest, or under close scrutiny. |
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A marvel of craftsmanship, the moth is wound by means of a shiny metal key. It looks to be in pristine condition. |
A marvel of craftsmanship, the moth is wound by means of a shiny metal key. It looks to be in pristine condition. |
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|CTag=red |
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|STag=red apple moth, apple moth, moth |
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|type=toy, verby |
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|weight=5 |
|weight=5 |
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|appcost=31250 |
|appcost=31250 |
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==Verbs== |
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You think you can TURN this toy a couple times to wind it, and then tap, tilt, turn, lick, spin, pinch, wave, nudge push, pull, tickle, or rub it. However, it looks fragile, and you should probably avoid winding it too much or punishing the poor thing. |
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*{{com|LICK}}: The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes your lips. |
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::The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes [Player]'s lips. |
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*{{com|NUDGE}}: You give the red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along your palm. It reaches the tips of your fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back. |
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::[Player] gives her red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along her palm. It reaches the tips of her fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back. |
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*{{com|PULL}}: You tug on one of the red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up your arm to your shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of your outstretched palm. |
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::[Player] tugs on one of her red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up her arm to her shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of [Player]'s outstretched palm. |
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*{{com|RUB}}: You pet the stout, furry body of your red apple moth. |
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::[Player] pets the stout, furry body of her red apple moth. |
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*{{com|SPIN}}: The red apple moth crawls to the edge of your palm. You turn your hand slowly, allowing it to travel across your knuckles, then back around to the front. |
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::The red apple moth crawls to the edge of [Player]'s palm. She turns her hand slowly, allowing it to travel across her knuckles, then back around to the front. |
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*{{com|TAP}}: You give the body of your red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to your palm. |
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::[Player] gives the body of her red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to her palm. |
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*{{com|TICKLE}}: You flip a small toggle on the underbelly of your red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on your waiting palm. |
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::[Player] flips a small toggle on the underbelly of her red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on [Player]'s waiting palm. |
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*{{com|TILT}}: You tilt your hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to your palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance. |
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::[Player] tilts her hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to her palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance. |
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*{{com|TURN}}: You turn the small key on the side of your red apple moth, tightening the springs inside. |
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:[Player] turns the small key on the side of her red apple moth, tightening the springs inside. |
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*{{com|WAVE}}: The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to your hand. |
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::The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to [Player]'s hand. |
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Revision as of 21:37, 31 March 2018
| mechanical red apple moth | |
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| Look: | The tiny red apple moth's forewings are only about as long as a typical Gnome's pinky, with a peachy-red area at the base, distinguishable from a much darker, maroon-red area at the tip. This one also has a "fan" of large scales at the tail end of the abdomen. The hindwings are a mottled, pale orange, but are hidden beneath the folded forewings and only visible when the moth is not at rest, or under close scrutiny.
A marvel of craftsmanship, the moth is wound by means of a shiny metal key. It looks to be in pristine condition. |
| Weight: | 5 stones |
| Metal: | Unknown |
| Appraised Cost: | 31250 Kronars25,000 Lirums <br />22,550 Dokoras <br />31.25 LTBpoints <br />31.25 Tickets <br />31.25 Scrips <br /> |
| Properties: |
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| Dimensions: | 1 length x 1 width x 1 height |
| Sources: | Source is Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage |
Verbs
- LICK: The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes your lips.
- The red apple moth uncoils its threadlike proboscis and gently brushes [Player]'s lips.
- NUDGE: You give the red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along your palm. It reaches the tips of your fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back.
- [Player] gives her red apple moth a little nudge, and it crawls along her palm. It reaches the tips of her fingers, opens and closes its wings, then wanders back.
- PULL: You tug on one of the red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up your arm to your shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of your outstretched palm.
- [Player] tugs on one of her red apple moth's front legs, and it crawls carefully up her arm to her shoulder. Upon reaching that altitude, it floats into the air and slowly glides toward a gentle landing in the middle of [Player]'s outstretched palm.
- RUB: You pet the stout, furry body of your red apple moth.
- [Player] pets the stout, furry body of her red apple moth.
- SPIN: The red apple moth crawls to the edge of your palm. You turn your hand slowly, allowing it to travel across your knuckles, then back around to the front.
- The red apple moth crawls to the edge of [Player]'s palm. She turns her hand slowly, allowing it to travel across her knuckles, then back around to the front.
- TAP: You give the body of your red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to your palm.
- [Player] gives the body of her red apple moth a soft tap and it leaps into the air, dancing upwards like a puppet on a string before floating back down to her palm.
- TICKLE: You flip a small toggle on the underbelly of your red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on your waiting palm.
- [Player] flips a small toggle on the underbelly of her red apple moth. It takes off, flying at top speed! Your eye can barely follow the many sudden changes of direction, but before long the moth returns, settling softly down on [Player]'s waiting palm.
- TILT: You tilt your hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to your palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance.
- [Player] tilts her hand from side to side, but the red apple moth clings tenaciously to her palm. Its wings flicker as it works to maintain its balance.
- TURN: You turn the small key on the side of your red apple moth, tightening the springs inside.
- [Player] turns the small key on the side of her red apple moth, tightening the springs inside.
- WAVE: The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to your hand.
- The red apple moth lifts effortlessly into the air, its wings creating the merest whisper of a breeze. It hovers for a moment, then wafts back to [Player]'s hand.