Braiding twine

Perception trainer.

Verbs

• STUDY: Studying some [adjective] [noun], you believe you could do the following: FLIP, LACE, NIBBLE, POKE, PULL, PUSH, PRY, RAISE, REMOVE, SHAKE, TILT, TURN, and WEAR. You're fairly certain that with some skill, you could make interesting patterns with the [noun].
• WEAR: You loop some [adjective] [noun] over your wrists.
• REMOVE: You let some [adjective] [noun] fall from your wrists.
• SHAKE: You shake some [adjective] [noun], destroying the pattern in progress.
• SHAKE: You shake some [adjective] [noun], waving it about.
• FLIP: You carefully flip one of the loops completely over your wrist, saving that piece of [noun] for use later in the pattern.
• LACE: You lace the loop of [noun] through your little fingers and thumbs, then take up the twine on the palms of your hands on first your left index finger and then your right, ending up with a vague diamond pattern in the center.
• NIBBLE: You bite on one of the loops of [noun] in the pattern and raise it up, giving yourself room and enough slack to alter the pattern with your fingers. After you complete your work, you let go again.
• POKE: You lightly poke your fingers through a couple of the loops on your fingers and pull them taut, changing the pattern slightly.
• PULL: You pull some of the [noun] off your fingers and thread them onto other fingers, shaping the pattern closer to what you want.
• PUSH: You carefully push the [noun] off two of your fingers and onto your wrists instead, keeping the loops in place while letting them settle downward.
• PRY: You pry the loops off your thumbs, letting the twine go fairly slack, then you use your index fingers to incorporate the [noun] further into the pattern.
• RAISE: You raise a couple of sections of [noun] and put them over existing loops, making the pattern more complicated.
• TILT: You lightly tilt one hand underneath the other and use it to carefully arrange the [noun], giving you a somewhat asymmetrical pattern.
• TURN: You carefully turn one of the loops of [noun] around so that the strands are on opposite hands, leaving a slight twist in the center of the pattern.

Braiding

Combinations with more moves are also more difficult. Master level requires between 480 and 760 perception to complete.

Combinations

Pattern	Tier	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4	Move 5	Move 6
many-rayed sunset	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	LACE
three-pronged fish spear	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	TURN
simple mountain	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	FLIP
semi-rounded sun with six rays	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	PULL
slender arrow with a triangular tip	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	PUSH
coiled rattlesnake	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	POKE
blocky house with a pitched roof	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	RAISE
small island with a spindly tree	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	PRY
blocky circle	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	TILT
knotwork finger catch	3 - Simple	LACE	PULL	NIBBLE
pair of princess-cut diamonds	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	LACE
perched kingfish	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	TURN
wide-eyed owl	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	FLIP
howling wolf	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	PULL
sleek shark with an open jaw full of teeth	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	PUSH
small rabbit in mid bound	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	POKE
small tree of jagged coral	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	RAISE
series of interlocking triangles surrounding a perfect circle	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	PRY
small many-finned fish	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	TILT
alert fox	4 - Skilled	PUSH	POKE	LACE	NIBBLE
scattering of stars	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	LACE
arched spear	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	TURN
angular elk with large antlers	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	FLIP
tangle resembling an owl's nest	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	PULL
curving skunk with $O1:adjective stripes (bug submitted)	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	PUSH
small porcupine with jagged spines	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	POKE
crab with a large claw	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	RAISE
curled squirrel	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	PRY
butterfly with splayed wings	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	TILT
S-shaped lizard	5 - Expert	TURN	NIBBLE	TILT	PRY	NIBBLE
winding sea snake	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	LACE
rendition of the Shard bridge	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	TURN
rendition of the Great Tower	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	FLIP
curled snake biting a small figure	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	PULL
snarling Hound surging forward on a leash	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	PUSH
series of jagged lightning bolts	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	POKE
tilted slender palm tree with large triangular fronds	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	RAISE
couple of small swimming fish	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	PRY
flurry of jagged clouds	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	TILT
intricate breastplate	6 - Master	PULL	TURN	FLIP	LACE	PUSH	NIBBLE

Messaging

• Success: You carefully and delicately put the finishing touches on your [noun] pattern. You then put your hands together to let the pattern go slack, and then pull all the strings taut to dramatically reveal some braided silvery twine arranged into a/an <pattern>!
• Failure: You attempt to incorporate your last movement into the pattern, the twine begins to tangle. In response to the bad move, the twine grows warm briefly and the tangles fall apart.

Variations

Braided black string
Braided black twine
Braided metallic twine
Braided silvery twine
Glittery amethyst yarn
Glittery spidersilk twine with black beads
Opalescent sapphire yarn
Roughspun champagne twine
Roughspun twine