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''If memory serves, this bowl is tool used by [[Moon Mage]]s to scry into the future. You remember that bowls carved with such sigils are divination tools used by Moon Mages and preferred by those mages that call themselves the [[Prophets of G'nar-Peth|Prophets of G'Nar Peth]]. Traditionally carved from a single piece of sandstone and etched with the mysterious sigils only Moon Mages seem to understand, scrying bowls are used by mages trained in astrology as a tool for divination. It is said that the first bowls were filled with water from the Garden of G'Nar Peth, though whether that is a legend held by the Prophets themselves or merely a tale told by outsiders is unclear.
''If memory serves, this bowl is tool used by [[Moon Mage]]s to scry into the future. You remember that bowls carved with such sigils are divination tools used by Moon Mages and preferred by those mages that call themselves the [[Prophets of G'nar-Peth|Prophets of G'Nar Peth]]. Traditionally carved from a single piece of sandstone and etched with the mysterious sigils only Moon Mages seem to understand, scrying bowls are used by mages trained in astrology as a tool for divination. It is said that the first bowls were filled with water from the Garden of G'Nar Peth, though whether that is a legend held by the Prophets themselves or merely a tale told by outsiders is unclear.
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== Properties ==
== Properties ==
*Availability: [[Krrish's Bones|Therenborough]], [[Sandstone Creations|Muspar'i]]
*Availability: [[Krrish's Bones|Therenborough]], [[Sandstone Creations|Muspar'i]]
*Visual: Only the magnitude and duration properties are visible.
*Durability: Extremely high
*Bond Rate: Extremely low
*Power Precision: Very high
*Duration Precision: Average
*Sect Affinity: [[Prophets of G'nar-Peth|Prophets of G'nar Peth]]
*Sect Affinity: [[Prophets of G'nar-Peth|Prophets of G'nar Peth]]
*Must be {{com|FILL}}ed with water to function, which must be replaced after a fumble.
*Must be {{com|FILL}}ed with water to function, which must be replaced after a fumble.
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:''You gaze into the bowl, your hand moving around its lip until it completes a full circle. You dip your fingers gently into the ice-cold water and raise them above the bowl. As the drops fall from your fingertips, they cause ripples which race across the surface. The water quickly grows still, leaving no trace of the disturbance. As you gaze into the water, it becomes illuminated by the white of the Owl and the Sun as their carvings glow steadily along the bowl's edge.
:''You gaze into the bowl, your hand moving around its lip until it completes a full circle. You dip your fingers gently into the ice-cold water and raise them above the bowl. As the drops fall from your fingertips, they cause ripples which race across the surface. The water quickly grows still, leaving no trace of the disturbance. As you gaze into the water, it becomes illuminated by the white of the Owl and the Sun as their carvings glow steadily along the bowl's edge.


== Qualities ==
===Interpretation===
#The temperature of the water relates to the magnitude of the prediction; hotter water indicates a stronger prediction.
#The duration is determined by the ripples, the longer they remain the longer the prediction will last.
#The color of the sigils indicates the polarity. White and blue-white are positive whereas red and red-orange are negative.
#The sigils indicate the skill by showing the sigils used to create a [[Constellation Jewelry]] for the skill. Blue-white or red-orange indicate a trine and that rune should be counted double if three separate sigils are not shown.
#Any additional messages have to do with quality changes.


===Physical Qualities===
So the example given is a very weak, very short, positive prediction on the {{skill|Arcana}}.


== Qualities ==
====Potency damage====
Potency damage is indicated by the porosity of the sandstone.
*The stone's porosity is reminiscent of mistglass.
*The stone is unbelievably porous.
*The stone is extremely porous.
*The stone is very porous.
*The stone is rather porous.
*The stone has an above average porosity.
*The stone is of average porosity.
*The stone has a below average porosity.
*The stone is rather nonporous.
*The stone is very nonporous.
*The stone is extremely nonporous.
*The stone is completely nonporous.


====Duration damage====
When {{Com|LOOK}}ed at bowls have four qualities. Qualities are listed from best to worst. As with all tools each message indicates a range. ''Italics'' indicate a potential starting value when purchased.
Duration damage manifests as the smoothness of the bowl's interior.
*The interior of the bowl is perfectly rounded, without the slightest bump or crack.
*The interior of the bowl is perfectly rounded.
*The interior of the bowl is exceptionally well-rounded and smooth.
*The interior of the bowl is very well-rounded.
*The interior of the bowl is well-rounded.
*The interior of the bowl is rounded.
*The interior of the bowl is worn in a few spots.
*The interior of the bowl is no longer round and has a few chips.
*The interior of the bowl is quite bumpy and uneven.
*The interior of the bowl has several cracks and chips.
*The interior of the bowl is marred by cracks and several large chips.
*The interior of the bowl is horrifically chipped and a large crack runs through the center.


===Sigils===
====Alignment damage====
Alignment damage can be determined by the brightness of the sigils.
in sharp clarity, with wide lines<br>
*The six major sigils radiate brightly, the complex network between them is perfectly illuminated.
in sharp clarity<br>
*The six major sigils radiate brightly like the sun.
clear, with solid lines<br>
*The six major sigils glow prominently, not unlike gaethzen.
sharp<br>
*The six major sigils glow steadily like moonlight.
''clear<br>
*The six major sigils twinkle like stars.
''slightly faded<br>
*The six major sigils glisten as parts of the sigils fade in and out.
''fading<br>
*The six major sigils glow faintly as occasional shadows wind through the network.
''fading and dull<br>
*The six major sigils have become quite dim.
blurred<br>
*The six major sigils fade in and out.
blurred and hard to pick out<br>
*The six major sigils struggle to remain illuminated.
nearly impossible to distingish [''sic'']<br>
*The six major sigils are damaged, giving off only a faint glimmer of light.
*The six major sigils are in terrible shape, stifled and barely luminescent.


===Sigil Bond===
====Polarity damage====
Polarity damage is reflected in the shadows that appear.
have an excellent chance to read<br>
*The inner rim instantly forms a perfect circle of shifting Katamba black.
have a very good chance to read<br>
*The inner rim is rapidly eclipsed by the shadows.
have a good chance to read<br>
*The inner rim rapidly darkens.
have a decent chance to read<br>
*The inner rim ripples as it transitions to darkness.
have a promising chance to read<br>
*The inner rim turns a shadowy black.
''have a fair chance to read<br>
*The inner rim fogs over with shadows.
might have a little trouble reading<br>
*The inner rim is obscured by shadows plodding their way around its circumference.
may have some difficulty reading<br>
*The inner rim leisurely darkens as shadows drift over its surface.
will find it hard to read<br>
*The inner rim darken with a noticeable delay.
have little chance reading<br>
*The inner rim takes a while before beginning to darken.
probably cannot read<br>
*The inner rim eventually grows dim.
*The inner rim takes what feels like an eternity to darken.


===Bowl===
===Bond Qualities===
When you analyze the bowl, you will have a vision about a vessel. This reflects your bond with the bowl.
its inner edge is perfectly round, without the slightest bump or crack<br>
its inner edge forms a smooth circle<br>
its inner edge is smooth and round<br>
its inner edge is round, with a few small cracks<br>
''its inner edge is round and has a few cracks and chips<br>
''its inner edge is round, though a few chips mar it<br>
''its inner edge is mostly round, interrupted by some chips and cracks<br>
''its interior has several cracks and chips<br>
its interior is marred by cracks and several large chips<br>
its interior is bumpy and jagged<br>
many large chips have flaked off and a crack runs through the center<br>


===Bowl Bond===
====Potency bond====
How full the vessel is with water.
have an excellent chance to<br>
have a very good chance to<br>
have a good chance to<br>
have a decent chance to<br>
have a promising chance to<br>
''have a fair chance to<br>
might have a little trouble<br>
may have some difficulty<br>
will find it hard to<br>
have little chance [''sic'']<br>
probably cannot<br>


===Explanation===
====Duration bond====
The stillness of the water.
The Sigils modify the magnitude of the prediction and the Bowl the duration, with the bonds modifying the the chance of misreading each. There is no visible indicator for skill accuracy or chance to misread, polarity or age.


====Alignment bond====
== Messages ==
The clarity of the water.


===Temperature (Power)===
====Polarity bond====
Any debris in the water.
{| width=15% class=wikitable

! width=65%| Color
===Age and construction qualities===
! width=35%| Bonus
These are identical for all types of tools. See [[Prediction]] for a list of both.
|- align=center

! Gelid
== Interpretation ==
| >=0
A prediction's outcome can be interpreted from:
|- align=center

! Ice-cold
*The potency is reflected in the temperature of the water.
| >10
*The duration is seen in how long the ripples last.
|- align=center
*The skill is reflected in the primary sigils that illuminate during the prediction (see Skill messaging below)
! Frigid
*The polarity is seen in the color of the sigils.
| >20

|- align=center
===Skill messaging===
! Cold

| >35
====Magic skills====
|- align=center
{| width=30% class=wikitable
! Cool
! width=40%| Skill
| >50
! width=60%| Card
|- align=center
|-
! Tepid
!Targeted Magic
| >65
|light of the Owl and the Wolf
|- align=center
! Lukewarm
| >80
|- align=center
! Warm
| >95
|- align=center
! Hot
| >115
|- align=center
! Steamy
| >135
|- align=center
! Scalding
| >155
|- align=center
! Nearly boiling
| >175
|}
|}


===Ripples (Duration)===
====Lore skills====
{| width=40% class=wikitable
{| width=30% class=wikitable
! width=85%| Direction
! width=40%| Skill
! width=15%| Minutes
! width=60%| Card
|-
|- align=center
!Scholarship
! The water quickly grows still, leaving no trace of the disturbance.
|lgiht of the Wren and the Owl
| >=0
|- align=center
! The ripples run playfully along the bowl's edge, and fade away in just a few seconds.
| >10
|- align=center
! Moving in rapid oscillations, the ripples die down after a moment.
| >30
|- align=center
! The ripples dance with each other for several seconds before disappearing.
| >50
|- align=center
! The ripples remain for a short while, then gently subside into stillness.
| >70
|- align=center
! The ripples form their complex pattern for some time before finally leaving the water as still as it began.
| >85
|- align=center
! You wait patiently as the ripples slowly run their course, lazily chasing each other in slow moving lines.
| >95
|}
|}


===Sigils===
====Defense skills====
{| width=30% class=wikitable
See [[Constellation Jewelry]]
! width=40%| Skill
! width=60%| Card
|-
!Shield
|light of the Phoenix and the Wolverine
|}


===Special===
====Survival skills====
{| width=30% class=wikitable
*Your bond with the bowl made this so. - Turned prediction due to bond.<br>
! width=40%| Skill
*Your knowledge of the heavens made this so. - Turned prediction due to observation pool.<br>
! width=60%| Card
*You feel a strengthening of the bond between you and your bowl. - Improvement to one bond.<br>
|-
*You feel a weakening of your bond with the bowl. - Weakening to one bond.<br>
!Evasion
*You notice a rough spot on the bowl has been worn smooth by the motion of the water. - Improvement to one physical quality.<br>
|light of the Phoenix and the Scorpion
*A small chip breaks loose from the bowl leaving an indentation. - Damage to one physical quality.<br>
|}
*The water silvers for a brief moment before clearing up again. - Critical success, improves all physical qualities.<br>

*As you gaze into the water it flashes brightly causing your hand to jostle the bowl tumbling it to the ground splashing the water out. - Fumble, damages all physical qualities. '''Drops the bowl onto the ground, and causes it to spill the water!'''<br>
====Offense skills====
*Suddenly the bowl cracks and splits into many pieces!<br>
{| width=30% class=wikitable
! width=40%| Skill
! width=60%| Card
|-
!Small Edge
|light of the Coyote and the Cat
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*RP verbs that can be used with bowls: {{com|ARRANGE}}, {{com|BREAK}} (destroys the bowl), {{com|BLUSH}}, {{com|BEAM}}, {{com|CLENCH}}, {{com|COWER}}, {{com|COUGH}}, {{com|EAT}}, {{com|GASP}}, {{com|HUG}}, {{com|PRAISE}}, {{com|RUB}}, {{com|SCREAM}}, {{com|SHAKE}} (spills the water), {{com|SHRIEK}}, and {{com|SNEER}}.
*RP verbs that only work or message differently for Pethians: {{com|DROOL}}, {{com|KISS}}, {{com|PAT}}, and {{com|WINK}}.
*RP verbs that only work or message differently for Pethians: {{com|DROOL}}, {{com|KISS}}, {{com|PAT}}, and {{com|WINK}}.
*Unlike most tools, bowls require the second hand to be empty to use them. Furthermore attempting to predict without a free hand will force you to {{com|ALIGN}} again.
*Bowls require the second hand to be empty to use them. Furthermore attempting to predict without a free hand will force you to {{com|ALIGN}} again.

==Variations==
==Variations==
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Revision as of 08:56, 13 August 2019


If memory serves, this bowl is tool used by Moon Mages to scry into the future. You remember that bowls carved with such sigils are divination tools used by Moon Mages and preferred by those mages that call themselves the Prophets of G'Nar Peth. Traditionally carved from a single piece of sandstone and etched with the mysterious sigils only Moon Mages seem to understand, scrying bowls are used by mages trained in astrology as a tool for divination. It is said that the first bowls were filled with water from the Garden of G'Nar Peth, though whether that is a legend held by the Prophets themselves or merely a tale told by outsiders is unclear.

Properties

Use

For general information on how predictions work see the Prediction article.

Like all prediction tools, before use the mage must know the ALIGN ability (learnable at 4th circle) and have made a successful observation. Furthermore, before the first use, the bowl must be RUBbed to bond it to the user. Syntax is to ALIGN <skill/skill set>, and then to GAZE BOWL. In order to predict on another the seer must SHOW the bowl to the target and then GAZE into it as before.

Example

You gaze into the bowl, your hand moving around its lip until it completes a full circle. You dip your fingers gently into the ice-cold water and raise them above the bowl. As the drops fall from your fingertips, they cause ripples which race across the surface. The water quickly grows still, leaving no trace of the disturbance. As you gaze into the water, it becomes illuminated by the white of the Owl and the Sun as their carvings glow steadily along the bowl's edge.

Qualities

Physical Qualities

Potency damage

Potency damage is indicated by the porosity of the sandstone.

  • The stone's porosity is reminiscent of mistglass.
  • The stone is unbelievably porous.
  • The stone is extremely porous.
  • The stone is very porous.
  • The stone is rather porous.
  • The stone has an above average porosity.
  • The stone is of average porosity.
  • The stone has a below average porosity.
  • The stone is rather nonporous.
  • The stone is very nonporous.
  • The stone is extremely nonporous.
  • The stone is completely nonporous.

Duration damage

Duration damage manifests as the smoothness of the bowl's interior.

  • The interior of the bowl is perfectly rounded, without the slightest bump or crack.
  • The interior of the bowl is perfectly rounded.
  • The interior of the bowl is exceptionally well-rounded and smooth.
  • The interior of the bowl is very well-rounded.
  • The interior of the bowl is well-rounded.
  • The interior of the bowl is rounded.
  • The interior of the bowl is worn in a few spots.
  • The interior of the bowl is no longer round and has a few chips.
  • The interior of the bowl is quite bumpy and uneven.
  • The interior of the bowl has several cracks and chips.
  • The interior of the bowl is marred by cracks and several large chips.
  • The interior of the bowl is horrifically chipped and a large crack runs through the center.

Alignment damage

Alignment damage can be determined by the brightness of the sigils.

  • The six major sigils radiate brightly, the complex network between them is perfectly illuminated.
  • The six major sigils radiate brightly like the sun.
  • The six major sigils glow prominently, not unlike gaethzen.
  • The six major sigils glow steadily like moonlight.
  • The six major sigils twinkle like stars.
  • The six major sigils glisten as parts of the sigils fade in and out.
  • The six major sigils glow faintly as occasional shadows wind through the network.
  • The six major sigils have become quite dim.
  • The six major sigils fade in and out.
  • The six major sigils struggle to remain illuminated.
  • The six major sigils are damaged, giving off only a faint glimmer of light.
  • The six major sigils are in terrible shape, stifled and barely luminescent.

Polarity damage

Polarity damage is reflected in the shadows that appear.

  • The inner rim instantly forms a perfect circle of shifting Katamba black.
  • The inner rim is rapidly eclipsed by the shadows.
  • The inner rim rapidly darkens.
  • The inner rim ripples as it transitions to darkness.
  • The inner rim turns a shadowy black.
  • The inner rim fogs over with shadows.
  • The inner rim is obscured by shadows plodding their way around its circumference.
  • The inner rim leisurely darkens as shadows drift over its surface.
  • The inner rim darken with a noticeable delay.
  • The inner rim takes a while before beginning to darken.
  • The inner rim eventually grows dim.
  • The inner rim takes what feels like an eternity to darken.

Bond Qualities

When you analyze the bowl, you will have a vision about a vessel. This reflects your bond with the bowl.

Potency bond

How full the vessel is with water.

Duration bond

The stillness of the water.

Alignment bond

The clarity of the water.

Polarity bond

Any debris in the water.

Age and construction qualities

These are identical for all types of tools. See Prediction for a list of both.

Interpretation

A prediction's outcome can be interpreted from:

  • The potency is reflected in the temperature of the water.
  • The duration is seen in how long the ripples last.
  • The skill is reflected in the primary sigils that illuminate during the prediction (see Skill messaging below)
  • The polarity is seen in the color of the sigils.

Skill messaging

Magic skills

Skill Card
Targeted Magic light of the Owl and the Wolf

Lore skills

Skill Card
Scholarship lgiht of the Wren and the Owl

Defense skills

Skill Card
Shield light of the Phoenix and the Wolverine

Survival skills

Skill Card
Evasion light of the Phoenix and the Scorpion

Offense skills

Skill Card
Small Edge light of the Coyote and the Cat

Notes

  • RP verbs that only work or message differently for Pethians: DROOL, KISS, PAT, and WINK.
  • Bowls require the second hand to be empty to use them. Furthermore attempting to predict without a free hand will force you to ALIGN again.

Variations

 
Arkose sandstone bowl being consumed by a loimic clockwork devourer
Black sandstone bowl with moonsilver sigils
Brass-gilt sandstone bowl
Curved sandstone bowl painted like the bloom of a desert rose
Dark sandstone bowl inlaid with a moon coral rim
Dark sandstone bowl streaked with lines of translucent quartz
Deep sandstone bowl carved with a sinuous line
Deep sandstone bowl painted on the outside with a sinuous black dragon
Delicate sandstone bowl with a slender asp engraved around the lip
Ecru sandstone bowl carved with stars
Enruned sandstone bowl
Enruned sandstone bowl with a deep purple exterior glaze
Gold-gilt sandstone bowl
Grey sandstone bowl spangled with glitter
Heavy sandstone bowl ringed with a pattern of animals and closed eyes
Item:Brass-gilt sandstone bowl
Item:Curved sandstone bowl painted like the bloom of a desert rose
Item:Dark sandstone bowl streaked with lines of translucent quartz
Item:Deep sandstone bowl carved with a sinuous line
Item:Deep sandstone bowl painted on the outside with a sinuous black dragon
Item:Delicate sandstone bowl with a slender asp engraved around the lip
Item:Enruned sandstone bowl
Item:Enruned sandstone bowl with a deep purple exterior glaze
Item:Gold-gilt sandstone bowl
Item:Heavy sandstone bowl ringed with a pattern of animals and closed eyes
Item:Large sandstone bowl with deep gouges in the sides
Item:Multifarious sandstone bowl
Item:Oblong sandstone bowl with a warped base
Item:Purple glazed sandstone bowl painted with moon mage caricatures
Item:Rough sandstone bowl shaped like a dakohirdu skull
Item:Sandstone bowl engraved with assorted geometric shapes around the lip
Item:Sandstone bowl etched with numerological formula
Item:Shallow bowl shaped from red sandstone
Item:Shallow sandstone bowl trimmed with brass
Item:Smooth sandstone bowl etched with dancing animals
Item:Steel-gilt sandstone bowl
Item:Yellow glazed sandstone bowl crackled with red and orange
Large sandstone bowl with deep gouges in the sides
Multifarious sandstone bowl
Oblong sandstone bowl with a warped base
Purple glazed sandstone bowl painted with moon mage caricatures
Rough sandstone bowl shaped like a dakohirdu skull
Sandstone bowl engraved with assorted geometric shapes around the lip
Sandstone bowl etched with numerological formula
Shallow bowl shaped from red sandstone
Shallow sandstone bowl trimmed with brass
Smooth sandstone bowl etched with dancing animals
Speckled sandstone bowl mimicking the surface of Dawgolesh
Steel-gilt sandstone bowl
White sandstone bowl supported by stubby sun coral feet
... further results
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