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|p=Some of this information has been provided before, but we thought it would be helpful (for those of you who are still thinking about how to use your scroll) to provide some guidelines on what we will and will not do via {{ilink|i|plaited cornhusk token painted with a crossed scroll and quill|Corn Maze scroll}}.

===Approved/Yes List===
Corn Maze scrolls may only be used for [[Alteration|cosmetic alterations]] to the appearance (short/tap/look/read). Even if an item is on this list, we never change messaging, functionality, or configuration via scroll.

Additionally, not all GMs who work on scrolls can work on every kind of item that the scroll system supports. Depending on how specialized your item is, it may require more time to process your scroll.

As with all alterations, if you wish to add rare materials that are not already part of the item you're altering, you must provide an appropriate amount of that material before the scroll can be finalized. (Elanthipedia is a good starting point to check whether a material is rare, but we can't guarantee that a player-run resource is 100% accurate in all respects.) The GM who is handling your scroll will contact you (as the "Scarecrow") to collect rare materials.

<table border='1' style='width:95%;border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;margin:10px'>
<tr>
    <th>Item</th>
    <th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>noun changes for worn fluff</td>
    <td>at staff's discretion only; the new noun must be synonymous with the original noun and must make sense for the wear location</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Compendium|anatomy compendiums]]</td>
    <td>LOOK will display the charts available after the examine</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Textbook|anatomy textbooks]]</td>
    <td>LOOK will display the charts available after the examine</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[cambrinth]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Chippable weapons|chipper weapons]]</td>
    <td>cosmetic changes to weapon only, and the chips must still make sense to the new weapon appearance (no changes to chips)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>clothing, jewelry, and other fluff</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>containers (including ones that hold any X items)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[:Category:Crafting tools|crafting tools]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Item:Epistemic Journal|epistemic journals]] (HE2017 gift)</td>
    <td>noun must remain some kind of journal, diary, or book</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>EZAtmo/EZScript items (tap/look/read)</td>
    <td>no messaging changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>flying brooms/carpets/miniature airships</td>
    <td>miniature airships must remain "miniature" in the tap</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>food/booze wands</td>
    <td>no food changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>gems that change color based on lighting conditions</td>
    <td>only items that already have the gem; adding the gem and its script to another item requires a live merchant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>glittery/perfumed clothing</td>
    <td>no change to messaging</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>hairstyle jewelry</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>home exterior decorations</td>
    <td>similar nouns only; no changing the type of home or other settings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Lockpick rings|lockpick stackers]]</td>
    <td>no noun changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Focus (item)|ritual foci]]</td>
    <td>no setting changes (mana type, activation time, etc.)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Sanowret crystal|sanowret crystals]]</td>
    <td>no lecture changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>shimmer gowns</td>
    <td>tap must retain shimmer placeholder and new design must work for any existing messaging/settings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>shimmer scarves</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Almanac|skill almanacs]]</td>
    <td>noun must remain some kind of book or text</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>skinning/first aid trainers</td>
    <td>must remain something that could have leather skinned off of it; no sentient races</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Focus (item)|TM foci]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>toolbelts and toolstraps</td>
    <td>no noun or quantity changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[:Category:Weapon frogs|weapon frogs]]</td>
    <td>short name, LOOK, and READ only (full tap changes automatically due to the item's mechanics); LOOK should have weapon frogs included</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>weapons with food enchantments</td>
    <td>no food changes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>weapons, shields, and armor (including ones with flares)</td>
    <td>no noun changes; no removal of maker's marks</td>
</tr>
</table>

===Unapproved/No List===
Some of these items are on the list due to mechanical issues that might be incompatible with the scroll system. Other types of alterations are more complex or exclusive, so we are limiting them to live merchants.

The fact that an item does not appear on the "no" list should not necessarily be construed as an indication that it can be altered via Corn Maze scroll.

<table border='1' style='width:95%;border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;margin:10px'>
<tr>
    <th>Item</th>
    <th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>anything that is in violation of the alteration standards</td>
    <td>[[Alteration|https://elanthipedia.play.net/Alteration]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>adding, changing, or removing EZAtmo/EZScript messaging</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>adding, changing, or removing scripts</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>changing wear locations or other mechanics</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>noun changes for weapons, shields, or armor</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>removing [[Maker mark|maker's marks]] from crafted gear</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[anatomy charts]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Challenger's beverage]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Item:Biomechanical tarantula|biomechanical tarantulas]] (HE2019 gift)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[:Category:Whisper charms|bird charms]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[chakrel]] (Barbarian)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Prediction#Tools|divination tools]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Item:Swirling eddy of incandescent light bound by a gold-striated coralite frame|eddies]] (HE2020 gift)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[familiar]]s, [[Guardian Spirit|alfar warriors]], and other guild "pets"</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Fear cloaks|fear-resistant cloaks]] (Barbarian)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>feature-altering masks</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Item:Intricate tyrium hand suspended from a cord of darkly glistening spidersilk|Hands of Glory]] (HE2016 gift)</td>
    <td>can't be altered at all</td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Holy icon|holy icons]] (Paladin)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Holy weapon|holy weapons]] (Paladin)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Homes#Furniture|home furniture]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>live mounts ([[:Category:Horses|horses]], [[Item:Prismatic glass medallion|spiders]], etc.)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Vanity pet|live vanity pets]] (kittens, pigs, marnets, otters, bugs, etc.)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[:Category:Living spider cloaks|living spider cloaks]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>most feature-altering items</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Instruments|musical instruments]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Pilgrim's badge|pilgrim's badges]]</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Roar helm|roar helms]]/masks (Barbarian)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[Item:Black shadowsilk cloak|shadowsilk cloaks]]; adding [[shadowsilk]] to anything</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[soulstone]]s (Paladin)</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
    <td>[[spellbook]]s</td>
    <td></td>
</tr>
</table>

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