Good news Reexa. Personally it makes sense that you can cut and dye hair without magic, just not grow it.

Speaking of features and enhancements, how about special hair styles you can only get from the Salon?


A dark brown Zoluren marnet squeaks with excitement as it pursues a small insect across the surface of the water. A final lunge brings the hapless creature into the marnet's mouth where it is rapidly consumed.

Feature alterers have been suggested before, and the answer has been no way, no how. Something to do with the code. Maybe...someday.

Spellbook cases ARE alterable, not sure about spellbooks. Thrynz will do them. This costs several hundred platinum.

>tap case
You tap a polished black leather spellbook case reinforced with gold corner-molding that you are wearing.
>look case
Conditioned to an almost mirror-like finish, the well-oiled handsome black leather spellbook case has been designed to allow the compartments within to rotate in place, keeping all but the exposed compartment secure from the elements. Finely beaten gleaming red-gold handcrafted to fit each of the reinforced corners further protects the case and its contents. The intricate locking clasp that seals it is carved from bone in the shape of a pair of ruby-eyed intertwined serpents devouring each other's tails. It is currently closed.

Spidersilk cloaks are alterable by the following alterers to my knowledge: Snidely, Stiltskitter, and Droughtman. It costs several hundred platinum as well.

Hopefully this helps!

-meanne

Blue gold IG is considered rare meaning you have to provide it for alterations as it's closely tied to the Prydaen race. At least that's the explanation I've seen given before.


Gladiator Maulem~

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I can understand blue gold being rare. I'm still curious about other colors of gold, and what some of the Elanthian specific metals would look like as an alloy with gold. A lot of the metals specifically say they don't look good in jewelry, but I know one of them said it is often used in jewelry.


Elemancer Opieus, Journeyman Warrior Mage of Elanthia
(Petitioning for Last Names for Elanthians of not so olde)

>>I realy wanna get a abbacus but wuz tole DR already made a few n Ah cant have one made from a alteration scroll. What ah wanna know is how wood ya go bout usin a scroll ta make one if it wuz allowed? Ah mean ya need sumpin ta change ....no? Like makin a special sheath Grearsword if ya already got a mall belt worn sheath.

Typically, anything that changes the size (small belt-worn sheath to greatsword sheath) is right out. Also, the base item needs to be fairly similar to consider a description change.

At one point, I had a flour sack. I submitted an alteration to make it a turnip sack, and wrote up the TAP and LOOK to indicate that it was used to carry turnips (including a stitched image of white and purple turnips). The net result was that in the TAP and LOOK I could call it a turnip sack, but the base item had to remain "flour sack."

~player of Gulphphunger

... Ah wanna thank all a ya fer ya help with a special thanks ta Dyminica an specialy ta Mithyl who not only refused payment but delivered it also. Show ya how der many more good fokes in DR den snerts

Menda

I've never had an alteration before and was wondering if I could change the noun of an item?

Say change a pair of leather gloves into a pair of gauntlets? Or something similar.

How do these work if you want to add a tap/look/read to an item?

Thanks!

No standard alteration will change weapon stats of any sort.

If it's HB/HT already, sure. Otherwise, too bad.

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Magic's Death Caraamon Makdasi,
Gor'Tog Barbarian
Hunta Talna Kortok, built by Gor'Togs, for Gor'Togs
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/home.html
Weapon Combo Balance List
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/balance.xls

>Also, what is a general price range for alterations?

It seriously depends. Some are free. Some are 10-20 plat. The silversmith charges something like 200+ plat.

Depends on who shows up.

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Magic's Death Caraamon Makdasi,
Gor'Tog Barbarian
Hunta Talna Kortok, built by Gor'Togs, for Gor'Togs
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/home.html
Weapon Combo Balance List
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/caraamon/balance.xls

>>Had it made bigger(knapsack)

Merchants or alterers that do this on an annual or semi-annual or even bi-annual basis would be awesome.


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There we go. Nettor. That's the guy I was thinking of... it's been like five years since we saw him.

>Ive read the guidelines here several times. But its the materials that kind of confuses me... just for an example if you wanted to have some Nightsilk or Spidersilk added to an item... would having a "Nightsilk Pouch" or a "Spidersilk Backpack" count? and if so would said item be lost in the act of altering?

Nightsilk and spidersilk are both materials that aren't considered rare, so it's doubtful you'd even have to supply them at all. In theory, the concept you're talking about is sound. If you want something with stormsilk for example, you'd need to provide an appropriate amount to alter into the new item which you're requesting. Yes, we consider anything offered to be used in alterations as fodder. If you want a twilight sapphire in your new necklace, you'll have to donate one that you currently have in your possession.

>Would the above apply to inperson alterations as well as LBT alteration scrolls?

It applies to both, yes, though some in-person alterers are more lenient than others as far as materials go.

>Also, please forgive me if Im not really asking the right questions... like ive said I've tried to read the guidelines. But im still pretty clueless.

Don't worry! This is actually a good opportunity for me to plug our Alterations 101 session during the Mini-Fest. Feel free to stop by the Private Grotto of Magma Falls on Thursday, August 6th at 11pm EST for some lively and informative discussion.

Hope this helps!

-- GM Tiesse

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Do alterers usually change the noun of the original item for an alteration? Something like a tanned cowl, could that become a top hat like a similar hat that is somewhat old but is actually head armor?

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Necromancers use Thanatology, which is...Angry Empathy? Sorcerous magic? Puppies? --Armifer

>Do alterers usually change the noun of the original item for an alteration?

Sometimes an alterer will consider changing the noun, but the essence of the item must remain the same. You can sometimes turn a pack into a bag, or a gown into a dress.. I don't see it as very likely that a cowl would be able to be changed into a hat, because a hat is not typically armor. You aren't retaining the essence of the item.

Thanks!

Lyneya

you could have like... a leather helm fitted underneath an elegant top hat.
or a hard leather top hat- a hard leather helm has been fitted with extra pieces piled high and fitted with a rim giving it the shape of a top hat.
thats along what'd i'd work with to get what you want.

only noun i got changed was some shard 'chain' to chain 'armor' like 8 years ago.

lot of the alterers will do what they can to work with you, some follow the rules to the letter though.


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So even though there's an existing example of an armor hat out there I can't request a cowl to be changed into a hat because it's not the same thing?

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No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.

Think about it with another example, a sabre and a scimitar are both medium edged weapons. But you couldn't alter a scimitar into a sabre because they function differently. Whereas the aforementioned backpack into a bag example might work because the two words are closely synonymous.

Nikpack

The gods are jerks. No, really.
-Armifer

I'm not sure if there's a specific way they'd like you to do it, but I've done this in the past and it's always worked quite well for me. Just put it all in there, and they'll respond if there's any problems with it.

Write new TAP: An ugly robe LOOK: This robe is really ugly.