Holdable signage.

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Holdable signage.

Postby Cogliostro » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:09 am

A simple object, useful for many roleplay sitatuations and more: a hand-held sign. The object can be "renamed" sort of like a note at any time by the character holding it. That is, they can freely write something new in it.

The only other feature of it is a "Use" button, which causes an event (much like the musical instruments):

You see a man in his twenties hold up a sign: "Lost. Hungry. Will work for food."

Suggested Requirements:

80g of wood
300g of hide
Takes 2 hours to make.
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Postby Caesar » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:09 am

I do think you should need something like a paintbrush to put a new text on it..
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Postby Piscator » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:23 am

Wasn't there a "show note" suggestion a while ago?
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Postby Doug R. » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:46 pm

Piscator wrote:Wasn't there a "show note" suggestion a while ago?


Yes
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Postby Caesar » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:48 pm

Piscator wrote:Wasn't there a "show note" suggestion a while ago?


I think this is better, though.
- Every person lost in war is two too many.

- Respect comes from two sides and must be earned. Nobody has the right to it because of a title, sex, age, race or birth.

- What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

- I believe in True Love, do you?
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Postby *Wiro » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:07 pm

Caesar wrote:
Piscator wrote:Wasn't there a "show note" suggestion a while ago?


I think this is better, though.


It is not. They both serve different purposes.
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Postby Doug R. » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:39 pm

There's only two ways this could be implemented.

1) As an item of clothing with a dynamic description, alterable by the character.

2) As a "usable" item that displays a message when used.

It couldn't be both.
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Postby *Wiro » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:48 pm

Or neither. Just an object, a sign. And you do *holds up a sign with the words "NO MORE IRON, SAVE THE ENVIROMENT" painted on it in bright red letters* and you're done. Allows for more freedom, too.

edit: I do like the possibility to wear/hold the sign and have it show up at the clothing.
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Postby Caesar » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:34 am

*Wiro wrote:
Caesar wrote:
Piscator wrote:Wasn't there a "show note" suggestion a while ago?


I think this is better, though.


It is not. They both serve different purposes.


I know that.
I simply meant that holding a sign up would be better than showing a note for the case of someone holding up a sign. Showing a note would seem like some sort of workaround.


Showing notes (or at the least, their titles..) would be useful for characters that refuse to, or are incapable of speech, or a lot of other situations.
- Every person lost in war is two too many.

- Respect comes from two sides and must be earned. Nobody has the right to it because of a title, sex, age, race or birth.

- What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

- I believe in True Love, do you?
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Postby *Wiro » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:10 am

The showing titles is not the point either. You could just put those in between asterisks. Showing notes would mean you could do *holds up a note in front of X's face* and then they can just read it without you having to drop it and risk it getting read by others who have just entered the room or area or being stolen.
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Postby Doug R. » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:41 pm

@Wiro - if you're just going to RP what the sign says, then RP the sign. Just my humble opinion.
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Postby catpurr » Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:13 pm

Yo. I see already a mob running around with signs.

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