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Title: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Stephen_Zuckerman on June 04, 2007, 10:14:52 AM

Well, it recently came up that having a DM Item Clone wand would be really nifty. Naturally, they would ONLY be given to DMs (as I don't, personally, feel they would be appropriate even for WLs), and would typically be used on things that hold no real value other than RP... For a specific example, the Will & Testament I spent two hours writing with the in-game parchment system. While Pyyran really should have nine or ten copies (he's had time on his hands), I can't really spend twenty hours making the others.

I imagine there are quite a number of other uses for this, like cloning custom NPC weapons rather than having to create them in the palette and spawn them, or recreate them time and again.

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Makashi on June 05, 2007, 05:18:18 PM

Alright, I tried something earlier on and it didn't work - A friend who no longer even plays NWN suggested something (stroke of genius if you ask me) which will allow a GM to clone items....

Politely ask to GM to spawn an NPC, place the item inside the NPC, the GM then places the npc in the DMFI spawn zone, spawns one, kills it. Job done, You have your extra item.

But it would be nice to just click a wand and be done with it.

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: orth on June 05, 2007, 05:38:09 PM

GMs can use the Writing Quill on an item (any item, doesn't have to be parchment) then type:

~~copy

I believe that is listed in the commands quill usage help file for GMs.

~~helpcommands

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: vgn on June 05, 2007, 05:49:52 PM

Quote from: orth

GMs can use the Writing Quill on an item (any item, doesn't have to be parchment) then type:

~~copy

Well, sure, that might work, but you have to admit it would be much more fun to spawn a bunch of goblins and kill them all to reap your items. You could even make it a game and have the PC work for the item.
"Just kill this balor here and you can have your cloned item."

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Makashi on June 05, 2007, 07:29:57 PM

*grins*

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: hawklen on June 05, 2007, 09:47:42 PM

Quote from: vgn

Well, sure, that might work, but you have to admit it would be much more fun to spawn a bunch of goblins and kill them all to reap your items. You could even make it a game and have the PC work for the item.
"Just kill this balor here and you can have your cloned item."

Kill a balor? Easily done. *grins*

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: D Blaze on June 05, 2007, 10:12:43 PM

For Hawk?  In that case, it will be a Balor High Prince, those ones that cast Time Stop, among other things.... it is still a balor afterall, never specified how weak or powerful it had to be. ;)

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: hawklen on June 05, 2007, 10:51:41 PM

Like the one he kills in malice?

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Filatus on June 05, 2007, 11:00:21 PM

Sure Hawk.. suuure. Just like the one in Malice. Now start buffing. :)

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: hawklen on June 05, 2007, 11:04:16 PM

That one is easy, sure! *buffs*

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Filatus on June 05, 2007, 11:06:39 PM

Gah.. see how you can't read emotions in a post. That one was supposed to be dripping with sarcasm. :)

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: hawklen on June 05, 2007, 11:07:30 PM

Duh! I know. I replied that way just to throw you off track!

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Filatus on June 05, 2007, 11:09:19 PM

*mutters*

Title: Re: DM Item Clone Wand
Post by: Pen N Popper on June 06, 2007, 06:18:34 AM

Hope this helps you writers out there:  http://forums.layonara.com/roleplaying/117332-reproducing-parchments-autohotkey.html