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The Layonara Community => Ask A Gamemaster => Topic started by: Frances on September 17, 2010, 12:27:52 AM

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Frances on September 17, 2010, 12:27:52 AM

I just purchased a new weapon with a 3rd level electrical enchantment.  However, that enchantment comes with a normal (15 m) light that I would like to get rid of.  I was thinking about putting it in the Mysterious Contraption.



Possible results I see in order of desirability:

- Remove the light but not changing the appearance, leaving the sparks.

- Remove the light and the appearance so it looks like a normal blade (but it still shocks).

- Remove the enchantment completely, including appearance.



Anybody know what will happen?

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: jrizz on September 17, 2010, 12:35:51 AM

removes the light but not the appearance or enchantment. At least that is what it did for me.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: merlin34baseball on September 17, 2010, 12:36:11 AM

I have blades with a rogue that I used it on. All it will do is take the light off, but it will still have the fire, electrical or what ever appearance, but no ambient light. It won't strip the visual or the enchantment for sure.



Oh and somehow I figured out long ago how to make the visual go away too on level 3 and 4 enchantments but for the life of me I can't remember how I did it. But it still left the effect of the enchantment. I just lost that blade and I really wish I could remember as I don't like the flamey effects to be permanently on my weapons.



I think I did it by applying a level 4 after I had a level 2 with no visual, and when I did that the visual never appeared on the blade, but for the life of me I can't remember...



Merlin34

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: jrizz on September 17, 2010, 01:08:50 AM

I was just going to ask about that. I so want to take the fire effect off my nice yew staff. I was going to ox it just to rid myself of the fire effect LOL.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Hellblazer on September 17, 2010, 02:47:40 AM

You have to apply an enchantment, then an enhancement and then an enchantment again.. or was it the other way around? .. it's something like that.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: merlin34baseball on September 17, 2010, 05:36:08 AM

That might be the most useful post in Layo history Hellblazer...

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Hellblazer on September 17, 2010, 05:41:25 AM

hehe well I know it's that type of combo. I just don't remember with what you have to start.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: jrizz on September 17, 2010, 09:27:56 AM

   

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Originally Posted by merlin34baseball                                           That might be the most useful post in Layo history Hellblazer...

I think he is just trying to keep his post numbers up

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: ShiffDrgnhrt on September 17, 2010, 11:37:12 AM

If you are referring to the thing you have to put black onyx in and some gold, it just removes the light.  Nothing else happens.



Or at least, nothing else has happened to me when I've used it.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: miltonyorkcastle on September 20, 2010, 10:47:39 AM

Correct. The contraption only removes the lighting effect from items, not the visual effect. It will work on any item placed in the machine, from robes to weapons.

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Filatus on September 20, 2010, 10:50:15 AM

And may cause the darkness bug, heh

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Frances on September 20, 2010, 10:52:17 AM

That's a bug?  I thought it was a feature!

Title: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Frances on September 20, 2010, 12:36:21 PM

The result of the feature can be a bug if you don't see anything after using the contraption. Happens if you had ts or UV on at the time you used the contraption.

Title: Re: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: RollinsCat on September 28, 2010, 06:35:00 PM

//missing post IDs:

1704529 / jrizz
1704530 / merlin34baseball
1704531 / jrizz
1704537 / Hellblazer
1704542 / merlin34baseball
1704543 / Hellblazer
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1704564 / Shiffdrgnhrt
1704747 / miltonyorkcastle
1704748 / Filatus
1704749 / Frances
1704756 / Hellblazer (currently attributed to Frances)

Title: Re: Using the Mysterious Contraption
Post by: Cinnabar on September 28, 2010, 06:47:02 PM

Quote from: Frances

Anybody know what will happen?

My experience, having done this several times w/ both Caerwyn ('cause he's not overly fond of the attention light brings) and Annwyl ('cause some of the colors look simply hideous on her) for swords, rings, etc., is that the device removes the light effect only, leaving all other effects intact. The world's gone dark on each use that I've done independant of any TS or UV, though it's not a bug IMO and can be dealt with ;)