9.1.5 TATTOOS
The skill of Tattoos is an ancient one, having been discovered and
perfected by the earliest Tsol'aa. Using special dry-powder inks crushed from
rocks, the tattoo artist magically inscribes, without a needle, various types
of symbols onto a body (his own, or another's).
Each type of tattoo requires a different combination of inks. In order
to ink a tattoo, the syntax is: INK <tattoo> ON <body part> OF <player/me>. The
available body parts are: head, torso, right arm, left arm, right leg,
left leg. Inking a tattoo requires that you have the proper inks in your
inventory, and it will take approximately 25 seconds, during which neither the
inker nor the inkee may do anything. Usually, one may find ink for sale at the
various markets in the land.
As you learn higher in the skill of Tattoos, you will be able to place
more and more tattoos on your body, until such time as you are able to
place two tattoos on each bodypart, for a maximum of 12 tattoos upon
your person.
Tattoos come in a number of varieties. Most you will TOUCH in order to
use, while others will work automatically under certain circumstances. Some
tattoos have a limited number of uses, while some have a chance of wearing off
after each use.
Sven, located within Delos, has a tattoo parlor where he can ink all tattoos
for a cost. He can also ink three unique tattoos; the flame, the book, and
the wand, which he will tell you the functions of if you only ASK him.
Typing TATTOOS will show you what tattoos you currently bear. WIPE OFF <tattoo>
will remove a tattoo immediately.
