path: root/npc/009-2/misc.txt

009-2,54,49,0	script	Note#bar	NPC400,{
    mes "[Note]";
    mes "\"We refuse service to anyone who:\"";
    mes "\"• Has a bubblehead\"";
    mes "\"• Is not properly shaded\"";
    mes "\"• Can't walk without stopping after every step\"";
    close;
    // In case you don't get the joke, know that it's a parody on Illutia.
}

009-2,109,44,0	script	#Book	NPC400,{
    if (getskilllv(SKILL_MAGIC))
        goto L_Magic;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "This bookshelf seems to have a selection of diaries and manuscripts, though you can't find anything that strikes you as being particularly interesting.";
    close;

L_Magic:
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "Browsing through the books, you come across a manuscript entitled 'Notes of Potaffe, On Transmutation.'";
    next;
    if (getskilllv(SKILL_MAGIC_TRANSMUTE) < 2)
        goto L_Magic_boring;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "Leafing through the manuscript, you find that you can read little of the tiny handwriting and understand only a fraction of what is said.";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "After a while, you stumble across a section that appears to be written somewhat legibly. The author notes that he (or perhaps she?) is describing a completely new transmutation.";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "Excitedly, you turn the page – only to find that it is stuck to the next and can't be freed!";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "The page after that is once again hastily written, with many crossed out words and sections and side remarks such as 'it almost worked' or 'it worked fine yesterday.'";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "The last word on that page is '" + get(.invocation$, "make-iron-powder") + ",' and it's underlined twice with a comment next to it saying 'finally got it right.'";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "Unfortunately, you can't make out what the transmutation is for or even whether it requires any materials...";
    next;
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "You can't make out anything else of value, so you place the manuscript back in the bookshelf.";
    close;

L_Magic_boring:
    mes "[Bookshelf]";
    mes "Leafing through the manuscript, you find that you understand too little of what is written to make any sense of it.";
    close;
}