Decorating
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Wooden boxes and instrument cases can be decorated in various ways, including painting them, covering them in fabric, decorating them with a pattern, and inscribing them with text. This can be done in a variety of fabrics, glitters and colours.
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[edit] Where and What
Boxes can be purchased at the box shop on Ankh Street in Ankh-Morpork, and instrument cases can be purchased from the Musicians' Guild shop and craft room on Baker Street in Ankh-Morpork. This shop also sells a guitar which can be decorated (and smashed). Assassins also have access to a craft room in the Ninja guild, which provides decorating facilities but only sells wooden pipe cases to decorate.
All shops also sell the equipment needed - a claw hammer, scissors and a brush. Items can also be decorated in the Ninja guild, on Silk Lane in Bes Pelargic. A claw hammer and scissors are required to cover an item with fabric, while a brush is required for painting and item.
Covering or painting an item can only be done before decorating or inscribing it. You cannot paint on fabric.
Possible fabrics, patterns, colours and glitters vary based on the decorating table available in each location - it is possible to cover an item in one location and decorate it in another, etc.
[edit] Command Details
The "cover" or "paint" command is used to cover an item in fabric or paint:
cover <object> with <colour> coloured <fabric>
cover <object> with <colour> paint
paint <object> with <colour> paint
You can "list fabrics" and "list paints' to view a list of available fabrics and colours.
The "decorate" command is used to decorate an item with a pattern:
decorate <object> with <pattern> using <colour> coloured <decoration>
decorate <object> with <pattern> using <colour> paint
You can "list patterns" and "list glitters' to view a list of available patterns and and glitters.
The "inscribe" command is used to inscribe text onto an item:
inscribe <object> with <text> using <colour> coloured <decoration>
inscribe <object> with <text> using <colour> paint
You can "list glitters' to view a list of available glitters.
[edit] Skills Used
crafts.carpentry.furniture (covering an item with fabric)
crafts.arts.design (decorating an item with a pattern)
crafts.arts.calligraphy (inscribing text onto an item)
crafts.arts.painting (painting an item *)
* Painting is used for any part of case decoration involving painting, including decorating and inscribing with paint rather than glitter.
[edit] Help File (help decoration table)
Decoration table Discworld player help Decoration table
Name
decoration table - you can use this table to decorate specific items
Syntax
paint <object> with <colour> paint
cover <object> with <colour> paint
cover <object> with <colour> coloured <fabric>
decorate <object> with <pattern> using <colour> paint
decorate <object> with <pattern> using <colour> coloured <decoration>
inscribe <object> with <text> using <colour> paint
inscribe <object> with <text> using <colour> coloured <decoration>
check glitters
check patterns
check paints
check fabrics
check [all] patterns and supplies
Description
This table can be used to decorate some items including instrument
cases and special picture frames, jewellery boxes and gift boxes. The
types of actions available varies between tables as do the patterns,
colours and materials available.
The skill crafts.carpentry.furniture is used to cover an item with
fabric and crafts.arts.painting is used to paint an item. The skill
crafts.arts.design is used to decorate with a pattern using sparklies
and the crafts.arts.painting skill is used if the pattern is painted
on. Inscribing uses the skill crafts.arts.calligraphy.
Example
> cover frame with blue coloured silk
You confidently start to cover the picture frame with some blue silk.
Cutting off the excess material, you finish covering the picture frame.
> decorate frame with branch of blossoms using pink coloured glitter
Carefully applying some glue, you start to decorate the silk covered
picture frame.
You skilfully complete the branch of blossoms on the silk covered picture
frame.
> inscribe frame with Bing! using black coloured fluff
You carefully apply some glue to the silk covered picture frame as you
start to
inscribe a phrase on it.
You finish inscribing Bing! on the silk covered picture frame.
[edit] External Links
Deb's Music site has a section on decorating instrument cases.
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