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Yollia
05-25-2009, 09:21 PM
Foxs softly says, "Wanna have a friendly duel then outside the gate. I'm curious to see how good you've gotten."

You say, "Duel? Whoever strikes first wins, that's not that exciting."

Foxs softly says, "We could make it interesting."

You see Grand Lady Foxs Ta'Mori Faendryl the Gypsy.
She appears to be a Dark Elf.
She is shorter than average and appears to be extremely young. She has shimmering, mismatched light mauve and dark amethyst eyes and flawless, sooty ebon skin. She has nearly floor-length, lustrous platinum hair that cascades in a graceful fall of soft twists, curls and waves down her back, trimmed with windswept bangs. She has an elegant, delicately-contoured face, a classical nose and naturally full pale crimson lips. A diminutive and faint birthmark accents the side of her neck, its shape appearing almost purposeful and emblematic, but with no clues as to an origin.

You can hardly recognize her covered in all that soot and ash!
She has a thin black diamond ring in the upper ridge of her right ear, a thin dark diamond ring in the upper ridge of her left ear, a sigil-incised deep ebony half-ring in her right eyebrow, some tattooed interlocking sigils on her arm, and some tattooed interlocking sigils on her waist.

She is holding a fox-hilted red vultite dagger in her right hand and a single arrow shaft in her left hand.

A thick layer of volcanic ash and soot covers a blackened mithril greathelm, an ornate silver circlet set with a large brilliant diamond that dangles low on the forehead, a sigil-etched scarlet despanal pendant dangling dark arkati symbols, a back-laced tightly-fitted corset embroidered with the image of Beh'Amant, an ankle-length black linen underrobe with elongated sleeves, some ebon hued scalemail, a fancy scarlet robe, a narrow faewood supply case, a sigil-etched ebon armband dangling a dragon's-tear diamond pentacle, a pure eahnor engagement band inset with a stylized black diamond flame, a long dark-scaled leather loincloth, and some high-heeled elven-styled sharply pointed ebon boots.

Foxs softly says, "Like to the stun plus bleeding... or to the pain."

You say, "So aiming for non-vital body parts then."

Foxs softly says, "Aye."

You say, "And I won't use my second weapon."

Foxs softly says, "If either of us did that."

Foxs softly says, "We'd be dueling to the death."

Foxs softly says, "And then it would be dull.."

Foxs softly says, "One strike."

Foxs softly says, "Done."

You remove a bone hilted serrated hook-knife from in your black suede jacket.

Foxs softly says, "I would prefer you using both."

You shrug.

You remove a white vultite hook-knife from in your black suede jacket.

Foxs softly says, "After all. Like I said."

You say, "If you say so."

Foxs softly says, "Wanna see how good you've gotten."

Foxs stands up.

Foxs rubs her hands together compulsively.

Foxs leans on you, giving you a companionable grin, and you note the scent of heather around her.

You say, "Might as well."

(Travel to outside the gate)

Foxs softly asks, "So, any rules?"

Foxs softly says, "Never known thugs for rules."

You say, "Hmm."

You put a bone hilted serrated hook-knife in your black suede jacket.

You say, "Rules are for wimps."

Foxs softly says, "Lovely.."

Foxs softly says, "Then what are we going to? The Pain, stun? We know death is outta the question."

You say, "Stun works."

Killikia just came through the wooden gates.

Killikia grins.

Foxs softly asks, "Wanna do this officially or.. just between us?"

Killikia says, "Lemme know who needs healing."

You say, "I don't think it matters."

Killikia snickers.

Speaking softly to Killikia, Foxs says, "You count then."

Killikia asks, "Hmmm?"

Foxs removes a double-edged silver veil iron short sword from in her faewood supply case.

Killikia says, "Im not fighting."

Speaking softly to Killikia, Foxs says, "Which is why you are counting."

Killikia says, "Ohh."

Foxs softly says, "A count down from 3."

Killikia asks, "Do i say go after 3?"

Killikia asks, "Or just count down to 0?"

Foxs kisses you tenderly on the nose.

Foxs softly says, "Go after three."

Killikia says, "Ok."

Killikia says, "3."

Killikia says, "2."

Killikia says, "1."

Large rocks tumble down from the volcano as the ground shudders briefly.

Killikia says, "Go."

You remove a small dark red sphere from in your black suede satchel.

You throw a small dark red sphere down to the ground!
A wave of crimson ethereal ripples moves erratically through the area.
Roundtime: 3 sec.

Foxs traces a simple rune while intoning a short, mystical phrase...
Foxs gestures at you.
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from Foxs.
Killikia is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves, and is knocked to the ground.

Roundtime: 2 sec.
You attempt to blend with the surroundings and feel confident that no one has noticed your doing so.

You remove a bone hilted serrated hook-knife from in your black suede jacket.

Foxs softly says, "Sweet."

You leap from hiding to attack!
Some ebon hued scalemail partially deflects the onslaught of the slashing attack.
You slash with a bone hilted serrated hook-knife at Foxs!
AS: +486 vs DS: +297 with AvD: +12 + d100 roll: +13 = +214
... and hit for 33 points of damage!
Powerful slash!
Foxs's left leg is severed at the knee!
Foxs screams and falls to the ground grasping her mangled left leg!
She is stunned!
Some ebon hued scalemail partially deflects the onslaught of the slashing attack.
You slash with a white vultite hook-knife at Foxs!
AS: +480 vs DS: +184 with AvD: +12 + d100 roll: +80 = +388
... and hit for 33 points of damage!
Gruesome slash opens Foxs's forehead!
Grey matter spills forth!

* Foxs drops dead at your feet!

The powerful look leaves Foxs.
The deep blue glow leaves Foxs.
A faint silvery glow fades from around Foxs.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The faint blue glow fades from around Foxs's hands.
The shimmering aura fades from around Foxs.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Foxs suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
The light blue glow leaves Foxs.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The bright luminescence fades from around Foxs.
Roundtime: 4 sec.
* Foxs just bit the dust!

Killikia snickers.

You say, "You told me to use the left."

You grin.

SolitareConfinement
05-25-2009, 10:11 PM
hah. i didn't know the douche that is Foxs actually capped

TheLastShamurai
05-25-2009, 10:19 PM
Been wearing the Grand title for a few days now.

Ignot
05-25-2009, 10:58 PM
Thank you for posting a log that is easy to read.

Anothi
05-26-2009, 09:05 AM
That was pretty damn sweet. You even warned her/him. Personally, I would of enjoyed it more if you aimed for the head to begin with. XD

Anothi

Back
05-26-2009, 09:21 AM
Thank you for posting a log that is easy to read.

This.

And glad to see RP in GS isn’t dead.

Fallen
05-26-2009, 09:52 AM
Interesting that at/near cap neither of you could hit each other with E-waves.

Asha
05-26-2009, 09:58 AM
Why take the time to say ''sweet''?
Hmm she is retarded though, so..

Khariz
05-26-2009, 10:37 AM
I actually find this thread extremely useful. Foxs has been crying so bad about getting a chance to duel me again...

I can now see how rolfcopter that will go.

Fallen
05-26-2009, 10:40 AM
Short of a flare, can she kill you as a Giantman warrior with insane plate? You have like what? 300 health?

Khariz
05-26-2009, 10:47 AM
I never really thought she could kill me in the first place, this just confirms it, hehe.

Yollia
05-26-2009, 10:52 AM
She could if she struck first with a good enough weapon from hiding to somewhere soft. Crit weighting with 202 ranks of ambush is absurd. I couldn't do it with my hook-knives, but maybe with a fist-scythe, or some kind of edged weapon if I picked that up.

Khariz
05-26-2009, 11:07 AM
She could if she struck first with a good enough weapon from hiding to somewhere soft. Crit weighting with 202 ranks of ambush is absurd. I couldn't do it with my hook-knives, but maybe with a fist-scythe, or some kind of edged weapon if I picked that up.

This is how it went last time. Granted, we were both like 40 levels lower than we are now:

You recite:

"Go"

>tap ank
You tap a wiregrass anklet that you are wearing.
1d100: 58 + Modifiers: 174 == 232

Calculating duration based on: Tap
Haste (506) starts for 1m.
You begin to notice the world slow down around you. Strange.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

>
Foxs rubs her amethyst pendant.
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from Foxs.
You are buffeted by the dark ethereal waves, but remain standing.
>stance off
>
You are now in an offensive stance.
>at fox
What were you referring to?
>stance def
You are now in a defensive stance.

>
You are now in a forward stance.

>
Foxs leaps from hiding to attack!
Foxs swings an elven-forged wickedly curved longblade at you!
AS: +411 vs DS: +510 with AvD: +21 + d100 roll: +55 = -23
A clean miss.
>stance neu
You are now in a neutral stance.
>
>stance off
You are now in an offensive stance.
>
Foxs softly says, "Wow.."
>at fox
You swing a jagged glaes battle axe at Foxs!
AS: +493 vs DS: +290 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +69 = +309
... and hit for 77 points of damage!
Gruesome, slashing blow to the side of Foxs's head!
Skull split open! Brain (and life) vanishes in a fine mist.

* Foxs drops dead at your feet!

The deep blue glow leaves Foxs.
The powerful look leaves Foxs.
The dim aura fades from around Foxs.
The light blue glow leaves Foxs.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.

Satisfaction wells within you, induced by the slaying of Foxs. The match is yours!

Asha
05-26-2009, 11:12 AM
Useless.

Yollia
05-26-2009, 11:15 AM
Looks like either you were massively spelled (or have crazy skills) or she was low on ambush ranks compared to your level. The former if that was your DS in offensive.

Khariz
05-26-2009, 11:16 AM
Looks like either you were massively spelled (or have crazy skills) or she was low on ambush ranks compared to your level. The former if that was your DS in offensive.

It was my stance forward DS. I was likely spelled too. That was a boulder dueling day.

The duel was actually 3 people versus me. I just killed Foxs first and stripped out the other two people who also lost embarassingly.

Yollia
05-26-2009, 11:19 AM
She was low on ambush ranks then, otherwise you'd effectively have been in offensive. Of course, your DS in offensive might have been high enough that she wouldn't have done much damage anyway, given her AS. I don't know what her AS is now.

Khariz
05-26-2009, 11:21 AM
She was low on ambush ranks then, otherwise you'd effectively have been in offensive. Of course, your DS in offensive might have been high enough that she wouldn't have done much damage anyway, given her AS. I don't know what her AS is now.

Yeah, she's likely much better now, but so am I. My "walking around" offensive DS with my gear and spells is about 500. I look forward to running into her again, hehe.

Belnia
05-26-2009, 11:34 AM
My eyes misread the damage reduction on her armor, and thought "platemail" instead of scalemail, and I was wondering how the hell you legged her in plate with a hook-knife.

Yollia
05-26-2009, 11:39 AM
Yeah, I can slaughter stuff in chain with the hook-knives because of the ambush skill, but they're utterly ineffective against plate.

droit
05-26-2009, 12:40 PM
Man, a 0.035 vs plate. You'd need a 414 endroll just to do 1 rank of damage and activate your crit weighting. Ouch.

Donquix
05-26-2009, 01:25 PM
And i thought my .04 against plate was unbearable with my weapons. Course i don't have the ambush pushdown...go go random flares to the eye!

Asha
05-26-2009, 02:40 PM
Yeah, Feras dagger. :shrug:

Fallen
05-26-2009, 04:05 PM
Yeah, Feras dagger. :shrug:

Would never have hit him without an enchant if he is that spelled up.

Asha
05-26-2009, 05:03 PM
Only need to hit him once though? Sign madness and blue crystal should eat through anyone's spell up from ambush.
Unless they're not CoL of course.

Fallen
05-26-2009, 05:16 PM
I think Foxs is GoS. She fails all over the place.

Asha
05-26-2009, 05:27 PM
lol tru

Asrial
05-26-2009, 11:36 PM
5/26/09

I encounter Foxs who uses IC methods to explain she has my character highlighted in a color that means she's killed me. I explain that it was in fact me killing her. She denies this.

.

10/11/06

I kill Foxs for stealing from me and then lying about it when I called her on it (gambit skills from hiding).

You nock a wooden arrow in your elven long bow.
You fire a wooden arrow at Foxs!
AS: +425 vs DS: +288 with AvD: +23 + d100 roll: +62 = +222
... and hit for 25 points of damage!
Well aimed shot almost removes an eye!
She is stunned!
The guiding force leaves you.
The scintillating white light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow is deflected to one side, sailing to the ground.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You remove a fel-handled vultite fist-scythe from in your wrist sheath.

You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing with a fel-handled vultite fist-scythe at Foxs!
AS: +324 vs DS: +222 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +67 = +193
... and hit for 38 points of damage!
Powerful slash!
Foxs's left leg is severed at the knee!
Foxs screams and falls to the ground grasping her mangled left leg!
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing with a fel-handled vultite fist-scythe at Foxs!
AS: +324 vs DS: +128 with AvD: +24 + d100 roll: +54 = +274
... and hit for 53 points of damage!
Gruesome, slashing blow to the side of Foxs's head!
Skull split open! Brain (and life) vanishes in a fine mist.

* Foxs drops dead at your feet!

The bright luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Foxs.
Foxs appears to lose some internal strength.
The light blue glow leaves Foxs.
The glowing specks of energy surrounding Foxs suddenly shoot off in all directions, then quickly fade away.
Foxs becomes solid again.
Foxs seems a bit less imposing.
Foxs becomes unbalanced for a second, then recovers.
The deep blue glow leaves Foxs.
The silvery luminescence fades from around Foxs.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

.

Killing Foxs means you struck first (or withstood her first attack). She has no defenses of any kind.

[EDIT: Looking further, Foxs actually HAS killed me.. in a battle royale contest on Teras. Guess she highlights any PvP death.]

DaCapn
05-27-2009, 12:32 AM
Anyone else find it funny that both times she fails on the ewave and attacks anyway?

Baring any serious perception on the warrior's part, it would be trivial to incant 410 then hide immediately then repeat until it works (she ought to have at least 60 mana). That way she's sure to get one attack off without risk. He may have combat mobility or something, but at least he'll be in RT. Maybe it's kind of cheap but it would definitely be the best route to the win.

Against the rogue, I'm not sure. I'd probably open up with dirt kick if the ewave didn't work.

Cap'nDrak
05-27-2009, 01:00 AM
>sign madness
Sign of Madness (Madness) starts for 10s. [+50AS, -50DS]
You are filled with berserk rage! Attack! Attack! Attack!
>amb foxs
You leap from hiding to attack!
You swing a long knife at Foxs!
AS: +396 vs DS: +185 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +94 = +330
... and hit for 91 points of damage!
Strike to abdomen skewers Foxs quite nicely!

* Foxs drops dead at your feet!

The silvery luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The powerful look leaves Foxs.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The deep blue glow leaves Foxs.
The bright luminescence fades from around Foxs.
The light blue glow leaves Foxs.
Roundtime: 4 sec.



From back in the day in River's Rest. She kept pointing out people in hiding in the commons, and finally did it to me.
Bad Idea.

Durgrimst
05-27-2009, 01:49 AM
Asrial mind sharing your your training plan, I think that was pretty cool that you used multiple attack styles.

Lumi
05-27-2009, 12:18 PM
I think Foxs is GoS. She fails all over the place.

Yeah, seen her in warcamps a few times.

BriarFox
05-27-2009, 01:03 PM
hah. i didn't know the douche that is Foxs actually capped

Ditto.

Khariz
05-27-2009, 01:07 PM
Well, to be fair to you guys, why would you have known? It happened like one day before this post.

BriarFox
05-27-2009, 01:09 PM
Well, to be fair to you guys, why would you have known? It happened like one day before this post.

Actually, I should clarify. I don't think I should have known that she capped; I'm just amazed that s/he ever pulled her head far enough out of her ass that she could see the light of level 100 at the end of the tunnel - and that she managed to get past all that Sting.

Khariz
05-27-2009, 01:24 PM
Actually, I should clarify. I don't think I should have known that she capped; I'm just amazed that s/he ever pulled her head far enough out of her ass that she could see the light of level 100 at the end of the tunnel - and that she managed to get past all that Sting.

Ahh, yeah, I get that, hehe.

Ryvicke
05-27-2009, 01:25 PM
Besides the incredible string of typos that come out of her mouth the thing that kills me about Foxs is that every one of the Ta'Moris that follow her around have egregious Faendryl alters so beyond reality and taste. This one dude has a Faendryl knapsack, it took all of my will not to point at it with my Faendryl and be like, 'holy shit I haven't seen a knapsack like that since grade school in Ta'Faendryl, that's a fucking FAENDRYL KNAPSACK'

Fallen
05-27-2009, 02:43 PM
It is easy to fall into the trap of calling all of your clothing items, "A Culture/Race/Profession Item" I was guilty of it a time or two myself.

Just say no.

Bhuryn
05-27-2009, 02:47 PM
I wish they'd outlaw all direct references to class/race/culture from all alters personally. Halfling full plate? No, how about using a proper size descriptor Guy wanting a "rogue's cloak" ===> :club: .

Warriorbird
05-27-2009, 02:50 PM
I never got my half-elf peaceclaidh.

Fallen
05-27-2009, 02:51 PM
Profession based items ARE a no-no. Can't get new ones anymore. Or, atleast you're not supposed to be able to get them. As for the rest, it is pretty subjective what could be seen as an object that is blatantly identified with a given race/culture. I believe it is acceptable for a few items, but honestly, you're better off just describing the item than sticking Dhe'nar on a headband, or CrazySylvanCulture on a bow.

Bhuryn
05-27-2009, 02:53 PM
Profession based items ARE a no-no. Can't get new ones anymore. Or, atleast you're not supposed to be able to get them. As for the rest, it is pretty subjective what could be seen as an object that is blatantly identified with a given race/culture. I believe it is acceptable for a few items, but honestly, you're better off just describing the item than sticking Dhe'nar on a headband, or CrazySylvanCulture on a bow.

I've just never seen any real IC way to do it. Everytime I see "giantman sword of skull smashin!" type items I want to puke.

Ryvicke
05-27-2009, 03:37 PM
This was the dais one night, I'm a douche for posting this but hell, I'll take out the names:

You see Lord XXXXXX.
He appears to be a Faendryl Dark Elf.
He appears to be very young. He has dark eyes and dark skin. He has long, straight silver hair.
He has a dark deathstone stud in his left nostril, a blackened bone spike in his left eyebrow, and a leering black demon tattoo on his neck.
He is in good shape.
He is holding a nightmare black runestaff etched with ancient faendryl (not capitalized???) runes of sorcery in his right hand.
He is wearing an intricate gold ring, a dark Faendryl knapsack slung over his shoulder, a slim dark silver Faendryl wristband, a decaying broken skull tabard, a thin-chained tiny mistwood hourglass, some black linen casting gloves with silvery sigils, some slouched black leather boots, an ornate black spidersilk satchel slung over his other shoulder, a bleached bone skull periapt, a rat fang fetish, some flawlessly polished spectacles with platinum frames, a rune-etched black Faendryl robe, and some ancient nightmare black Faendryl casting leathers.
>

You see Lord XXXXXX Ta'Mori Faendryl.
He appears to be a Dark Elf.
He is taller than average and appears to be in the bloom of youth. He has silver-flecked clear colored eyes and ashen skin. He has ankle-length, immaculately kept ashen hair cascading down his back in hundreds of convoluted elven-styled braids and riddled with silver-swept hair-clasps dangling glossy black raven feathers. He has an angular face, a sharp nose and sharply-curved pointed ears.
He has some sleek lustrous onyx rings in the upper ridge of his left ear, and a trio of mithglin hoops with bone-beaded raven feathers in the upper ridge of his right ear.
He has an old battle scar across his chest.
He is wearing an ancient Faendryl-forged Maelshyve black diamond talisman shaped in the form of a black widow, some floor-length pallid black spidersilk priests robes embroidered with an elaborate illustration of Maelshyve on the back, some onyx despanal-inset prayerbeads, an ankle-length flame red spidersilk cloak with a black diamond Eorgina symbol, a brilliant eahnor rose, a blackened silver raven charm, a despanal wedding band, a vaalin wedding band (two wedding bands?), a deep black velvet bag swept with silver sigils, and some ankle-tied rune-etched ebon spidersilk sandals capped with notched jet stones.
>

You see Lady XXXXXX Ta'Mori Faendryl.
She appears to be a Dark Elf.
She is taller than average and appears to be very young. She has cloth-swaddled stormy grey eyes and ebon skin. She has waist length, ringleted platinum hair worn in two ponytails. She has a delicate face and a classical nose.
She has a trio of mithglin hoops with bone-beaded raven feathers in the upper ridge of her right ear.
She is in good shape.
She is holding a Faendryl olivewood psaltery in her left hand.
She is wearing a broad-brimmed black leather cavalier hat, a shimmering light silk face-veil, a thin silver choker suspending a scarlet pentacle on a field of grey, a side-laced opalescent silk bodice with opalescent silk sleeves, an ora-edged snow white chemise, a brilliant eahnor rose, some ancient Faendryl-crafted brigandine traced with obscure black diamond runes, a hooded floor-length elven-tailored sinuous ebon cloak riddled with hip-chains, an elven infantry longbow slung over her shoulder, some black vultite bracers, a black eahnor Palestra signet band, some Faendryl ceremonial gloves, a shimmering white chiffon skirt lined with spidersilk and clasped around the hips with a beaded crystal belt, an ancient elven sword case, some vultite leg guards, and some high-heeled elven-styled sharply pointed ebon boots.


No. 1: Sort auto head first guy

No. 2: I don't understand how anyone let "Maelshyve black" in as an accepted color alter, as far as I remember (and I'm not looking this up right now) Maelshyve was Despana's keep that was destroyed by the Faendryl to end the Undead War. I also don't understand why it would be embroidered onto the back of a cloak.

No. 3: I guess Faendryl ceremonial gloves are okay, that Faendryl knapsack sucks hell though.

Stunseed
05-27-2009, 03:42 PM
This isn't the officials. Don't be a puss and post names.

Drunken Durfin
05-27-2009, 04:16 PM
She is holding a Faendryl olivewood psaltery in her left hand.

I dropped a crapload of silver in the random instrument generator a couple of festivals ago. There were several similar items that came out of it that were Human-styled this and Sylvan that.

Yollia
05-27-2009, 04:57 PM
One solution, which I did: "a knee-length black spidersilk skirt sewn with a Faendryl crest." Fair, right?

Morph
05-27-2009, 06:51 PM
heh you guys seriously care how people alter their gear?

Stunseed
05-27-2009, 06:52 PM
Yes. Don't look like a fucking retard is a general rule of thumb.

NocturnalRob
05-27-2009, 06:55 PM
Otherwise...prepare to face the wrath of the PC!!!

Bobmuhthol
05-27-2009, 07:15 PM
I don't understand how anyone let "Maelshyve black" in as an accepted color alter, as far as I remember (and I'm not looking this up right now) Maelshyve was Despana's keep that was destroyed by the Faendryl to end the Undead War. I also don't understand why it would be embroidered onto the back of a cloak.

Uh, it's pretty obviously a black diamond talisman. Maelshyve is a modifier for talisman, not black.

Asrial
05-27-2009, 07:53 PM
Uh, it's pretty obviously a black diamond talisman. Maelshyve is a modifier for talisman, not black.an ancient Faendryl-forged Maelshyve black diamond talisman shaped in the form of a black widow

Is the talisman a depiction of Maelshyve but bits and pieces taken out to form a black widow?

Was it forged in Maelshyve by Faendryl elves?

Is it made of Maelshyve area diamonds?

The world may never know!

What always amuses me about these things is how my character is an expert at determining the differences between Faendryl forged and Vaalor forged.

"Ahh! There it is! I see pixels! It's been shopped!"

Donquix
05-27-2009, 08:29 PM
Your character also knows everyone's name as well as other things. It's more about conveying the look to the other player than the character. It's your responsibility to decide if your character recognizes it.

That being said, those are HIDEOUS items.

DaCapn
05-28-2009, 12:10 AM
I always presumed that there was a layer to GS that we don't see in words. For example: it doesn't take 5 seconds to swing a handaxe, there are sometimes villagers bustling about even if they're not NPCs and even if they're not present in the room description. The same can be said about clothing. You see the word "Faendryl" and it carries implications about the item despite them not being strictly clarified.

In each of the below images, one can immediately make a cultural or political classification of the clothing:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/128583581_5e53d6bc0e.jpg http://www.women-traveling.com/Trips/08Tours/CanadianMountie-web.jpg http://www.africastyles.com/images/m-elegant/mee-1070L.jpg http://www.phototravels.net/kyoto/geisha-n/geisha-kyoto-n-008.3.jpg

And another, since we're limited to 4 images per post:
http://www.eslevents.nl/kleding/landen%20kleding/tirol/lederhosen_eindhoven.jpg

Similarly, one can probably infer that a Faendryl cloak might have some kind of Faendryl crest, logo, flag, etc even if it is not described in the show (to be thorough, I incorporated this into a show on one of those Paradis weapon harnesses). This mechanism fills a knowledge void. My character probably knows what Faendryl traditional clothing looks like yet I, the player, don't. So, someone having that descriptor in their clothing assists player understanding. Also, it allows flexibility in personal perception of the game: all players can imagine the clothing to look however they want while it still remains consistent in the game frame.

If someone were to describe the final image of the Geisha as "a silky floral and tree patterned gown" it could come out sounding like a mumu. So cultural descriptors fill in aspects which can be misunderstood. People work with limited resources in-game. It can't be expected that everyone work the subtleties and tactfully introduce the culture into the show of an item (though I DID do this once when I had the chance).

Of course it can pollute an outfit as shown in some of those examples (it reads sort of how a person wearing all one color looks in real life). It really doesn't look good from an OOC perspective but it certainly makes sense in-game. I've never done more than two cultural branded items at once and I think I only have 3 total. Also, something like "Faendryl-crafted" is arguably less excusable but it's still rather reasonable in my opinion.

Quite a manifesto about something I'm not particularly passionate about, but I'm verbose like that. Anyway, the thing that always struck me about Foxs's outfit is that she looks like a furvert. Well, at least it looks like she USED to (everything was fox fur and she wore a fox mask).