UPDATE: GM Vanah and GM Auchand have a new Shadowplay Gowns update; they now operate in three different states: neutral, dark, or light. Information for altering and gown tiers at
Text of Discord Post follows:
GM Vanah
Shadowplay Gowns
on 19 Oct 2023 5:32 PM
from the Official GemStoneIV Discord
on #forums/paid-events channel
Pasting Auchand ‘s message here for posterity:
In my ongoing efforts to finally be ‘Kenough’, I’ve overhauled Shadowplay gowns in the following manner:
Shadowplay gowns now operate in three different states: neutral, dark, or light.
Their neutral form has new messaging.
Dark and light states can be accessed by casting appropriate spells on the gown. Neutral state can be accessed by DUSTing a gown when it is currently in a dark or light state.
When altering the gowns, you can have three different 15/15/15s (neutral, dark,light) and three different long descriptions (neutral, dark, light). All of those must be provided at the time of alter. If you already have long descriptions, the gown may be further altered to have a look description, but this one must be appropriate for all of the forms, as the dark and light versions will insert messaging after the LOOK to indicate their status.
ANALYZE has been updated, along with GM instructions for altering these gowns.
Pre-existing gowns should auto-update to the new system, but you can ASSIST if yours doesn’t and we’ll help you get it sorted.
ebon-gate
GM Auchand — Today at 5:34 PM
>analyze my gown
You analyze your moire silk gown and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
A wine-hued moire silk gown paneled with songbird embroidery is a Shadowplay Gown. It is currently unlocked to Tier 1 of 4.
At Tier 1, the gown will trap LEAN and LOWER.
At Tier 2, the gown gains the ability to shift from light to dark when certain spells are cast at it. It will also trap CURTSY and TILT.
At Tier 3, it will trap RUB and SPIN.
When fully unlocked to Tier 4, it will trap FOLD and PULL.
When altering this gown, you will need to provide a neutral 15/15/15, a dark 15/15/15, and a light 15/15/15. The same is true for long descriptions. If the gown has a look description, it must be appropriate for all three phases and must accompany long descriptions.
When altering these, you can use synonyms for ‘shadowy’ or ‘luminous’ as long as they are clearly indicative of the intent (namely that when in light form, they are luminescent/luminous/illuminated, and when they are in dark mode, they are shadowy/shaded). The neutral form is just like any regular gown alteration.
You might be able to have a talented merchant lighten the moire silk gown for you or deepen its pockets.
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