Tattoos

Tattooing is the art of illustrating the body with permanent images and empowering them with energies, which are generally defensive in nature. In order to apply inks, it takes a physical manifestation of power, which can only be done through the channeling of ka energy. Since ka is mastered through the study of kata, monks are the sole practitioners of the art of tattooing. At some point in the study of kata, a monk will be able to harness the energies of his or her tattoos to use as armour, though this is only possible if the monk wears no other armour, including great robes. Thus, the legend of naked fighting monks have emerged. Of course, non-monks often seek out tattoos for their secondary powers as well as for aesthetics, making the art of tattooing a lucrative profession for monks. Syntax: TATTOOS LIST TATTOOS POWERS TATTOOS FAVOUR <tattoo> TATTOOS UNFAVOUR <tattoo> For those with tattoos, you can list the tattoos on your body as well as list the powers of your tattoos. You may also favour one of your tattoos, which means that one tattoo (so long as it is not covered by clothing) will be visible on a brief examination of yourself. Syntax: EXAMINE <person> TATTOOS EXAMINE <person> TATTOOS <tattoo id> Anyone can examine another's visible tattoos (i.e., not covered by clothing), and further examine the details of a specific visible tattoo on that person.

Skill	Learned At	Description
Preparation	Inept+0%	Prepare your skin for tattoo armour.
Inking	Inept+0%	Learn how to the basics of inking tattoos.
Fingers	Inept+0%	From knuckles to tips decorate fingers.
Toes	Inept+50%	Don't leave the toes out in your illustrations.
DamageAbsorption	Novice+0%	Absorb damage by specific type.
Neck	Novice+50%	The neck is a canvas for the adept.
Face	Apprentice+0%	Small markings on the face give character.
IllusionPerception	Apprentice+50%	See through illusions with the power of tattoos.
Wrists	Capable+0%	Illustrate the wrists with wonders.
Ankles	Capable+50%	Mark your ankles with illustrated designs.
DamageBuff	Adept+0%	Increase damage by specific type.
Hands	Adept+33%	Hands can be a fine canvas for tattoos.
DivineTattoo	Adept+66%	The Gods themselves will appreciate these tattoos.
Feet	Master+0%	Beauty starts from the feet on up.
Charisma	Master+50%	Influence others with the strength of tattoos.
Arms	Gifted+0%	Illustrate arms from shoulder to wrists.
Interference	Gifted+33%	Interfere with magics of unwanted movement.
Legs	Gifted+66%	Decorate legs with masterful illustrations.
Waist	Expert+0%	The waist provides a sensual canvas.
ElementalTattoo	Virtuoso+0%	Braving the elements is easier with these tattoos.
Gut	Virtuoso+50%	Tattoos on the gut can be quite sensual.
EnchantedTattoo	Fabled+0%	Enchantments last longer with such tattoos.
Back	Fabled+50%	Illustrations on the back can be powerful.
PowerTattoo	Mythical+0%	Enhance your power with this tattoo.
Chest	Mythical+50%	The chest is a great canvas for inking tattoos.
TattooMaster	Transcendent+0%	Increase the power of your tattoo armour.

Preparation

Tattoo Weights Available
Body Part	Weight
Fingers	5
Toes	5
Neck	10
Face	10
Wrists	10
Ankles	10
Hands	25
Feet	25
Arms	50
Legs	50
Waist	100
Gut	100
Back	200
Chest	200

Syntax: PREPARE SKIN Power: 25% reserves Outlay: 15 magicink

With a powerstone and some magic ink to hand, you can prepare your skin for the tattoos of a dedicated and fearsome monk. You can prepare your skin up to four times, and each time will grant some basic armour protection, stacking up to a maximum of 8%. See HELP ARMOUR for more details.

Inking

Syntax:

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH <power> INK LIFT <id> FROM <person> SKINDESIGNS

Tattooing is not only the art of illustrating the skin, but also of infusing ka energies into the ink itself, creating a symbiotic link between the tattoo and the subject's natural ka field. This is an intense procedure requiring concentration and focus. As every tattoo has a weight (how large and/or detailed it is), it will naturally take longer to ink a tattoo with a greater weight than one with a low weight. If the tattoo artist loses concentration during the process, they will consume the tints needed to ink the tattoo. At the end of the process, the tattoo artist will infuse the tattoo with a ka field, draining his or her own energy reserves in the process (amount approximately 1% of power reserves per 1 point of weight). Powerstones and powerplex jewels may be used as part of the power cost. All inking must be done in a tattoo parlor equipped with a tattoo workbench.

Tattoos are permanent. However, the tattoo artist can lift the tattoo which is just as time consuming and power-draining as inking a tattoo.

In order to use a tattoo design (or lift a tattoo), you must have the skill to ink both the bodypart and the tattoo's power. The weight is set in the design.

Note: You are able to tattoo yourself on any bodypart besides the back. The tattoo needle artifact will allow you to tattoo your own back.

Additional Notes:

The sum of all available weights for the whole body is 800. You can have multiple tattoos on a single body part (if they fit within weight limits). You can also have multiple tattoos of the same type on different body parts, and these will be accumulative except if otherwise noted.

Fingers

Maximum Weight: 5

Ink illustrations upon the fingers of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS FINGERS.

Toes

Maximum Weight: 5

Ink illustrations upon the toes of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS TOES.

DamageAbsorption

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH <dmg type> DAMAGE ABSORPTION

You can tattoo designs with the damage absorption power for specific damage types. It cannot be stacked for additional protection with the same damage type, but can provide coverage for as many different damage types as you have tattoos for.

100 points of tattoo weight will confer 1/5 resistance to that damage type. This tattoo will give NO benefit at less than 100 weight.

The damage types available are:

Cutting Blunt Magical Electrical Fire Cold Asphyxiation Poison Divinus Excorable Psychic

Neck

Maximum Weight: 10

Ink illustrations upon the neck of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS NECK.

Face

Maximum Weight: 10

Ink illustrations upon the face of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS FACE.

Wrists

Maximum Weight: 10

Ink illustrations upon the wrists of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS WRISTS.

IllusionPerception

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH ILLUSION PERCEPTION

You can tattoo designs with the illusion perception power. This will increase the ability to perceive an illusion. For each point of weight, there will be a .05% bonus to see through illusion up to a maximum of 5% (100 weight).

Ankles

Maximum Weight: 10

Ink illustrations upon the ankles of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS ANKLES.

Hands

Maximum Weight: 25

Ink illustrations upon the hands of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS HANDS.

DamageBuff

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH <dmg type> DAMAGE BUFF

You can tattoo designs with the damage buff power for specific damage types. It cannot be stacked for additional buffs with the same damage type, but can provide coverage for as many different damage types as you have tattoos for.

100 points of tattoo weight will confer 1/5 buff to that damage type. This tattoo will give NO benefit at less than 100 weight.

The damage types available are:

Cutting Blunt Magical Electrical Fire Cold Asphyxiation Poison Divinus Excorable Psychic

Feet

Maximum Weight: 25

Ink illustrations upon the feet of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS FEET.

DivineTattoo

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH DIVINE TATTOO

You can tattoo designs with the divine tattoo power. This will increase the essence when offering to a divine. For each point of weight, there will be a .1% bonus for your offerings up to a maximum of 10% (100 weight).

Charisma

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH <influence type> CHARISMA

You can tattoo designs with the charisma power for specific influencing (charity, seduction, empower, weaken, paranoia). 100 points of tattoo weight will confer 1/5 buff to that influence attack type. This tattoo will give NO benefit at less than 100 weight.

Arms

Maximum Weight: 50

Ink illustrations upon the arms of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS ARMS.

Interference

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH INTERFERENCE

You can tattoo designs with the interference power. This will increase the ability to be able to avoid forced magical movement. For each point of weight, there will be a .1 bonus to avoid summoning-type abilities up to a maximum bonus of 10 (100 weight).

Legs

Maximum Weight: 50

Ink illustrations upon the legs of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS LEGS.

Waist

Maximum Weight: 75

Ink illustrations upon the waist of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS WAIST.

ElementalTattoo

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH <element> ELEMENTAL TATTOO Minimum Weight: 50

You can tattoo designs with the elemental tattoo power for a specific element (fire, air, earth, water). This will give a 5% chance to avoid infernos (fire), whirlwinds (air), earthquakes (earth), and currents (water) when travelling on the elemental planes. This bonus does not stack with tattoos of the same element. Note there is no advantage of imbuing a tattoo with a weight over the minimum weight.

Gut

Maximum Weight: 100

Ink illustrations upon the gut of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS GUT.

EnchantedTattoo

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH ENCHANTED TATTOO Minimum Weight: 100

You can tattoo designs with the enchanted tattoo power. This will give a 5% chance when using any enchanted item that the charge used will be renewed. This bonus does not stack with other tattoos of this type. Note there is no advantage of imbuing a tattoo with a weight over the minimum weight.

Back

Maximum Weight: 200

Ink illustrations upon the back of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS BACK.

PowerTattoo

Syntax: INK <design> ON <person> WITH POWER TATTOO Minimum Weight: 100

You can tattoo designs with the power tattoo power. This will increase the amount of power reserves can hold by 20%. This bonus does not stack with other tattoos of this type. Note that all power tattoos have a flat weight of 100.

Chest

Maximum Weight: 200

Ink illustrations upon the chest of your subject. You must be in a proper tattoo parlor to ink tattoos. Also see SKINDESIGNS CHEST.

TattooMaster

The tattoo master ability increases the armour amount for monks who choose to use tattoos exclusively as their armour.