Paintings, Drawings, and other Permanent, Non-Language creations ...

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

The idea concerns using the writing code to implement PC artistic ventures. This would simply require a standard reading skill for every character in game, which would be hidden on the PC skill list so as to be less disruptive. Like bards, painters could be prolific, people could draw ansi maps, so on and so forth. A good artist, like a good bard, could gain fame for their work.

The tools used would be the same as for any PC who can write ... scrolls and paper and pens and so forth and so on. It would require no addition to code except to add the 'language' drawing, and to hide the skill from PCs on the skill list.

Further ideas are welcome, but I am thinking about this within the constraints of the game we have, without having to tax Staff to add it. Keep that in mind when considering this simple implementation.

[Cerelum]

The idea concerns using the writing code to implement PC artistic ventures. This would simply require a standard reading skill for every character in game, which would be hidden on the PC skill list so as to be less disruptive. Like bards, painters could be prolific, people could draw ansi maps, so on and so forth. A good artist, like a good bard, could gain fame for their work.

The tools used would be the same as for any PC who can write ... scrolls and paper and pens and so forth and so on. It would require no addition to code except to add the 'language' drawing, and to hide the skill from PCs on the skill list.

Further ideas are welcome, but I am thinking about this within the constraints of the game we have, without having to tax Staff to add it. Keep that in mind when considering this simple implementation.

I have often wondered why this wasn't in the game already.  I mean we have scribble, so why not have painting?

[Cutthroat]

I agree with Cerelum. Always wished to be able to draw in game.

[KIA]

You can draw with chalk in appropriate rooms, but the image slowly decays and becomes illegible. I've always been in support of drawing and painting (with the appropriate skill and tools (like canvas, paint, charcoal etc.) I think 'artist' could deserve its own subguild.

If there is a concern about how prolific paintings and such would become, perhaps put some kind of time limit on the skill so that a painting or drawing took a RL day, and consumed the appropriate materials.

[saquartey]

Why not craft paint canvas into a painting?

It would use paint, but not consume it, and it would consume the painting.  And editor would be opened for the artist to describe the painting.  It could be under an artist subguild like instrument making is under the bard subguild, but honestly, I'd almost people rather ask for it.  Bards IG can get the instrument making skill without the bard subguild if the right strings are pulled.

[Nyr]

Something like this has come up before as a topic of discussion.
http://www.zalanthas.org/gdb/index.php/topic,30512.0.html

Several points have been made in that thread from staff; I think it's worth a read if you want a refresher on it.

[brytta.leofa]

There's a simple solution to the problem of unsupervised paintings and drawings vs. quality control, but I don't know if staff are willing to tackle something of this magnitude for 1.Arm:

Restrict the text to non-alphanumeric characters.

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

There's a simple solution to the problem of unsupervised paintings and drawings vs. quality control, but I don't know if staff are willing to tackle something of this magnitude for 1.Arm:

Restrict the text to non-alphanumeric characters.

Ansi only?

LOL

[The7DeadlyVenomz]

Something like this has come up before as a topic of discussion.
http://www.zalanthas.org/gdb/index.php/topic,30512.0.html

Several points have been made in that thread from staff; I think it's worth a read if you want a refresher on it.

Blargh.

Alright. I forgot this thread. Heh. Nevermind.

[Thunkkin]

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[brytta.leofa]

And map_allanak.

[Bushranger]

The two ascii logos that Thunkkin put up both include alphanumeric characters. Disallowing them will make drawing paintings without alphanumeric characters more difficult.