Writer's Wednesday IV

Hello all,

You may wonder what crafting is going to be like in the future Layonara?  Well,

to

address some questions, here's a look at Tinkering as it has

been

re-engineered (pun intended!):



"Not just the province of gnomes,

tinkering is as much the joy of

discovery as it is the art of creation.

Tinkers fiddle, they twist, they

attach and re-attach and test and tear down

and start over. As such, there

are a great number of things that are made to

make other things - cogs,

levers, devices that hold magical energy, miniature

steam engines - but

not many finished products. However, other crafters have

found that

certain tinkered devices are simply the best possible means to

complete

their own work, and therefore tinkers always have something of value

to

put together - even if it is a little different every time!"

Here

are some items to whet your appetite (all items subject to change

before

release):



Annsi's Copper Glove Weights - Copper, folded and spiked with

screws to

add damage to every strike.



Combustion Chamber - A bronze

chamber reinforced for controlled release of

energy.



Gibbit's

Combustion-Powered Banditry Dissuader - An open framework

designed to be worn

around the waist that flails out with mace heads

when

activated.

Douglas Thaddeus Wyatt Happell the Third's Hot Glue

Gun - A tube of

shining nodaod'urna with a small silken bag on one end that

shoots a

powerful adhesive when activated.

Force of Nature - A staff

of quain with a metal box at the top, attached

by wires and tinkered parts to

a lever that unleashes an incredible wind

when activated.

~Honora on

behalf of the Writing Team