I like it. Simple, nothing crazy, just a fun twist to confuse and confound. Go to Comment

I would love to combine this with another bug that takes advantage of the missing sheen though. It attracts a mate, why not something else that may react with the blade.

Perhaps a fresh sheen removal attracts a certain spider that will spin a web cocoon around the "leeched" equipment. Chemicals in the web interact with the leeches excretion and solidify in some kind of uber hard reaction. The web can be removed but it is left with a reddish discoloration that is now much harder than the weapon/armor was. If it is leather, it is no longer supple or bendable. Works best on bladed weapons...but hope it is already sharpened. It will never lose its sharp blade but if it was dull or nicked when wrapped, it will be impossible to sharpen as well. Go to Comment

Simple and strange Go to Comment

Soldiers in peacetime must hate these things. Go to Comment

Interesting and certain to drive curious PC's to distraction as they attempt to find a practical use for the leech or fuss over their "altered" equipment. Go to Comment

No starters to get us moving?

Can't just lead us to water, gotta show us how to drink.

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Make it in work public else you may get some not very flattering votes. ;) Go to Comment

Would work as a wiki if folks put there stuff in the main content area. Good experiment to see how the wiki would work since nothing else has really caught on yet. Go to Comment

Needs some more meat on the bones, but gave me the kick to post a new submission. Come on people, surely you can find some minor magic to add.

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Placeholder-will add several items this week

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Its a great idea for a scroll! I am always fascinated by any non-weapon item, with a more-than-meets-the-eye back story. Will add.

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 Is this supposed to be a scroll or a wiki?  My understanding is anyone should be able to edit the body of the sub, and so be able to put in the new items to appear as one big sub?

 

Otherwise I miss the point of doing it in this style.

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Ok. This idea is more suited to a scroll then a wiki anyway. I was interested in why it was selected. Go to Comment

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The Needles of Zhi and Wu (Acupuncture Needle)

Description:

A set of acupuncture needles ordinary in every way except that they are of a green colour as if made of jade, rumoured to be so potent in healing properties that even revival of the dead are achievable.

The Origin:

These needles are the tools of trade of Bian Que, the miracle doctor of the Era of Spring and Fall. It was rumoured that Bian Que is in fact the offspring of the Goddess of Mercy and is a divine entity himself. According to such sources, these needles have developed direct healing qualities themselves as a result of prolonged contact with Bian Que with his godly presence pervading this set of tools.  

Current whereabouts:

Unknown- Immediately following the end of the Era of Spring and Fall comes the Period of the Warring States, a time of turmoil accompanied by many refugees of wars fleeing the Dragon Empire for more peaceful outlying regions. It was speculated that Bian Que and his family might have been among such refugees.

Note: This is historical fiction since it is genuinely recorded in Chinese history that there was a miracle working doctor known as Bian Que active during what is known as the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period.

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Update: Promoted again to normal status since this is quite an interesting Wiki or at least 2 ppl thought so :) and ppl might want to contribute to it Go to Comment

This is supposed to be a Wiki to the extent I thought this will be a fun submission that everyone can contribute items towards if they want to so putting it as a Wiki is just a way of throwing the sub 'open' so to speak. Since you are able to put in that two lines into the sub, it seems that the 'anyone can edit and have it appear as 1 seamless sub' part does work.

As to why this is currently in 'scroll' format, maybe it's because Muro and I used the 'add an idea' button to add our items (actually I couldn't remember what I did exactly but seeing the "user submitted ideas(2)" header I speculated what's what we did)?

Personally I actually thought the 'scroll' format suits this submission more since it's gonna be a list of items (with short descriptions) and if the format is just one big sub without line breaks it's going to be very hard on the eyes.

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A nice little plot.

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A fairly standard ghost story; as is, it doesn't really speak to me.  Still, you did a lot with your 250-word limit, and I suppose that I can't really expect loads of detail with those kinds of strictures.  Perhaps if you ran it with the right accompanying soundtrack, this piece would really have the chance to shine.

May I humbly suggest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGRO05WcNDk

or possibly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJt-oWDD7U

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Neat!

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