Speculate
| Circle: 1st | Usage: speculate <self/person> |
The most basic use of the speculate verb. Does little, save for some
messaging:
speculate: You gaze off into the distance,
your mind filled with endless possibilities for profit.
speculate <self>: You'd make a pretty good customer if
you do say so yourself.
speculate <person>: You casually speculate if Evita
would make a good customer.
| Circle: 8th | Usage: speculate coin <person> |
Can be learned from Guildleader Kworlin in Muspar'i.
Throws a coin at someone.
Note: The chance to stun someone with a coin increases when
the value of the coin used is higher. (For example, a bronze will
stun more often than a copper.) You will always lose the coin.
The kind of coin you use is based on the amount of coins you have
in each denomination. If you have more copper coins than silver,
then you will be more likely to use a copper than a silver.
| Circle: 12th | Usage: speculate finesse |
Can be learned from Guildleader Willowbrook in Riverhaven.
This ability temporarily raises charisma, giving a boost to the prices
a trader will receive when pawning items and selling gems or pelts/hides/skins.
It will also increase the value of contracts when requesting them.
| Circle: 45th | Usage: speculate chaffer <item> to <targ> value |
Everything after the item is optional as the ability can be used to
provide messaging just to the room, although the messaging to a
specific target is much more elaborate.
If you have enough trading skill you can add a numerical value at the
end to try and convince a specific target of the value of the item in
question. If successful, the target player will appraise the item at
that value for a period of time. The value needs to be entered in
terms of Lirums.
It takes a lot of skill to fool people. The target's appraisal is
measured against your skills in appraisal and trading.
An example of what the trader would see:
speculate chaffer sword to Evita 100:
You call out to Evita,
trying to interest her in a bone-hilted sword.
Using your most sincere voice you extole the virtues of the
bone-hilted sword. "Take a look at the point on it. Why, with the
right skill and a point this sharp, a woman could pierce almost
anything."
Thanks to Knal, Thevelar, and Zaktraw for this information.