War Paint

Introduction

War paint is an item based system geared specifically towards Barbarians for both functional and just for fun use. To use the system you must first have a paint stick. Thus far they can only be acquired at Osgeth's tent that tends to open at festivals. Occasionally they can be found for sale from other players. There are 48 different images and 10 locations you can paint them in. Only barbarians can apply warpaint to themselves or on others. How effectively you can apply it seems to be based on mechanical lore and agility. It is easier to apply warpaint to someone else than it is to apply it to yourself. All paintsticks come with 10 uses. You can combine up to three paintsticks to get get additional uses. You can also combine two different colors, though you will lose some of the uses. The paintsticks however need to be the same type of warpaint (only Savage paintsticks can be combined with other Savage paintsticks, only Berserker with Berserker, etc).

Applying Warpaint

Different Types of Warpaint

Non-barbarians with Warpaint

Applying Warpaint to "Helpless" Targets

Warpaint Stamps

Warpaint Shapes

Possible Warpaint Locations

Finding Your Best Warpaint

Custom Warpaint

Applying Warpaint

After you buy your warpaint hold it in your hand and STUDY PAINTSTICK to see the options you have. It'll look something like this:

Looking closely at your green paintsticks, you believe that there is enough left for about 3 applications.

You are gripping it for painting a sword in a clenched fist on your face.

RUB PAINTSTICK to change the location you are painting.

TURN PAINTSTICK to change the pattern you are painting.

APPLY PAINTSTICK to paint yourself.

APPLY PAINTSTICK TO <NAME> to paint someone else.

PUSH FIRST PAINTSTICK WITH SECOND PAINTSTICK to combine two paintsticks that are in your hands.

We believe the RT you will incur is based on mechanical lore and agility as well as the complexity and placement of the design you are painting on either yourself or someone else. Your hands and arms must also not be significantly injured or it will prevent you from painting.

To apply warpaint to someone else they must first kneel before the barbarian, have a friendly demeanor, and CONSENT them. All guilds can wear warpaint, but again, only a barbarian can apply it. They can use CONSENT CLEAR after you're done painting.

You may also CLEAN warpaint to remove it.

Sometimes you'll find that when you are painting someone else they will flinch, probably lowering the quality of their warpaint. Its often in people with smaller circles. It may have something to do with their mech lore and agility vs. yours.

It it easiest to avoid the stat negation mentioned below if a skilled barbarian applies the paint to you. Even if you are a skilled barbarian youself, you get the most of your warpaint if another barb applies it to you.

You can apply warpaint while wearing a feature hiding garment but others will not see it on you, nor will you receive the passive bonuses discussed below. You can still use the active bonuses triggered by verbs.

Different Types of Warpaint

So far warpaint comes in four varieties: Basic, Savage, Berserker, and Plunderer. Basic warpaint is of course the most basic going up to Plunderer which is the most versatile. They also are in different shapes so you can tell them apart.

Basic Warpaint

Shape: Cylinder

Price: 500 copper Lirums

Verbs: None

Savage Warpaint

Shape: Cone

Price: 2500 Lirums

Verbs: SCREAM and CONCENTRATE

Berserker Warpaint

Shape: Cube

Price: 5000 Lirums

Verbs: SCREAM, CONCENTRATE and STARE

Plunderer Warpaint

Shape: Small brick

Price: 10000 Lirums

Verbs: SCREAM, CONCENTRATE, STARE and MEDITATE

Passive Boosts

We believe all warpaints have a passive boost when worn. In other words, to get the passive boost all you have to do is wear warpaint of any kind. The passive effects to warpaint appears to be a slight intimidation boost as well as a nifty way to be alerted if someone is looking at you. If you have enough intimidation and another character LOOKs at you they will be frightened enough to elicit a visible response. There appears to be a limit to this effect though. If your warpaint becomes too faded you might not see a reaction even if you do have enough intimidation.

These are the messages of people stealing looks at you:

Jakkon shudders as he looks at you.

You notice Jakkon shake as he looks at you

Jakkon looks at you and shivers.

You notice Jakkon's eyes widen as he looks at you.

You will not receive the passive bonus if you are wearing a feature concealing helm/cloak/chicken suit. You will also not see the frightened look on their face if they look at you from hiding.

Active Boosts

Active boosts are triggered by using the verbs that the more advanced warpaints have. Only Plunderer warpaint has all the boosts available. Also using active boosts by using the verbs will cause your warpaint to flake off much faster. Active boosts have a RT of 3 seconds to start them. The duration your boost will last seems to be dependent on how well the paint was first applied. All the verb boosts appear to have a maximum duration cap (which are listed below) When the boost is over you'll see "The inspiration from your warpaint wears off." Almost immediately you'll also see your warpaint flaking off due to the wear and tear active boosts cause on warpaint. You must then wait about four minutes and 15 seconds before using an active boost again or else you will not get the full effect or duration of the boost. You'll know when you've used it again too soon because you'll see "That did not feel as inspiring as you had hoped." in the messaging. If you have an active boost in progress, removing your warpaint fully will immediately end the boost. You cannot use more than one active boost at a time.

SCREAM: Intimidation boost to more effectively challenge someone or something else's while roaring.

You see -Your eyes flare and your face contorts to emphasize your warpaint.

Others see - Phii's eyes and face set into a mask emphasizing her warpaint.

Max duration: 40-45 seconds

CONCENTRATE: Raises your intimidation resistance against someone else's roaring.

You see -You concentrate on the patterns of your warpaint, steeling your mind and body against fear.

Others see - Phii pauses a moment in concentration.

Max duration: 40-45 seconds

STARE: Boosts charisma

You see - You envision your warpaint in your mind. Using that vision, you flex your muscles and adjust your posture to impressive effect.

Others see - An almost serene look crosses Phii's face as her muscles powerfully flex.

Max duration: 60-70 seconds

MEDITATE: Boosts discipline 10 stat points.

You see - You focus your mind on your warpaint, girding yourself with it like armor.

Others See - A look of determination crosses Phii's face.

Max duration: 60-70 seconds

Random Stat Penalty

Every now and then after applying warpaint you will notice a minus sign next to one of your stats. This is a completely random occurrence. If it bothers you, take off the warpaint and try again. The penalty isn't strong, but it is annoying. Don't worry you don't have faulty warpaint, its just an intended random feature of warpaint. There is a greater chance of avoiding the stat penalty if a skilled barbarian applies your warpaint for you.

Duration of Warpaint

Inevitably your warpaint will flake off over time even if you don't accelerate the aging process by using active boosts. Applied warpaint can last up to five or six hours. Duration is dependent on the skills of the painter applying it (mechanical lore and agility), but not the type of paint. We're not sure yet how effective both your passive and active boosts will be is determined by the fading process, though its likely this is an intended feature. So far neither swimming or rain washes off warpaint. If you're arrested and thrown in jail they will dump a bucket over your head and wash it off. There are ten different states your warpaint will be in from the freshest all the way down to ghostly which will flake off entirely next pulse.

fresh war paint

vivid war paint

deep war paint

matte war paint

dull war paint

muted war paint

faded war paint

dim war paint

faint war paint

ghostly war paint

Non-Barbarians with Warpaint

As I've mentioned barbarians can apply warpaint to characters of other guilds. Nonbarbarians cannot apply warpaint to themselves or to others. In order for the barbarian to paint a nonbarb, they must first set their demeanor to friendly, kneel, and CONSENT the barbarian. Members of other guilds cannot use any of the verbs. They will also not receive the passive bonus of someone shuddering when they look at them. Barbarians will see an amusing message attached to the bottom of the non-barb's character description:

Warrior Mages, Moon Mages

"A mage wearing warpaint, how cute."

Empaths, Clerics, Thieves, Rangers, Paladins, Bards, Traders

"Warpaint but no inner fire -- quite sad really."

Barbarians, because we're so perfect, will see this on other barbarians with warpaint.

He wears his warpaint like a true warrior.

Applying Warpaint to "Helpless" Targets

Another highly amusing feature to warpaint is the ability to paint people who are unconscious/sleeping/immobilized/dead and leave your mark on them. You do not need them to have consent you beforehand. The paint will flake off pretty quickly but the point is clear: "I owned here." They can still use CLEAN PAINT if they no longer wish to have an ugly smear of barbarian awesomeness on them. You cannot paint them if they have an ugly stump for a head. They do have to have a physical head present for there to be any paintage.

apply paint to shiha

You smear your hand with warpaint and slap it onto Shiha's face, leaving a mark for all to see.

Roundtime: 6 sec.

You see Worshipper Shiha, a S'Kra Mur Cleric.

She has a sharp-featured face with a flexible ridged crest which follows the shape of her skull, slitted clear colored eyes and an elegant snout, white scales and a long tail. Painted on her face is an ugly smear of deep red.

Warpaint Stamps

The stamp is another way to utilize warpaint. They were sold in another tent sw of Osgeth's main tent on the beach of Hara'jaal. Its no longer regularly available but I'm sure Osgeth will be back. Stamps are an extension of applying paint to a "helpless" target. They need to be dead, unconscious, or immobile. Hold the stamp in one hand and paint in the other and APPLY PAINT TO <TARGET>. You cannot use stamps on yourself thus far.

apply paint to shiha

You adjust your grip on your paintstick to paint Shiha's face.

You smear your boot stamp with warpaint and slam the stamp onto Shiha's face, leaving a mark for all to see.

Roundtime: 6 sec.

look shiha

You see Minion Shiha, a S'Kra Mur Cleric.

It is considered paint, not warpaint. It will not have any of the warpaint boosts (active or passive) and will fade quickly. It can be removed by REMOVE PAINT. An interesting facet is forge marker's stamps can also be used in correlation with painting helpless targets.

With Grungy's mark:

You see Berserker Grodlaza Phatriov, Nightmare of the Zoluren Cavalry, a Gor'Tog.

He has red-veined clear colored eyes and a broken nose. He has emerald skin. Painted on his face is the image of a Dwarven figure cleaving the toe from a giant foot. Encircling the design, diminutive lettering reads, "Death from below!"

The look will be the same as the forger's mark. There is a great list of forger's marks at Olwydd.org.

Custom stamps will be available from Osgeth at some point. But for now, we have this large variety to choose from:

vulture stamp

jackal stamp

scorpion stamp

goshawk stamp

mongoose stamp

lion stamp

heron stamp

black widow stamp

knuckle stamp

boot stamp

skull stamp

bones stamp

wooden handmirror stamp

wooden shield stamp

angry face stamp

smiling face stamp

large "X" stamp

circles stamp

"X" stamp

seven star stamp

severed finger stamp

dancing girl stamp

Dokora stamp

Lirum stamp

Kronar stamp

adder stamp

cow stamp

unicorn stamp

raccoon stamp

welkin stamp

raven stamp

boar stamp

centaur stamp

wolverine stamp

coyote stamp

donkey stamp

ram stamp

shark stamp

albatross stamp

dolphin stamp

viper stamp

cobra stamp

weasel stamp

ox stamp

shrike stamp

panther stamp

shrew stamp

Warpaint Shapes

horizontal lines a sword in a clenched fist

vertical lines an open hand above a clenched gauntlet

diagonal lines an eyeball skewered by a thin dagger

crisscrossing lines a dragon soaring over a worn mountain range

broad swaths a hooded figure holding aloft a large bowl

solid areas a snarling wolf

circles patterns of splattered blood

squares a skull

random patterns a broken tower

a handprint an unbalanced scale

geometric patterns crossed swords

hashmarks a burning breasplate

dots a two-fisted battle axe

cocentric circles a pair of eyes and a recurved bow

a footprint a curving iltesh

pawmarks stylized warriors in ritualized combat

clawmarks a stylized swan

a stylized raven a stylized cobra

a stylized wild boar a stylized badger

a stylized wild cetaur a stylized eagle

a stylized lion a stylized bear

a stylized black widow a stylized wolverine

a stylized mongoose a stylized panther

a stylized scorpion a stylized dragon

Possible Warpaint Locations

Face

Forehead

Right cheek

Left cheek

Cheeks

Face and neck

Face and torso

Face and arms

Face and legs

Face, arms and legs

Finding Your Best Warpaint

Every barbarian has a special area and special shape that when combined will become a more powerful warpaint. This is important for getting the very most out of your warpaint. It will last longer and the active boosts you use will be more powerful. The combination is unique for every barbarian and you cannot ever change it. For example, for Phii it is boars on the right cheek.

You adjust your grip on your paintstick so you can paint a stylized wild boar.

You adjust your grip on your paintstick so you can paint your right cheek.

The warpaint pattern fires you with confidence!

You smear your right cheek with warpaint.

Roundtime: 3 sec.

That firing of confidence messaging indicates that I have found my ideal spot and shape. Does this mean I can only paint boars on my right cheek? Of course not, but if I want the best of the best out of my warpaint I will. Experiment around and find your own unique shape and area.

Custom Warpaint

Osgeth, the creator of warpaint on occasion has stopped by his tent and made custom warpaint for barbarians. It comes in a custom case and some examples of custom warpaints are:

(GM Iayn) Painted across his face is a broad swath of night-black and white warpaint that covers his forehead, eyes, and right cheek and swipes down and across his heavily muscled torso. Black and white warpaint covers Iayn's massive biceps and forearms with angular barbaric symbols of death and destruction.

(GM Niamah) Painted on the right side of her face are wide jagged lines of coal-black and bone-white warpaint that continue down her neck and right arm. A mesmerizing pattern of Barbarian symbols for death, battle, and victory flow over Niamah's torso and down the right leg.

Like any alteration they are specific to that certain player. You will have to explain your design to Osgeth and why you want it. He does not do anything having to do with dragons. Osgeth has a very surly demeanor so be polite or he'll toss you out.