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1. Theoretically, any tier -- but it'd be a waste of time before T3, and becoming that talented at making puppets would take lots of experience(about as long as it takes to hit T4, I'd say.) That said, you can still only use curses available to your tier. T1 puppeteers couldn't go around cutting vocal cords, even if they had somehow gotten their hands on a detailed puppet. 2. No, but just like normal puppets, you could only cast curses specific to the material you're using. So for a T4 Puppeteer to make one of these out of clay would be foolish. Good questions, I'll add both of these into the lore post.

A puppeteer experimenting with a detailed puppet “It was previously thought that Soul Puppetry could not effect overly-specific parts of the body with their curses. As such, puppeteers could not cause a solitary finger to melt from one’s hand, or a single blotch of flesh to decay. This, however, is only true due to the fact that puppets need only loosely resemble the person they are connected to. When a puppet is vague, so are the curses. But when a puppeteer takes his craft a step further, interesting results ensue.” -Anonymous Puppeteer, 1st of the Grand Harvest, 1590 Puppets do not need to be hyper-accurate. A tail and snout for a Kharajyr and pointy ears for an elf is about as in depth as they go. These have always been enough for the regular puppeteer -- they get the job done, so why would anyone bother wasting hours and hours making a puppet more precise? From the average puppeteers perspective, doing so would be a waste of time. However, when an artist takes up the magic, the pastime of forging “unnecessarily” accurate puppets yields shocking boons. When a puppet is made to perfectly resemble their target, startlingly so, a whole new string of possibilities reveal themselves. The red-line prohibiting curses from targeting specific parts of the body does not apply for these creations. In addition, if one had studied the anatomy of the targeted race, they could perform flesh curses on their organs, or insides. This would allow the snipping of vocal cords, or even the puncturing of a heart. Creating a detailed puppet Most puppeteers, if not all, have mastered the art of creating puppets. But making these more elaborate puppets is an entirely new task. A brief glance is no longer enough to mimic a person’s appearance. You would have to know every detail, and missing one thing would nullify the entire process. For example, if someone had a scar running across their knee, and a puppeteer overlooked this factor, the puppet would act as a normal one would. Specific curses would not open up to them, even if they managed to replicate every other detail. There is no in-between; a puppet either has access to the full-range of curses(when extremely detailed) or only the one’s available to a common puppet. The only exception to this rule is that you do not necessarily need to give the puppet organs unless you wish to inflict specific curses that require them. These are works of art, and precision is requisite to their functioning. If one seeks to inflict flesh-curses on a puppet’s insides, you would need to replicate their internal organs inside the puppet. This requires the puppeteer to have studied the anatomy of their target’s race, usually via dissection(not necessarily of their target, but of someone with similar anatomy.) In this way, puppetry becomes similar to conjuration. If your target has an unnatural biology (missing a kidney, or scars inside their body) these would need to be incorporated into the puppet. That said, there’s a tad more leniency with the accuracy of the puppet’s insides. This is in order to avoid puppeteers needing to actually dissect their target before inflicting these curses on them, as this would likely kill their victim and hurt roleplay for the targeted party. Theoretically, any tier would be capable of making these puppets; but the artistic talent associated with making a puppet as accurate as these ones is something only really possible after months and months of experience. In addition, it wouldn't really be beneficial to a puppeteer below T3. These puppets can be made out of any material that the normal puppetry lore allows, but curses are still relative to the material you're using -- just like normal puppets. Red Lines: These are not easy to make. You must be as much an artist as a puppeteer to make them. Bodily items (blood, saliva, flesh, etc) are still required for these to work. Even a minor mistake ruins the entire puppet. That said, failed hyper-accurate puppets could still be used as normal ones. You must roleplay gathering information on your target’s appearance and their race’s biology. Not doing so would be powergaming. These are incompatible with the T5 puppets (puppets with magical properties) because they do not match their target’s appearance well enough. I.e, you cannot make a netherrack puppet and use it to set individual fingers on fire. If at any point the appearance of your target changes, you would need to replicate this on the puppet before proceeding with curses. This would not severe the connection, only temporarily interrupt your curses. Curses available with a detailed puppet All the regular curses are available, only now you can target more specific areas of the body. Individual fingers, toes, or even specific pieces of flesh. As was previously mentioned, you can also now inflict flesh curses on your target’s organs. This can only be done with a puppet that has its insides filled with an accurate representation of their target’s insides. Flesh curses include, but are not limited to: cutting vocal cords, puncturing heart, snapping bones, carving into bones, etc. It’s important to note that puppeteers could already mute their targets, kill them, and inflict excruciating pain. Those three effects, save for killing someone, would end once the connection broke. These, however, would remain, as they are flesh curses. If you wanted to inflict curses on someone’s insides, you would have to first open the puppet up. This does not replicate on your target, unless you intended it to. If this is done clumsily, and in the process you mess up details of the puppet, it would revert to a normal puppet. Red Lines: You cannot inflict flesh curses on the insides of your victim unless your puppet also has “insides.” You must open up your puppet to inflict flesh curses on the insides of your victim. You could make one of these a life puppet.

Assuming you're referencing Medeusculors: these could hardly be referred to as a technological advancement. They're literally purely aesthetic. The only slight boon is an improved aim, but you still need to connect to the void, draw out the element and launch it at your enemy. The trigger doesn't even really do anything. As for the actual lore -- it's well written, but I don't personally believe guns (that actually act as guns) have a place on LotC. That is only my opinion, though. Good luck on the lore!

for a second I thought this was a serious post and then I saw you posted it

(WARNING: Suicide related topics ahead. Proceed at your own risk.) The wind howls outside of an empty abode, the moon’s glow casting a soothing shine upon pale floorboards. Droplets of rain batter the houses’ wooden exterior, causing a sporadic drumming sound to resonate about the dwelling. Shrieking gales flap the house’s unhinged door ferociously, the sound of such adding to the already tense night. Terrific streaks of lightning light up a rickety sign outside of the abandoned home: Elwyn Toren All residents of the city hide within their homes, shielding themselves from the storm’s mercilessness. Only one solitary figure roams the streets, his pale digits curled around the base of an ebony stave. His head is ducked, blonde strands falling over his visage. The man walks at a hindered pace, the staff used to aid his progress. Throughout the length of the tempest-torn night the cloaked magi wanders, delivering sealed envelopes to a number of doorsteps. These letters are letters of departure. Goodbyes. But soon his work concludes, and he must take his leave. As the cowled ‘aheral makes for the hills, the morning light glints off of a book tucked beneath his arm, revealing its worn title: Samuel Beadoin’s Journal Sul’ceru stares at his crimson matted palms, his emerald orbs wrought with fury. Within his fingers is a bloodied dagger, and upon the ground is a letter. The young mali’s vice-like grip upon his blade’s hilt whitens his tan digits, as a tear descends unto the parchment noiselessly. You were so blind. You could’ve prevented it. The boy shouts, hurling his dagger across the room. It lands with a clatter, leaving an unremarkable stain of blood upon the spot where it collided with the wall. And now you’ve done precisely what he wished you not to do. His conflicted countenance glistens with tears. The ‘ame claws at his flesh with uncut nails, growling uneasily. But she deserved it, didn’t she? She had it coming.. He ascends into a standing position, chest heaving. Yes . . she deserved it. She started this. The boy steps gently unto a box, his fingers curling around the rugged rope of a noose. His cranium slips through its form, lids drifting shut. And now I will end it. Sorry for the short and somewhat terrible writing! I have been slow with writing this, and rushed it out. - I’ll be taking a break from LotC, and this post serves the purpose of explaining the absence of my characters. Sul’ceru is PK’d, however, Elwyn is simply absent. I can’t say how long I’ll be gone, or if I’ll ever return. It really depends on whether or not I regain the will to roleplay. All in all, it’s been a fantastic experience, and I regret none of the time I’ve spent here. Now, some of you deserve a more personal goodbye. Please do not be offended if you are not included in this list, as you probably still mean a lot to me. This is for the people who really altered my experience on LotC. ImCookiie “Hoe #2, Cooks, Paulo” Cooks… cooks, cooks. Where do I start? You’re a filthy hoe, you should tek a wak, uhm… yea that’s it k bye. Chamosial “Hoe #1, Chamsy, Holly” We haven’t really spoken much lately, which saddens me. But that doesn’t change the fact that you’re one of the best RPers I’ve met, and you’ve been a part of some of my most jovial moments on LotC. I’ll never forget the good ol’ days, full of Druid-torturing, Hallowvale, and Fi’Ceru hangin’. Keep on hoeing, hoe. Mephistophelian Although we don’t always speak, and we haven’t RPed in quite a while, you still deserve to be mentioned. I’m still baffled as to why you took Sam on as your apprentice so long ago; we had different timezones, my RP wasn’t that good, and I had zero magical experience . . -- really, what were you thinking? Buuuut, that choice of yours changed my life on LotC permanently. You introduced me to a new kind of RP, one that I quite liked. To be frank, I would’ve left LotC ages ago if not for you. Thanks for answering all of my magical inquiries, and thanks for the great times, Hugo. Wendigo(insert random numbers here) Please remove those numbers from your name, thanks. Just kidding, Austi. You’re one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, and I ask that you never change that about yourself. Your roleplay is amazing, and you’ve given me so many reasons to thank you. Keep it up, buddy. I feel bad for including so few people on the above list, largely because I’m too lazy to thank all of you. But some of you deserve to be thanked, and thusly, the following list. Special goodbyes I feel bad for including so few people on the above list, largely because I’m too lazy to thank all of you. But some of you deserve to be thanked, and thusly, the following list. Thank you to: Ski, Murlocs, Charcoal, Trinn, Tom, Mich, Leslie, Coolio, Anadunae, Eve, and anybody else who I’ve forgotten. See’ya later, LotC.

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