Rental Objects

[Andreas]

Is it possible to make rental objects such as costumes?

There are some places in Arabel where people can rent costumes etc. and I'm trying to figure out if it's possible.

PC enters the costume shoppe. When they type LIST they would see

a pirate costume
a Loviatan priestess costume
a princess costume
a Chultan warrior costume
a dragon costume

The costumes would actually be containers sold by the mob. Inside the container (which would junk when empty) would be all the various pieces of the costume that the PC could wear.

i.e. a pirate costume:
cuffed boots
striped leggings
a red silk sash
a dashing plumed hat
an eye patch
a silver-painted wooden cutlass

The items would have a prog that makes them "disappear" after so much time of being worn or maybe the PC simply couldn't leave the place with the objects?

[Aegir]

Well, it depends on which option you want, because they'd all be possible, really. You could set it so they last until a certain time, or they last only as long as your in that city, or that they last until you logoff.

Tho' I can think of some rather embarassing moments occuring if you run out of time on your costume and suddenly find yourself naked in the middle of a party.

[Andreas]

As decadent as some of the party spots in Arabel are... I don't think anyone would bat an eye at a guest suddenly finding themself naked in the middle of the party!

I guess I'm on the right track and will need someone to fine tune the programming for me later on down the road? I can make a shopkeeper selling container objects with items in the container that people can buy to simulate renting the costume? I know I had a problem with trying to buy a sheath with a dagger in it from a merchant in the past and I just want to make sure I'm not going to run into the same problem again.

[Aegir]

I seem to recall it being said that they changed shops buying containers with items in them because of people accidently selling their packs, so I wonder if thats something your running into. That would have to be answered by Sharni tho'.

[Granel]

You can put in a warning like "you begin to notice the seam of your costume breaking, maybe it is time to change?" or "your gown is starting to turn back into a pumpkin" so that chars have warning before the costume disapears.