While writing the description for a custom violin, I came upon something puzzling...
Should the bow be included with the description of the violin?
I think there's one viola design where the bow is in the description, but all the others describe only the viola/in itself.
If not, then... I remember Estarra saying something about how instruments might become two-handed. Could a new item, the bow, be created perhaps somewhere in the artisan skillset (with a very low cost like 1 wood and 1 silk, although real bows were made with horse hair...)? Each piece would be one-handed but the bard would have to wield both in order to play. I know we could always just 'pretend' the bow is there, but ... that's not as fulfilling
Should the bow be included with the description of the violin?
I think there's one viola design where the bow is in the description, but all the others describe only the viola/in itself.
If not, then... I remember Estarra saying something about how instruments might become two-handed. Could a new item, the bow, be created perhaps somewhere in the artisan skillset (with a very low cost like 1 wood and 1 silk, although real bows were made with horse hair...)? Each piece would be one-handed but the bard would have to wield both in order to play. I know we could always just 'pretend' the bow is there, but ... that's not as fulfilling
I like the idea of having a seperate bow! And if you can get the bow away from the bard they can't play! 
Just out of curiosity...
Since a fiddle is the same thing as a violin (thanks Nementh!
) would a design calling it a fiddle be acceptable? Like, for instance, in the Journal section of bookbinding there are diaries. A diary is the same thing as a journal right? So it'd be a similar situation.
Just out of curiosity...
Since a fiddle is the same thing as a violin (thanks Nementh!
) would a design calling it a fiddle be acceptable? Like, for instance, in the Journal section of bookbinding there are diaries. A diary is the same thing as a journal right? So it'd be a similar situation.Mmkay, I guess I'll include the bow in the description then. But a seperate wieldable bow would still be cool... though I guess it's too late now 
Seperate bow would be horrid, you know how hard combat would be trying to keep your bow in your hand so you can play your bloody violin? And then HAVING to get a shield rune so you can parry becuse you cant use a shield? 
QUOTE(Sylphas @ Nov 2 2006, 06:47 PM) 349845
Diaries are a separate noun. Same thing, but separate noun.
Does that mean it's not possible?
