Black piano

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Black piano
Musical instruments Information
Type Keyboard
Tuneable No
Mallet No
To play, must be... On ground
Size unknown
Weight unknown
Material unknown
Other None


Description

The piano is almost entirely conventional... a welcome respite from the unrelentless morbidity of the rest of the room. The sole concession to the unusual is that the colours of the keys have been inverted... the ones that should be white are black, and the ones that should be black are white.

Where Found

Public Area

  • The mansion on Zombie Walk in Genua.

Store

  • None.

Messages

Play

Bonus Range Message
193-210 You play a tune on the black piano that fails to be at all scary.
210-252 You hit a few keys of the black piano, playing some low notes.
193-210 You play a boring sonata on the black piano.
244-252 You play a few eerie notes on the black piano.
244-252 You play a few broken chords on the black piano.
244-283 You lightly touch the keys of the black piano, playing a few spooky chords.
252-283 A dramatic melody sounds from the black piano as you play it.
283-325 You tease the keys of the black piano, playing a complicated sonata that sends shivers down one's spine. Best message

Serenade

Bonus Range Message
193-210 Randomly hitting at the keys of the black piano, you serenade <target> with an irritating song about bunny rabbits.
198-210 You serenade <target> on the black piano with a rude song about hedgehogs.
252 You play a boring tune for <target> on the black piano.
252 You hastily serenade <target> with a poorly phrased song on the black piano.
252 You serenade <target> with a song about bats on the black piano.
339 You play the black piano, serenading <target> with a song proclaiming for the world to hear that death need not be a barrier to love.
339 You serenade <target> on the black piano with a song extolling the joy of dying together.
339 Fingers caressing the keys of the black piano seductively, you serenade <target> with a tune invoking images of black roses, ruby blood and midnight dances.

Perform

Bonus Range Message
193-252 You play a clash of notes which totally fail to be scary on the black piano.
198-252 You perform an uninspired solo on the black piano.
193-252 You play a brief and uninteresting solo on the black piano.
252 You perform an eldritch solo on the black piano.
325 You perform a dull solo on the black piano.
339 You expertly perform a spooky solo that ends at a frenzied pace on the black piano.
339 Fingers lightly touching the keys, you perform a chilling solo on the black piano.
339 With fingers moving at an other-worldy speed, you play the black piano, creating an eerie solo with low, lingering notes that sound like the groans of tortured souls.

Other Information