Treat
Treat | |
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Command information | |
GP Cost | ? |
Learnt At | ? |
Skills Used | crafts.medicine.treatment.disease, magic.methods.mental.cursing, fighting.unarmed.striking |
Items Needed | turpentine |
Guild | Witches' Guild |
They said she had the Touch, although she just said that the best medicine for sheep or man was a dose of turpentine, a good cussin' and a kick. Bits of paper with Granny's own recipes for sheep cures stuck out all over the book. Mostly they involved turpentine, but some included cussin'.
A horse remedy needs to be especially strong.
Contents
Acquisition
- Only witches can learn the treat command.
- Nanny teaches it to those who have enough of some skills. The following was enough to learn it:
- crafts.medicine.treatment.disease 30 levels (to be confirmed)
- magic.methods.mental.cursing 30 levels (to be confirmed)
- fighting.unarmed.striking 16 levels (to be confirmed)
You say: teach me please Nanny Ogg nods. Nanny Ogg says with a Lancrastian accent: 'Bout time you learned a new trick, luv. Nanny Ogg whispers to you with a Lancrastian accent: I heard this one was invented by a sheep witch down on the Chalk, may she rest in peace. Nanny Ogg looks solemn for a moment. Nanny Ogg whispers to you with a Lancrastian accent: You'll be needing some supplies to use it, of course. Smart gel like you will know where to find 'em. Nanny Ogg nods knowingly at you. Nanny Ogg loudly exclaims with a Lancrastian accent: Run along now an' give it a try!
Components
You need turpentine.
Assess health (optional)
Assessing the health of a rideable horse uses crafts.medicine.diagnosis (TM confirmed).
At 59-196 bonus, the health of a horse will seem to fluctuate between good and ill every time it is assessed, and there will be a note about the "untrained eye".
assess horse health The bay horse: To your untrained eye, he seems to be sick with some sort of horse illness.
Assessing a horse's health takes 25 GPs (to be confirmed).
Treat
To treat the horse you need to succeed in treating it in 3 different ways:
syntax treat Forms of syntax available for the command "treat": treat <living> with [a dose of] turpentine from <bottle> treat <living> with [a good] cussing treat <living> with [a dose of] turpentine treat <living> with [a] kick
- Treating a horse with turpentine requires crafts.medicine.treatment.disease (listed in helpfile) and takes 20 GPs (to be confirmed).
- If you fail you don't use up the turpentine. Phew!
- Treating a horse with cussing requires magic.methods.mental.cursing (listed in helpfile) and takes 20 GPs (to be confirmed).
- Treating a horse with a kick requires fighting.unarmed.striking (listed in helpfile) and takes 20 GPs (to be confirmed).
Once you succeed the third treatment it's immediately cured!
Failure
Treating a horse with turpentine
treat horse with a dose of turpentine from bottle You try to administer a dose of turpentine from a large turquoise bottle to the bay horse in between opening and closing it, but he shies away, nose wrinkling.
What the horse owner sees for failure to treat a horse with turpentine:
<Witch> tries to administer a dose of turpentine from <bottle> to <name of> the <colour> horse in between opening and closing it, but <he/she> shies away, nose wrinkling.
Treating a horse with cussing
treat horse with a good cussing You begin swearing at the <colour> horse, but <he/she> starts crying and you feel too bad to continue.
<Witch> begins swearing at the <colour> horse, but <he/she> starts crying and she feels too bad to continue.
Treating a horse with a kick
Failure will cause about 100 to 200 HP damage when the horse kicks.
treat horse with a kick Hp: 1934 (2134) Gp: 346 (366) You try to kick the bay horse, but he deftly evades the blow and kicks you instead.
What the horse owner sees for failure to treat a horse with a kick:
<Witch> tries to kick <name of> the <colour> horse, but <he/she> deftly evades the blow and kicks her instead.
Success
Treating a horse with turpentine
treat horse with a dose of turpentine from bottle You administer a dose of turpentine from a large turquoise bottle to the bay horse in between opening and closing it.
What the horse owner sees for success in treatment with turpentine:
<Witch> administers a dose of turpentine from a large turquoise bottle to <name of> the <colour> horse in between opening and closing it.
Treating a horse with cussing
treat horse with a good cussing You give the bay horse a good cussin'.
What the horse owner sees for success in treatment with cussing:
<Witch> gives <name of> the <colour> horse a good cussin'.
Treating a horse with a kick
treat horse with a kick You kick the bay horse firmly but encouragingly.
What the horse owner sees for success in treatment with a kick:
<Witch> kicks <name of> the <colour> horse firmly but encouragingly.
After the third success:
The <colour> horse resolves to get better, and immediately does.
See also
Help
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