/**
* A small bard's harp.
* By Liceas - 18/07/02
*/
inherit HELD_OBJ;
void setup() {
set_name("harp");
set_short("small golden harp");
add_adjective("small golden");
set_long("This harp is a much smaller size than a regular harp and has "
"been designed to fit in a single hand, making it much more "
"portable. Its wooden frame has been painted a gold colour, showing "
"it is not as valuable as the more elaborate harps. Strung with "
"brass wire, the instrument has been designed to be plucked with "
"finger nails instead of finger pads.\n");
set_weight(25);
set_value(650);
} /* setup() */
/** @ignore yes */
int do_pluck() {
string str;
if( !query_holder() ) {
add_failed_mess("You have to hold $D before you can play it.\n");
return 0;
}
str = ({"quickly, playing an short tune with an odd beat",
"quickly, making a fast and heavy piece of music",
"badly, making an awful tune",
"slowly, making a calm piece of music",
"blandly, playing a short and dull tune",
"slowly, resulting in a relaxing madrigal",
"up and down once, making a nice set of musical scales",
"in a syncopated way, producing a dance beat",
"carefully, ending in a well-paced piece of music",
"heavily, making a heavy twang noise",
})[random(10)];
add_succeeded_mess("$N raise$s $p spare hand to $D and pluck$s the "
"strings "+str+".\n");
return 1;
} /* do_pluck() */
/** @ignore yes */
int do_play() { return do_pluck(); }
/** @ignore yes */
void init() {
add_command("pluck");
add_command("play");
} /* init() */
