Reed pen - Revision history

Brynn at 06:20, 21 December 2025

2025-12-21T06:20:11Z

Palgolak: Updated information about pen quality and number of letters

2020-05-26T18:51:53Z

Updated information about pen quality and number of letters

Oluffus: /* Usage */ weight limit changed

2020-01-03T04:18:11Z

Usage: weight limit changed

NeeNee: /* Usage */ Typo

2019-03-13T13:54:35Z

Usage: Typo

Mordoskull: Formatted to standard and repaired all grammar issues.

2019-03-07T06:18:43Z

Formatted to standard and repaired all grammar issues.

Mordoskull: Added a picture to this poor naked page

2019-03-07T06:13:08Z

Added a picture to this poor naked page

Mordoskull: Added note on inability to be repaired

2019-03-07T06:05:27Z

Added note on inability to be repaired

Seedlings: added info about recipes and almanac reports

2018-03-07T23:41:40Z

added info about recipes and almanac reports

Windowskey: Removed writ of ownership line. Writ of Ownerships are no longer in the game.

2018-03-02T02:17:46Z

Removed writ of ownership line. Writ of Ownerships are no longer in the game.

Marni: + link

2015-05-08T07:18:23Z

+ link

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 [[Category:Containers]]
 [[Category:Storage]]
 [[Category:Babel/R]]

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 * To use the reed pen as a writing instrument, it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]]. It can hold 0.008 kg total.  All 0.008 kg is used up when the pen is used for writing, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted prematurely.
-* The number of letters that can be written on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2), rounded to the nearest full number.
+* The quality of the pen affects the number of letters that can be written on a [[papyrus]] or [[paper sheet]]. For details, see [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|inscribing]].
 * The reed pen is also used for writing [[recipes]] and [[almanac|almanac reports]]. In these cases, the pen and dye/ink quality do not matter, as the whole document will be written regardless of quality.

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 ==Usage ==
-* To use the reed pen as a writing instrument, it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]]. It can hold 0.01 kg total.  All 0.01 kg is used up when the pen is used for writing, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted prematurely.
+* To use the reed pen as a writing instrument, it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]]. It can hold 0.008 kg total.  All 0.008 kg is used up when the pen is used for writing, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted prematurely.
 * The number of letters that can be written on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2), rounded to the nearest full number.

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 * The number of letters that can be written on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2), rounded to the nearest full number.
-* The reed pen is also used for writing [[recipes]] and [[almanac|almanac reports]]. In these cases, the pen and dye/ink quality do not matte, as the whole document will be written regardless of quality.
+* The reed pen is also used for writing [[recipes]] and [[almanac|almanac reports]]. In these cases, the pen and dye/ink quality do not matter, as the whole document will be written regardless of quality.
 ==Additional Notes==

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 ==Usage ==
-To use the reed pen as a writing instrument it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]], it can hold 0.01 kg total.  All 0.01 kg is used up, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted.
+* To use the reed pen as a writing instrument, it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]]. It can hold 0.01 kg total.  All 0.01 kg is used up when the pen is used for writing, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted prematurely.
-The number of letters you can write on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2) rounded to the nearest full number.
+* The number of letters that can be written on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2), rounded to the nearest full number.
-Also used for writing [[recipes]] or [[almanac|almanac reports]] - in these cases, the pen and dye/ink quality do not matter - the whole document will be written regardless of quality.
+* The reed pen is also used for writing [[recipes]] and [[almanac|almanac reports]]. In these cases, the pen and dye/ink quality do not matte, as the whole document will be written regardless of quality.
-==Notes==
+==Additional Notes==
-The pen is also able to hold smaller items which may have zero weight or volume, such as a [[settlement|settlement deed]] and [[Bank of Wurm|coins]].
+* The reed pen can be used to hold smaller items which may have zero weight or volume. Examples of items that fit inside include the [[settlement|settlement deed]] and [[Bank of Wurm|coins]].
-The reed pen cannot be repaired.
+* The reed pen cannot be repaired or improved.
 [[Category:Writing]]

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 {{ItemBox
 |name=Reed pen
-|image=none.jpg
+|image=reedpen.jpg
 |active=[[carving knife]]
 |passive=[[reed plants]] (0.20 kg)

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 ''A rough pen made from a section of a reed straw.''
-To use the reed pen as a writing instrument it must be filled with [[black ink]] or any colour of [[dye]], it can hold 0.01kg total.  All 0.01kg is used up, even if the [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|scribing]] action is aborted.  The number of letters you can write on a sheet of [[papyrus]] is 121 + (pen QL * 2) rounded to the nearest full number.
+==Usage ==
 The pen is also able to hold smaller items which may have zero weight or volume, such as a [[settlement|settlement deed]] and [[Bank of Wurm|coins]].