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''A rough pen made from a section of a reed straw.''
 
''A rough pen made from a section of a reed straw.''
  
The reed pen can hold 0.01kg of liquid. The liquid must be [[black ink]] or any color [[dye]] to [[Papyrus sheet#Inscribing|write on papyrus]]. All 0.01kg of ink in the pen are used even if you abort writing on the papyrus sheet.
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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 0.01kg 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.
  
 
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The pen is also able to hold smaller items which may have zero weight or volume, such as a [[writ of ownership]], [[settlement|settlement deed]] and [[Bank of Wurm|coins]].
The number of letters you can write on a sheet of papyrus is 121 + (pen QL * 2). Decimals are counted, so a 40.50ql pen allows one more letter than a 40.49ql pen.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:15, 8 May 2015

Main / Skills / Carpentry / Reed pen

Reed pen
A Reed pen
Creation
Result
  • 1 Reed pen (0.20 kg)
Skill and improvement

Description

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 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.

The pen is also able to hold smaller items which may have zero weight or volume, such as a writ of ownership, settlement deed and coins.