Weavercrafthall Online Guide, Chapter 1

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1.1 About the Crafthall

Masterweaver: Opa		Craftsecond: Varina
Mastertailor: Jorai		Apprentice Master: Broccal
Weaving, tailoring, knitting, etc. are holdcrafts practiced by many men and women on Pern, as there is a constant demand for clothing, rugs and tapestries, especially during a Pass. The Weavercraft, however, is the best at making most fabrics, and has access to more patterns and techniques than the individual holds. Boasting an on-site museum that holds samples of past craftmasters' handiworks, as well as silks and other complex fabrics and patterns from the Ancient times, the main crafthall in Southern Boll is one of the larger halls on Pern. The Weavercraft has five subcrafts: fibre production, dyeing, knitting, tailoring and weaving. Apprentices start out unspecialized and may choose a subcraft upon being promoted to Journeyranker. Further information about the Weavers is available by typing '+info weaver', or checking out our local help.

The Weavercrafthall is situated at the southwest tip of the Northern Continent, just a few minutes' walk away from Southern Boll Hold. As such, it is under the protection of Fort Weyr. Being so far south, the climate at the Crafthall is extremely warm. The weather tends to be scorching during the summer, and very dry in the wintertime, although considerably warmer in the cold season than the more northern Holds.

1.3 Maps of the Crafthall

                       Weavercrafthall, Ground Floor 
                       (map not completely to scale) 
 
+-----+ 
|     |          +----------------------+ 
|  A  :..........:          B           |      A = Storage Building 
+-----+          |                      |      B = Outside the Crafthall 
           +-----+-------====-------+===+-+    C = Kitchen 
           | /// |                  |     |    D = Great Hall 
           |__C__:          D       :     |    E = Teaching Wing 
           |     :                  |     |    F = Inner Courtyard 
           |     |-------====-------|     |    G = Museum 
           |     |                  :     |    H = Small Workroom 
           |  E  :          F       |  G  |    I = Office Hallway 
         __|     |                  |     |  /// = stairs going up 
        |H :     |-------====-------|     |  ... = path through the forest 
        |__|                I       :     | 
           | /// |               ///|     | 
           +-----+------------------+-----+ 
 
                    : and = indicate doors (traversible exits)

                        Weavercrafthall, 2nd Floor 
                       (map not completely to scale) 

 
       +---+-----+---+ 
       |   | \\\ |   |                    A = Men's Residence Area 
       | A :  B  : C |                    B = Northwest Hallway, 2nd floor 
       +---|-   -|---+                    C = Women's Residence Area 
       |   |     |   |                    D = Men's Apprentice Dorms 
       | D |  E  | F |                    E = Apprentice Hallway 
       |   :     :   |____                F = Women's Apprentice Dorms 
       |   |     |   |  J |               G = Journeyman Hallway 
+------+---+-   -|---+-==-+---------+     H = Southwest Hallway, 2nd floor 
|    G     :  H  :        I         |     I = Masters' Hallway 
|          | \\\ |               \\\|     J = Craftmaster's Quarters 
+----------+-----+------------------+   \\\ = stairs going down 
 
                                : and = indicate doors (traversible exits)

1.4 Weavercraft Knots

Knots are a global system on PernMUSH. Every organization has its own knot, which its members have access to. There are a number of commands involved in the knot systems, and they can be quite confusing, but help on their usage is available. The following information will be helpful for members of the Weavercraft knot.

1.4.1 Keys

The Weavercraft knot has the following keys:

GROUP
Which group the person falls under. Choices are: apprentice, journeyrank, master, resident, staff, crafter (paying students come under 'resident')

I
A 'Y' in this key indicates that the weaver is cleared to interview would-be apprentices.

MENTOR
Who the mentor of the weaver is

POSTING
Where the weaver is posted

PROJECT
What the weaver is currently working on (talk to a knot admin to get this set for you)

POSITION
The position of the person (such as 'Craftsecond')

S
Indicates the chores section an apprentice is in

STU
Abbreviation for which subcraft the weaver is in. Choices are: GEN (general, for those who haven't specialised), FIB (fibre production), DYE (dyeing), KNT (knitting), TLR (tailoring) and WVR (weaving)

1.4.2 Macros

A Weavercraft macro can be accessed by the command '+roster/wvr ' while online. The Weavercraft knot has the following macros:

Lists all apprentice weavers

Crafters: Lists all crafters posted to the Weavercrafthall

Dyers: Lists all weavers specialising in the dyeing subcraft

Fibmakers: Lists all weavers specialising in fibre production

General: Lists all unspecialised weavers

Journeyrankers: Lists all journeyrank weavers

Knitters: Lists all weavers specialising in the knitting subcraft

Masters: Lists all master weavers

Postings: Lists all posted weavers and their postings

Residents: Lists all Weavercrafthall residents

Retired: Lists all retired weavers

Staff: Lists all Weavercrafthall Staff

Students: Lists all paying students in the crafthall

Tailors: Lists all weavers specialising in the tailor subcraft

Weavers: Lists all weavers specialising in the weaver subcraft

1.4.3 Rosters

A Weavercraft roster can be accessed by typing '+roster/wvr [=/]' while online. The Weavercraft knot has the following rosters:

Default: The roster which everyone on PernMUSH can access. Displays a person's idle time, name, rank, posting, subcraft and location.
Info: Chart of 'technical' information. Displays whether a person is connected, whether quiet on the chat channel, their name, sex, time on for, idle time, when last connected and location.
Nonweaver: Chart of resident and staff-related information. Displays a person's sex, name, position, project and status.
Weaver: Chart of weaver-related information. Displays a person's name, rank, subcraft, chores section, mentor, posting, project, and when last connected.
Wwho: Displays whether a person is connected, whether quiet on the chat channel, whether they can interview, their name, rank, status, time on for and idle time.

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