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treat |
Name
treat - to cure animal diseases
Syntax
treat <patient> with [a dose of] turpentine
treat <patient> with [a dose of] turpentine from <bottle>
treat <patient> with [a good] cussing
treat <patient> with [a] kick
Description
Having nerves of steel and the willingness to give things a good wallop are both required in the treatment of horses. Interestingly enough, these two traits are also essential to witchcraft.
This command allows you to cure horses or other player mounts of disease through a three-pronged attack of medicine, headology, and carefully managed violence. You will need some turpentine and skill in crafts.medicine.treatment.disease for the first, skill in magic.methods.mental.cursing for the second, and skill in fighting.unarmed.striking for the third. The more severely diseased the horse is, the more difficult it will be to treat it.
Example
>treat my horse with a dose of turpentine
You administer a dose of turpentine from a large red bottle to the red roan horse.
>treat my horse with a good cussing
You give the red roan horse a good cussin'.
>treat my horse with a kick
You kick the red roan horse firmly but encouragingly.
The red roan horse resolves to get better, and immediately does.
