Additional Tattoos

Expansion module for Petra's Tattoo Parlor. Adds 3 achievement-based tattoos: Phoenix (requires 25 resurrections), Dragon (requires 5 Voldemort Encounter kills), and Dragonfire (requires the Dragon tattoo plus an active "Dragon's Breath" buff). Once you own both Dragon and Dragonfire, the parlor's ledger silently merges them into the "Firebreathing Dragon" set. None of this touches your charm stat — every tattoo you own instead feeds a separate "tattoo power" number that the Tattoo Monster lurking in the forest uses to decide how hard it's going to hit you.

Requirements

  • Petra's Tattoo Parlor module: Core tattoo system
  • Visit Petra's Parlor to buy tattoos

The 3 Additional Tattoos

(1) Phoenix Tattoo:

  • Color: Rainbow gradient `` `$p`Qh`^o`&e`^n`Qi`$x``
  • Unlock Requirement: 25 resurrections (default reqphoenix setting)
  • Tattoo Value: +1 toward your tattoo count (standard tattoo value)
  • Meaning: Achievement for dying and coming back many times

(2) Dragon Tattoo:

  • Color: `` `2green``
  • Unlock Requirement: 5 Voldemort Encounter kills (default reqdragon setting)
  • Tattoo Value: +1 toward your tattoo count (standard tattoo value)
  • Meaning: Achievement for slaying Voldemort multiple times

(3) Dragonfire Tattoo:

  • Unlock Requirement:
    • Must already have Dragon tattoo
    • Must have buff named "Dragon's Breath" (default buffname setting)
  • Tattoo Value: +1 toward your tattoo count, same as any other tattoo
  • Mechanics: The instant you own both Dragon and Dragonfire, the parlor's records quietly retire both entries and replace them with a single combo entry named "Firebreathing Dragon" (`` `$fi`Qre b`^rea`&thi`@ng `2dragon``), worth +3 toward your tattoo count instead of the +2 the two separate tattoos would have given you. Dragon and Dragonfire are marked "hidden" and stop appearing individually in your biography.

How Unlock System Works

Phoenix Tattoo:

  • Check resurrections count (from database field)
  • If >= reqphoenix (default 25), tattoo appears in Petra's shop
  • Per-VE resurrections (you must be actively looking for VEs)

Dragon Tattoo:

  • Check dragonkills count (Voldemort Encounters)
  • If >= reqdragon (default 5), tattoo appears in Petra's shop

Dragonfire Tattoo:

  • Must have Dragon tattoo already purchased
  • Must have active buff with name matching buffname setting (default "Dragon's Breath")
  • Only then does Dragonfire appear in shop

Set Bonus Mechanic

How It Works:

  • Buy Dragon tattoo (+1 toward tattoo count)
  • Buy Dragonfire tattoo (+1 toward tattoo count) when you have the Dragon's Breath buff
  • System detects both Dragon + Dragonfire owned
  • Automatically converts to the hidden "Firebreathing Dragon" set entry (+3)
  • Dragon and Dragonfire still tracked (set to "hidden") so they don't re-appear in shop

Net Result:

  • Without set: Dragon +1, Dragonfire +1 = +2 toward your tattoo count
  • With set: Firebreathing Dragon +3 = +3 toward your tattoo count
  • Set bonus = +1 extra point of tattoo count
  • That tattoo count feeds a separate "tattoo power" value, which is the only thing it's actually good for — see below.

Admin Settings

  • reqphoenix: Required resurrections for Phoenix tattoo (range 0-50, default 25)
  • reqdragon: Required VEs for Dragon tattoo (range 0-50, default 5)
  • buffname: Name of buff required for Dragonfire (default "Dragon's Breath")

Admins can adjust thresholds to make tattoos easier/harder to unlock.

What Tattoos Are Actually For

Every tattoo you own — additional or otherwise — feeds Petra's "tattoo power" number, a diminishing-returns curve (not a flat +1-per-tattoo count) that no charm, defense, or shop mechanic anywhere in the game consumes. The only thing that reads it is the Tattoo Monster, a three-headed forest encounter that scales its health and combat stats directly off how inked-up you are. More tattoos means a tougher (but more experience-rich) fight, not a more charming character sheet.

Strategy

Phoenix Tattoo:

  • Die a lot (25 times across all VEs)
  • Not worth intentionally dying just for tattoo
  • Will unlock naturally over time

Dragon Tattoo:

  • Kill Voldemort 5 times (achievable by most players)
  • Focus on VE progression to unlock quickly

Dragonfire / Firebreathing Dragon:

  • Requires Dragon tattoo first
  • Find a module/event that grants the "Dragon's Breath" buff
  • Visit Petra while the buff is active to buy the Dragonfire tattoo
  • System auto-combines it with your existing Dragon tattoo into the Firebreathing Dragon set
  • Worth it for the +1 extra point of tattoo power — and for making the Tattoo Monster meaner, if that's your idea of a good time

Hooks Used

  • petraavail: Check if Phoenix/Dragon/Dragonfire tattoos should be available in shop
  • petraadded: Detect Dragon + Dragonfire combo, replace with Firebreathing Dragon
  • petradescr: Provide description text for each tattoo (currently empty, awaiting translation)
  • petracolor: Define color codes for tattoo display

Comparison to Base Tattoos

  • Base Tattoos: Always available in shop (dragon, heart, etc.)
  • Achievement Tattoos: Unlock after meeting requirements (Phoenix, Dragon)
  • Combo Tattoos: Require multiple tattoos + buff (Firebreathing Dragon)

Additional Tattoos: where you get a rainbow Phoenix for dying 25 times (congratulations on your incompetence?), a green Dragon for killing Voldemort 5 times (basic competence), and a Firebreathing Dragon combo tattoo that quietly bumps your tattoo power by one extra point — power that exists solely so a three-headed forest dog can decide how badly to maul you. Collect them all and become 3% more likely to lose a fight to Cerberus.