Trelawney's Remote Divination

Location

Access via gypsy tent (gypsy.php). Professor Trelawney appears in corner with "particularly ornate crystal ball sitting on table draped with shimmering fabric that appears to have been chosen specifically to distract from the numerous tea stains."

The Pitch

Trelawney adjusts her "enormous spectacles" and speaks in "misty, distant voice":

"Ah, my dear. I sense you wish to gaze beyond the confines of our immediate surroundings? To project your Inner Eye to distant locations? I could assist you in this most delicate of divinations — for the modest contribution of [cost] gold to support my continued research into the Sight."

Cost

Base Cost: 20 gold per your level (default cost setting)

Example: Level 12 = 240 gold per payment

Uses Per Payment: 5 comments allowed (default uses setting, 0=unlimited)

Tracking: talks preference increments with each commentary post

How It Works

Step 1: Pay Trelawney the gold cost

Step 2: Select which city to "divine" (scry into)

Step 3: View that city's commentary section remotely

Step 4: Post comments as if you were physically there (talks counter increments)

Step 5: After 5 comments (default), divination ends and you're pulled back

Step 6: Pay again to continue or switch cities

Out of Uses

When talks ≥ uses limit:

"With a sudden jolt that feels like being yanked backward by a poorly cast Summoning Charm, your vision of [City] dissolves, and you find yourself back in Trelawney's incense-heavy tent."

Must pay again to resume divination.

Insufficient Gold

If you can't afford the cost:

"You offer Professor Trelawney your [gold amount] gold for her divination services, but she peers at you through her enormous spectacles with an expression of profound disappointment. 'My dear, the cosmic forces require proper compensation. I'm afraid your offering is insufficient to part the veils of space. The Inner Eye cannot function on such. budgetary constraints.' She adjusts her glasses and adds in a whisper, 'I also have rent to pay, you know. Divination professors aren't paid nearly what they're worth these days.'"

Available Locations

Can divine any valid city registered by:

• validlocation module hook (cities module locations)
• scrylocation module hook (additional scryable locations)

Cannot divine into your current location (you're already there).

Commentary Hook

Module hooks into commentary system:

• Each time you post comment while divining, talks preference increments
• When talks ≥ uses, kicked out of divination
• Must pay again to reset talks=0 and continue

Professor Trelawney Character

HP Canon:

• Sybill Trelawney: Divination professor at Hogwarts
• Known for dramatic predictions, enormous glasses, and incense-heavy classroom
• Pretends to have the Sight (Inner Eye) but mostly fraud
• Actually made two real prophecies (Voldemort-Harry, Pettigrew-Voldemort)
• Constantly predicting student deaths (never happens)
• Sherry drinker in the books

Module Portrayal:

• Dramatic, misty voice
• Enormous spectacles
• Tea-stained fabrics (sherry stains in books)
• "Inner Eye" terminology
• Cosmic forces justification
• Rent payment joke (rare moment of practicality)

Based on Scry Module

Scry typically allows viewing remote locations. This version adds:

• Trelawney character and dialogue
• HP-themed Inner Eye flavor
• Usage limit system (5 comments per payment)
• cities module integration

Strategy

Multi-City RP: Participate in other cities' commentary without traveling. Great for omnipresent characters or spies.

Cost Management: At level 20, costs 400 gold per 5 comments. Budget accordingly if you're a heavy commentary user.

Strategic Communication: Use to coordinate with players in other cities during events/quests.

Unlimited Mode: If server sets uses=0, pay once and comment infinitely until newday. Much better value.

Cheap at Low Levels: Level 5 = 100 gold for 5 comments. Very affordable early game.

Compare to Travel: If travel costs turns/gold, divination might be cheaper for quick commentary participation.