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Miles' aforementioned lack of skill in tailoring gave him a rather stinging answer to his unspoken question of "It's a robe--how hard can it be to make one?" The Robe, sewn entirely on [[Milan]]'s sewing machine, had to be completed in stages; two panels of the front, initially meant to be made contiguous with the sides, were left flapping in the breeze for the Robe's premiere, due to time constraints. Undaunted, Miles tied each of their ends in sizable knots and used the Robe to capable effect, even in that state, for a number of weeks.
 
Miles' aforementioned lack of skill in tailoring gave him a rather stinging answer to his unspoken question of "It's a robe--how hard can it be to make one?" The Robe, sewn entirely on [[Milan]]'s sewing machine, had to be completed in stages; two panels of the front, initially meant to be made contiguous with the sides, were left flapping in the breeze for the Robe's premiere, due to time constraints. Undaunted, Miles tied each of their ends in sizable knots and used the Robe to capable effect, even in that state, for a number of weeks.
  
The Robe is currently in a state of complete continuity, but a number of touch-ups--now largely cosmetic rather than structural--still await addition. Still, it's come a long way since he originally sewed the sleeves on inside-out.
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The Robe is currently in a state of complete continuity, in part due to the advice and assistance of his once-professional seamstress grandmother, though a zealous bout of running has caused the neat closure at the neck to come apart. Still, it's come a long way since when he originally sewed the sleeves on inside-out.
  
 
Interestingly, the pattern used for the Robe came from a Simplicity pattern originally designed to emulate the Jedi from Star Wars (the other, more medieval design was sold out). As the Robe is white and hooded, the pointed tip of the hood causes the Robe to that much more convincingly resemble a Ku Klux Klan uniform--a fact which Milan astutely noted at the Robe's premiere. As such, the usual requirement for Unicorns to raise their hoods while using [[Teleport]] was waived to prevent misunderstandings with the typical ethnic demographics that share the expansive park which Siar Geata calls home.
 
Interestingly, the pattern used for the Robe came from a Simplicity pattern originally designed to emulate the Jedi from Star Wars (the other, more medieval design was sold out). As the Robe is white and hooded, the pointed tip of the hood causes the Robe to that much more convincingly resemble a Ku Klux Klan uniform--a fact which Milan astutely noted at the Robe's premiere. As such, the usual requirement for Unicorns to raise their hoods while using [[Teleport]] was waived to prevent misunderstandings with the typical ethnic demographics that share the expansive park which Siar Geata calls home.

Revision as of 22:37, 9 March 2010

In short, a white hooded robe with a bit of a backstory, created by Miles from SG/CW.

The longer version, seeing as you're still here, harkens back to the days in which Miles, inspired by quests in which Monsters slightly more interesting than Goblins and Troglodytes were being played to rather nifty effect, started flipping through the Dor to find interesting Monsters to play. As a flurb, he wanted something interesting but not too heavy on combat; at the same time, as only a novice garb-crafter, he wanted something relatively simple to make. Upon realizing that a white robe was a necessary ingredient for no less than 3 Dor Monsters (the Deva, Poltergeist, and Unicorn), all of which held unique roles regarding combat, Miles realized that fate wasn't going to come knocking any harder and set out to create what is now known as the Robe of a Thousand Flurbs.

Miles' aforementioned lack of skill in tailoring gave him a rather stinging answer to his unspoken question of "It's a robe--how hard can it be to make one?" The Robe, sewn entirely on Milan's sewing machine, had to be completed in stages; two panels of the front, initially meant to be made contiguous with the sides, were left flapping in the breeze for the Robe's premiere, due to time constraints. Undaunted, Miles tied each of their ends in sizable knots and used the Robe to capable effect, even in that state, for a number of weeks.

The Robe is currently in a state of complete continuity, in part due to the advice and assistance of his once-professional seamstress grandmother, though a zealous bout of running has caused the neat closure at the neck to come apart. Still, it's come a long way since when he originally sewed the sleeves on inside-out.

Interestingly, the pattern used for the Robe came from a Simplicity pattern originally designed to emulate the Jedi from Star Wars (the other, more medieval design was sold out). As the Robe is white and hooded, the pointed tip of the hood causes the Robe to that much more convincingly resemble a Ku Klux Klan uniform--a fact which Milan astutely noted at the Robe's premiere. As such, the usual requirement for Unicorns to raise their hoods while using Teleport was waived to prevent misunderstandings with the typical ethnic demographics that share the expansive park which Siar Geata calls home.

The Robe of a Thousand Flurbs is accompanied by the Pants of A Thousand Flurbs for Miles' forays into playing Unicorn. Though he crafted them at about the same time, their name is only due to being cut from the same cloth as the Robe: they hold much less flurby potency than their torso-covering counterpart.

Photos will be added at a later date.