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|desc=This is a simple camera with a dark secret -- the things it takes pictures of come true! Actually, the things it takes pictures of are already true by definition, but this makes them come true again... later.
|desc=This is a simple camera with a dark secret -- the things it takes pictures of come true! Actually, the things it takes pictures of are already true by definition, but this makes them come true again... ''later''.
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|enchantment=Makes a copy of a monster to fight later
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==When Used==
==When Used==
{{useitem|type=combat|text=With a flash of light and an accompanying old-timey -POOF- noise, you take snap a picture of him. Your camera begins to shake, rattle and roll.|
*''Without a [[shaking 4-d camera]] in inventory:''
{{useitem|type=combat|text=With a flash of light and an accompanying old-timey ''-POOF-'' noise, you snap a picture of him. Your camera begins to shake, rattle and roll.|
effect={{acquire|item=shaking 4-d camera}}}}
effect={{acquire|item=shaking 4-d camera}}}}
*''With a [[shaking 4-d camera]] in inventory:''
You've already got a camera with a monster in it. You should probably deal with that one before you take another one.
*''Against a monster that can't be copied''
This moment is too horrifying to commit to film. You can't bring yourself to snap the picture.
==Notes==
*Allows you to [[copying|copy]] a monster.
*There is no technical limit on 4-d cameras used per day. However, because {{plural|shaking 4-d camera}} can only be used once per day, and you cannot use a 4-d camera if you have a shaking one in your inventory, they may only ever be used twice a day.
* Using 40 of these makes you eligible for the [[Professional Photographer]] trophy
* You may use a 4-d camera on a monster that pops out of a [[shaking 4-d camera]].


==References==
==References==
<!-- Probably a Twilight Zone reference, though there's a Goosebumps one--->
* A camera that takes pictures of future events appears in an episode of ''[[wikipedia:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'' entitled "[[wikipedia:A Most Unusual Camera|A Most Unusual Camera]]" and in ''[[wikipedia:Say Cheese and Die!|Say Cheese and Die!]]'' a book in the ''[[wikipedia:Goosebumps|Goosebumps]]'' series.
* "Shake, rattle and roll" is a reference to the classic rock and roll song "[[Wikipedia:Shake, Rattle and Roll|Shake, Rattle and Roll]]" first written by [[Wikipedia:Big Joe Turner|Big Joe Turner]] and later made famous by [[Wikipedia:Bill Haley & His Comets|Bill Haley & His Comets]].
*"4-D" can refer to the idea that [[Wikipedia:time|time]] is the fourth dimension of motion or to a [[Wikipedia:Fourth dimension|fourth spatial dimension]].
 
==See Also==
*[[Copying]]
 
==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>4169</collection>
<collection>4169</collection>

Latest revision as of 22:07, 13 May 2015

4-d camera
4-d camera

This is a simple camera with a dark secret -- the things it takes pictures of come true! Actually, the things it takes pictures of are already true by definition, but this makes them come true again... later.

Type: combat item
Selling Price: 55 Meat.

Makes a copy of a monster to fight later


(In-game plural: 4-d cameras)
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Description ID: 176809873
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4-d camera

When Used

With a flash of light and an accompanying old-timey -POOF- noise, you snap a picture of him. Your camera begins to shake, rattle and roll.
You acquire an item: shaking 4-d camera

You've already got a camera with a monster in it. You should probably deal with that one before you take another one.

  • Against a monster that can't be copied

This moment is too horrifying to commit to film. You can't bring yourself to snap the picture.

Notes

  • Allows you to copy a monster.
  • There is no technical limit on 4-d cameras used per day. However, because shaking 4-d cameras can only be used once per day, and you cannot use a 4-d camera if you have a shaking one in your inventory, they may only ever be used twice a day.
  • Using 40 of these makes you eligible for the Professional Photographer trophy
  • You may use a 4-d camera on a monster that pops out of a shaking 4-d camera.

References

See Also

Collection

  • 🥇: eav (#22185), qWErTyaznMAN123 (#1587123) - 2,000
  • 🥉: Aerin Frost (#784567) - 1,700
  • #4: Rutabega (#183581) - 1,128
  • #5: Mistress of the Obvious (#845708) - 300
  • #6: Skent (#1076753) - 151
  • #7: Artie Effham (#976900) - 145
  • #8: Darkling (#1687415) - 100
  • #9: shkspr (#1443477) - 48
  • #10: SupernovaMe (#867763) - 42

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