Well the scuba gear info is refreshing. I suddenly want to be a tinkerer
again! It sounds as if there were two underwater breathers (aqua lung and
rebreather)... or was it two parts to facilitate underwater breathing? (all
this assumes that the info is correct) If there are two parts one might
control the number of charges you have left? Or they both let you breath
underwater but one might be unlimited and the other limited?

At first I thought that if the item was not unlimited then it would be
virtually useless because everyone would just get a fishbone earring, but if
the fishbone earring was REAL hard to get (or maybe made limited, hehe) then
maybe people would want the scuba gear instead... and we could have repeat
business selling the scuba refills. :)

Another thought I had was on the fishing pole. Does anyone remember that
device someone made that would fish for them when they were away from their
computer? What was that thing called? Anyway he had it setup so that he
could make all kinds of money fishing while he went down to the pub and had
a beer. It just kept clicking on the keys and the mouse button. Verant
made the pole break so that you couldn't do that anymore. So it is unlikely
that the collapsible fishing pole will ever be unbreakable. Besides since
any race can make it, if it was truly profitable then we would have
barbarian fishing pole muscling in on our turf. But perhaps a collapsible
fishing pole/animated bait combo would raise your skill level or you
wouldn't lose your bait as often... something like that.

Akel, gnome wizard
Bertoxxulous