Open an umbrella against rain and ride it off a roof #239

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opened 2026-10-26 09:01:49 +00:00 by sermuns · 0 comments

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2026-10-26 09:01:49 +00:00

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How it fits. It is one more held item, so it needs an icon, a label and a pair of uses, nothing new in the inventory. The primary use opens and closes the canopy; the alternate use holds it overhead or commits to a glide. The walker already has support height, falling and a landing; an open canopy adds drag and sideways drift to that state rather than becoming a vehicle. Rain blocking comes from the weather work when it lands, and the canopy only needs to hide the rain that would have hit the player.

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An open/close canopy and a hand pose for each state.
Rain kept off and a drip at the rim when open.
Fall drag, sideways drift and a softer landing while gliding.
A gust that turns it inside out, and a moment to fix it.
Roof routes that make the glide worth carrying it for.
Shop stock: a plain umbrella and a loud, expensive one, with no gameplay difference.

Related. #48 (rain), #186 (wind), #145 (skydiving), #213 (climbing).

Rain makes people run for cover; an umbrella makes them walk. It is the obvious item for a campus that spends half the year wet, and it has a second, much better use: on a gusty day it turns a fall into a slow, drifting descent. A canopy that is sometimes shelter and sometimes a bad parachute is a gadget with two clear buttons. **How it fits.** It is one more held item, so it needs an icon, a label and a pair of uses, nothing new in the inventory. The primary use opens and closes the canopy; the alternate use holds it overhead or commits to a glide. The walker already has support height, falling and a landing; an open canopy adds drag and sideways drift to that state rather than becoming a vehicle. Rain blocking comes from the weather work when it lands, and the canopy only needs to hide the rain that would have hit the player. **Scope.** - An open/close canopy and a hand pose for each state. - Rain kept off and a drip at the rim when open. - Fall drag, sideways drift and a softer landing while gliding. - A gust that turns it inside out, and a moment to fix it. - Roof routes that make the glide worth carrying it for. - Shop stock: a plain umbrella and a loud, expensive one, with no gameplay difference. **Related.** #48 (rain), #186 (wind), #145 (skydiving), #213 (climbing).

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