# Found a glowing pin

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [June 4, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582 "2013-06-04T13:10:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![martinuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@martinuzz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/martinuzz)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/1 "2013-06-04T13:10:28Z")

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I just moved through a pile of rough rubble.  
In it, I found a glowing pin. "this pointed rod glows faintly"  
I also picked up some irradiation while moving through the rubble.  
I got these two messages:  
“You can see through walls”  
“You feel an otherworldy attention upon you”

- are those messages related to radiation, or to the glowing pin?
- what does this otherworldly attention mean?
- where can I see which mutations my character acquires?

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**Author:** ![MassiveEffectz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/massiveeffectz/32/33_2.png) [@MassiveEffectz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MassiveEffectz)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/2 "2013-06-04T13:17:10Z")

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Congratulations you just found an artifact. Artifacts give u super abilities like turning invisible. However there are penalties… decreased starts, high thirst, etc. You’ll have to find out about that yourself.

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**Author:** ![martinuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@martinuzz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/martinuzz)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/3 "2013-06-04T13:45:15Z")

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oh wow, I just used a bottle of mutagen, and it increased my night vision to high and then to full nightvision in one pop.  
Reading in the dark, hurray.  
I think the glowing pin also gives random mutations over time as it’s negative.  
I have the robust genetics trait, so should be fun.

EDIT: next bottle of mutagen gave me infrared vision. I think this char can see quite well now.

EDIT: question: is keeping a backup save as simple as just copying the save directory somewhere?

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**Author:** ![Ferodaktyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ferodaktyl/32/56_2.png) [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/4 "2013-06-04T16:21:58Z")

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> [@martinuzz](#):
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> EDIT: question: is keeping a backup save as simple as just copying the save directory somewhere?

yep 🙂

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/5 "2013-06-05T01:14:58Z")

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[quote=“martinuzz, post:1, topic:1582”]I just moved through a pile of rough rubble.  
In it, I found a glowing pin. "this pointed rod glows faintly"  
I also picked up some irradiation while moving through the rubble.  
I got these two messages:  
“You can see through walls”  
“You feel an otherworldy attention upon you”

- are those messages related to radiation, or to the glowing pin?
- what does this otherworldly attention mean?
- where can I see which mutations my character acquires?[/quote]

A “spoiler” is something a Conservative puts on xyr car. Check the [Artifacts](http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Artifacts) wiki page and inform yourself!

-Those would be the pin.  
-Netherworld critters are a little more likely to wander over and make themselves known.  
-Status screen, same place as the chargen traits. (Mutations are the same general idea.)

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**Author:** ![TaintedHolyWater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@TaintedHolyWater](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TaintedHolyWater)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/6 "2013-06-05T01:33:48Z")

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Or it could be like this…

 ![](https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/5286438144/h563C8EA7/)  
Hope you don’t miss your privacy.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/7 "2013-06-05T02:48:07Z")

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[quote=“TaintedHolyWater, post:6, topic:1582”]Or it could be like this…

 ![](https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/5286438144/h563C8EA7/)  
Hope you don’t miss your privacy. [/quote]

Meh. martinuzz asked and I despise vague “good luck finding that out” replies. So, I answered. Sorry it ruined your game. 😕

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**Author:** ![TaintedHolyWater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@TaintedHolyWater](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TaintedHolyWater)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/8 "2013-06-05T05:35:45Z")

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Far from ruined, if we didn’t want to know we wouldn’t ask/be here reading.

Just figured I’d throw in a pair of bad puns.

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**Author:** ![martinuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@martinuzz](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/martinuzz)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/found-a-glowing-pin/1582/9 "2013-06-05T13:13:55Z")

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I tried finding a spoiler tag button, but can’t find it on this forum.

EDIT: Aha, NoScript was blocking it