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Title: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on August 24, 2010, 06:41:00 pm
...several days later... (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37724.0)

Ojaveda craves for rain. Bamboo leaves are coated with fine dry dust, same dust filling the air and making people worry for no reason at all. This year's Treman turned out to be exceptionally hot indeed.

A tall figure can be seen crossing dsar Akkaio's main street toward the alchemist's. The figure is covered, head to toe, in a blood red cloak, its gait so confident and purposeful it borders on sheer arrogance. The figure enters the shop and a conversation ensues; what a pity we can't hear what is said there, my sweet reader!

Minutes pass before a silver-haired, wrinkle-faced Xacha man emerges from the shop and beckons to his neighbor merchant, a slim-looking Dermorian guy. The Dermorian comes closer, nods several times, then returns to his stall. He unlocks and closes several chests while muttering to himself. After a while, he takes a small bottle out of one of the chests and enters the shop, bottle in hand.

Minutes pass again... and minutes more... then, suddenly, a dazzling bright blue flash penetrates the shop's walls and... what is this? an unbearably strong wave of SMELL hits the dsar. YARROW!!! The inhabitants cover their noses with their hands or paws hastily and shake their heads in frustration or amazement. A rat that happened to scurry past the shop starts spinnning around itself; it spins and spins till it gets totally disoriented and falls down (plump!) the narrow gap between the alchemist's and Master Blades. It spins several times more, limping severely, then perceives a female rat nearby and engages in hot pursuit: any herbalist might tell you that yarrow is a strong aphrodisiac.

Above and several moments later, a man's voice can be heard, saying in a tone of mild reproach "Now, by Talad! Brintec, it was way too strong!" and another, somewhat younger voice muttering something about unreliable suppliers and wrong labels. Then yet another voice, harsh, sounding a bit scratchy and undoubtedly male, covers it all: "Is it ready, now?" One can easily conclude the speaker, whoever it may be, is irritated. Some clinking (coins?) follows, then the same tall cloaked figure leaves the shop and strolls toward Brado's with the same purposeful gait. The man holds an envelope, looking very much like a letter or a note, in his hand. Two men, an old Xacha and a Dermorian, standing on the porch, watch the figure leaving. The Xacha looks puzzled. The Dermorian, worried. They then shake hands and part, the elf returning to his stall and an older man entering the shop again.

Ojaveda still craves for rain.

All the dishes Reffitia had cooked that day, smelled faintly of yarrow.

Thus, the adventures of the Yarrow Note began...

[OOC]
...and it's where the YARROW NOTE GAME starts!


RULES

UPDATE: APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED for those who didn't apply earlier, either here or in-game.
Anyone who still wants to join, can do that on their own risk and for free.

* Every player can play a game once.

* The game can be played individually or by groups.

* The goal of the game is to backtrack the Yarrow Note's path from one of the starting points (see below) all the way back to the Villain.

* Groups must apply on the forum, in this very thread, with complete listing. The first name entered is considered to be the group leader. Individuals can apply ingame (either to Sashia Mennar or to Keella Uholous via /tells), but forum is a safer option anyway.

* The game is to be played IC'ly; OOC info won't be accepted and won't bring you any game points.

* In order to acquire game points, you must contact a character ingame, get a piece of info from him/her/kra, then cut the log of that encounter and email it to yahoo.com (some gibberish here to trick junk mail bots) user: sashiamennar. Only the logs from those who officially applied for the game will be processed.

* The winner (or winners) of the game will be personally thanked by the world-famous smith Hangatyr near Harnquist's, at the appointed day.

* The game ends Sep 12 October 10 this year.

* Any questions concerning the rules are most welcome. Feel free to ask!

JUST FYI: Please remember that the characters you're supposed to communicate with, are not NPC's. Anyone who will try the 'about the Yarrow note' approach while trying to get the info, will face the risk of being disqualified from the game. Also, please remember that the info-holding characters are not obliged to give you, the player, any info, so please be creative. Maybe you will have to find a personal approach to any of them in order to get the info you need. They are but normal Yliakum citizens living their normal lives. Make your best effort to communicate in good RP style, it may matter afterwards.

STARTING POINTS:

* Hangatyr (the Way of the Hammer guild)
* Keella (same guild, Hangatyr's wife)
* Hangatyrson (son of Hangatyr's)

Make yourself famous! Join us and have fun! We're here to RP, aren't we? :)

UPDATE: APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED for those who didn't apply earlier, either here or in-game.
Anyone who still wants to join, can do that on their own risk and for free.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on August 24, 2010, 09:02:38 pm
~ INVESTIGATORS / COMPETANTS ~

Player(s)

Solita Desolo
Mishka Taohren
Glaciusor's group (Glaciusor, Chessire, Esorono)
Gilyare
Ardoin
Vakachehk


Updated Dec 13, 2010.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Maisent on August 25, 2010, 12:41:06 am
Uhm sorry im dumb can you give me the short version of the rules, i mean the ones without all the complicated words?
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: LigH on August 25, 2010, 08:06:25 am
@ Sashia:

Hangatyrson is not member of the Way of the Hammer; just Hangatyr's son. As far as I remember...

I believe I will register "Solita Desolo", she knows a bit about herbs.
__

@ Maisent: If you want to play (alone or in a group):

1. register as participant;
2. contact a "Starting point" player character in game;
3. talk about the mentioned incident in a roleplayed style, receive hints about the next stations;
4. send a log of your talk to sashia's email address
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on August 25, 2010, 06:46:40 pm
Quote from: Maisent on August 25, 2010, 12:41:06 am
Uhm sorry im dumb can you give me the short version of the rules, i mean the ones without all the complicated words?

You aren't dumb, maybe you just didn't follow our parent plot (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37724.0). We have a very mean, absolutely splendid Villain. That Villain was mean enough to steal Hangatyr's favorite possession, a certain magic axe. After a lot of ingame happenings, Hangatyr's family received a ransom note.
You are welcome to try to backtrack that note to its source, the Villain. Just go around investigating IC'ly; once you apply, you can send logs of your encounters to me and achieve game points for each, if successful. If you get more game points than other players, you win!
:)

@Ligh: about the guild, my bad. Editing now!
Solita, accepted (editing too).
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Glaciusor on August 30, 2010, 07:40:13 pm
Well, this sounds like fun, and I have a group of people who agree. We would like to register:

Glaciusor
Chessire
Esorono
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on August 31, 2010, 09:52:31 am
Well I suppose KIC should really join into this event. Any KIC member would take part as a guild event.

Vakachehk will join in, well in 1 months time  :@#\
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on August 31, 2010, 08:13:13 pm
Glaci, Chess, Eso, welcome!  :thumbup:

Vaka, don't be afraid. No danger to your tail, whatsoever! Join the fun :)
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on September 01, 2010, 07:13:57 am
Quote from: sashia_mennar on August 31, 2010, 08:13:13 pm

Vaka, don't be afraid. No danger to your tail, whatsoever! Join the fun :)

Sorry banned :(
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Earowo on September 01, 2010, 08:23:54 am
Quote from: Vakachehk on September 01, 2010, 07:13:57 am
Quote from: sashia_mennar on August 31, 2010, 08:13:13 pm

Vaka, don't be afraid. No danger to your tail, whatsoever! Join the fun :)

Sorry banned :(
cant help but lol
what for?
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on September 01, 2010, 09:58:26 am
 ::| you don't know? well actually the gossip isn't spreading as fast as I thought, well anyways it is none of your business really, and I don't really want people knowing what for.

Anyways  :offtopic: Lets try stay on topic ehh?
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 01, 2010, 10:18:46 am
Oh boy. Sorry Vaka dear, I didn't know either!

/me hopes the ban period might get shortened somewhat, so that Vaka would be able to investigate too... please... Yliakum is a land of wonders, right?
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on September 01, 2010, 12:23:43 pm
Quote from: sashia_mennar on September 01, 2010, 10:18:46 am
Oh boy. Sorry Vaka dear, I didn't know either!

/me hopes the ban period might get shortened somewhat, so that Vaka would be able to investigate too... please... Yliakum is a land of wonders, right?


Thanks! I am awaiting for HaniX to reply about the situation. It wasn't fair in a lot of players opinions.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: LigH on September 01, 2010, 12:55:51 pm
There are places for complaints about GM decisions. Distant from other forum threads.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Earowo on September 02, 2010, 03:37:36 pm
Quote from: Vakachehk on September 01, 2010, 09:58:26 am
::| you don't know? well actually the gossip isn't spreading as fast as I thought, well anyways it is none of your business really, and I don't really want people knowing what for.

Anyways  :offtopic: Lets try stay on topic ehh?
i'll just have to look into this further >.>
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Hangatyr on September 11, 2010, 08:00:30 pm
--- WANTED ---

The Way of the Hammer, represented by Lady Keella and Sir Hangatyr, is requesting assistance in the seach of the origin of a ransom note.
As you all might know, the mighty axe "Icy-Fire" of Sir Hangatyr got stolen. As we don't know anything about the circumstances, tracing down the path of the note might be a good point to start off.
Any questions regarding the note will be answered by either Lady Keella, Sir Hangatyr or Sir Hangatyrson
If you have any information or evidence about the person responsible for the writing of the ransom note, please report to the undersigned.

--- REWARD ---

We will determine whether a reward will be paid only if we pursue an investigation, and its amount. In making this decision, the information you provided will be evaluated in relation to the facts developed by the resulting investigation.

   Lady Keella
   Sir Hangatyr
Members of the honourable Guild 'The Way of the Hammer'

[* More information can be found here --[ The Song of Ice on Fire  (http://www.hydlaaplaza.com/smf/index.php?topic=37724.0)  ]-- *]
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 12, 2010, 12:03:33 pm
Wow! That's news, guys...

Shifting the endgame to October 10. Right now.

Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Knightspark9 on September 13, 2010, 01:50:31 pm
I would like to put Ardoin in, thanks!
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: MishkaL1138 on September 13, 2010, 06:24:52 pm
Mishka Taohren reporting! This will be funny… I'll beat you all!
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 13, 2010, 06:28:06 pm
Welcome Ardoin!

Welcome Mishka!

 \\o//
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Gilyare on September 14, 2010, 06:49:39 pm
And you can add Gilyare to the list too ...  :D
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 14, 2010, 06:58:11 pm
Will be my utmost pleasure, sir Gil! *wink*

Updating now.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on September 15, 2010, 06:48:47 am
Count me in, my ban runs out on 29th September, so will have a little bit of time to play the game :)
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 18, 2010, 05:49:25 pm
Quote from: Vakachehk on September 15, 2010, 06:48:47 am
Count me in, my ban runs out on 29th September, so will have a little bit of time to play the game :)

Done.

And welcome   :thumbup:
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: LigH on September 19, 2010, 08:39:43 pm
Unfortunately it is hard to complete the chain of hints, because there are members which are hardly ever online when I am able... That's the most annoying issue of player based quests.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on September 22, 2010, 01:15:56 pm
Quote from: LigH on September 19, 2010, 08:39:43 pm
Unfortunately it is hard to complete the chain of hints, because there are members which are hardly ever online when I am able... That's the most annoying issue of player based quests.

I agree. But I think many IRL investigations are "bugged" in exactly the same way. So, along with being unavoidable (timezones!), it's also a bit realistic ;)
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Mordaan on September 23, 2010, 06:07:06 pm
You can add Mordaan to the list as well.  I'll probably be around on Saturday for a bit.  Usually I see Hangatyr now and again.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on October 06, 2010, 07:23:18 pm
2Mordaan, my most sincere apologies. Due to some RL trouble, I had to stay away both from the forums and the game for a while, losing valuable time and being not there when needed.
You were a greatest help just being around and ready to lend a hand. Thank you a lot! And sorry again for my inability to contact you in time.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: Vakachehk on October 09, 2010, 11:22:52 am
Sorry Sashia, my ban was extended, I do not know when I will be back in the game. So please scratch me out, I will contact you once my ban has been fully lifted and if this game is still going.

Thanks anyways!! And good luck to everyone playing.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: MishkaL1138 on November 07, 2010, 08:16:28 pm
/me pokes around and bumps "Saaaashiaaaaa… I'm the ghost of the forgotten threads…"
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: LigH on November 07, 2010, 10:37:08 pm
@ Mishka:

Hangatyr and Keella are those who are required to continue.
Title: Re: The Yarrow Note Game: now open!
Post by: sashia_mennar on December 13, 2010, 02:30:19 pm
Woot. We have THREE WINNERS !

The final event is to be held
Sunday, December 19 @ 19:00 (7 PM) GMT near Harnquist.

Join us and have fun!