Post by Gomer Sting on Apr 22, 2010 21:35:53 GMT -5
Source:
loz.l33th4x0r.de/the-dead-walk-level-25-t200.html
Reward: Bottle o' Berzio (25 Action Points) & 99% Official DEAD WALK T-Shirt (Primary Defense: Dodge & Weave - 180 DR)
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Quest started
Go to Antharia.
[Obscure] Spoiler: Clue #1
Ah, Anthar, capital of beautiful Antharia! You are surrounded by the sensations of the bustling city and its colorful denizens, the scent of the salty sea air, the subtle cries of gulls and surmin, the sidewalk vendors boldly hawking their wares, the falconers boldly wearing their hawks, the happy banging and clattering of storefronts being boarded up all along the shore…
Upon reflection, something strikes you as odd about the scene. There's a lot of activity going on, much of it aimed at fortifying buildings and hauling goods to and fro. There is an intense, desperate excitement in the air. An aura of tense expectancy, building silently higher to—
"ARRRRGH, I SHALL NE'ER BE READY FOR THE DEAD AT THIS RATE!"
You dive behind a barrel (your magnificent adventurer reflexes kicking in to land you in a pile of halibut). When you don't hear anything further, you peek out toward the source of the noise. A short, stout shopkeeper stands dejected in front of a nearby storefront. His white hair is in disarray as he leans against a crate of souvenir Antharian fish statuettes. Despite the intensity of his earlier outburst, he looks as though he would be sobbing into his apron if it weren't so unmanly.
You get up, brush yourself off and walk carefully up to the man. "Excuse me, sir. Did you just say—"
"AYE?" The shopkeeper's head spins as he faces you. One wild eye glows yellow, staring into your soul, while the other is hidden beneath a black eyepatch embroidered with the words 'EAT AT JACK'S'. "Aye! Ye would be an adventurer here t'assist me in my time of NEED?"
"Well, yes," you reply. "I am an adventurer. But did you just mention—"
"PRAISE BE!" the man bellows. He gets surprising volume from that little frame. "Ye might just be the man, woman or other to save me shop—and, by extension, save all of Antharia!"
You grab the shopkeeper by the shoulders, staring him in the eyes while speaking slowly and clearly, "Did you mention 'THE DEAD'?"
"THE DEAD WALK!" the shopkeeper shrieks. You release him, now that he's back to ranting on the right subject. "They creep ever closer, a horde descending upon our town!"
"Do you mean, like, skeletons and ghouls?" you ask. "Because I've fought a bunch of—"
"AYE! But never so many at once!" The man's right eye spins in its socket as he looks fearfully up and down the street.
"So many at once…" you reply. "Right, well, perhaps we should evacuate—"
"It be too late for that!" The shopkeeper shakes his head mournfully. "All we may do is prepare for the inevitable! And stock up our supplies so we be ready!"
"Yeah, but shouldn't you—"
"Yer first task be to find food!" the shopkeeper continues. "Healthy, all-natural, completely unprocessed and free o' additives! I requested a shipment for this very day, and if ye find it ye shall be rewarded!"
He keeps ranting, not even noticing when you finally walk off. Not the nuttiest character you've come across, but probably in the top 10. Still, he did say one coherent thing: Healthy, all-natural food = Reward.
And if you come across a horde of ungrateful Dead, you can always run the other way.
[Obscure] Spoiler: Solution of clue #1
The Granola Mines are the source of food that is "healthy, all-natural, completely unprocessed and free o' additives".
[Obscure] Spoiler: Clue #1 solved
Following an old mine track, you turn a corner and bump into a mine cart. Quite literally, as the impact sends you pitching forward, face down into the granola filling the cart.
"Dude," a voice says. "Don't bogart the granola." You straighten up to see a long-haired fellow wearing a pair of sunglasses that can't be all that useful in a mine and a wildly colored T-shirt. After all the beige, your eyes water just looking at the crazy dye job.
"Sorry," you reply. "No granting, flynning or bogarting intended. I'm just trying to find a granola shipment intended for Anthar. Are you—"
"Yeah, that's right, dude," the long-haired guy says. "A hundred pounds of the finest freshly mined granola. No additives or processing! All I do is whack it off the walls! Can you get any more natural than that, man?"
"Terrific," you reply. "I think that's just what he wanted."
"Oh, so Eyepatch Guy is going to make a try for it!" he says. "I thought he was chickening out. But yeah, yeah, this should help him outlast THE DEAD!" The granola miner makes some sort of hand symbol you don't recognize.
"Oh, so you know about them?"
"Sure, everyone who's anyone knows about THE DEAD!"
"I didn't."
"Everyone who's anyone, dude! Anyway, it's going to be awe-inspiring. I bet they're gonna tear the city apart! I gotta get this granola down to Anthar in time." He puts his shoulder against the mining cart and starts laboriously pushing.
So, the miner had become distracted, but now you've convinced him to get back on track with the granola shipment... That's gotta be progress, right?
[Obscure] Spoiler: Next step
You will notice that you have a new message, so you must check your Mailbox for the next clue.
loz.l33th4x0r.de/the-dead-walk-level-25-t200.html
Reward: Bottle o' Berzio (25 Action Points) & 99% Official DEAD WALK T-Shirt (Primary Defense: Dodge & Weave - 180 DR)
This Spoiler is brought to you by Gethralkin. Thanks
Quest started
Go to Antharia.
[Obscure] Spoiler: Clue #1
Ah, Anthar, capital of beautiful Antharia! You are surrounded by the sensations of the bustling city and its colorful denizens, the scent of the salty sea air, the subtle cries of gulls and surmin, the sidewalk vendors boldly hawking their wares, the falconers boldly wearing their hawks, the happy banging and clattering of storefronts being boarded up all along the shore…
Upon reflection, something strikes you as odd about the scene. There's a lot of activity going on, much of it aimed at fortifying buildings and hauling goods to and fro. There is an intense, desperate excitement in the air. An aura of tense expectancy, building silently higher to—
"ARRRRGH, I SHALL NE'ER BE READY FOR THE DEAD AT THIS RATE!"
You dive behind a barrel (your magnificent adventurer reflexes kicking in to land you in a pile of halibut). When you don't hear anything further, you peek out toward the source of the noise. A short, stout shopkeeper stands dejected in front of a nearby storefront. His white hair is in disarray as he leans against a crate of souvenir Antharian fish statuettes. Despite the intensity of his earlier outburst, he looks as though he would be sobbing into his apron if it weren't so unmanly.
You get up, brush yourself off and walk carefully up to the man. "Excuse me, sir. Did you just say—"
"AYE?" The shopkeeper's head spins as he faces you. One wild eye glows yellow, staring into your soul, while the other is hidden beneath a black eyepatch embroidered with the words 'EAT AT JACK'S'. "Aye! Ye would be an adventurer here t'assist me in my time of NEED?"
"Well, yes," you reply. "I am an adventurer. But did you just mention—"
"PRAISE BE!" the man bellows. He gets surprising volume from that little frame. "Ye might just be the man, woman or other to save me shop—and, by extension, save all of Antharia!"
You grab the shopkeeper by the shoulders, staring him in the eyes while speaking slowly and clearly, "Did you mention 'THE DEAD'?"
"THE DEAD WALK!" the shopkeeper shrieks. You release him, now that he's back to ranting on the right subject. "They creep ever closer, a horde descending upon our town!"
"Do you mean, like, skeletons and ghouls?" you ask. "Because I've fought a bunch of—"
"AYE! But never so many at once!" The man's right eye spins in its socket as he looks fearfully up and down the street.
"So many at once…" you reply. "Right, well, perhaps we should evacuate—"
"It be too late for that!" The shopkeeper shakes his head mournfully. "All we may do is prepare for the inevitable! And stock up our supplies so we be ready!"
"Yeah, but shouldn't you—"
"Yer first task be to find food!" the shopkeeper continues. "Healthy, all-natural, completely unprocessed and free o' additives! I requested a shipment for this very day, and if ye find it ye shall be rewarded!"
He keeps ranting, not even noticing when you finally walk off. Not the nuttiest character you've come across, but probably in the top 10. Still, he did say one coherent thing: Healthy, all-natural food = Reward.
And if you come across a horde of ungrateful Dead, you can always run the other way.
[Obscure] Spoiler: Solution of clue #1
The Granola Mines are the source of food that is "healthy, all-natural, completely unprocessed and free o' additives".
[Obscure] Spoiler: Clue #1 solved
Following an old mine track, you turn a corner and bump into a mine cart. Quite literally, as the impact sends you pitching forward, face down into the granola filling the cart.
"Dude," a voice says. "Don't bogart the granola." You straighten up to see a long-haired fellow wearing a pair of sunglasses that can't be all that useful in a mine and a wildly colored T-shirt. After all the beige, your eyes water just looking at the crazy dye job.
"Sorry," you reply. "No granting, flynning or bogarting intended. I'm just trying to find a granola shipment intended for Anthar. Are you—"
"Yeah, that's right, dude," the long-haired guy says. "A hundred pounds of the finest freshly mined granola. No additives or processing! All I do is whack it off the walls! Can you get any more natural than that, man?"
"Terrific," you reply. "I think that's just what he wanted."
"Oh, so Eyepatch Guy is going to make a try for it!" he says. "I thought he was chickening out. But yeah, yeah, this should help him outlast THE DEAD!" The granola miner makes some sort of hand symbol you don't recognize.
"Oh, so you know about them?"
"Sure, everyone who's anyone knows about THE DEAD!"
"I didn't."
"Everyone who's anyone, dude! Anyway, it's going to be awe-inspiring. I bet they're gonna tear the city apart! I gotta get this granola down to Anthar in time." He puts his shoulder against the mining cart and starts laboriously pushing.
So, the miner had become distracted, but now you've convinced him to get back on track with the granola shipment... That's gotta be progress, right?
[Obscure] Spoiler: Next step
You will notice that you have a new message, so you must check your Mailbox for the next clue.