Brickdoctor Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Hurrah! Okay, so, spoils of war... Three Tonics to Ranger Docken as his Dearly Beloved Party Leader Bonus. I kid. So I figure I'll give one Tonic to the warrior who fought best, one Tonic to the warrior who found the beasts, and one Tonic to the warrior who actually uses Ether. Fair? One Tonic to Sir Christopher Daggerfall One Tonic to Jess Islanti (who voted for that pumpkin before I did in the third round of choosing) One Tonic to Tomas.
Sandy Posted August 21, 2011 Author Posted August 21, 2011 With the trouble in the Pumpkin Patch settled, the group returned to Old Mack Donauld's farm. "So, you managed to save one field", the old farmer said. "There's still four more to go. Which one will you get your hands into next?" 1. Sheep Meadow ~ You must find the Direwolf hiding among the twelve sheep. Each time one of you catches a normal sheep, the Direwolf eats another sheep. If six sheep get eaten before the beast is captured, the field is ruined. 2. Corn Maze ~ You must navigate through the corn maze to find the possessed Scarecrow. If you return to the entrance two times before the monster is slain, the field is ruined. 3. Haystacks ~ You must search through nine haystacks to find three Battle Ants. The ants have also hidden three Fire Bombs into the haystacks that will go off if the stack is searched. The ants must be found before the three bombs, or the field is ruined. 4. Apple Orchard ~ You must find the Autumn Dryad hiding up in one six apple trees. Each time you climb the wrong tree, the dryad withers the tree she was hiding in and moves onto another. If the dryad withers four trees, the field is ruined. 5. Pumpkin Patch ~ SAVED!
Brickdoctor Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I think we had decided to go for the Orchard, right?
Tamamono Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 I think we had decided to go for the Orchard, right? "The Orchard sounds good to me."
Peppermint_M Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Tesni stood back and wiped some pumpkin goo from Cryf, smiling at the increase in strenght gained. "We said the orchard yes. A dryad is a fierce foe but better than a wolf and fire bombs!"
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Yes we agreed to go to the orchard. And great work in the Fight comrades you all fought valiantly.
Brickdoctor Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Yes we agreed to go to the orchard. And great work in the Fight comrades you all fought valiantly. Though none can argue you did the most damage.
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 Though none can argue you did the most damage. Oh really their is no need to thank me:blush:, well if you really feel like you need to:sweet:. [whisper] you want to know a secret? It's the hair. I mean it's so gorgeous it must give me some sort of magical powers right?
Sisco Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Jess grinned with the thrill of battle, a feeling of power coursing through her veins. Jess grinned broadened when she accepted the Tonic. After wiping the pumpkin stuff off of Blohdhurm and sheathing it, Jess said "yes, the orchard was were we were going."
Sandy Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 Old Mack Donauld showed the party the way to the Apple Orchard. "These are the last six of my beautiful apple trees, three to our left and three to our right. That damned dryad has withered the rest of them, and now she's after the remaining few. Remember, you have to catch her by climbing up the right tree before she withers four trees. She withers the tree she's hiding in and dashes into another each time you climb a wrong tree, so she could even be in a tree you already checked before. Go on now, catch that bitch for me!" The party started peering up the apple trees, but they could not see anything through the thick foliage. They would need to check each out one at a time, since there was only one set of ladders available.
Tamamono Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 "This Dryad seems like it will be a real problem. Which one does everyone think we should go up first?"
Brickdoctor Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Okay then, I guess we have to take a shot in the dark. Which one shall we climb? And do you guys think the fallen apples mean anything?
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 (edited) well, we really don't have anything else to go on so we might as well go for one of the trees with a fallen apple by it. I'm thinking we should go for the tree in the front on the right. Edited August 22, 2011 by Fred Fred Burger
Peppermint_M Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Aye, but only one set of ladders may point to a clue. We should tread carefully we don't want to kill the trees!
Brickdoctor Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Aye, but only one set of ladders may point to a clue. That was my initial thought, but I can't figure it out if it is.I don't suppose we're allowed to climb the trees without using the ladder and go up all six at the same time? Can we do that, Farmer Donauld?
Sandy Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 That was my initial thought, but I can't figure it out if it is. I don't suppose we're allowed to climb the trees without using the ladder and go up all six at the same time? Can we do that, Farmer Donauld? The farmer rolls his eyes. "No, you can't. That's why I emphasized there is only one set of ladders. Climbing into the trees without them would ruin the puzzle trees."
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 That was my initial thought, but I can't figure it out if it is. I don't suppose we're allowed to climb the trees without using the ladder and go up all six at the same time? Can we do that, Farmer Donauld? I don't think we can do that Ranger Docken:sceptic:. Right now I think our best bet would be to simply pick one of the trees and climb up it with the latter, like farmer Donauld told us to.
Peppermint_M Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 Tesni sat down and rubbed her forehead. "This is all to hard for my brain, rangers are smart, I leave it to the Party Leader." She flipped up her eyepatch to reveal a perfectly healthy eye and squinted in a puzzled manner at the trees. Shrugging her shoulders the flipped the patch back down and crossed her legs.
Brickdoctor Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 The farmer rolls his eyes. "No, you can't. That's why I emphasized there is only one set of ladders. Climbing into the trees without them would ruin the puzzle trees." That's what I thought. Well, then, I suppose the middle tree on the left side is a good a guess as any.
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 That's what I thought. Well, then, I suppose the middle tree on the left side is a good a guess as any. I Second that course of action.
Sandy Posted August 22, 2011 Author Posted August 22, 2011 Well, then, I suppose the middle tree on the left side is a good a guess as any. Bartholomew sets the ladder to lean against the middle tree on the left side, while Sir Christopher climbs up to take a peek. There is no dryad there, but the knight finds a plump Healthy Apple (permanently raises maximum health by one). He asks the Party Leader who gets to eat the nutritious apple. Meanwhile, the Autumn Dryad withers the third tree on the left side, and moves to another tree in a flash. Five trees remain. Which tree will the party check out next? X T T T T T
Brickdoctor Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 I'll eat the apple, since I have the lowest health. I think that's fair justification for giving loot to myself. So...which tree next?
Fred Fred Burger Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 I think we should go for the front right tree
Tamamono Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 "Well, it's really a guessing game here, isn't it? She was just at the back left one, so maybe she jumped into a nearby tree. How about the back right one?"
Brickdoctor Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 "Well, it's really a guessing game here, isn't it? She was just at the back left one, so maybe she jumped into a nearby tree. How about the back right one?" I was thinking the same thing.Not sure if such logic can be applied here, but it's better than nothing.
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