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Cube Theater

2008-11-26T16:57:17Z

NTerra: added another play referenced

''(For the dictionary entry for Cube, see [[Cube (dict)]])''
{{underconstruction|comment=Needs more info on combat adventures, needs templates}}
The Cube Theater is located in [[downtown Twilight]]
[[Category:Locations]]

= Combat Adventures =

'''[[Hamlet]]''' 
[[Image:hamlet.gif|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[sturdy boots]], [[truepenny blade]], [[tacky grip]]|chips=71-118|EL=|exp=94}} 

'''[[Lady Macbeth]]''' 
[[Image:lady-macbeth.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[poofy skirt]], [[the Scottish necklace]]|chips=78-128|EL=|exp=103}} 

'''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern]]''' 
[[Image:rosencrantz-guildenstern.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[decorated jerkin]], [[deterministic coin]], [[prabble crossbow]]|chips=83-134|EL=|exp=101}} 

'''[[star-crossed lovers]]''' 
[[Image:star-crossed-lovers.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[bodice]], [[lover's locket, right half]], [[sleeping draught]]|chips=77-121|EL=|exp=97}} 

'''[[unidentifiable English king]]''' 
[[Image:king.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[royal crown]], [[snug breeches]]|chips=79-129|EL=|exp=105}} 

= Noncombat Choice Adventures =

(''This adventures has choices that may affect your [[Reputation]], depending on your choice.''

{{choice
|name=Intermission
|image=stage.gif
|choice1=Exit stage left
|result1=[[Exit Stage Left]] (you get a [[pep-up pill]]) This is a self-interested (solitary) [[Reputation]] choice.
|choice2=Exit stage right
|result2=[[Exit Stage Right]] (you get 140-160 chips) This is a selfless (community) [[Reputation]] choice.
|choice3=Exit stage center
|result3=[[Exit Stage Center]] (you lose 5-8 HP and gain 300 XP)
}}

=One-time Adventures=

'''[[Guided By Voices]]''' 
[[Image:stage.gif|left]]
Occurs when you stop reading, and leave, when using [[The Bard's Play]] 

'''[[the Bard]]''' 
[[Image:shakespeare.jpg|left]]
{{enemy|items=[[gold coin]] (x4)|chips=244|EL=|exp=120}} 

'''[[The Bit Player 1]]''' 
[[Image:bit-player.jpg|left]]
You got an item: [[script page 1]] 

'''[[The Bit Player 2]]''' 
[[Image:bit-player.jpg|left]]
You got an item: [[script page 2]] 

'''[[The Bit Player 3]]''' 
[[Image:bit-player.jpg|left]]
You got an item: [[script page 3]] 

'''[[The Bit Player 4]]''' 
[[Image:bit-player.jpg|left]]
You got an item: [[script page 4]] 

'''[[The Bit Player 5]]''' 
[[Image:bit-player.jpg|left]]
You got an item: [[script page 5]] 

= References =
: Everything here has to do with Shakespeare (the Bard). Plays referenced include Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, and King Lear.
* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are only minor characters in Shakespeare's Hamlet, but given the attacks the enemy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" perform, they tend to reference W.S. Gilbert's play ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern''.

I Have a Bridge to Sell You

2008-11-25T17:17:24Z

NTerra: fixing the reference

{{Merit_Badge
|desc=For your curious but certainly dedicated investment in the snowflake board, I award you this badge. I've got a bridge out in the desert that you might be interested in, too. No? Pity.
|image=Think-this-badge-is-about-you.gif
|reqs=Donate for 11 straight days to the [[Starboard_Port|Snowflake Leader Board]]}}
==Notes==
The 11th day of donation is a substantial 1,024,000 chips, which makes the total cost for this badge 2,047,000 chips.

==References==
*''This merit badge is a reference to a common phrase: "I've got some beach front property in Kansas to sell you." Or other variations thereof. The phrase is usually used when referring to someone's gullibility. Like spending a lot of money on something worthless. Or in this case, a lot of chips on just a merit badge.''
*It is actually a reference to the famous American con man George Parker. One of his most famous and frequently performed scams was to sell New York City landmarks to unwary tourists. The Brooklyn Bridge was a favorite of his, and he sold it twice a week for years. The phrase "if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you" is a reference to these exploits.
*The file name references [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_so_vain You're So Vain] by Carly Simon.

Something Unusual

2008-11-15T20:26:19Z

NTerra: fixing my own typo

You come to some indefinable time later, battered and barely able to move. You lie still for a moment, gathering your strength, wondering if you're going to live through the night.

You pull yourself towards a dumpster and attempt to use it to stand up, but you can't muster enough strength. Slowly you slide back to the ground, lying helplessly on the cement. Staring up though the glare of the street light to the nearly starless sky above, you wonder what to do next.

As a [[Naturalist]]: 
Everything fades out again for a moment, and you have a most unusual dream. In it you find yourself in the ocean, swimming with a pack of sharks. The largest of them swims up to you, but surprisingly you're not afraid. Then you realize that even though you're in human form you, too, are a shark, and belong to the pack. The large shark speaks: "Take this necklace." He opens his mouth wide, and you can see a leather thong stuck in his teeth. Without hesitating you reach into his mouth and tug at the thong. A tooth comes with it as you pull the necklace free.

You wake from the dream feeling oddly reassured. With surprise you realize that you are still holding the necklace.

As a [[Psion]]: 
Slowly you become aware that even through the light pollution you can see one star hovering nearly straight overhead. Or that's what you think at first, until you realize that it's growing larger. In fact, it appears to be some sort of flying object, heading swiftly towards you. In a matter of moments you're face-to-face with a strange, glowing egg-shaped aircraft, roughly five feet across. You decide you must be hallucinating, because an encounter with a UFO just wouldn't make any sense. But your skepticism takes a hit when a hatch in the front of the egg opens. A mechanical arm extends from the hatch, holding what appears to be a ring of cloth. With gentle precision the cloth is placed around your head like some sort of headband. Then the arm retracts back into the aircraft, and in a flash it disappears into the night sky.

As an [[Elemental]]: 
As you lie there, you notice an unusual orange glow coming from underneath the dumpster. Your first impression is that it might be a small fire, and you think for a moment that it would be just your luck if dragging yourself over here is what got you killed. Unable to do much more than turn your head, you peer past the wheels of the dumpster and search for the source of the glow.

What you discover is something very unusual: it looks like a glowing ember trapped within a small, stoppered glass bottle. You watch for a while, and the ember continues to glow, neither flaring up nor burning out, even though common sense says it should be doing one or the other. This is very strange indeed. With a trembling hand you slowly reach out and grasp the bottle. It feels warm and comforting to the touch.

As a [[Gadgeteer]]: 
As you lie there, waiting for whatever comes next, your eye lands on a strange object sitting on the ground beside you. It appears to be some odd piece of kitsch utility gear: a lug nut from some car's tire, welded to a small metal hoop, attached to a keychain. You can't understand why anyone would have made a lug nut into a keychain, but you find yourself strangely drawn to it. Trembling, you reach out and touch the lug nut.

You get an item: '''Class Talisman'''

[[The Birth of a Hero|Equip the Talisman]]
[[Category: Noncombat Adventures]]

Something Unusual

2008-11-15T20:24:45Z

NTerra: Added the missing classes

You come to some indefinable time later, battered and barely able to move. You lie still for a moment, gathering your strength, wondering if you're going to live through the night.

You pull yourself towards a dumpster and attempt to use it to stand up, but you can't muster enough strength. Slowly you slide back to the ground, lying helplessly on the cement. Staring up though the glare of the street light to the nearly starless sky above, you wonder what to do next.

As a [[Naturalist]]: 
Everything fades out again for a moment, and you have a most unusual dream. In it you find yourself in the ocean, swimming with a pack of sharks. The largest of them swims up to you, but surprisingly you're not afraid. Then you realize that even though you're in human form you, too, are a shark, and belong to the pack. The large shark speaks: "Take this necklace." He opens his mouth wide, and you can see a leather thong stuck in his teeth. Without hesitating you reach into his mouth and tug at the thong. A tooth comes with it as you pull the necklace free.

You wake from the dream feeling oddly reassured. With surprise you realize that you are still holding the necklace.

As a [[Psion]]: 
Slowly you become aware that even through the light pollution you can see one star hovering nearly straight overhead. Or that's what you think at first, until you realize that it's growing larger. In fact, it appears to be some sort of flying object, heading swiftly towards you. In a matter of moments you're face-to-face with a strange, glowing egg-shaped aircraft, roughly five feet across. You decide you must be hallucinating, because an encounter with a UFO just wouldn't make any sense. But your skepticism takes a hit when a hatch in the front of the egg opens. A mechanical arm extends from the hatch, holding what appears to be a ring of cloth. With gentle precision the cloth is placed around your head like some sort of headband. Then the arm retracts back into the aircraft, and in a flash it disappears into the night sky.

As an [[Elementalist]]: 
As you lie there, you notice an unusual orange glow coming from underneath the dumpster. Your first impression is that it might be a small fire, and you think for a moment that it would be just your luck if dragging yourself over here is what got you killed. Unable to do much more than turn your head, you peer past the wheels of the dumpster and search for the source of the glow.

What you discover is something very unusual: it looks like a glowing ember trapped within a small, stoppered glass bottle. You watch for a while, and the ember continues to glow, neither flaring up nor burning out, even though common sense says it should be doing one or the other. This is very strange indeed. With a trembling hand you slowly reach out and grasp the bottle. It feels warm and comforting to the touch.

As a [[Gadgeteer]]: 
As you lie there, waiting for whatever comes next, your eye lands on a strange object sitting on the ground beside you. It appears to be some odd piece of kitsch utility gear: a lug nut from some car's tire, welded to a small metal hoop, attached to a keychain. You can't understand why anyone would have made a lug nut into a keychain, but you find yourself strangely drawn to it. Trembling, you reach out and touch the lug nut.

You get an item: '''Class Talisman'''

[[The Birth of a Hero|Equip the Talisman]]
[[Category: Noncombat Adventures]]