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2010-05-04T03:38:59Z

The supernaturalist:

{{encounter
|image=progress-bar.jpg
|desc=When all else fails ... uh, you can, too?

After you punch the orange F with a virtual hand, a progress bar appears along with the words "Debugger loading." A blue line slowly begins filling a white box, while a timer underneath estimates that it will take 999,999,999 minutes. But in no more than the time it takes for you to roll your eyes it jumps to 99% complete, and the estimate jumps down to 2 seconds. Naturally, it takes a full minute for those "two seconds" to pass. Then the bar kicks into motion ... sliding ''backwards'' of all things. Eventually it does kick forward again, shooting to the end and then beyond the bounds of the white box, zipping somewhere far off screen.

Moments later the whole mess is replaced by the image of some sort of futuristic pub--half Mos Eisley cantina and half Quark's, with a burble of wandering puppets and Ferengi in the background. Gee, wonder where the programmers got their inspiration? A vaguely familiar human bartender leans up against the counter and addresses you. "Welcome to The Progress Bar. Looks like you could use a nice tall glass of debugging. What's your order?"

Confusing. The bartender looks at you expectantly. Apparently he's a quirky metaphor for the computer interface, and you're supposed to tell him what you want to do. Knowing the programmers, it probably only recognizes one word commands.

{{button|Ask for help}}
|loc1=Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)
}}
==Notes==
* Occurs when you choose "Fail" on [[Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)]]
* The result depends on the word you enter.

===Fight===
Making one of these choices results in a fight:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| bug, debug, virus, trojan, worm || You plug in the debugging data, and are brought directly to the nearest bug. ''Fight [[Anatolian mule]] or [[Silk Worm]] or [[D-bug]].''
|-
| open || ''Fight [[Red Ring of Death]].''
|-
| telnet, FTP || You try ''<command>'', hoping to make some kind of connection. Sadly, the connection fails, in a most spectacular and confrontational fashion. ''Fight [[no carrier]] or [[drat cat]] or [[Spider Crawler]].''
|-
| exe, load, run || ''Fight [[General Protection Fault]], [[Green Horseshoe of Death]] or [[data police]]''.
|-
|}

===XP===

Making one of these choices results in a special text, followed by:

After a little more fiddling you get some part of the game working and manage to explore for a little while. You gain '''X XP.'''
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| kill, quit, break || <code>Cancel failed. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Cancel? Okay/Cancel</code>

You look closely at those buttons. Do you want to cancel the cancel in order to continue, or okay the cancel to stop? Or are you canceling the first cancel, in which case okay continues, where canceling the canceled cancel really does cancel it? Argh!

You solve the issue by closing your eyes and hitting a few keys at random, figuring whatever you get would be better{{typo}} from pure chance would be better than choosing it yourself.
|-
| delete || <code>Cannot delete file. There is not enough free disk space. Delete one or more files to free disk space, and then try again.</code?

Classic.
|-
| gin, rum || <code>Sorry, but the cards subroutine is broken. How about a nice drink instead?</code>
|-
| drink || <code>That's pretty vague, you know. Why don't you come back when you've got something more specific in mind?</code>
|-
| beer ||<code>You're going to have to go on a murderous rampage before I can give you one of those, and you don't look like the sort to go on a murderous rampage.</code>
|-
| error ||<code>Error 0000: No errors found, restarting computer.</code>

Well okay then.
|-
| format, rm ||You get a message that says: <code>Proceeding with the operation 'delete' will erase the contents of your hard drive. What do you wish to do? [proceed] [delete]</code>

Wait, what? You quietly hit the reboot key to get away from that trap.
|-
| easteregg || <code>Calendar subroutine replies: incorrect date. variable 'Easter' != TRUE; No egg for you!</code>
|-
| sudo || <code>Okay, here's your sandwich.</code>

Nice! Shame it's a digital one.
|-
| ssh || <code>Quiet, you!</code>
|-
| help || <code>I'm sorry, but I can't help you. Contact your system administrator. If you are the system administrator, sorry.</code>
|-
| grep || <code>Error #751363: There is no message for this error.</code>

Well okay then.
|-
| ''Anything else'' || The computer just asks <code>Sorry?</code> and sits there until you give up.

''or''

The computer just asks <code>What?</code> and sits there until you give up.
|}

===Effect===
Making any of these choices gives 65 minutes of an effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| download, save || <code>Secret file download complete. Files downloaded on the down-low. Stored in top secret location.</code>

Great. You have no idea where the top secret location is.

{{getEffectC|DownLowDed|65}}
|-

| reboot || <code>Cannot reboot, because a restart command has already been issued. Please wait for the restart to complete before you reboot.</code>

Man, that doesn't look good.

{{getEffectC|Rebooting|65}}
|-
| boolean, true || <code>Invalid variable type.</code>

Hey! Who does it think it's calling an invalid?

{{getEffectC|Boolean|65}}
|-
| word ||<code>you mispeled a keywurd</code>

You spend a little time with the dictionary, increasing your vocabulary.

{{getEffectC|Word!|65}}
|-
| echo, ping || <code>Network failure. Card experiencing limited or no connectivity. Commencing ping test.</code>

Unlike your average network ping, this one is audible. It leaves your ears ringing so badly even people around you can hear the echo of the ping.

{{getEffectC|Pinging|65}}
|-
| megahertz || <code>If an undetectable error occurs, the processor continues as if no error had occurred.</code>

Ouch. Talk about making your brain hurt.

{{getEffectC|Mega Hurts|65}}
|-
| eject, floppy || <code>Non-system disk or disk error</code>

<code>Replace and strike any key when ready</code>

Well, you'd replace the any key, but you can't even find it. There's no way you'll be able to strike it if you can't complete those first steps. Oh, wait, there's a floppy disk in the drive. Of course. You pull out the floppy, at which point the whole system crashes, and you climb out.

{{getEffectC|Floppy|65}}
|-
| distro || <code>Configuration error. Update failed. Critical files missing from /etc/bin/.</code>

Lovely.

{{getEffectC|Distroed|65}}
|-
| print || <code>Not a typewriter.</code>

Well, you never!

{{getEffectC|Keyed Up|65}}
|-
| cd || <code>The operating system has found an unknown device and is installing a driver for it.</code>

Halfway through it asks you to insert a CD with the proper driver for the unknown device. You try CD after CD, but none of them seem to work. Eventually you can't even say CD or read the word CD without it seeming strange and imaginary. See-D? C-dee? Sea dea?

{{getEffectC|Seedy|65}}
|-
| ls, dir || <code>Drive path not found. Check instructions in your home folder for repair options.</code>

If you can't find the drive path, how are you supposed to get to your home directory? (Presumably there's some trick involving having your pudding when you don't eat your meat.)

{{getEffectC|Got Drive?|65}}
|-
| scan || <code>Replication with a nonconfigured party not allowed. Copy failed.</code>

Frustratingly, you can see the copy file sitting there in the window, but it won't let you save or do anything but quit. Shame.

{{getEffectC|Digit-eyes-ed|65}}

|-
| file
|-
| zip
|-
| false
|-
| compile ||<code>Error, does not compute. Compile failed.</code>

Must be some bad code in there somewhere. It'd take an all-nighter to fix it.

{{getEffectC|Code Red|65}}
|-
| chkdsk || <code>Raid failed. Error: Preemptive Schulz initilization of Leeroy Jenkins module.</code>

To top that off, a ray of energy shoots out of the digitized darkness and blasts you. Again and again and again. And once more makes five.

{{getEffectC|Rayed 5|65}}
|}

===Special===
Making any of these choices has a special effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| defrag || A wild-eyed man runs up from one side of the bar, his glasses slighly{{typo}} askew and his curly hair a few steps beyond tousled. He appears to be panting slightly. "Did you say 'defrag'? I am the DiskKeeper, are you the MasterKey?"

"Uh, no," you reply. You say this not because honesty is the best policy, but because the best policy generally involves absolute denial of everything.

The man looks disappointed. "Oh, well, if you see her, would you give her this?" and hands you a small metal device like a magnet with wire wrapped around it. He sniffs the air and shuffles off, snuffling to himself.

{{obtain|degausser|degausser.gif}}
|}
==References==
* The image and description refer to {{wikipedia|progress bar}}.
* The {{wikipedia|Mos Eisley Cantina}} is a fictional bar in the Star Wars universe.
* {{Wikipedia|Quark (Star Trek)|Quark}} is a {{wikipedia|Ferengi}} bar owner on Deep Space Nine.
* The text on "defrag" refers to the defragmenter {{wikipedia|diskeeper}}. The man refers to "The Gatekeeper" and "The Keymaster" from the movie {{wikipedia|Ghostbusters}}.
* "ssh" refers to unix {{wikipedia|Secure Shell}}.
* {{wikipedia|chkdsk}} is the DOS file system integrity check program, supposedly in this case done on a {{wikipedia|RAID 5}} disk array. The response relates to a gaming {{wikipedia|Raid (gaming)|raid}}. It mentions Ben Schultz's {{wikipedia|Leeroy Jenkins}}, a famous raid failure.
* The message resulting from the sudo command references an {{wikipedia|xkcd}} [http://xkcd.com/149/ comic] about the unix {{wikipedia|sudo}}.

There's a Blog.Org for This

2010-05-04T03:38:03Z

The supernaturalist:

{{encounter
|image=progress-bar.jpg
|desc=When all else fails ... uh, you can, too?

After you punch the orange F with a virtual hand, a progress bar appears along with the words "Debugger loading." A blue line slowly begins filling a white box, while a timer underneath estimates that it will take 999,999,999 minutes. But in no more than the time it takes for you to roll your eyes it jumps to 99% complete, and the estimate jumps down to 2 seconds. Naturally, it takes a full minute for those "two seconds" to pass. Then the bar kicks into motion ... sliding ''backwards'' of all things. Eventually it does kick forward again, shooting to the end and then beyond the bounds of the white box, zipping somewhere far off screen.

Moments later the whole mess is replaced by the image of some sort of futuristic pub--half Mos Eisley cantina and half Quark's, with a burble of wandering puppets and Ferengi in the background. Gee, wonder where the programmers got their inspiration? A vaguely familiar human bartender leans up against the counter and addresses you. "Welcome to The Progress Bar. Looks like you could use a nice tall glass of debugging. What's your order?"

Confusing. The bartender looks at you expectantly. Apparently he's a quirky metaphor for the computer interface, and you're supposed to tell him what you want to do. Knowing the programmers, it probably only recognizes one word commands.

{{button|Ask for help}}
|loc1=Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)
}}
==Notes==
* Occurs when you choose "Fail" on [[Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)]]
* The result depends on the word you enter.

===Fight===
Making one of these choices results in a fight:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| bug, debug, virus, trojan, worm || You plug in the debugging data, and are brought directly to the nearest bug. ''Fight [[Anatolian mule]] or [[Silk Worm]] or [[D-bug]].''
|-
| open || ''Fight [[Red Ring of Death]].''
|-
| telnet, FTP || You try ''<command>'', hoping to make some kind of connection. Sadly, the connection fails, in a most spectacular and confrontational fashion. ''Fight [[no carrier]] or [[drat cat]] or [[Spider Crawler]].''
|-
| exe, load, run || ''Fight [[General Protection Fault]], [[Green Horseshoe of Death]] or [[data police]]''.
|-
|}

===XP===

Making one of these choices results in a special text, followed by:

After a little more fiddling you get some part of the game working and manage to explore for a little while. You gain '''X XP.'''
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| kill, quit, break || <code>Cancel failed. An unrecoverable error has occurred. Cancel? Okay/Cancel</code>

You look closely at those buttons. Do you want to cancel the cancel in order to continue, or okay the cancel to stop? Or are you canceling the first cancel, in which case okay continues, where canceling the canceled cancel really does cancel it? Argh!

You solve the issue by closing your eyes and hitting a few keys at random, figuring whatever you get would be better{{typo}} from pure chance would be better than choosing it yourself.
|-
| delete || <code>Cannot delete file. There is not enough free disk space. Delete one or more files to free disk space, and then try again.</code?

Classic.
|-
| gin, rum || <code>Sorry, but the cards subroutine is broken. How about a nice drink instead?</code>
|-
| drink || <code>That's pretty vague, you know. Why don't you come back when you've got something more specific in mind?</code>
|-
| beer ||<code>You're going to have to go on a murderous rampage before I can give you one of those, and you don't look like the sort to go on a murderous rampage.</code>
|-
| error ||<code>Error 0000: No errors found, restarting computer.</code>

Well okay then.
|-
| format, rm ||You get a message that says: <code>Proceeding with the operation 'delete' will erase the contents of your hard drive. What do you wish to do? [proceed] [delete]</code>

Wait, what? You quietly hit the reboot key to get away from that trap.
|-
| easteregg || <code>Calendar subroutine replies: incorrect date. variable 'Easter' != TRUE; No egg for you!</code>
|-
| sudo || <code>Okay, here's your sandwich.</code>

Nice! Shame it's a digital one.
|-
| ssh || <code>Quiet, you!</code>
|-
| help || <code>I'm sorry, but I can't help you. Contact your system administrator. If you are the system administrator, sorry.</code>
|-
| grep || <code>Error #751363: There is no message for this error.</code>

Well okay then.
|-
| ''Anything else'' || The computer just asks <code>Sorry?</code> and sits there until you give up.

''or''

The computer just asks <code>What?</code> and sits there until you give up.
|}

===Effect===
Making any of these choices gives 65 minutes of an effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| download, save || <code>Secret file download complete. Files downloaded on the down-low. Stored in top secret location.</code>

Great. You have no idea where the top secret location is.

{{getEffectC|DownLowDed|65}}
|-

| reboot || <code>Cannot reboot, because a restart command has already been issued. Please wait for the restart to complete before you reboot.</code>

Man, that doesn't look good.

{{getEffectC|Rebooting|65}}
|-
| boolean, true || <code>Invalid variable type.</code>

Hey! Who does it think it's calling an invalid?

{{getEffectC|Boolean|65}}
|-
| word ||<code>you mispeled a keywurd</code>

You spend a little time with the dictionary, increasing your vocabulary.

{{getEffectC|Word!|65}}
|-
| echo, ping || <code>Network failure. Card experiencing limited or no connectivity. Commencing ping test.</code>

Unlike your average network ping, this one is audible. It leaves your ears ringing so badly even people around you can hear the echo of the ping.

{{getEffectC|Pinging|65}}
|-
| megahertz || <code>If an undetectable error occurs, the processor continues as if no error had occurred.</code>

Ouch. Talk about making your brain hurt.

{{getEffectC|Mega Hurts|65}}
|-
| eject, floppy || <code>Non-system disk or disk error</code>

<code>Replace and strike any key when ready</code>

Well, you'd replace the any key, but you can't even find it. There's no way you'll be able to strike it if you can't complete those first steps. Oh, wait, there's a floppy disk in the drive. Of course. You pull out the floppy, at which point the whole system crashes, and you climb out.

{{getEffectC|Floppy|65}}
|-
| distro || <code>Configuration error. Update failed. Critical files missing from /etc/bin/.</code>

Lovely.

{{getEffectC|Distroed|65}}
|-
| print || <code>Not a typewriter.</code>

Well, you never!

{{getEffectC|Keyed Up|65}}
|-
| cd || <code>The operating system has found an unknown device and is installing a driver for it.</code>

Halfway through it asks you to insert a CD with the proper driver for the unknown device. You try CD after CD, but none of them seem to work. Eventually you can't even say CD or read the word CD without it seeming strange and imaginary. See-D? C-dee? Sea dea?

{{getEffectC|Seedy|65}}
|-
| ls || <code>Drive path not found. Check instructions in your home folder for repair options.</code>

If you can't find the drive path, how are you supposed to get to your home directory? (Presumably there's some trick involving having your pudding when you don't eat your meat.)

{{getEffectC|Got Drive?|65}}
|-
| scan || <code>Replication with a nonconfigured party not allowed. Copy failed.</code>

Frustratingly, you can see the copy file sitting there in the window, but it won't let you save or do anything but quit. Shame.

{{getEffectC|Digit-eyes-ed|65}}

|-
| dir ||<code>Drive path not found. Check instructions in your home folder for repair options.</code>

If you can't find the drive path, how are you supposed to get to your home directory? (Presumably there's some trick involving having your pudding when you don't eat your meat.)

{{getEffectC|Got Drive?|65}}

|-
| file
|-
| zip
|-
| false
|-
| compile ||<code>Error, does not compute. Compile failed.</code>

Must be some bad code in there somewhere. It'd take an all-nighter to fix it.

{{getEffectC|Code Red|65}}
|-
| chkdsk || <code>Raid failed. Error: Preemptive Schulz initilization of Leeroy Jenkins module.</code>

To top that off, a ray of energy shoots out of the digitized darkness and blasts you. Again and again and again. And once more makes five.

{{getEffectC|Rayed 5|65}}
|}

===Special===
Making any of these choices has a special effect:
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF"
! Word !! Result
|-
| defrag || A wild-eyed man runs up from one side of the bar, his glasses slighly{{typo}} askew and his curly hair a few steps beyond tousled. He appears to be panting slightly. "Did you say 'defrag'? I am the DiskKeeper, are you the MasterKey?"

"Uh, no," you reply. You say this not because honesty is the best policy, but because the best policy generally involves absolute denial of everything.

The man looks disappointed. "Oh, well, if you see her, would you give her this?" and hands you a small metal device like a magnet with wire wrapped around it. He sniffs the air and shuffles off, snuffling to himself.

{{obtain|degausser|degausser.gif}}
|}
==References==
* The image and description refer to {{wikipedia|progress bar}}.
* The {{wikipedia|Mos Eisley Cantina}} is a fictional bar in the Star Wars universe.
* {{Wikipedia|Quark (Star Trek)|Quark}} is a {{wikipedia|Ferengi}} bar owner on Deep Space Nine.
* The text on "defrag" refers to the defragmenter {{wikipedia|diskeeper}}. The man refers to "The Gatekeeper" and "The Keymaster" from the movie {{wikipedia|Ghostbusters}}.
* "ssh" refers to unix {{wikipedia|Secure Shell}}.
* {{wikipedia|chkdsk}} is the DOS file system integrity check program, supposedly in this case done on a {{wikipedia|RAID 5}} disk array. The response relates to a gaming {{wikipedia|Raid (gaming)|raid}}. It mentions Ben Schultz's {{wikipedia|Leeroy Jenkins}}, a famous raid failure.
* The message resulting from the sudo command references an {{wikipedia|xkcd}} [http://xkcd.com/149/ comic] about the unix {{wikipedia|sudo}}.

Subscript gamma

2010-05-04T03:28:25Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6035514
|itemid=1136
|name=subscript gamma
|plural=
|image=subscript3.gif
|desc=This is neither an underwater script nor an atomic quantity. It's a little piece of computer script so small it doesn't even qualify as a full script.

This one has been designated gamma.
|type=misc
|autosell=25
|uses={canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Iram}
|uses={canbeassembled|subscript iota|scriptlet Hebron}
|uses={canbeassembled|subscript gamma|scriptlet Ekram}}
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* Any foe, using [[degausser]]
}}

Subscript gamma

2010-05-04T03:28:17Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6035514
|itemid=1136
|name=subscript gamma
|plural=
|image=subscript3.gif
|desc=This is neither an underwater script nor an atomic quantity. It's a little piece of computer script so small it doesn't even qualify as a full script.

This one has been designated gamma.
|type=misc
|autosell=25
|uses={canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Iram}
|uses={canbeassembled|subscript iota|scriptlet Hebron}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript gamma|scriptlet Ekram}}
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* Any foe, using [[degausser]]
}}

Subscript gamma

2010-05-04T03:28:07Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6035514
|itemid=1136
|name=subscript gamma
|plural=
|image=subscript3.gif
|desc=This is neither an underwater script nor an atomic quantity. It's a little piece of computer script so small it doesn't even qualify as a full script.

This one has been designated gamma.
|type=misc
|autosell=25
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Iram}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript iota|scriptlet Hebron}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript gamma|scriptlet Ekram}}
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* Any foe, using [[degausser]]
}}

Subscript gamma

2010-05-04T03:27:39Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6035514
|itemid=1136
|name=subscript gamma
|plural=
|image=subscript3.gif
|desc=This is neither an underwater script nor an atomic quantity. It's a little piece of computer script so small it doesn't even qualify as a full script.

This one has been designated gamma.
|type=misc
|autosell=25
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Iram}}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript iota|scriptlet Hebron}}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Ekram}}
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* Any foe, using [[degausser]]
}}

Subscript gamma

2010-05-04T03:23:22Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6035514
|itemid=1136
|name=subscript gamma
|plural=
|image=subscript3.gif
|desc=This is neither an underwater script nor an atomic quantity. It's a little piece of computer script so small it doesn't even qualify as a full script.

This one has been designated gamma.
|type=misc
|autosell=25
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript beta|scriptlet Iram}}
|uses={{canbeassembled|subscript iota|scriptlet Hebron}}
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* Any foe, using [[degausser]]
}}

Talk:Degausser

2010-05-03T03:27:07Z

The supernaturalist:

I believe the items gotten are specific to a foe, the alpha one came from BSoD --[[User:Zillow|Zillow]]--

alpha is specific to bsod i think

i swear i'm getting more omicrons than the rest. i think different classes have different degauss drop rates

Yule step-stool

2010-05-02T21:36:41Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=8456620
|itemid=1059
|name=yule step-stool
|plural=yule step-stools
|image=yule-log.gif
|desc=Yule never be frustrated by having something six to twelve inches out of your reach, once you've got this step-stool in your hands. Now, if the object of your desires is fourteen to eighteen inches beyond your reach, yule just be out of luck, I guess.
|type=offhand
|usable=yes
|nosell=yes
|ench={{modifier|xp|+2}}
|obtain=One yule step-stool was given to each [[gadgeteer]] player by Ryme as a gift for Yule, 2009. The message said: Wishing you a yummy Yuletide, or whatever the holiday's catchphrase is. Hopefully all those other holidays are treating you well, too.

-Ryme

P.S. I probably sound like a grump when I say this, but as a public service announcement, I'd like to refer anyone who isn't familiar with the game policies or needs a refresher to check out the policies link in the footer. Every year these holiday items cause a number of players to forget the rules and commit multi abuse in order to give themselves more of them. I don't want to spend my Christmas week scolding or disabling accounts, and I'm sure no players want to be on the receiving end of such notes. So let's keep this festive occasion about giving and generosity (to other people) and not focus so much on greed (giving to oneself), shall we?

Seriously, though, I hope you're having a happy holidays!

-Ryme

Included item: yule step-stool (quantity 1)[[image:yule-log.gif]]
|used=*''[[Gadgeteer]]''
There's no use trying to do something else with this log. Yule never get anything better than what you've got now.
*''[[Elemental]]''
Given fuel, there's only one thing an elemental is going to do: set it on fire.

{{obtain|yule log|yule-log2.gif}}
*''[[Naturalist]]''
You grip the log by the lone branch/handle. ''Viola!'' a shield!

{{obtain|yule shield|yule-log2.gif}}
*''[[Psion]]''
You set the log down on end and have yourself a seat, and a nice, long, think.

{{obtain|yule thinking perch|yule-log.gif}}
|multiuse=!}}
==References==
*Yule is a reference to the German celebration of {{wikipedia|Yule|Yuletide}}.
[[Category:Events]]

File:Subscript5.gif

2010-05-02T17:33:18Z

The supernaturalist:

Degausser

2010-05-02T17:33:09Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=1428511
|itemid=1160
|name=degausser
|plural=degaussers
|image=degausser.gif
|desc=The bane of credit cards everywhere, the degausser will rip information right out of magnetic strips and sources of data anywhere. While it's probably a handy thing to have when trying to grab or destroy someone else's data, you might want to keep it away from your wallet.
|type=misc
|autosell=35
|combat=yes
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* [[There's a Blog.Org for This]]
|combatuse=''Against a foe outside [[A.R.F.]]:''

You try to run the degausser code against a brick-and-mortar (well, real world) opponent. Needless to say, this technique does not work as planned. Your opponent smacks the code out of your hand and continues the fight well within one standard deviation of the condition they had been in moments before.

''Against a foe inside [[A.R.F.]]:''

You press the trigger on the degausser. There's a slight thump, and a humming sound. Your target's distribution gets significantly less clustered about the mean. By which I mean it begins to waver, changes color rapidly, and then dissolves almost completely. All that's left over is a couple of pieces of code that barely make up a little subscript.

''or''

{{obtain|subscript beta|subscript2.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript gamma|subscript3.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript iota|subscript4.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript omicron|subscript5.gif}}
}}

File:Subscript2.gif

2010-05-02T17:32:21Z

The supernaturalist:

Degausser

2010-05-02T17:31:53Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=1428511
|itemid=1160
|name=degausser
|plural=degaussers
|image=degausser.gif
|desc=The bane of credit cards everywhere, the degausser will rip information right out of magnetic strips and sources of data anywhere. While it's probably a handy thing to have when trying to grab or destroy someone else's data, you might want to keep it away from your wallet.
|type=misc
|autosell=35
|combat=yes
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* [[There's a Blog.Org for This]]
|combatuse=''Against a foe outside [[A.R.F.]]:''

You try to run the degausser code against a brick-and-mortar (well, real world) opponent. Needless to say, this technique does not work as planned. Your opponent smacks the code out of your hand and continues the fight well within one standard deviation of the condition they had been in moments before.

''Against a foe inside [[A.R.F.]]:''

You press the trigger on the degausser. There's a slight thump, and a humming sound. Your target's distribution gets significantly less clustered about the mean. By which I mean it begins to waver, changes color rapidly, and then dissolves almost completely. All that's left over is a couple of pieces of code that barely make up a little subscript.

''or''

{{obtain|subscript omicron|subscript1.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript beta|subscript2.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript gamma|subscript3.gif}}

''or''

{{obtain|subscript iota|subscript4.gif}}
}}

There's a Blog.Org for This

2010-05-02T17:29:30Z

The supernaturalist:

Retry, Retry Again (Naturalist)

2010-05-02T17:26:18Z

The supernaturalist:

{{choiceencounter
|image=error2.gif
|button=yes
|desc=You try retry, figuring maybe the game will work itself out. Unfortunately, like that old Pete and RePete joke, you find yourself stuck in a perpetual loop. Apparently with this game there is no try, and there is no do. Only "not do" is an option. After about the twentieth retry, a different kind of "not do" breaks the monotony. The orange letters now read, "Hardware error: PC Error Fix."

Well, that's hardly useful. What hardware do you want to fix?
|option1=Bash the machine in a rage
|option2=Try to fix ... with extreme prejudice
|result1=(hero name) SMASH!
|image1=arf.jpg
|desc1=You howl out in frustration. Nothing ever seems to work! Stupid machines! In a fit of anger, you start smashing the equipment around you, yelling about stupid electronics and their stupid habit of breaking. It's not your most heroic moment, but it feels good to vent some steam. Also, some of the really important components had some pretty heavy shielding, so it's something of a work-out, too. As was helping the techs clean up the mess you made.You gain
?-350-? XP.''
|result2=Tab A Goes In Slot B, Or Else
|image2=arf.jpg
|desc2=You aren't quite sure what the problem is, but you're gonna fix this thing. Boy are you ever! You start rearranging things, swapping plugs, bashing on parts to force them into place, that sort of thing. It works on the computer back in your hideout, after all. Well. It sort of works. You aren't sure how well it's working here, but the techs quickly scramble and shove something into your hands before thanking you and ushering you out the door. Either you were really helpful, or they were trying to distract you with... ooo, shiny!

{{obtain|claw tips|claw-tips.gif}}

|loc1=Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)
}}
==Notes==
* Occurs when you choose "Retry" on [[Shall We Play A Game? (A.R.F.)]] as [[Naturalist]].

Claw tips

2010-05-02T17:25:58Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{item |descid=5580319 |itemid=?? |name=claw tips |plural=claw tips |image=claw-tips.gif |desc=Razor sharp cones of metal that nicely fit on the end of your fingers. Sadly, they're just ti...

{{item
|descid=5580319
|itemid=??
|name=claw tips
|plural=claw tips
|image=claw-tips.gif
|desc=Razor sharp cones of metal that nicely fit on the end of your fingers. Sadly, they're just tips, so every time you put them on, they fall right off.
|type=misc
|autosell=20
|obtain=[[A.R.F.]]
:* [[Retry, Retry Again (Naturalist)]]
}}

File:Claw-tips.gif

2010-05-02T17:24:19Z

The supernaturalist:

Retry, Retry Again (Naturalist)

2010-05-02T17:24:07Z

The supernaturalist:

Retry, Retry Again (Naturalist)

2010-05-02T17:23:29Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{choiceencounter |image=error2.gif |button=yes |desc=You try retry, figuring maybe the game will work itself out. Unfortunately, like that old Pete and RePete joke, you find yourself stuc...

Eyepatch

2010-04-06T20:32:36Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|name=eyepatch
|plural=eyepatches
|desc=Yarr! If you ever wanted to look like a tough and burly pirate, this would certainly help. Or if you had a lazy eye. Or if you just really hated your depth perception, for some reason.
|itemid=1126
|descid=6013569
|image=eyepatch.gif
|obtain=[[NCI Live building]]
:* [[high-sailing accountant]]
|type=acc
|autosell=160
|level=10
|ench={{modifier|absorb|+4}}
}}

Power tie

2010-04-06T20:32:01Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=1359534
|itemid=1129
|name=power tie
|plural=power ties
|image=power-tie.gif
|desc=You thought this particular fashion nightmare was over and done with. It's a thin yellow tie that looks like it has some kind of power source inside. How else could it be that bright? You aren't sure if it'll help you climb the corporate ladder, but it'll certainly be distracting, and not in a good way.
|type=Accessories
|level=10
|autosell=180
|obtain=[[NCI Live building]]
:*[[pointy-haired executive]]
|ench={{modifier|strength|+10%}}}}

Employee manual

2010-04-06T20:31:54Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6201873
|itemid=1130
|name=employee manual
|plural=employee manuals
|image=manual.gif
|desc=This massive, soul crushing tome contains every single rule for employee conduct, including the ones that contradict other ones. It's written in hyper-dense legalese, and it gives you a headache just holding it. On the other hand, it will make fine fodder for your sidekick.

This item is consumed when used.
|type=misc
|autosell=160
|usable=yes
|ench=Gives your sidekick understudy a new skill.
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[pointy-haired executive]]
|used={{cantfigure}}
|multiuse=none
}}

Manly Man energy drink

2010-04-06T20:31:49Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=3106194
|itemid=1121
|name=Manly Man energy drink
|plural=Manly Man energy drinks
|image=manly-man.gif
|desc=You! Do you want to feel uncomfortably energetic? Do you want to have four hundred babies? Do you want to be so fast that Mother Nature is like "slow down," and you're all "no way!" and then do you want to kick her with your energy legs?

Does any of this ad copy make any sense?

Drink Manly Man!
|type=misc
|autosell=200
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[maleroom clerk]]
|consumable=yes
|caffeine=yes}}

Taped glasses

2010-04-06T20:31:42Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=6944068
|itemid=1122
|name=taped glasses
|plural=pairs of taped glasses
|image=taped-glasses.gif
|desc=Not much can be said about a pair of taped glasses. They're simply the latest in nerd chic. Such as it is.
|type=Accessory
|level=10
|autosell=150
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[maleroom clerk]]
|ench={{modifier|Intellect|+10%}}}}

Rubber cutlass

2010-04-06T20:31:27Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|name=rubber cutlass
|plural=rubber cutlasses
|desc=While it's not the best weapon in the world, it's certainly safe. I'm not sure if that's what you want when wading into battle, though. It's pretty light, I guess. And it'll embarrass your foe; I mean, who wants to admit they've been beaten with a rubber sword?
|itemid=1127
|descid=2233902
|image=rubber-cutlass.gif
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Bashing, small
|power=50
|level=10
|autosell=190
|ench={{modifier|weakens|5}}
{{modifier|critical|+8%}}

{{modifier|criticalnote}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
}}

Red pen

2010-04-06T20:31:18Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=7563561
|itemid=1128
|name=red pen
|plural=red pens
|image=red-pen.gif
|desc=This is just your average red Pointie pen. Useful for marking up papers, boxes, just about anything. Sadly, you can't use it to tie up your opponents in red ink. Nor red tape, for that matter.
|type=Miscellaneous Item
|autosell=160
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
|usable=yes
|multiuse=none
|used={{cantfigure}}
}}

Shrunken head

2010-04-06T20:31:06Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=8366160
|itemid=1133
|name=shrunken head
|plural=shrunken heads
|image=shrunken-head.gif
|desc=Ewwww. This is really, really creepy. What are you... oh, no... no, don't use its hair to tie it to your belt! Oh, come on! That's gross! I don't think I like you any more!
|type=Accessory
|level=10
|autosell=150
|ench={{modifier|elementaldamage|psychic|+12}}
{{modifier|selfdamage|6 psychic}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[hatchet-handed executive]]
}}

Off-handed hatchet

2010-04-06T20:31:01Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=7148176
|itemid=1132
|name=off-handed hatchet
|plural=off-handed hatchets
|image=offhand-hatchet.gif
|desc=No, this isn't a cutting remark made casually. It's a small axe to hold in your spare hand. Being a versatile little item, it can be used to block attacks and lash out at your foes. Just don't use it to ask questions, please.
|type=Offhand Item
|power=33
|level=10
|autosell=166
|ench={{modifier|elementaldamage|psychic|+6}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[hatchet-handed executive]]
}}

Hatchet

2010-04-06T20:30:55Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=9392525
|itemid=1131
|name=hatchet
|plural=hatchets
|image=hatchet.gif
|desc=Much like a small ax (or, if you prefer, axe), this wicked-sharp blade will cut through armor like butter. It can also do a real number to someone's sense of self, making them feel like they deserved "getting axed."
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Slashing, small
|power=111
|level=10
|autosell=195
|ench={{modifier|tohit|+5%}}
{{modifier|elementaldamage|psychic|+6}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[hatchet-handed executive]]
}}

Epic mop

2010-04-06T20:30:51Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=5185608
|itemid=1123
|name=epic mop
|plural=epic mops
|image=epic-mop.gif
|desc=Now, this may look like an ordinary old mop with colored bits of electrical tape around the end, but this is the mop of legends. Handed down from janitor father to janitor son for generations on end. Its powers are legion. At least if you want to clean a floor.
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Bashing, large
|power=100
|level=10
|autosell=160
|ench={{modifier|elementaldamage|acid|+10}}
{{modifier|initiative|+10%}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[intimidating janitor]]
}}

Legal briefs

2010-04-06T20:30:47Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=7941738
|itemid=1124
|name=legal briefs
|plural=pairs of legal briefs
|image=legal-briefs.gif
|desc=You thought this was going to be a stack of legal papers, didn't you? You should know better by now, sheej. This is a pair of tighty-whiteys with legal phrases and precedents written all over them. Res ipsa loquitur to you too, baby.
|type=Pants
|power=50
|level=10
|autosell=190
|ench={{modifier|elementaldamage|psychic|+5}}
{{modifier|Intellect|+5%}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[catfish lawyer]]
}}

Red pen

2010-04-06T20:28:53Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=7563561
|itemid=1128
|name=red pen
|plural=
|image=red-pen.gif
|desc=This is just your average red Pointie pen. Useful for marking up papers, boxes, just about anything. Sadly, you can't use it to tie up your opponents in red ink. Nor red tape, for that matter.
|type=Miscellaneous Item
|autosell=160
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
|usable=yes
|multiuse=none
|used={{cantfigure}}
}}

Red pen

2010-04-06T20:19:51Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|descid=Red pen
|itemid=1128
|name=red pen
|plural=
|image=red-pen.gif
|desc=This is just your average red Pointie pen. Useful for marking up papers, boxes, just about anything. Sadly, you can't use it to tie up your opponents in red ink. Nor red tape, for that matter.
|type=Miscellaneous Item
|autosell=160
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
|usable=yes
|uses=none
|used={{cantfigure}}
}}

High-sailing accountant

2010-04-06T20:18:51Z

The supernaturalist:

{{combatencounter
|indef=a
|name=high-sailing accountant
|desc=Um. Well. Huh. I'm really not sure how to describe this guy. Think accountant with delusions of piracy.

Please don't sue me.
|image=high-sailing-accountant.jpg
|hit1=He ups your premium semi-annually. You don't know what that means, but you can feel your bank account cringing. {{hitnote|{{element|psychic|}}}}
|hit2=The accountant marks you up with his red pen until you're bleeding ink. Literally.
|hit3=He slashes at you with his cutlass. Despite the name, it actually works just as well on lads.
|miss2=He calls for full speed ahead, threatening to crash you into the shoals of bankruptcy, but everybody's learned to ignore this loon
|miss1=He threatens your premium but you handle your own finances.
|miss3=He threatens to uproot the whole building and sail over to plunder your hideout. The only threat here is strain from rolling your eyes so much.
|pronoun=He
|chips=?-114-127-?
|item1=eyepatch|image1=eyepatch.gif
|item2=rubber cutlass|image2=rubber-cutlass.gif
|item3=red pen|image3=red-pen.gif
|xp=125
|loc1=NCI Live building‎
|res={{res|none}}
}}

File:Red-pen.gif

2010-04-06T20:13:47Z

The supernaturalist:

Red pen

2010-04-06T20:13:35Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{item |descid=Red pen |itemid=1128 |name=red pen |plural= |image=red-pen.gif |desc=This is just your average red Pointie pen. Useful for marking up papers, boxes, just about anything. Sad...

Rubber cutlass

2010-04-06T20:06:14Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|name=Rubber cutlass
|plural=???
|desc=

While it's not the best weapon in the world, it's certainly safe. I'm not sure if that's what you want when wading into battle, though. It's pretty light, I guess. And it'll embarrass your foe; I mean, who wants to admit they've been beaten with a rubber sword?
|itemid=1127
|descid=2233902
|image=rubber-cutlass.gif
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Bashing, small
|power=50
|level=10
|autosell=190
|ench={{modifier|weakens|5}}
{{modifier|critical|+8%}}

{{modifier|criticalnote}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
}}

Rubber cutlass

2010-04-06T20:05:43Z

The supernaturalist:

{{item
|name=Rubber cutlass
|plural=???
|desc=

While it's not the best weapon in the world, it's certainly safe. I'm not sure if that's what you want when wading into battle, though. It's pretty light, I guess. And it'll embarrass your foe; I mean, who wants to admit they've been beaten with a rubber sword?
|itemid=1127
|descid=2233902
|image=rubber-cutlass.gif
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Bashing, small
|power=50
|level=10
|autosell=190
|ench={{modifier|weakens|5}}
{{modifier|critical|+8%}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-sailing accountant]]
}}

Rubber cutlass

2010-04-06T20:05:25Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{item |name=Rubber cutlass |plural=??? |desc= While it's not the best weapon in the world, it's certainly safe. I'm not sure if that's what you want when wading into battle, though. It's...

{{item
|name=Rubber cutlass
|plural=???
|desc=

While it's not the best weapon in the world, it's certainly safe. I'm not sure if that's what you want when wading into battle, though. It's pretty light, I guess. And it'll embarrass your foe; I mean, who wants to admit they've been beaten with a rubber sword?
|itemid=1127
|descid=2233902
|image=rubber-cutlass.gif
|type=Melee weapon
|weapontype=Bashing, small
|power=50
|level=10
|autosell=190
|ench={{modifier|weakens|5}}
{{modifier|critical|+8%}}
|obtain=[[NCI Live building‎]]
:*[[high-flying accountant]]
}}

Eyepatch

2010-04-06T20:01:56Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{item |name=Eyepatch |plural=??? |desc= Yarr! If you ever wanted to look like a tough and burly pirate, this would certainly help. Or if you had a lazy eye. Or if you just really hated yo...

{{item
|name=Eyepatch
|plural=???
|desc=
Yarr! If you ever wanted to look like a tough and burly pirate, this would certainly help. Or if you had a lazy eye. Or if you just really hated your depth perception, for some reason.
|itemid=1126
|descid=6013569
|image=eyepatch.gif
|obtain=[[NCI Live building]]
:* [[high-sailing accountant]]
|type=acc
|autosell=160
|level=10
|ench={{modifier|damageabsorption|+4}}

}}

File:Rubber-cutlass.gif

2010-04-06T19:57:53Z

The supernaturalist:

File:Eyepatch.gif

2010-04-06T19:57:38Z

The supernaturalist:

High-sailing accountant

2010-04-06T19:57:00Z

The supernaturalist:

{{combatencounter
|indef=a
|name=high-sailing accountant
|desc=Um. Well. Huh. I'm really not sure how to describe this guy. Think accountant with delusions of piracy.

Please don't sue me.
|image=high-sailing-accountant.jpg
|hit2=He calls for full speed ahead, threatening to crash you into the shoals of bankruptcy, but everybody's learned to ignore this loon
|hit3=He threatens your premium but you handle your own finances.
|hit1=He threatens to uproot the whole building and sail over to plunder your hideout. The only threat here is strain from rolling your eyes so much.
|pronoun=He
|chips=?-114-?
|item1=eyepatch|image1=eyepatch.gif
|item2=rubber cutlass|image2=rubber-cutlass.gif
|xp=30
|loc1=NCI Live building‎

}}

High-sailing accountant

2010-04-06T19:56:48Z

The supernaturalist: New page: {{combatencounter |indef=a |name=high-sailing accountant |desc=Um. Well. Huh. I'm really not sure how to describe this guy. Think accountant with delusions of piracy. Please don't sue me....

{{combatencounter
|indef=a
|name=high-sailing accountant
|desc=Um. Well. Huh. I'm really not sure how to describe this guy. Think accountant with delusions of piracy.

Please don't sue me.
|image=high-sailing-accountant.jpg
|hit2=He calls for full speed ahead, threatening to crash you into the shoals of bankruptcy, but everybody's learned to ignore this loon
|hit3=He threatens your premium but you handle your own finances.
|hit1=He threatens to uproot the whole building and sail over to plunder your hideout. The only threat here is strain from rolling your eyes so much.
|pronoun=He
|chips=?-114-?
|item1=eyepatch|image1=eyepatch.gif
|item2=rubber cutlass|image2=rubber-cutlass.gif
|xp=30
|loc1=NCI Live building‎

File:Power-tie.gif

2010-04-06T19:51:23Z

The supernaturalist: