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|desc=This is the complete works of The Bard. No, not Shakespeare. That would be much too heavy. This is the contemporary bard. His complete works only extend five pages. But just from glancing at those pages you can tell five pages is plenty. For one thing, he appears to have tried to one-up his predecessor by writing in iambic hexameter. While you were surprised to find that's actually a valid poetic format, it's still a silly thing to do. | |desc=This is the complete works of The Bard. No, not Shakespeare. That would be much too heavy. This is the contemporary bard. His complete works only extend five pages. But just from glancing at those pages you can tell five pages is plenty. For one thing, he appears to have tried to one-up his predecessor by writing in iambic hexameter. While you were surprised to find that's actually a valid poetic format, it's still a silly thing to do. | ||
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| − | | | + | |obtain=Using [[script page 1]] when you have all seven pages of the script. |
| − | + | |used=''Before fighting the Bard:'' | |
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| − | Using [[script page 1]] when you have all | ||
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| − | ''Before fighting the Bard:'' | ||
You pick up the the play and start to read ... | You pick up the the play and start to read ... | ||
By the third page, you hear shouting from a booth above the front of the house. "No, no, you're doing it all wrong! Your enunciation is totally off, and an English squirrel has a better accent! Get off the stage right now!"''' | By the third page, you hear shouting from a booth above the front of the house. "No, no, you're doing it all wrong! Your enunciation is totally off, and an English squirrel has a better accent! Get off the stage right now!"''' | ||
| − | :*Keep reading ([[ | + | :*Keep reading (fight [[Bard]]) |
:*Stop reading and leave ([[Guided By Voices]]) | :*Stop reading and leave ([[Guided By Voices]]) | ||
:'''Make Your Choice''' | :'''Make Your Choice''' | ||
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''After defeating the Bard:'' | ''After defeating the Bard:'' | ||
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You read the script from front to back. It's really bad. It reminds you of the time you and The Bard battled it out on the stage of life. | You read the script from front to back. It's really bad. It reminds you of the time you and The Bard battled it out on the stage of life. | ||
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''When used without turns:'' | ''When used without turns:'' | ||
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It's late, and you're too tired to read right now. Maybe you should try again tomorrow | It's late, and you're too tired to read right now. Maybe you should try again tomorrow | ||
| + | ''When used after 7:00 AM:'' | ||
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| + | You pick up the the play and start to read ... | ||
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| + | There's no time to read right now, you've gotta go to work—you don't want to get fired, do you? | ||
| + | |multiuse=! | ||
| + | |usable=yes}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *The line about | + | *The line about {{Wikipedia|iambic hexameter}} refers to Shakespeare's use of {{Wikipedia|iambic pentameter}}, with five pairs of syllables per line, versus the contemporary bard's six pairs per line. |
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[[Category: Quest Items]] | [[Category: Quest Items]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:12, 25 December 2014
The Bard's Play
Plural: Unknown; currently impossible to determine
This is the complete works of The Bard. No, not Shakespeare. That would be much too heavy. This is the contemporary bard. His complete works only extend five pages. But just from glancing at those pages you can tell five pages is plenty. For one thing, he appears to have tried to one-up his predecessor by writing in iambic hexameter. While you were surprised to find that's actually a valid poetic format, it's still a silly thing to do.
Miscellaneous Item
Item cannot traded, sold, or placed in a memento display
Usable
How Obtained
Using script page 1 when you have all seven pages of the script.
Before fighting the Bard:
You pick up the the play and start to read ...
By the third page, you hear shouting from a booth above the front of the house. "No, no, you're doing it all wrong! Your enunciation is totally off, and an English squirrel has a better accent! Get off the stage right now!"
- Keep reading (fight Bard)
- Stop reading and leave (Guided By Voices)
- Make Your Choice
After defeating the Bard:
You pick up the the play and start to read ...
You read the script from front to back. It's really bad. It reminds you of the time you and The Bard battled it out on the stage of life.
When used without turns:
You pick up the the play and start to read ...
It's late, and you're too tired to read right now. Maybe you should try again tomorrow
When used after 7:00 AM:
You pick up the the play and start to read ...
There's no time to read right now, you've gotta go to work—you don't want to get fired, do you?
References
- The line about iambic hexameter refers to Shakespeare's use of iambic pentameter, with five pairs of syllables per line, versus the contemporary bard's six pairs per line.
