Quest for the Holy Grail (Quest 4: Extensive? Peril)

[raekuul]

If you have both an Excalibur and a Name, pair up with someone who has neither.

If you have one or the other, but not both, carry on with whatever you were planning.

If you happen to have two of the same item (name, excalibur, first item), then carry on with whatever you were planning.

Also, someone pass Duke Gnome a sword of some sort.

[mathgrant]

[milkshake]

But in the desert, you can't remember your name, cuz there ain't no one for to give you no pain.

(La, la, lala la-la, lala la, la, la.)

Are we trying to win together in this game or seperate or do we not even know that?

[lexprod]

[Cordelia]

milkshake, given that one of the rewards for this quest is a How to Win This Game reward, I think someone will eventually find out...

Just to clarify, in case anyone is confused, I only need two items, both of which can be either a name or a sword.

[Undercover Monk]

I will donate my Excalibur, I prefer scepters anyway.

All hail Emperor Dennis.
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

[milkshake]

Just thought I'd let you all know that I have been sufficiently chastized for posting incorrect "horse with no name" lyrics and they have officially been mod-fixed by an anonymous horse with no name benefactor.

[Undercover Monk]

i did duh
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

[milkshake]

We simulposted <3

[jesternl]

I'll just carry on then

[Jaguar]

[Dented Ford]

Uh, so it seems that milkshake and UM have donated already, and thus we meet the objective? So there will be no dire punishments this round?
Is there any worth in me volunteering one of my items for donation then, or is it safer to maybe use them in another round?

[Cordelia]

That depends entirely upon the rewards and upon what basis they are handed out. Which you don't know, because you have nothing to tell you...

A must horrifying conundrum.

[Scurra]

Ah, I see. The key wording in this case is "At least two".
So it is still theoretically possible for all the other Name and Excalibur holders to surrender their relevant objects in the hope that some sort of reward may be forthcoming.

But without any idea of how many rewards there may theoretically be (although four would plausibly seem to be right out), then those other Knights may get nothing.

This is a silly game. Oh... wait...
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[MatthewV]

I plan to donate nothing (yet)

[Dented Ford]

I think I'll donate Excalibur then, reasoning being if it's a bad thing to do then it doesn't matter, I may have had a bad outcome from not donating, while it may be that I get a reward. (On the other hand, the reward may come for those knights - or peasa... uh people who have more than two and not as many as four items... Was this game invented in Camelot?)

[raekuul]

No, we'd all be singing and dancing if that was the case.

[Undercover Monk]

Relax its only a model.
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

[Cordelia]

Also, a reminder that all game actions are only official when PM'd to me. This includes any trades of items (but obviously not trades of information).

[ShadowSword]

What are mostly fair scales? I was assuming they were dragon scales.

I can't wait to ambush the French with my Trojan Rabbit
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[MatthewV]

Mostly fair scales are for weighing ducks and witches!

[Cordelia]

Indeed, there should be much more singing and dancing, and there will be!...as soon as the knights make it to Camelot. And then we shall engage in much silliness. For instance, where do Egyptian housewives park when they go to the grocery store? I came up with that right here. That's what sort of a person you've let your fates get entwined with. Don't you all groan at the same time now.

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Donations
mathgrant - Name
milkshake - Excalibur
Dented Ford - Excalibur
Undercover Monk - Excalibur

Holy Grail reward: Holy Grail to each player who donated Excalibur.
HWTG reward: HWTG1 to each player with Excalibur. (this is information, not an item)
Mundane reward: Possibly Another Quest to each player with only their original items.

Current Item List
raekuul: Halved Coconut, Halved Coconut, Minstrel, Possibly Another Quest
milkshake: Minstrel, Name, Holy Grail
Zag: Minstrel, Mostly Fair Scales, Flagellant's Board, Possibly Another Quest
mathgrant: Mostly Fair Scales, Name
MatthewV: Minstrel, Mostly Fair Scales, Name, Possibly Another Quest
ShadowSword: Halved Coconut, Trojan Rabbit, Mostly Fair Scales, Possibly Another Quest
Jaguar: Minstrel, Mostly Fair Scales, Flagellant's Board, Possibly Another Quest
3iff: Halved Coconut, Mostly Fair Scales, Flagellant's Board, Possibly Another Quest
Undercover Monk: Name, Minstrel, Holy Grail
jesternl: Minstrel, Excalibur, Halved Coconut, Possibly Another Quest
Scurra: Halved Coconut, Halved Coconut, Minstrel, Possibly Another Quest
Dented Ford: Name, Flagellant's Board, Holy Grail
lexprod: Halved Coconut, Halved Coconut, Excalibur, Possibly Another Quest

jesternal and lexprod will also be receiving the HWTG1 via PM from me, as soon as I post the next quest.

[Cordelia]

The next quest!

The knights were emboldened by their find, thinking that they had accomplished their goal of obtaining the Holy Grail long before the intended moment in the script (if such a moment could be said to exist, police notwithstanding). But as the valiant men of Camelot began their trek home, they came afoul of a most foul city: Sell 'Em. The entire town was overrun by sorcerous real estate agents, who would sell a tract of land out from underneath your home (literally). The city was in such a state of fear, that the real estate agents were being persecuted, some people accusing innocents of the crime. Oh, the hanging yards were gruesome, what with the number of foreclosures on human life.

Quest 2: She's a Realtor!
Objective: At least two players must give their Mostly Fair Scales to another player.
Dire Punishments: Sometimes it's not a good idea to tell you everything.
There are both mundane and Holy Grail rewards for this quest. There is also a HWTG reward. One of the mundane rewards does include a Tract of Land. Of course, I'm not telling you how you will win it. Didn't I just say I wasn't going to tell you everything?


The wicked realtor pleads for her life. She attempts to entice you with her...great deals. that she moonlights as a used coca salesman, which sounds quite fruity indeed. She'll get you a nice trade-in on that old set of coconuts that you've been carrying around. Err...riding?

Deal
If you choose not to deal with the objective, you may instead exchange your Halved Coconut for a Migratory Coconut before the Quest is completed (on Tuesday next).


Remember, all official transactions are via PM. Of course, you can say whatever you want wherever else. Well, not whatever you want. Somethings you can't say here at all. And there will be absolutely no singing.

[mathgrant]

What? You mean I missed out on all the good stuff? Bah. If only I didn't have this stupid fear of swords that caused me not to pick any swords.
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[3iff]

As I was unable to do anything for the first quest, I'm happy to donate my Mostly Fair Scales to another player...

Who wants them and why should I give them to you? PMs or public posts are fine.


Question on the rules (There are rules?)
Is it possible for a player to voluntarily give an item to another player, or mutually exchange items?

[Cordelia]

Oh, shoot, I forgot to tell everyone what the Possibly Another Quest is...
During any round, you may accomplish (turn in) your PAQ. If you do, you may at the same time choose one reward of a non-Holy nature...in other words, you may (for instance this round) turn in the PAQ to guarantee that you receive the HWTG reward or the mundane reward. If ever there are other rewards, you can get those too. But you may NOT use it to get the Holy Grail.

Of course, this is a one-time use, and no you don't get to know what sort of reward it is ahead of time...unless of course I tell everyone when the quest is announced. Or you know by some other nefarious means. Ahhh, the chaos. The PAQ is still an item just like any other, so it can be traded, lost, leveraged, oppressed, and donated.

As for the trading of items and all of that, if you are "giving" someone something, say so in your PM. If you are trading something, say what the trade is for. These are some of the only things I can enforce. If both parties do not PM the same trade, I will let both of them know. If you are donating something to another player, please let them know, as I won't update inventories until Tuesday (though trades ARE instantaneous).

[3iff]

So we CAN trade/swap/donate objects if we so wish...provided both parties PM you the same instructions (where applicable)?

[DF*]

Could Zag and MattV (for example) each give their mostly fair scales to the other and accomplish the objective?

[Jaguar]

[Zag]

I've given mine away.

[3iff]

Jaguar. Sounds like a great idea. I believe it honours the terms of the quest.

PM being sent now to make the transaction.

[Jaguar]

I have given away my Mostly Fair Scales.

Peng!

[raekuul]

/me shoots the accompanying minstrel.

He said no singing, that includes SMAP songs.

[DF*]

So, is there anything I can do this round, me without a set of mostly fair scales or a halved coconut?

Anyone want to give me some scales, that I can then give straight back? (Would that option even count as accomplishing the objective - one donation from the first player, the second donation being back to the first from me?)

[mathgrant]

I've given my Mostly Fair Scales away already. I won't say to whom, yet. But the knight to whom I gave them knows I gave them to him.

Giving things away is fun!
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[DF*]

OK, I guess I'll just watch and wait, while feeding stones to these ducks. That should help make all your mostly fair scales even more "mostly" when it comes to comparing the realtors.

[jesternl]

I'll just sit here and sharpen Excalibur .. it's getting a little rusty.. or is that dried blood?

[lexprod]

I'm gonna tell everyone right now that I'm taking the realtor's deal. OR AM I

[milkshake]

I have the Holy Grail! ?

[Cordelia]

Logic was never their strong point. It was a magic that far exceeded their abilities. But the knights were brave in the face of their ignorance, and willing to sacrifice as many real estate agents as was needed to make their scales come out even. Two of the knights carefully employed their coconuts to smuggle a wicked realtor out of Sell 'Em.

Of course, Sir Robin was not present during the festivities. He and his minstrels were busy in the tavern drinking...er, gathering information. If someone would roll the dice, I could find out if they're drunk yet. Someone had parked the knights Trusty Steed (the only one they had) by the Used Horse lot, and he had a hard time convincing customers that he was already employed. Then a well-endowed woman with significant tracts of lands offered to throw in a nice parcel of land...

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Actions
mathgrant: Mostly Fair Scales -> Dented Ford
mathgrant: Name -> Dented Ford
Zag: Mostly Fair Scales -> Undercover Monk
Zag: Possibly Another Quest -> HWTG reward
3iff: Mostly Fair Scales -> Jaguar
Jaguar: Mostly Fair Scales -> 3iff
raekuul: Possibly Another Quest -> mundane reward
raekuul: Halved Coconut -> Migratory Coconut
lexprod: Halved Coconut -> Migratory Coconut

Holy Grail reward: Holy Grail to each player who sacrificed their Mostly Fair Scales while receiving diddly-squat in return.
HWTG reward: HWTG1 to each player with less than 3 items. (this is information, not an item)
Mundane reward: Tract of Land to each player with two of the same item.

Current Item List
raekuul: Halved Coconut, Minstrel, Migratory Coconut, Tract of Land
milkshake: Minstrel, Name, Holy Grail
Zag: Minstrel, Flagellant's Board, Holy Grail
mathgrant: Holy Grail
MatthewV: Minstrel, Mostly Fair Scales, Name, Possibly Another Quest
ShadowSword: Halved Coconut, Trojan Rabbit, Mostly Fair Scales, Possibly Another Quest
Jaguar: Minstrel, Mostly Fair Scales, Flagellant's Board, Possibly Another Quest
3iff: Halved Coconut, Mostly Fair Scales, Flagellant's Board, Possibly Another Quest
Undercover Monk: Name, Minstrel, Holy Grail, Mostly Fair Scales
jesternl: Minstrel, Excalibur, Halved Coconut, Possibly Another Quest
Scurra: Halved Coconut, Halved Coconut, Minstrel, Possibly Another Quest, Tract of Land
Dented Ford: Name, Flagellant's Board, Holy Grail, Mostly Fair Scales, Name, Tract of Land
lexprod: Halved Coconut, Excalibur, Possibly Another Quest, Migratory Coconut

mathgrant and Zag will also be receiving the HWTG1 via PM from me, as soon as I post the next quest.

And yes, I came up with the first few quests long before I knew what anyone had, so I apologize if any of the rounds end up feeling "uneventful," but I wanted to be impartial. Oh, and sorry for the slightly late post, fell asleep early last night.