Requests for game text, reward info etc.. -- SPOILER WARNING --

[Oldschool]

Be advised this thread has heavy SPOILER potential.

Thought it might be beneficial to have a thread for folks wanting game text, rewards and the like. Wiki requests should be made in the Wiki thread. http://www.srythforum.com/showthread.php?t=251

[thingirl]

I'll be doing this, but: With the new adventure coming out on Friday, coppy down texts and note battle info (X+ @ MRX, ~XXXSP, combat XP). Please and thankyou.

[Oldschool]

If you haven't done "A Village Deserted" or "A Dark Prelude" be advised that this pertains to those adventures and SPOILERS may follow.


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Can anyone confirm having encountered Oakaruk after they've adapted to our combat tactics being 8+ as well as the usual 11+ in "A Village Deserted" (the first Oakaruk invasion of Hawklor) before "A Dark Prelude" (the second Oakaruk invasion of Hawklor) went live.

Also regardless of where or when anyone encountered the 8+ variety did they have Umdurol's Rod in your inventory or Rithwyra's (sp?) Luck Coin.

Thanks in advance.

[wetheril]

I thought I'd post here as well about the update to Oakaruk Scaling (originally in this post (http://www.srythforum.com/showpost.php?p=21634&postcount=113) on another thread).

Another update about Oakaruk Scaling:

It appears that the changes are independent of whether or not you have Umdurol's Oaken Rod. I just tested a secondary on "The Horseman"--the preceding quest (that's as far-behind as they get on my secondaries) and noticed some Oakaruk scaling to 8+ without Umdurol's Oaken Rod.

So to summarize (after testing in another account as well):
1. You don't need Umdurol's Rod.
2. You don't need the luck coin, AND
3. It also appears that Oakaruk in as far back as "Attack on Ashlyre" can also scale to 8+.

I say this is most-likely a new mechanic change on Oakaruk scaling.

[Oldschool]

Holy mackanoley and awesome accelerated activity there Wetheril and duly repped.

I didn't think I saw them when I first ran "A Village Deserted" and when I went back through forum posts a few seemed to confirm that but not to a degree I'd be comfortable calling positive.

Based upon your testing I agree with what you stated, "I say this is most-likely a new mechanic change on Oakaruk scaling." It also seems some of the scenarios have been retrofitted - nice work.

[wetheril]

Thanks. It actually didn't take that long since I have another character now on the same account as Cerise who happened to be able to try out "Attack on Ashlyre" at the time. My first test on "The Horsemen" tipped me off on that, and to borrow TG's expression, ATRIH. ;)

Btw, kudos for starting this thread, as it makes a nice counterpart to the Wiki Requests thread.

[Oldschool]

My recent ginger palobread man post got me wondering.

Does anyone have the text from that encounter? If so could you please post it - thanks in advance.

[zmflavius]

Because it was the first humour-based adventure I ever played, I saved it.

Spoilered for space.

Dashing out of the breadhouse, standing no more than a foot tall, is the miniature likeness of a tunic-garbed man made entirely out of palobread! A silver glow emanates from this strange being as he promptly rushes across the street in your direction.
The breadhouse patrons pour out of the doors and gesture furiously at the small bread man now making his way towards you.
"He nearly killed the baker!" screams one of the men, pointing at the bread man. "Stop him!"
The bread man, with large raisins for his eyes and nose, and a slice of baked pumpkin for his wedge-shaped mouth, stops in front of you, places both hands on his hips and says in a taunting voice:

"Run! Run!
Fast as you can!
You won't catch me!
I'm the Palobread Man!
I've throttled a baker,
And taken to flight!
And I'll run from you, too!
I can! I can!" And with that, the Palobread Man takes off running down the lane. Although you're unsure of what exactly transpired in the breadhouse to give birth to this abomination, you have no desire to see the apparently-murderous bread man escape.
Leading the angry breadhouse mob, you take up the pursuit, desperately trying to keep up with the breakneck gait of the strange creature.


Several minutes into the chase, just as you're nearing the end of lower Bluestone Lane, a city watchman, lantern in-hand, appears from around the corner and steps directly into the path of the fleeing Palobread Man.
Without missing a step, the agile Palobread Man leaps into the air, bounding over the startled watchman, clearing his shoulder by nearly a foot!
Once past the watchman, the Palobread Man turns, places his hands on his hips and says in a taunting voice:

"Run! Run!
Fast as you can!
You won't catch me!
I'm the Palobread Man!
I've throttled a baker!
And taken to flight!
I've run from a mob!
And I'll run from you, too!
I can! I can!" With that, the Palobread Man turns and dashes away. The chase resumes!



The flight of the Palobread Man continues, with you at the head of the breadhouse mob, and the lantern-bearing watchman abreast of you. The odd being shows no sign of tiring, and indeed its pace appears to be quickening as the pursuit goes on.
Soon, a group of three city guardsmen appear, each of them staring in disbelief at the Palobread Man as he rapidly approaches.
The Palobread Man boldly stops in front of the trio of guards, places his hands on his hips and says in a taunting voice:

"Run! Run!
Fast as you can!
You won't catch me!
I'm the Palobread Man!
I've throttled a baker!
And taken to flight!
I've run from a mob!
And a watchman's light!
And I'll run from you, too!
I can! I can!" With that, the Palobread Man turns and sprints off down the road. The chase resumes!



Showing no sign of tiring, the Palobread Man dashes wildly through the city streets. You manage to pull ahead of the others that are in pursuit, but still find yourself a good distance behind the evasive bread man.
As you round a sharp corner, you spot the Palobread Man nearing a young man in a wide-brimmed leather hat. A fanciful red plume extends from the crown of the hat, and the young man nearly drops the lute he's carrying upon catching sight of the strange being drawing up to him.
The Palobread Man stops in front of the young minstrel, places his hands on his hips and in a bold, taunting voice says:

"Run! Run!
Fast as you can!
You won't catch me!
I'm the Palobread Man!
I've throttled a baker!
And taken to flight!
I've run from a mob!
And a watchman's light!
I've run from the guards!
And I'll run from you, too!
I can! I can!" With that, the Palobread Man turns and dashes off, resuming his breakneck pace. The chase resumes!



#yiv1653141741 { margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px; padding: 3px; } The Palobread Man, despite all of his speed and apparent cunning, makes what could prove to be a fatal mistake. The strange being turns and dashes into a wide alley, only to discover that it ends at a high wall several yards in from the street.
You are the first of the pursuers to enter the alley behind him, and the Palobread Man turns and glares at you. He defiantly places his hands on his hips and says in a bold, taunting voice:

"Fight! Fight!
Best as you can!
You won't fell me!
I'm the Palobread Man!
I've throttled a baker!
And I took to flight!
I ran from a mob!
And a watchman's light!
I ran from the guards!
And a red-plumed bard!
And I'll now throttle you!
I can! I will!" With that, the Palobread Man leaps into the air, his tiny hands outstretched to clamp onto your throat!



With a blood-curdling scream the Palobread Man collapses to the ground and does not move again. You are quickly surrounded by the three guards, the watchman, the red-plumed minstrel, and the breadhouse mob. Everyone stares in silence at the remains of the strange being.
"Still looks sort of edible," says the watchman, breaking the silence. The minstrel and two of the guards nod in agreement.
"And I mean, he's only bread after all," says a woman from the breadhouse mob. Those surrounding the fallen Palobread Man again nod in agreement.
"Right, then!" says one the guards, hoisting the Palobread Man's lifeless form off the ground. "I'd say that Whatever devilry possessed this good bread is now gone. Our duty is to see that it never returns. Now, come to that, who wants a leg?"

[Oldschool]

LOL..... And thanks ZM - repped when allowed.

[Tetracapillactomist]

@Oldschool: I noticed your request and immediately thought "Ah, someone noticed my commentary on wiki which warns players not to 'speed-read' that adventure or skip across the text like a pebble..." - as I was collecting data for its walkthrough and at the same time realized that it's also one of the more unique adventures of Sryth, I saved the narrative and ditties too...

so I saw the request, then noticed you were the last to post - assumed it was still pending (without checking...), started looking for it, had to resort to the search function, found it, copied it, was ready to paste, scrolled down for the reply button... "Wha'...? dang rabbit! The Roman from Zambia bested me!" ;)

Oh, well, it's the holiday season, and as they say: "It's the thought that counts."

(Then again, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"... and I have plenty of those.:rolleyes:)

...movin'on...

[Oldschool]

Repped TC for the thought and for the chuckles your post elicited. I've been there and definitely more than once.

You may have seen this in the original post in the Rugby thread but just in case you haven't (and the second one is "new").

Speaking of the palobreadman seems it was an unrecognized loose end as he has had friends.

Trailer for the sequel. We all better watch our keisters.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oulQwIP9VQQ

But wait. There is hope as we'll be able to use Conjuration in combat.

Let the showdown begin...................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mII6kQcleok&feature=related

:D

[Tetracapillactomist]

Repped TC for the thought and for the chuckles your post elicited.
Thank you, OS - for the chuckles in return as well (for which I'll rep you, if allowed);
no, I didn't catch those links before, and the cookies are definitely worth a chuckle!

I love the haka, of course - in fact, during a relatively short and polluted stint as a bike courier I somehow ended venting my frustration through elements of haka - not in the least intending to disrespect (or to devalue and misappropriate) the people and the culture, but as a spontaneous outburst of angry, vulnerable (to seemingly oblivious or murderous commuters who could flatten me) sheer frustration; with a rudimentary Maori vocabulary I possessed at that time and with the iconic bulging of the eyes I finished by exploding my monoxide-filled lungs at the traffic-violators-cum-aggressors. Eventually, I decided that I'd limit my biking to the less dangerous environment of sheer cliffs and chasms - well, more like rocks and ravines, but you get my point... "poetic" licence. :)

But wait. There is hope as we'll be able to use Conjuration in combat.

And I'll augment your Offensive Conjuration with my Aotearoan Curse, if I ever remember it. :) And let the cookie crumble in our wake, as it may.
Our war cry shall be "That's the way the palo crumbles!":D

@OS: 'done repped':)