Post by Amanda Kimmel on Oct 7, 2012 21:00:10 GMT -5
ROUND TEN: ELEMENTS OF TRUTH
Come on in, guys! Look what we have here:
Come on in, guys! Look what we have here:
Only one tonight, so you'd better play hard for it!
Today's challenge is a new one. Now I presume all of you know what I mean by "elements" here.
This is a straight-up spam posting challenge, in which you must complete an obstacle course of sorts - with a few... complications.
See, for each element, you're going to need to set the text of your posts in a specific color, like so:
Water = Blue
Fire = Orange
Earth = Brown
Air = White
Wood = Green
This is a KEY to this challenge - for every mistake you make with colorizing, you will take a two-minute penalty.
ALSO, NO DELETING OR MODIFYING POSTS IN THIS ENTIRE THING!
Each one nets you a five minute penalty. Delete or modify ten posts and you're disqualified.
The goal here is to be the fastest to collect ALL FIVE elemental cards. You will do so in any order you wish, but keep in mind:
1) All posts must be colorized properly
2) All posts must be in order for the card in question
You can do this at any time, but when you do it, you must do ALL of your posts in one go - otherwise time keeps ticking. Meaning if you want to break for a few hours, feel free! It'll just mean your challenge time will include those few hours.
WATER
The WATER Card is, obviously, in a chest at the bottom of the ocean. To earn it, you're going to have to swim out, dive down, and unlock it to retrieve it.
To swim, you're going to have to alternate a chain of three posts - remember, you're posting in blue:
*[NAME] breathes in*
*[NAME] whip kicks*
*[NAME] pushes away water with arms*
Essentially, you're doing the breaststroke. You have to post this chain 20 times (IN ORDER!), for a total of 60 posts - every time you mess up, you have to do the stroke again. At that juncture, you need to get down to the chest, which contains one card for every player. To get down to the chest, you will need to post this 10 times in one minute:
*[NAME] swims downward*
And then this, in the SAME MINUTE:
*[NAME] unlatches chest*
And then, still in the SAME MINUTE:
*[NAME] retrieves card*
That's 12 posts in one minute. If you can't do that, then you go back up to the surface and must try again.
When you retrieve the card, post its image:
Once you succeed in getting the card, you must swim back the same way you came. 20 sets of three posts, these if you forgot:
*[NAME] breathes in*
*[NAME] whip kicks*
*[NAME] pushes away water with arms*
Once again, if you fail, you have to do the set again. Also remember NO MODIFYING OR DELETING.
After you get back, post this, still in blue:
*[NAME] returns with WATER card*
FIRE
Posting in orange is the fire portion, this is fire-making 101. You've been out here enough, you should know how to make a fire. The goal is to singe a rope so it releases a leather bag which contains your FIRE card.
First, you must gather materials from what are strewn along the beach. Do this by posting:
*[NAME] searches for firewood*
*[NAME] retrieves firewood*
*[NAME] brings back firewood*
10 times.
Then:
*[NAME] searches for kindling*
*[NAME] retrieves kindling*
*[NAME] brings back kindling*
10 times as well.
After you've completed your twenty sets, you need to assemble your fire. Do so in the following order:
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places firewood*
*[NAME] places kindling*
If you're out of order here, you get a one-minute penalty for each.
And then this TEN more times:
*[NAME] places kindling*
Then, light your fire with the provided flint. Post this fifteen times:
*[NAME] lights flint*
And then:
*[NAME]'s flint lights*
*[NAME] lights fire*
And then this fifteen times:
*[NAME] blows on fire*
And then:
*[NAME]'s fire burns through rope*
Then you can post the image of the card, signifying that you have collected it:
And then:
*[NAME] returns with FIRE card*
EARTH
Earth is the easiest. It involves digging. Simple as that.
To do this, start by posting:
*[NAME] runs to dig site*
Six times.
Then post:
*[NAME] digs*
15 times.
And then:
*[NAME] digs deeper*
16 times
And then this:
*[NAME] unearths satchel*
Once.
And finally:
*[NAME] pulls out satchel*
Five times.
Then, post the image of the card:
And then post this:
*[NAME] returns with EARTH card*
SIX TIMES.
AIR
Air is posted in white. It's also relatively easy, but unlike the others, it requires precise timing.
You have to throw a boomerang to take out a few targets; once all the targets have been destroyed, a slot will open holding your card.
To throw the boomerang, post a chain like so:
*[NAME] aims*
*[NAME] throws boomerang*
*[NAME]'s boomerang hits target [#]*
And then, IN THE NEXT MINUTE:
*[NAME]'s boomerang returns*
*[NAME] catches boomerang*
You may NOT throw again until the minute after that. Three posts in one minute, two in the next, three in the next, etc. You have SIX targets to destroy. If you mistime any of them, your shot misses and you must go retrieve your boomerang, which requires you posting the following chain - SKIP THIS PART IF YOU DO THE ABOVE SUCCESSFULLY:
*[NAME] searches course for boomerang*
*[NAME] finds boomerang*
*[NAME] runs to boomerang*
*[NAME] runs to boomerang*
*[NAME] runs to boomerang*
*[NAME] runs back with boomerang*
*[NAME] runs back with boomerang*
*[NAME] runs back with boomerang*
You may then go again.
After taking out all SIX targets, your card will appear. You must run towards it by posting:
*[NAME] runs to card*
Ten times IN ONE MINUTE.
Post the card to grab it:
And then post:
*[NAME] runs back with AIR card*
TWELVE times.
And then:
*[NAME] returns with AIR card*
WOOD
The wood cards are hidden somewhere in the forest. All in different places, so communicating isn't going to work. There's also the fact that you must do at least two other cards before doing this one.
To find a card, you have to dowse for it, using a rod with a pendulum attached. If you get close to a card, the pendulum will move towards it slightly - as long as you are focused.
This means that this task is all about focus and patience. Meaning you'll take this one step at a time.
Post like so:
*[NAME] takes a step*
*[NAME] observes pendulum*
You will post each of these TOGETHER once a minute until you get a reading.
There is, of course, a twist on how these readings are going to work. The number of minutes it takes will depend on how long your first two cards took. If they took...
1 to 10 minutes - 12 sets of posts
11 to 12 minutes - 10 sets of posts
13 to 15 minutes - 12 sets of posts
15 to 19 minutes - 15 sets of posts
20 to 24 minutes - 17 sets of posts
25 to 29 minutes - 20 sets of posts
30 or more minutes - 25 sets of posts
Once you've located your card, you can claim it by posting the image:
Then you can post:
*[NAME] returns with WOOD card*
5 times.
Remember the following:
1) You can do these five in any order of your choosing
2) You MUST post everything in the proper color
3) You will receive a one-minute penalty for EVERY post you miss.
You can start this at ANY time, just keep in mind, dowsing takes longer the more you wait. Due to the Canadian holiday, this challenge will run extra even though I don't want it to - you must START this challenge by 8:59 pm Tuesday- 47 hours from now. No deadline on finishing. If you have questions, just ask!
Survivors ready? GO!
I like how close to a real survivor challenge this is, good luck everyone!
