TIGER'S EYE and EMERALD

[dramatispersonae]

Paper walls rise up around your team's table now, and a quill pen appears upon it, along with a well full of vivid ink in a swirl of Tiger's Eye and Emerald colors. Finely-lettered words shift and scroll in silvery-black ink across their surface, and even if you cannot read or write normally, the ability comes to you for the duration of this game.

Comments

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

[The words on the walls shift and sparkle, demanding your attention as they start to spell out instructions.]

At the heart of stories are words. In this game, you will shape and connect words, and we will see what stories emerge...

CROSSWORD

[dramatispersonae]

[One paper wall reveals a shape made of blanks to be filled in...]

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

So, four words. With the vertical one having to follow a pattern.

Re: DISCUSSION

[zen_master]

Let's get the vertical out of the way. Do you have any ideas?

Re: DISCUSSION

[zen_master]

Five, five, seven, and eight. Let's pick the center word and figure it out from there.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

[New instructions appear for you...]

Fill in the crossword puzzle on the wall.

Re: SUBMISSION

[zen_master]

VERTICAL: Hopes
HORIZONTAL: Heartily, Spark, Friends

Re: SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

[The words glow brightly there for a moment, and then, on another wall, a new set of instructions begins to appear...]

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

[Words shift and change on the walls again.]

Well done; you've put something together. Now give it a meaning. Tell me a short story or make a brief adage based on these words--without using any of the exact words themselves.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[zen_master]

Well, that's not hard. With friends, you have a spark to reach for what you heartily hope for.

Re: DISCUSSION

[notamountain]

[what did i walk in on]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

We can't use the exact words.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[zen_master]

With the warmth of heart that comes from sincere bonds, a person forges a path with the help of others to their shared ambition. Does that work?

Re: SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

[The words glow brightly once again, and then they--along with the completed crossword--fade for now...]

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

[The words on the walls change one more time before settling back down.]

Now comes the time to unravel the puzzle set before you by another team. The clues are in their story. You must do your best to come even a little bit close to their original crossword.

CROSSWORD

[dramatispersonae]

[The crossword is blank once more, and beneath it, a short story or saying appears on the wall...]



A team of medical specialists found an injured serpent that they decided to nurse to health. As the serpent was not used to kindness from humans, it doubted their intentions but the team were eventually able to show that they genuinely cared for the serpent's well being, and it eventually allowed them to heal it. Otherwise known as, "sweet-hearted specialists saved some sadly suspicious serpents."

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bunny_ears]

I bet snake is one of the words. Maybe doctors as well, for the 7-letter. That would mean the other five-letter one would be something-something-N-something-S.

Re: DISCUSSION

[zen_master]

Well, I can bet that it's Sapphire. So, pharmacy, herbs, and tonics could be in there. Salve.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[zen_master]

Maligned, Snake, Doctors, Mends

Re: SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

[The words glow once more before fading, and the paper walls slowly descend back into the paper floor. You may go to endgame.]